Entries by Bravister

Compare “Anti-Social Media” to “The Last Channel” in a specific and insightful way.

Compare “Anti-Social Media” to “The Last Channel” in a specific and insightful way. Note that the standard notion of comparison includes both comparing and contrasting, that is, looking at both the similarities and the differences. Your comparison can be on theme (alienation, societal expectations, etc.), relationships (family, romance, friendship, etc.), specific words (select, delete, overwhelm, […]

Identify Carr’s metaphor, then put an arrow, then put your metaphor, then write a paragraph using that metaphor to make a point about using the Net.

RESPONSE: Take a metaphor used by Carr (jet-skier, brain as computer, shallows, depths, cathedral, etc.) and come up with a similar metaphor and a scenario which makes a point about how you (or other people) are effected by the Internet. Make sure not to use the exact same metaphor Carr uses. For instance, where Carr […]