Unit3-Alienation-and-the-Internet-课件.ppt
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Unit3AlienationandtheInternetWillBakerPartIWarmingupGroupDiscussion:
1.Pleasedescribewhatshappeninginthefollowingpictures,andyourunderstandingsconcerningwiththetopicoftheInternetandCommunication.2.DowebenefitfromtheInternetorfallvictimtoit?
TheInternetisawonderfulsourcefromwhichwecanretrievevaluableinformation.Moreover,itfacilitatesourcommunicationwithpeoplefarawayfromusatacostsubstantiallylessthanthatoftraditionalmeansofcommunication.Also,itcanbeanimportantbuildingblocktochildrenslearningbecauseavastamountofinformationisonlyclicksaway.Thereisevidencesuggestingthatcomputeruseislinkedtoslightlybetteracademicperformance.Culturalinformation1ProsandConsoftheInternetCulturalinformation2However,thereissufficientevidenceindicatingthattheInternetcanexertaharmfulinfluenceonpeople.Forexample,itsaddictivepowerhasincreasedchildrenandyoungsterstimespentinfrontofthecomputerscreensattheexpenseofotherhealthierphysicalactivities,thusincreasingtheirchanceofgettingoverweightandshort-sighted.Inaddition,childrenhavelimitedabilityoftellingrightfromwrongandthereforearesubjecttothepotentialcontaminatinginfluenceoftheharmfulmaterialsontheInternet.PartIIGeneralReadingGlobalReading-Mainidea1TextanalysisIftheInternetallowsforthefreeexchangeofideas,ithelpstounifyus.Thenhowdoesitalienateuswhileunitingus?
Howdoesitfragmentsocietywhileglobalizingideas?
Thisistheissuethattheauthortacklesinthetext.TextanalysisAlteringthesocietyforthebetterProvidinganforumEnablingfreeexchangeofideasHelpingtheglobalizationofideasRealizinghumanpotentialFurtheringthefragmentationofsocietyAlienatingindividualusersLeadingtounintendednegativeconsequencesAlteringthesocietyfortheworseInternetTextanalysisRealizingglobalunificationFragmentingthesocietyEnablingfreeexchangeofideasAlienatingindividualusersStructuralanalysis1RhetoricalfeaturesTheseemingself-contradictionthattheInternetcanleadtoglobalizationontheonehandandcausethealienationoftheusersfromthepeoplearoundthemontheotherisreinforcedbytheuseofpairsofantonyms.Example:
unification/alienation;Practice:
moreexamplesofantonymsinthetext:
lInternetbinges/lonelydepressed;lbecomingdistancedfromtheirextendedfamilies/developon-linerelationshipswithfolksontheothersideoftheglobe;loutsideplayingwithhisfriends/playhisgamesagainsthisfriendsinthecyberspace;lreality/virtualexistence;lnotreal/trueStructuralAnalysisopeningbodyconclusionpresentshisthesissupportshispointwithevidencesandreasonsreiteratesmainideaPartI(Paras.12)IntroductionTheauthorstateshisthesis.PartII(Paras.36)BodypartTheauthorsupportshispointwithevidencesandreasons.PartIII(Para.7)ConclusionTheauthorreiterateshispoint.GlobalReading-Mainidea1Thethesisstatementofthetextisinthesecondparagraph:
Theconcludingstatementappearsatthebeginningofthelastparagraph:
“.theInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringthefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.”“Allthisbeingsaid,IbelievethatthekeytorealizingthepotentialoftheInternetisinachievingbalanceinourlives.”PartIIIDetailedReadingTheInternetprovidesanamazingforumforthefreeexchangeofideas.Giventherelativelyfewrestrictionsgoverningaccessandusage,itisthecommunicationsmodalequivalentofinternationalwaters.Itismypersonalbeliefthatthehumanpotentialcanonlyberealizedbytheglobalizationofideas.IdevelopedthispositionyearsbeforetheInternetcameintowidespreaduse.AndIamexcitedatthepotentialfortheInternettodramaticallyalterourglobalsocietyforthebetter.HoweverIamalsotroubledbythepossibleunintendednegativeconsequences.WillBakerALIENATIONANDTHEINTERNETDetailedreading11Detailedreading2Therehasbeenmuchtalkaboutthe“newinformationage.”ButmuchlesswidelyreportedhasbeenthenotionthattheInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringthefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.Atfirstthismightsoundlikeanapparentcontradiction:
howcansomething,thatisontheonehandresponsibleforglobalunificationbyenablingthefreeexchangeofideas,alienatetheparticipants?
Ihadarecentdiscussionwithafriendofminewhohaswhathedescribedasa“problem”withtheInternet.WhenIquestionedfurtherhesaidthathewas“addicted,”23Detailedreading3andhas“forced”himselftogooff-line.Hesaidthathefeltlikeanalcoholic,inthatmoderateuseoftheInternetwasjustnotpossibleforhim.Ihavenotknownthisfellowtobegiventoexaggeration,thereforewhenhedescribedhisInternetbinges,whenhewouldspendovertwenty-fourhoursonlinenon-stop,itgavemepausetothink.Hesaid,“theInternetisntreal,butIwasspendingallmytimeonline,soIjusthadtostop.”Hewentontosaythatallofthetimethathespentonlinemighthaveskewedhissenseofreality,andthatitmadehimfeellonelyanddepressed.Detailedreading44Thefragmentationofsocietyhasbeenlamentedforsometimenow.ItseemstomethatitprobablybeganinearnestafterWorldWarIIwhenagenerationreturnedfromdoinggreatdeedsoverseas.Theywonthewar,andbyGodtheyweregoingtowinthepeace.Automobileownershipbecamecommonplaceandsuburbswerecreated.“Progress”wastheirmantra.SoevenpriortotheInternetswidespreadpopularity,folkswerealreadybecomingdistancedfromtheirextendedfamiliesandneighbors.Andwhenwefast-forwardtotodayweseeanalmostcruelironyinthatpeoplecanandoftendodevelopon-linerelationshipswithfolksontheothersideoftheglobe,withoutleavingtheirhomes.Detailedreading5Butattheexpenseofthetimethatwouldhaveotherwisebeenavailableforinvolvementinotheractivitieswhichmightfosterasenseofcommunityintheirvillages,townsandcities.LastweekendmywifeandIinvitedourextendedfamilytoourhometocelebrateourdaughtersbirthday.Duringthecelebrationmyyoungnephewspenttheentiretimeonmycomputerplayingasimulatedwargame.Mybrother-in-lawandIwerechattingnearbyanditstruckusthatingenerationspast,hisson,mynephew,wouldhavebeenoutsideplayingwithhisfriends.Butnowthelittlefellowgoesonlinetoplayhisgamesagainsthisfriendsincyberspace.5Detailedreading6ItseemstomethattheInternetisapowerfultoolthatpresentsanopportunityfortheadvancementoftheacquisitionandapplicationofknowledge.However,basedonmypersonalexperienceIcanunderstandhow,astheysurfthewebsomefolksmightbeconfrontedwithcognitiveoverload.AndIcanalsounderstandhowonemighthavehisorhersenseofrealitydistortedintheprocess.IstheInternetarealplace?
Dependinguponhowa“realplace”isdefineditmightverywellbe.Attheveryleast,IbelievethatwhenweusetheInternet,6Detailedreading7weareforcedtoaskfundamentalquestionsabouthowweperceivetheworldaboutusperhapsanotherunintendedconsequence.Somewouldarguethatthevirtualexistencescreatedbysomeuserswhodebate,shop,travelandhaveromanceonlineareinfactnotreal,whileotherswouldarguethat,sinceinpracticalterms,folksaredebating,shopping,travelingandhavingromance,theconverseistrue.Detailedreading87Allofthisbeingsaid,IbelievethatthekeytorealizingthepotentialoftheInternetisinachievingbalanceinourlives.Thiswouldallowustomaximizeitspotentialwithoutlosingoursenseofplace.However,likemostthings,thatiseasiersaidthandone.Itseemstomethatweareasocietythatvaluesimmediategratificationaboveallelse,andwhatbetterplacetoachieveitthanincyberspace,wherethecyber-worldisyourcyber-oyster.Thewidespreaduseoftheautomobileforeverchangedoursocietyandculture,andperhapsasimilarsortofthingisoccurringnow.IamnotDetailedreading9atallcertainwherethe“informationsuperhighway”willleadus:
somesaytoUtopia,whileothersfeelitstheroadtohell.ButIdoknowthatweallhavetheabilitytomaintainoursenseofplaceintheworld.Whetherwechoosetotakeadvantageofthisabilityisanothermatter.Question,Para1:
Accordingtotheauthor,whatarethestrongpointsoftheInternet?
Andwhatdoesheseeaboutitsnegativeside?
Detailedreading1-Quesion1Asamarvelousforumforthefreeexchangeofideas,theInternetcanhelprealizethehumanpotentialbyglobalizingideasandultimatelypromotingsocialprogress.Yes,theauthoralsoseesthenegativeconsequencestheeInternetmaybringabout.Thisiswhathearguesinthisessay:
theInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringthefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.Question,Para1:
Howdoestheauthorstarthisargument?
Detailedreading1-Quesion1Theauthorstartshisargumentbypresentinganapparentcontradiction:
ontheonehand,theInternetfacilitatesglobalunificationbyenablingthefreeexchangeofideas;ontheother,italienatestheparticipants.Detailedreading1-Quesion2Question,Para3:
Whatistheauthorspurposeofcitingtheexampleofhisfriend?
Howistheexamplerelatedtohisargument?
Withtheexampleofhisfriend,theauthorintendstoconvincethereaderofthenegativeconsequenceoftheInternet.HisfriendwasaddictedtotheInternetandstayedonlinetoolong.ThesideeffectoftheInternetuponhisfriend,i.e.distortinghissenseofrealityandmakinghimfeellonelyanddepressed,isevidencethattheInternetcontributestothefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.Detailedreading1-Quesion3Question,Para4:
Whatisthe“cruelirony”concerningtheuseoftheInternetmentionedattheendofParagraph4?
The“cruelirony”means
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