Topic Proposal

In the world of technology, there are a millions of topics to talk about for this paper. My topic proposal is for the ongoing battle between a PC and MAC computer. They are also known as a personal computer and a Macintosh, Apple computer. I, myself, am a consumer that wants to know some of the answers to questions people have. I own a PC right now, but am looking to buy a MAC computer. I have heard different things about both, but still haven’t looked too much into the topic. With my topic people can get some research and one more opinion about the two rivalries. There are a lot of questions I can ask to move my research along. Some questions I would ask myself are; What they stand for, What are the differences, Who buys these computers, Is cost a factor, Does one have more features than the other, etc… The questions can go on and on. I would ask the question, who buys these computers, to find out if there is a specific stereotype that goes along with each computer. I want to know information on these two computers to help make a decision for myself a long with informing other people about them.

reflection essay

My hypertext essay was developed with the article, “Never Ending Friending,” by Fred Gooltz. The article in my mind was about how social networking keeps our relationships long lasting. It also kind of contradicts that thought and talks about how technology ironically seems to isolate us from society. Some of the rhetorical devices used are words like face book, MySpace, relationships, long lasting, team-building, etc. Most of these words have the thought of bringing people together. How are these terms of social networking isolating us then? Even though these means of communication are keeping us in touch they are also making us very independent from society. The computer and other technologies allow us to get all of our communication done over the internet instead of doing it by personal contact. Not having the personal contact all of them time keeps us from really getting to know one another. People can be friends on the internet without even meeting in person. I think the thought of “Never Ending Friending” means that the internet allows us to form long lasting relationships sometimes with complete strangers. Websites like Facebook and Myspace allow us to keep a friend for life whether we talk to them in person or not.

The purpose I had while making this hypertext essay was to get to the point. I think it could have been a lot better with more time and more technological knowledge. I don’t know how to use Dreamweaver to its full advantage. I just stuck to being organized rather than creative. I am just glad that I figured out how to make all the links. I probably could have gone more in to depth with some of my responses. I was kind of confused about how much information I was supposed to include though. I think I was more worried about figuring out how to put together the hypertext essay instead of focusing on the material. I don’t really know if I made my point that clear. I think I could have done better research, but I did what I thought was the right idea.

The first website I used for the hypertext essay was ClickZ.com (http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3569616). The response I wrote was about relationships formed over technologies. This website helped me because it had some good qualities. The author of the article was stated so it is qualified for authority. As far as accuracy goes it is a blog so it might be the authors opinions, but most of it can be cross referenced. It is kind of dated information. The article was written in December of 2005, but they are talking about the future so it is still kind of relevant just not updated. The article is relevant to my topic though because it talks about how advertising on the interenet will grow in the next few years. The currency kind of goes hand and hand with how relevant it is.

The second website I used was Ezine.com (http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-Technology-Isolating-Us-From-Friends-and-Family?&id=146444). The response I wrote for this one was about how the interent is isolating us from society. This websites accuracy was pretty relieable because it can be cross referenced. The relevance was good. It helped me out with my response because it is about technology isolating us from people. I don't really know if it is current or not because there is no dates on the website. The author is listed on the article's page.

The third website was wilsonbanwell.com (http://www.wilsonbanwell.com/articles/general_interest/about_internet_relationships.htm) My response was about people wanting to form long lasting relationships. I don't know if this is a really reliable website. The author is not listed, but you can contact the writers. The website is not current! The last time the website was updated in October of 2004. I think the information in it is relevant to my topic, but it may not be reliable. It seems to be pretty accurate; I would trust and use the information.

Those are the three sources I used for my hypertext essay. Each of them had their good qualities, but they also were missing some qualities that make a good website. The currency, objectivity, accuracy, and authority are important qualities for websites. They all help back up any kind of research stated in a paper for class.