conversation paper
Choose one of the sets of essays listed below. Summarize both of the authors’ arguments (“they say”), point out how the authors agree and disagree, and craft your own response (“I say”) to the issues the two essays raise. Make sure you include a naysayer to show possible objections to your own argument and address the “so what” factor: why does this issue matter? Option #1 (Set #1) • Nicholas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (p. 424) • Clive Thompson, “Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better” (p. 441) Option #2 (Set #2) • Carole Cadwalladr, “Google, Democracy, and the Truth about Internet Search” (p. 480) • Sherry Turkle, “No Need to Call” (p. 505) Option #3 (Set #3) • Michaela Cullington, “Does Texting Affect Writing?” (p. 462) • Jenna Wortham, “How I Learned to Love Snapchat” (p. 474) Rely on everything we have read so far (Chapters 1–9) as well as feedback you have received on prior writing assignments to inform your writing for this assignment. You will get ample feedback during the writing process for this assignment, but don’t waste your time or procrastinate.
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