EAP: Persuasive Expression

What is the purpose of this piece, and who is the intended audience?
I think that the purpose of this piece is to inform the reader on the history of loving
literature and to highlight the differences between loving literature now and then.The
intended audience is adults who love to read, or students.

1. How do you think you experience literature? Are your choices about reading
emotionally or rationally responsive? What would you say to someone if you had to
defend your choice of reading?
I read because I love to explore other worlds and stories. I read because I want to
experience the emotions that those stories produce. I think that is what stories are
about.

2. Do you think “How did the text make you feel” is an appropriate question in
to ask in a literature class? Explain.
Yes. I think that it is important to ask that question because you want to figure out
how these words and sentences could make you feel a certain way and in order to
figure that out you must first ask yourself how the text made you feel.

3. Do you agree with the statement that people read because they are
“unsatisfied with the present and [yearn] for something more?” (par. 7). Support
your views with your own experience.
Yes, I agree with that. I think that people read to escape reality for a while, especially
in these times. I also started reading because I thought that my life could use some
more excitement and adventure. A book could provide this for me.

"The Impact of the Internet and Television on the Reading Habits and
Practices of College Students"

1. Which of the hypotheses (“displacement hypothesis” or the “efficiency

hypothesis” (par. 5)) better exemplifies your experience? Why?
I personally think that the displacement hypothesis better exemplifies my own
experience when it comes to reading. It had occurred to me that I wasn’t
reading that much anymore because I was spending that time on the internet.
So yes, more time on the Internet equals less time on other activities, for me at
least.

2. Do you agree with the distinction made between “internet use” and “reading
for pleasure”? Can those two be separated? How might our views have an
impact on the outcomes of the study?

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 I do. Reading for pleasure and Internet use are two very different things, for he
use of internet doesn’t always have to include reading. Reading for pleasure
simply means that you read something without any pressure or stress behind it
and that you solely read it because you want to. This doesn’t have to be on the
internet, though. However, some people might say that reading for pleasure
does include the internet and because of this, the study will almost be
impossible to finish if there are different definitions behind the words they are
researching.

3. What is “internet use”? Does it include time spent texting on Whatsapp? Or

following a map in Google Maps? What about listening to a podcast that you
downloaded online? How can we accurately measure internet use? Again,
how might your views have an impact on the outcome of the study?
Internet use to me means the use of the World Wide Web. This also includes
google maps and whatsapp. If we were to measure internet use we would have
to come up with criteria that would limit the definition of internet use and
show us under what conditions we can call something internet use. However,
since everyone has a different opinion on this, it is almost impossible to
determine the definition of this word. This would subsequently make the
outcome of the study not 100% reliable.

Exercise Voca:

I think my father still conceives of me as a five-year-old. Since his parents died, his
ardor for me increased. He developed a lavish love for me that reigns until this very
day. My father can be very susceptible to change and the legacy of the death of his
parents only caused for this to be on the wane. He yearned for belonging, but this
only allowed adversity to emerge. Thus, my father throws into sharp relief the love
that stemmed from loss.