Technology

There were two articles that particularly interested me. The first was Ellen's view on technology. Her arguments made sense, to a point. There were definitely a few points that could have been easily argued against. The problem was not the concepts she discussed, but the manner in which she presented them. Ellen exaggerated a little too much as she brought up each new problem with technology.  The entire article was like one huge hyperbole. This is understandable, considering she is a comedian. Such an article, though, has more right to be in the entertainment section of this book and not the technology section.
The second article to catch my eye was the six-letter story. As hard as it is to write a long story from scratch, it is far harder so sum up a life story in six words. I want to say that the idea behind them is to be as vague as possible, so that there are multiple interpretations to those six words. Also, many of the interpretations should apply to the subject of the story. My favorite by far is "The freaks, they always find me", by Ginger Lime. I have no idea if this story applies to this person, but I feel as if I know exactly what this person means, and I could not put it any more plainly if I wanted to.

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     Many of the articles we were asked to read did not speak to me or stick out in my mind. There was one, however, that I found to be both thought provoking and depressing. The "Pearls Before Breakfast" article made me think very hard about my life. As a person who needs to make deadlines and take the train to school, I can relate very well to the people in L'Enfant station. Oftentimes I find myself doing exactly what the people at the station did to the violinist. I ignore people to the point that I pretend they do not exist. I think it comes from a  feeling that if I don't acknowledge them, then they will have no effect on my life. As I was reading the article, though, I felt that what the people were doing was inexplicably wrong. Now there is a discrepancy between what I believe and my actions. In psychology class, we call this guilt. Now, I am at least partially convinced that I need to take a step away from my life every now and again to gain a fresh perspective. Success and hard work are important, but at what cost? Would I give up the things I enjoy and shun the rest of the world just to be successful? I don't have any answers right now, and I'm not sure I want to know the answers.