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CHARIE
PURC CANVASSS
a. Identify the main idea of the essay.
Turkle's major point in this piece is that we've lost our ability to converse and instead rely on text and
social media to connect. Turkle's fundamental point is supported throughout the essay by numerous
examples. ‘We are tempted to imagine that our small “sips” of online connection add up to a large
gulp of actual discussion,' Turkle writes in paragraph 12.
b. How does the writer support the main idea? Enumerate the examples provided.
Throughout the article, numerous examples support Turkle's main point. "We are tempted to think
that our little "sips" of online connection add up to a big gulp of real conversation," says Turkle, but
they don't. E-mail, Twitter, and Facebook are all useful in politics, business, romance, and friendship.
'However valuable they are, they are not a substitute for conversation.' She also claims that a "FACE-
TO-FACE conversation takes time to unfold."
c. According to the writer, what is the difference between “conversation and coM}?nnection?” What
does face-to-face conversation teach us? How?
Connection is defined as "first contact" by Sherry Turkle, whereas conversation is defined as "further
contact." The connection enables the ability to communicate. Face-to-face communication teaches us
how to have more meaningful and genuine discussions. We are able to express and relay messages
in a straightforward and non-exaggerated manner. Furthermore, in my opinion, connection is an
attention getter, whereas conversation is a discussion of resonance.
d. What does “being alone together mean”? Cite specific instances.
-These are examples of how technology is transforming how individuals interact with one another and
construct their own inner lives, as Sherry Turkle points out in her insightful new book, "Alone
Together."
e. Explain the title. What does the “flight from conversation” do to us?
-“flight from conversation” urges us to think about how technology and technologies might alter what
we do and who we are. Furthermore, technology teaches us how to connect even when we are not in
the same room. Rather of having a real discussion, we prefer to text or send emails on media sites. In
a strange sense, we were becoming accustomed to being alone together.
f. Explain the following lines:
1. “We expect more from technology and less from one another”