The major study this week was love centered around "online dating", being a soul mate, and one's self image and how they are seen. This was particularly interesting week for me.
The videos regarding the identity theft and scams that are part of online dating spurred online debate. Mostly, conversations centered around the fact that generally, people are "suckers" and are easily swayed into things. This was the case with a man and a woman who frequented an online dating service. In a later article, it was observed that people often change their background information such as age and demographics to "attract" more mates.This lead to the conversation of being a liar from the beginning of a relationship. In the article "Online Dating", it states that 66 % of people surveyed feel that online dating services are dangerous. A large number of people who frequent these sites are individuals who are not honest up front, and use the sheild of a comptuer screen to their advantage. This has a negative effect on communication as a whole. These debates lead me to one conclusion; Online Dating is Toxic.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Proof of Learning Report
This is my first proof of learning report. This is a genre review regarding to technology. The amount of uses and applications of technology are vast. Virtually everything we do is somehow effected by or dependent on some form of technological process or product. A question one could ask is whether or not this influx of technology is a net gain or a net loss for our society.
When examining the question of whether or not society has benefited overall from technology in general, one must take into effect who uses it the most and what form is it in. Take written communication for example. In the article "Revisualizing Composition. Mapping the Writing Lives of First Year College Students" it states that overall, Small Message Service (SMS) texting is the overall largest form of communication. This can be both beneficial and negative. On the one hand, one is more apt to text several people that he/she would normally not communicate with. On the other hand, the quality of text communication is pretty poor at times. Young people tend to shorten their spelling and use improper grammar to save time and character space. These are just a few examples.Many older people use technology in their jobs. In this setting, people are monitored more closely and take the time to make quality posts or work in regards to their everyday tasks. What this leads me to believe is that with guidance from mature, higher educated authority figures, technology can be a net gain for everyone involved. If no guidance is present, especially among young people, technology has the potential to be a net loss and bring nothing but problems to society.
When examining the question of whether or not society has benefited overall from technology in general, one must take into effect who uses it the most and what form is it in. Take written communication for example. In the article "Revisualizing Composition. Mapping the Writing Lives of First Year College Students" it states that overall, Small Message Service (SMS) texting is the overall largest form of communication. This can be both beneficial and negative. On the one hand, one is more apt to text several people that he/she would normally not communicate with. On the other hand, the quality of text communication is pretty poor at times. Young people tend to shorten their spelling and use improper grammar to save time and character space. These are just a few examples.Many older people use technology in their jobs. In this setting, people are monitored more closely and take the time to make quality posts or work in regards to their everyday tasks. What this leads me to believe is that with guidance from mature, higher educated authority figures, technology can be a net gain for everyone involved. If no guidance is present, especially among young people, technology has the potential to be a net loss and bring nothing but problems to society.
Monday, May 16, 2011
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