In talking about rhetoric, Aristotle seems to paint a picture of a very vulnerable audience. In saying things like, “Their minds draw the false conclusion that you are to be trusted. They take your story to be true whether it…
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Week 1 Commentary
by Alex Janney • • 0 Comments
A key component of any successful rhetoric is the ability to acknowledge the opponent. This is something I learned back in 8th grade when I had to give a Pro/Con speech. If you want to seem knowledgeable, be convincing, and…
Media Artifact: What a Picture is Really Worth
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In November, 1945, amid the traditional upstate NY snow, my grandparents were married. During a 17- day delay en route, my grandfather, a member of the Airforce, decided that there was no time like then to tie the knot. The…
Final Paper Proposal: How is the Internet changing the definition of Privacy?
by Alex Janney • • 0 Comments
How has the definition of privacy changed with the increased use of new digital media, specifically, the Internet? What is it about anonymity that is transforming what people choose to share? What is private and what is public when it…
Do Video Games in the Classroom Come up Short?
by Alex Janney • • 1 Comment
I’m all for any type of educational tool that encourages enthusiasm in students. As Gee and Squire both point out, the introduction of video games as teaching tools is one that could prove beneficial in the classroom. With a sense…
How much truth is in Little Brother?
by Alex Janney • • 0 Comments
As I read Little Brother, I thought about how it’s not so far fetched for the government to be targeting kids and teenagers when it comes to terrorism connected to technology. After all, wouldn’t it make the most sense that…
Just because people are speaking doesn’t mean they’ll be heard
by Alex Janney • • 0 Comments
I liked how Hindman points out that there is a distinction between speaking and being heard. I think that just because more people may be blogging about politics, that doesn’t necessarily mean that others are listening. If people are listening,…
The Great Technology Divide between Baby Boomers and Children of the Great Depression
by Alex Janney • • 0 Comments
While Seiter brings up many interesting points about how technology exacerbates the divides between social classes and groups amongst young people, I think she fails to examine another group that is impacted by this-baby boomers and those born during the…
Finding an Identity “the Hard Way”
by Alex Janney • • 0 Comments
In high-school, I never had internet. There was no Facebook, no MySpace, no Second Life for me. I had to create my identity “the hard way” (this is probably what I’ll tell my kids someday instead of “I had to…
Could a “tool” like Diigo lead to the Death of Textbooks?
by Alex Janney • • 2 Comments
While computers are expensive and constantly being upgraded, a part of me thinks that purchasing computers for student use in a public school would actually save money in the long run. Could technology like Diigo lead to the elimination of…