Blog 6: Revising

For this blog, practice applying the principles of revision that Harris outlines in the reading for today. Select a paragraph from Draft 1 of your research paper and copy it to start your blog entry. Then, write a revision of that paragraph in which you practice sharpening your point, clarifying…

Playing video games isn’t a waste of time: How McGonigal says why it matters

For my response I chose the TED Talk video on how the Gaming can make a better real world. In her talk, McGonigal addresses the “so what?” question by stating how playing more video games can…

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence: A response to Newman and Chiang

I argue that artificial intelligence has been a helpful tool that has made humans more efficient in accomplishing tasks and finding out information. It gives us an…

Blog Post 5

Tom Bissell’s essay “Extra Lives” describes one man’s addiction to video games, which has been spearheading his indifference towards activities he once found enjoyable. Bissell’s struggle is one experienced by millions of people in our relatively new digital world. Recent reports of experiences like…

Blog Post 6

Original paragraph from Draft 1: The single largest controversy facing the video game industry is their effect on players’ health. Particularly focused on violent video games and their negative contributions to mental health, there have been myriad studies performed over the past few decades on the…

Blog Post #6

Original: Broadway is the cultural hub and center of all theatre. Although Broadway seems like it only concerns people who like “toe-tapping” show tunes, it should concern anyone who enjoys viewing entertainment. Theatre showcases talent, art, music, and lately technology. All things that most people…

Rough Draft

Social media has become the most popular electronic entertainment in this day in age since it was released. According to Merriam Webster dictionary the definition of social media is “forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online…

Alexandra Reiner

March 2018

Blog Post 4

In my opinion, artificial intelligence can be both beneficial and detrimental. This is illustrated by the arguments stemming from two articles, “To Siri, With Love” by Judith Newman, and “Silicon Valley is Turning Into Its Own Worst…

Blog Post #4

Artificial Intelligence has many benefits and drawbacks. It can advance society to new heights with its support for manufacturers and inventors. It also becomes too much like human life and the theories that AI will take over start to become closer to truth than fear. A robot has recently been developed…