Scholarly Article #3

Communication is essential in life. The advancement of technology over the past couple centuries has changed the way people talk to each other. With technology at this point in time, communication between billions of people across the world happens continually. With that communication comes the contact of different languages. Thus when those who cannot read or who don't understand another language encounter an image instead of text, they are less confused. So images can be very helpful, but it is better if they are used only when necessary. Text is important to convey deeper meaning than images alone and establish good communication.

Scholarly Article #2

The idea from this article that stuck out to me the most was that with the internet and technology, "the world really does revolve around you" (641). The author of the article argues that this can be a bad thing. I agree with that argument because when we live in our own world that we have customized with our technology, we don't have much to relate to other people. Without shared experiences, it is usually difficult to even begin a conversation. Without knowing where to start, fewer conversations are begun and fewer connections are made. The internet does have advantages, but it also has many disadvantages, one of them being the negative impact on communication and time spent with other people.