Try to spend a large part of one day, up to at least 12-to-14 WAKING hours, without using any form of mass media. This means no smart phone, iPod, radio, television, movies, magazines, books, newspapers, or Internet. Also, avoid spending time with personal media, such as email, texting, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat. You can use media required for your other classes. This experiment only involves media used for personal use. You should think about which was more difficult, not using mass media or personal media. You should look at this assignment as an experiment to consider how much of your life revolves around the media. You will also read ONE of the articles listed at the bottom of the instructions that discusses how the media has changed modern life, and analyze it using the questions listed below. After your media fast and the reading of one of the articles, write a three-to-four page paper detailing your experience and reflecting on the point of the article. Please follow the MLA guidelines for writing an academic paper, such as giving attribution for the article you are discussing. Also, remember that spelling and grammar count. For your own media use, here is what you should explore as you write your paper: What type of media do you consume on a daily basis? (Answer to that questions is: Snap Chat, Facebook, Instagram and the News). Which type of media matters to you the most? (Answer to that question that you should expand upon: Social media & news outlets. I also love Snapchat’s feature of news outlets that gives you a sneak peak of recents news.) You should also be aware of the media you have no control over, such as public TVs, piped-in music, advertising on clothing, on walls, on buses, on cars. Your paper will consider these questions: 1. During your media fast, which type of media was more difficult to give up – mass media or personal media? Why do you think that is? (Answer to expand upon is personal media: such as Facebook, snapchat and instagram because I felt disconeccted from the people around me and that I was missing out on events in people’s lives). 2. Were you more productive when you did not use any media? Did you spend more time with other people? Did you have more quiet time? (Answer to expand upon: I was more productive, I spent more time with people trying to talk and noticed how much people are on their phones during face-to-face hang outs. When my friends were on their phones, I noticed the awkward silence because I didn’t have a phone to use.) 3. What did you learn about yourself as a media consumer? Do you rely heavily on the media for entertainment or social connections or can you take it or leave it? ( Answer you should expand upon: I learned that I rely heavily on media for social connections because when I want to be entertained, I usually read on my Nook instead of checking social media or watching TV. Instead I use media as a way to connect with people.) 4. You should also consider the media you have no control over and think about whether the media completely pervades our world. Can we truly ever get away from it? In one paragraph, reflect on whether this experiment might change your media habits. After you reflect on your own media use, read ONE of the following articles listed at the end of the instrucions and reflect on whether what the author describes is analogous to your own media use. Answer any of the following questions that pertain to the article you read (you do not need to answer them al). But also provide an analysis of the article, and consider whether you think the author’s point is valid, well sourced, and relevant to today’s world. In your conclusion, think about whether we are in the midst of a vast cultural shift where certain social norms are changing. You don’t need to say whether this is good or bad, just analyze the change and what it means for the future. Here are some questions to consider: 1…Do you think people today are more distracted? Do you think people are more rude? 2. Is Internet addiction real? Is it a social problem? What are signs of addiction? 3. Does multitasking really work? Why do scientists say our brains need downtime? 4. Does the digital world help some people to succeed who might not otherwise? 5. Does the digital world make people more creative or less creative? 6. Can you anticipate any problems if every moment of everyone’s life is saved to the Internet? Can people today ever escape their past? 7. Does always being connected to the Internet promote narcissism? Are we more interested in the people to whom we are digitally connected instead of the people standing in front of us? Pick ONE of these articles to read and analyze: Can’t Put Down Your Device? https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/technology/personaltech/cant-put-down-your-device-thats-by-design.html Hit the Reset Button in Your Brain https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/opinion/sunday/hit-the-reset-button-in-your-brain.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%221%22%3A%22RI%3A6%22%7D Addicted to Distraction https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/opinion/sunday/addicted-to-distraction.html Stop Goggling, Let’s Talk https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/stop-googling-lets-talk.html The Time Spent on Devices https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/11/03/teens-spend-nearly-nine-hours-every-day-consuming-media/
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