Reading response #1 [chapter one]

Exercise one!

a. After many experiments, scientists have suggested that there are dangerous levels of chemical X in the Ohio groundwater.

b. With everyone's thoughts and beliefs today, how can they not believe that history is driven by material forces?

c. I've heard that Proponents of Freudian psychology question standard notions of "rationality."

d. According to a few of my professors, male students often dominate class discussions.

e. Even though i think the movie was about friendship, my friends believe it's about the problems of romantic relationships.

f. Templates like the ones in this book can be very helpful, but many professors don't like students using them because they believe that they will stifle our creativity.


Exercise two!

If there was an idea custom-made for a Jay Leno monologue, this was it: in reality, men and women are not equal, no matter what people think. Isn't that like saying black and white people are not the same and don't have the same rights? Whatever happened to equality, not based on sex, race, gender, or religion?
I happen to sympathize with these sexists, though, perhaps because I'm pretty girly myself, and expect a man to do all the hard work for me. It's not that I can't do it, I'm just too lazy to do it.

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Well, my difficult composing task was figuring out how to copy my computer screen and make it a picture! I remember doing this back in high school, but I don’t know if I couldn’t do it because I’m using a laptop now and I only learned how to do it on a computer, or if I just forgot. I tried the ALT and printscreen button together, but it didn’t work. I had to search for a solution through the internet, and thank goodness for search engines because they work like charm every time! As you see, I captured the best result I got for how to copy my screen. You have to know just what to search, and you should have results in minutes.
Composing changes shapes in digital spaces in many ways, whether it’s writing up an essay or searching the web for a simple solution. It’s much easier to compose on a computer than in actual writing, especially in the 21st century, where everything is done over the computer. From socializing to employment, the web is always at our fingertips. Many employers offer job applications only through email nowadays, and websites like MySpace and FaceBook are more popular than ever. It’s just easier and less time consuming to type something verses hand writing it. Even when you’re having a conversation with someone; as you write, you have time to think about what you’re saying, and if you don’t like it you can rewrite it. If you’re talking to someone over the phone, you wouldn’t be able to take back what you said, and that can cost you. The only way someone would be able to understand digital composing is through experience. When you see the beauty of it, you’ll never want to go back. I’ll use myself as an example. Since I made my first email address, I don’t believe I’ve ever written a letter by hand. I do everything from homework to socializing over the computer. On the other hand, my mother (who doesn’t even know how to turn a computer on) would prefer paying bills through the mail, and calling people over the phone. I’m sure that with use, everyone would turn to digital composing for all their needs.