The process of writing down
original ideas
based on our thoughts, feelings and the work of others is what
effective writing is all about. I asked you to think about four things
after last class:
1. Recall what you wrote in class about the object in your life you
value.
2. Think about how is this object connected (or not) to what you wrote in your "A day in the life of my Internet Usage" assignment?
3. Read
United Nations Declares Internet Access a Basic Human Right
4. Watch and the Youtube video Humanity Lobotomy - Second Draft.
How
are these four very different (yet similarly related items) connected?
This is not an easy question to answer. However, these are the sorts of
questions we have to learn to answer. Below are three responses from our
blog. (Thanks everyone!) Please pick one and look for how your classmate
attempted to connect these ideas together. Please write a response to
your classmate's post. Make sure to highlight their connections and to
expand their answers to include a synthesis of these four bits of information. Please save this writing for your midterm portfolio.
[1.]
1) My computer is the greatest source i get internet i receive from.
2)
They portray altercations between each other. One regards internet as a
human right. Showing freedom of expression religion,press,and speech.
The video shows control over what can be shown and said in the internet.
Basically, controlling human rights and being fed of what we can see
from companies such as At&t and Verizon.
3)The ideas and
opinions i see developing are about critics. Weather there are
traditional critics or not in this internet society. I believe that
there are traditional critics out there and the only reason why Rebecca
blacks song had over 29million views only for the sheer boredom people. I
think the age of inspiration has slowly dying out and the age of
entertaining has come in play.
[2.]
The item that I picked, which was my phone is in a lot of ways connected
my daily Internet usage. I use the Internet daily for social
networking, homework, and media. All of these things come from my phone
because I’m not home all the time. The Internet on my phone is very
convenient and saves a lot of time.
After reading the article
about United Nations declaring Internet access a basic human right i was
very surprised. I thought to myself how people lived for thousands of
years without it. There are many people today who don’t use Internet or
any kind of web for anything. I don’t think the Internet can be a basic
human right if you have to pay for it. After watching the YouTube video
about humanity lobotomy I think of how the Internet would be if it was
privately owned. There wouldn’t be any sites that users contribute to.
If there are no sites that humans contribute to the Internet wouldn’t be
the same, there would not be as much demand for it. If there isn't any
demand for the Internet the companies who own them wouldn’t be making
any profit from it, so ultimately i don't think it will ever happen.
I
think the Internet did not kill a lot of critics, but made them used
for better. If your video gets a lot of critics it just gains
popularity, which is ultimately what you wanted. For every critic there
is someone who agrees with it. People can put whatever they want online
and not get judged. If there is no one like you in your city there is
one in the world and the Internet helps you find them, so you feel more
comfortable with the way you are. The Internet makes everyone an author
and people feel more special when they can express their feelings to
millions over the Internet.
We are beginning to connect what we
use, which is the Internet, to how we’re being used, which is the
Internet changing the way we think and our minds without us noticing, to
how we can use web 2.0, which is for using the Internet for basically
anything we could imagine.
[3.]
In class I did write about one object in which has a huge significant in
my life, my car. Although the internet barely plays a role in how my
most valued object it does help me out on occasion. Google maps, and
other GPS applications I have on my phone help me get every where,
because I am terrible with directions. If it wasn't for the basic
concept of GPS, every trip I take would last way longer. So even though
it only plays the most minor of parts, it is relevant. That is what I
love most about the internet, no matter where you are or what your doing
the internet is almost always applicable in tons of situations, such as
driving your car.
After reading the "Untied Nations Declares The
Internet A Basic Human Right", I have mixed emotions. Immediately I
felt, yes absolutely the internet should be a basic human right, but
then oppositional ideas started to settle in. In reality internet should
be a basic human right, but this will never be. As Elissa said,
government will always intervene and get involved in certain situations
regarding user-generated content. Although this may strike you as a
problem, we need rules and regulations for usage of the internet.
Otherwise it will be a breeding ground for many criminals, offenders,
and even terrorists. The internet makes it so easy to learn how to do
destructive things and to conspire with others when it comes to doing
this things. So by declaring it a basic human right, it should be
understood that every person should have access to it, but there will
still be guidelines and rules. The way I understand this, is by
comparing it to driving a car. Driving is a basic human right, but even
though it is a privilege to all, there are still rules and there are
still consequences to not following those rules.
Going along with
the idea about the internet being a basic human right, a controversy
has developed and the video "Human Lobotomy-Second Draft?" was made. In
this video it discusses the fact that certain companies are trying to
buy out the internet, and whether or not that is okay. Personally I
feel, it should not be another pawn of capitalism. Everything that these
companies are fighting for are only to bring more money to their
pockets. The internet has been and still is based off of user-generated
content. It is the only thing that is not based on how a huge
corporation would like to do things. It is finally something that give
people every where the chance to share their ideas, thoughts, comments,
concerns, and problems quicker and more efficiently. By stripping
everyone of this, it will kill the future of the internet and the great
things it has in store.
Finally, the last discussion about
user-generated media killing critics. I love this idea, I know so many
people who refused to watch a movie or play a game due to the bad
reviews of a critic. I think this is ridiculous every person has
different ideals then that of a critic who thinks they know better then
anyone else. I feel this will even help out some people who's songs or
video or game flopped because of a couple bad reviews. I feel people
should decide what's good and what's not for themselves. I feel critics
are not gone, but critics who really influence people are. I encourage
everyone to be a critic, because its starts conversation, it gets things
going. Everyone has an opinion why miss out on the opportunity to be
one because of a specific person or "critic" says it isn't worth your
time. One last question, What qualifies a person as a critic?
