Exploring Thompson

Exploring Thompson

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Question 1: If there was one thing you could personally change about how society learns, what would it be?

Question 2: If you could remove one thing from society/ the modern world, what would it be?

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            One of the elements that Thompson used that really persuaded me was when he compared the amount of words we compose a day to the all the books in the United States Library of Congress. This opened my eyes and shocked me how much we write without even knowing it. Another element he used that truly persuaded me was when he talked about penicillin incident. This made me feel as if technology really does make a huge effect on communicating with others. However, when Thompson discussed the audience effect. I believe the audience effect was sort of a common knowledge discussion that could have been avoided.

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            Thompson began to write about the Kenyan blogger because she was a microcosm of his entire essay. She was a symbol of society, a symbol that most reader could connect with. For example, when he started talking about her blogging.  We can relate to her, as she posts pictures of everyday life just like most of us. Thompson wanted to draw our attention by allowing us to read about someone similar to an everyday person.