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In his chapter “Hypertext,” Birkerts continues his exploration of the differences between print and electronic texts, between words on a page and words on a screen. mais 943 palavras

So, is Google making us stupid?

Sven Birkerts, years before Google emerges, says yes: the web is trapping us in a world of shallowness, a web that erodes language, flattens historical perspective, and destroys privacy. mais 562 palavras

In Understanding Media, Marshall McLuhan (author of The Medium is the Massage) defines media  as  “the extensions of man.” Contrary to someone like Sven Birkerts, who neglects the medium of the book and tends to view media only as the new, the electronic, McLuhan understands that a medium (or a technology) is anything that extends the capability of a human who uses it. mais 553 palavras

Our focal point in the first project was developing ethos through reflection. There are two places you can see this critical reflection emerge in an essay and think about, going into the next project, how you can continue to develop it: a  mais 508 palavras

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              The argument presented in this work can be phrased as the following: Literary critics, such as Sven Birkerts that focus on the effects of interactive hypertext, might argue that this structure of the plot confuses the reader, as it does not follow a linear timeline. mais 2.318 palavras

Where would our lives be without technology? Whether that technology be the paper and pencil combination or the computer to laptop innovation, technology has shaped our everyday lives in more ways than we can imagine. mais 1.489 palavras