Article Title: EYE SCREEN, YOU SCREEN
Technological growth continues to progress exponentially. In this article, the writer Richard Brody comments on the possible creation of a minuscule LED that could be embedded in a transparent chip at the center of the contact lens. Brody is indirectly illustrating his point of the increase in technology lending to greater human progress while at the same time utilizing his piece as a means to hint at the possible manifestations of this new discovery.
Brody utilizes imagery to demonstrate the prevalence and application of this new from of technology in everyday life. He states how "G.P.S. will enable you to get a map superimposed on your view of a town or to get a yard marker or a strike zone or athletes’ statistics overlaid on your view of a game..." and many other implications in order to attract significant attention form the audience to treasure this piece of technology. He also utilizes language, especially in its technical form, by referring to phrases such as "...minuscule LED in a transparent chip..." and "...connected to the LED by an integrated circuit..." in order to give a feel of a well thought-out technological breakthrough that is well-supported and consists of a significant amount of complexity. Both of these literary techniques, while they reinforce the importance of the LED in a transparent chip on contact lenses, they consequently arouse a sense of doubt in the mid of the reader of where this technological growth will end and what marks it will leave on this world.
The use of syntax in the form of questions, such as "So just how big does a screen have to be in order to provide a satisfying movie-watching experience?" attract the interest of the reader in learning more about this new piece of technology by reading this article and reveling in the technological growth and purportedly thought of simplicity that accompanies discoveries. On the other side of this argument, it is also visible that the incredible amount of technological growth that human beings are experiencing may very well be detrimental to our own perception of reality and judgement, leaving us with nothing but a false sense of simplicity in our lives. While technological growth may be beneficial to human progress, it may, however, forever change our position and role in this world.
Personally, I think this would have been a difficult piece to use for a closed prompt post because it lacks a strong personal voice which would provide a rich source of examples of diction, imagery, details, language, and syntax. For example, the phrases you mention as imagery strike me more as informative examples. However, given the nature of the piece you chose, I think the evidence you provided functions well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jessi - the piece is difficult to break down. You do a good job breaking down what is there though. I liked how you went in-depth with two of the five categories instead of briefly going over each one.
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