I’m studying for my English class and need an explanation.
Read two articles and then write a four pages essay
The article about the Phelps-Rpper from Chen is in the link down below:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iKlykI3A0TX5G3tp…
The article from Turkle is in the link down below:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XCIvp_CT5bWZz5bE…
The question about the essay is:
To what extent do Phelps-Roper’s experiences forming relationships on the internet challenge or complicate Turkle’s view that we are retreating into “tribe[s] of one” and losing the complexity and intimacy of human relationships?
Thinking questions:
- Why do Phelps-Roper’s views change? How does Phelps-Roper’s use of the internet resemble but also differ from the behavior Turkle observes?
- How does Phelps-Roper’s original use of the internet for the Westboro Baptist Church mirror Turkle’s warnings? What changes?
- What does Phelps-Roper’s experience add to our understanding of how to make our social technologies work for human relationships rather than against them?
