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Basic Composition, Fall 2013

Essay Assignment Five:


Required Texts (2):

1. Lauren Slater, Who Holds the Clicker?


2. Sherry Turkle, Alone Together

Due Dates:

Rough Draft One:

Tuesday, November 20th

Length: four pages; bring two copies

Final Draft (five to six pages):

Monday, December 1st

Length: five to five and one half pages

Assignment:
Under what circumstances, and why, do you think it is appropriate, or
inappropriate, to use advanced technologies to meet our emotional or
spiritual needs as human beings? What guidelines should we use to draw a
line between what is appropriate or inappropriate? And exactly why can it be
difficult to draw that line with certainty or confidence?

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