1. Robbie Litchfield 2. MJD major with a possible History minor 3. Jamaica, VT 4. Why the hell is Twitter so popular with all the other social media out there?
1. Doryana Robins 2. Currently Business Major switching to MJD 3. Montpelier, VT 4. How do social media such as snapchat, twitter become so popular so quickly?
Feed Parts 1 & 2 Question 2: FIVE specific aspects of the FEED world that are UNLIKE our own 21st century world: “… I was currently disconnected from the feednet, of course, and I was starting to get scared…” (43). From this, I think that the people in the Feed world are more dependent on technology than in the 21st century world. In the Feed world, technology is hands-free and computers are implanted into people’s brains. However, “before that, they had to use their hands and their eyes” (48), in the 21st century. In the Feed world, people mainly communicate to others with their mind through the feednet. Conversely, in the 21st century world, people do not communicate through their minds but rather by talking with each other. It is not as important for people to know how to read and write in the Feed world as it is in the 21st century world. “You write?” I said. “With a pen?”… “She asked me, “Do you know how to read?” I nodded. I can read. A little.” (65). “That’s one of the great things about the feed—that you can be supersmart without ever working” (47). The Feed world differs from the 21st century because it accesses information faster than the internet.
FIVE specific aspects of the FEED world that are LIKE our own 21st century world. Use 2 sentences for EACH aspect, and combine textual quotations/page #s with your own analysis. (20 sentences total). Everything that goes on in the 21st century world is also presented on the internet. Similarly, in the Feed world, “Everything that goes on, goes on on the feed” (48). “That’s one of the great things about the feed—that you can be supersmart without ever working” (47). In the Feed world, accessing information through the feed is just like accessing information through the internet in the 21st century world. In the Feed world, they sometimes communicate in terms or code (shortened words) similar to what we use for email or texting in the 21st century. In the Feed world, they use words such as mal, unit, brag, meg, etc. Unfortunately, viruses can occur in both the 21st century world and in the Feed world because people can hack into the system. “They said that they had identified him, and that he was a hacker…” (46). Even though the way to access information is different in each of these worlds, we still use this outside access, such as the feed and the internet, to find out the best deals for us. For example, Titus was in a store and wanted to buy infrared knee bands and realized that he could “get better ones off the feed” (31). Question 3: Identify ONE word or phrase of FEED speak, and what it means. (Example: "Unit" = dude, person, individual.") “I want to get weasel-faced” (33). Meaning, I want to get drunk. Question 4: Finally, which character in FEED do you find MOST interesting, and why, in 3 sentences? Violet is the most interesting character to me because she does not entirely rely on the feednet to communicate to others. When Violet was writing a note to Titus, it was seen as an uncommon way of communicating in the Feed world. Since the book has only so far given us a vague description of Violet’s family, we are left with an unclear image of who Violet really is.
Question 1: - Jane Sclafani - Secondary Ed and ?? - Newtown, CT - How can I use things like photoshop to get a job?
Question 2: Differences: 1: In FEED, they are able to go to the moon. “We went to the moon to have fun” (Anderson 3). They can go to another planet to have fun, whereas today, we might go to the movies or somewhere just down the road. 2: No one writes; it is very unlikely because people mainly just communicate through the chat on the Feed. The only person who we’ve met so far that can write is Violet; “‘You write?’… ‘With a pen?’... ‘Sure,’ she said, a little embarrassed” (Anderson 65). 3: They have chips in their brains that connect them to the Internet all the time. It allows them to watch TV, movies, chat, buy things, etc. An example of how much they use this would be when his dad finally gets to the hospital and tries to communicate through the feed: “”Oh. Shit. Yeah, I forgot. No m-chat” (Anderson 55). 4: They’re like robots, not only do they have chips in their brains, but its almost as if it controls their entire bodies. For example, when they are at the club and come in contact with the hacker, it’s not only their feeds that don’t work, but they almost couldn’t function at all and had to be taken to the hospital. 5. Kids in Feed seem to get off a lot easier than they do this day in age. If I went out one night and ended up in the hospital for something, I don’t think my parents would be too happy. However, in the book, when Titus’s dad first shows up at the hospital, he was upset that they wanted to subpoena Titus’s memory, but he wasn’t at all disappointed in Titus (Anderson 56).
Similarities: 1: They are attached to social media, kind of like we are. They use it for communication, shopping, updates, movies etc. An example of this would be when Loga came to the hospital to visit them and watched the show Oh? Wow! Thing! In her head while she told the others what was happening in the episode. This is like how we use Amazon for shopping, Netflix for shows and movies, and things like Facebook for communication and updates. 2: They find the outside world less interesting than their Feed, even other planets, like when Violet brings up wanting to go to Mars. “‘Next time, maybe you should try Mars’ ‘Yeah, I’ve been to Mars,’ I said. ‘It was dumb” (Anderson 37). This is kind of like how kids now don’t find going outside fun, they are more interested in playing with their parents’ phones. 3: In both cultures, money never seems like enough. Even after buying something, it’s not enough, and we still crave more, so we tend to buy more, or we just buy things to buy things. “Marty couldn’t think of anything he wanted, so her ordered this really null shirt. He said it was no null it was like ordering nothing” (31). 4: Big businesses adapt to people’s wants and needs for entertainment, so they have put a lot of chain restaurants and things on the moon. Ex: “J. P. Barnigan’s Family Extravaganza,” “Ricochet Lounge” (Anderson 10), (Anderson 11). 5. They use a lot of slang like we do, even though it is a lot different. I think that this shows that even though the times may differ, teenagers will still come up with ridiculous terminology that is really unneeded. Ex: Meg, null, unit, etc.
Favorite Character: I find Violet the most interesting because she is not as reliant on the Feed as the others in the group. She writes on paper, something that no one does anymore, and can even read a little. She is also curious about the other planets that they can travel to, unlike everyone else. She hasn’t become as bored of the real world because of the Feed, she still finds it interesting and worth exploring not just on her Feed.
1.Haley Clark
ReplyDelete2. Media Studies Major
3. Pawling, New York
4. Do social media make us less social?
1. Sophie Ali
ReplyDelete2. Biology major, MJD minor
3. Braintree, MA
4. Where do we draw the line for privacy when it comes to social media?
1. Parker Thomas
ReplyDelete2. MJD major with a possible English minor
3. Lynnfield, MA
4. What are the positive/negatives of our media dependent society?
Tina Frasca
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Norwood, MA
How does photoshop look so real sometimes?
1. Robbie Litchfield
ReplyDelete2. MJD major with a possible History minor
3. Jamaica, VT
4. Why the hell is Twitter so popular with all the other social media out there?
1. Katherine McGuinness
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3. Fairfield, CT
4. How do social media affect social growth or decay?
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ReplyDelete1. Doryana Robins
ReplyDelete2. Currently Business Major switching to MJD
3. Montpelier, VT
4. How do social media such as snapchat, twitter become so popular so quickly?
1. Maeve Gustafson
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3. Burlington, VT
4. How do social media affect our brains?
1. Reilly McSharry Dillon
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3. Plymouth, Minnesota
4. How many people use Facebook each day?
1. Maddy Caron
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3. Andover, MA
4. When was social media first started?
1. Alanna Moriarty
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3. Worcester, MA
4. How does Instagram (and the various filters) influence modern photography?
1)Jessica Sweeney
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3)From Montpelier, VT
4)Are we stuck in a media world?
1.Aaron DaCosta
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3.Newark, DE
4. What is the next thing we will be able to share using social media?
Feed Parts 1 & 2
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2:
FIVE specific aspects of the FEED world that are UNLIKE our own 21st century world:
“… I was currently disconnected from the feednet, of course, and I was starting to get scared…” (43). From this, I think that the people in the Feed world are more dependent on technology than in the 21st century world.
In the Feed world, technology is hands-free and computers are implanted into people’s brains. However, “before that, they had to use their hands and their eyes” (48), in the 21st century.
In the Feed world, people mainly communicate to others with their mind through the feednet. Conversely, in the 21st century world, people do not communicate through their minds but rather by talking with each other.
It is not as important for people to know how to read and write in the Feed world as it is in the 21st century world. “You write?” I said. “With a pen?”… “She asked me, “Do you know how to read?” I nodded. I can read. A little.” (65).
“That’s one of the great things about the feed—that you can be supersmart without ever working” (47). The Feed world differs from the 21st century because it accesses information faster than the internet.
FIVE specific aspects of the FEED world that are LIKE our own 21st century world. Use 2 sentences for EACH aspect, and combine textual quotations/page #s with your own analysis. (20 sentences total).
Everything that goes on in the 21st century world is also presented on the internet. Similarly, in the Feed world, “Everything that goes on, goes on on the feed” (48).
“That’s one of the great things about the feed—that you can be supersmart without ever working” (47). In the Feed world, accessing information through the feed is just like accessing information through the internet in the 21st century world.
In the Feed world, they sometimes communicate in terms or code (shortened words) similar to what we use for email or texting in the 21st century. In the Feed world, they use words such as mal, unit, brag, meg, etc.
Unfortunately, viruses can occur in both the 21st century world and in the Feed world because people can hack into the system. “They said that they had identified him, and that he was a hacker…” (46).
Even though the way to access information is different in each of these worlds, we still use this outside access, such as the feed and the internet, to find out the best deals for us. For example, Titus was in a store and wanted to buy infrared knee bands and realized that he could “get better ones off the feed” (31).
Question 3:
Identify ONE word or phrase of FEED speak, and what it means. (Example: "Unit" = dude, person, individual.")
“I want to get weasel-faced” (33). Meaning, I want to get drunk.
Question 4:
Finally, which character in FEED do you find MOST interesting, and why, in 3 sentences?
Violet is the most interesting character to me because she does not entirely rely on the feednet to communicate to others. When Violet was writing a note to Titus, it was seen as an uncommon way of communicating in the Feed world. Since the book has only so far given us a vague description of Violet’s family, we are left with an unclear image of who Violet really is.
Question 1:
ReplyDelete- Jane Sclafani
- Secondary Ed and ??
- Newtown, CT
- How can I use things like photoshop to get a job?
Question 2:
Differences:
1: In FEED, they are able to go to the moon. “We went to the moon to have fun” (Anderson 3). They can go to another planet to have fun, whereas today, we might go to the movies or somewhere just down the road.
2: No one writes; it is very unlikely because people mainly just communicate through the chat on the Feed. The only person who we’ve met so far that can write is Violet; “‘You write?’… ‘With a pen?’... ‘Sure,’ she said, a little embarrassed” (Anderson 65).
3: They have chips in their brains that connect them to the Internet all the time. It allows them to watch TV, movies, chat, buy things, etc. An example of how much they use this would be when his dad finally gets to the hospital and tries to communicate through the feed: “”Oh. Shit. Yeah, I forgot. No m-chat” (Anderson 55).
4: They’re like robots, not only do they have chips in their brains, but its almost as if it controls their entire bodies. For example, when they are at the club and come in contact with the hacker, it’s not only their feeds that don’t work, but they almost couldn’t function at all and had to be taken to the hospital.
5. Kids in Feed seem to get off a lot easier than they do this day in age. If I went out one night and ended up in the hospital for something, I don’t think my parents would be too happy. However, in the book, when Titus’s dad first shows up at the hospital, he was upset that they wanted to subpoena Titus’s memory, but he wasn’t at all disappointed in Titus (Anderson 56).
Similarities:
1: They are attached to social media, kind of like we are. They use it for communication, shopping, updates, movies etc. An example of this would be when Loga came to the hospital to visit them and watched the show Oh? Wow! Thing! In her head while she told the others what was happening in the episode. This is like how we use Amazon for shopping, Netflix for shows and movies, and things like Facebook for communication and updates.
2: They find the outside world less interesting than their Feed, even other planets, like when Violet brings up wanting to go to Mars. “‘Next time, maybe you should try Mars’ ‘Yeah, I’ve been to Mars,’ I said. ‘It was dumb” (Anderson 37). This is kind of like how kids now don’t find going outside fun, they are more interested in playing with their parents’ phones.
3: In both cultures, money never seems like enough. Even after buying something, it’s not enough, and we still crave more, so we tend to buy more, or we just buy things to buy things. “Marty couldn’t think of anything he wanted, so her ordered this really null shirt. He said it was no null it was like ordering nothing” (31).
4: Big businesses adapt to people’s wants and needs for entertainment, so they have put a lot of chain restaurants and things on the moon. Ex: “J. P. Barnigan’s Family Extravaganza,” “Ricochet Lounge” (Anderson 10), (Anderson 11).
5. They use a lot of slang like we do, even though it is a lot different. I think that this shows that even though the times may differ, teenagers will still come up with ridiculous terminology that is really unneeded. Ex: Meg, null, unit, etc.
Word/Phrase Definition:
“Null”= Bored, boring, dull.
Favorite Character:
I find Violet the most interesting because she is not as reliant on the Feed as the others in the group. She writes on paper, something that no one does anymore, and can even read a little. She is also curious about the other planets that they can travel to, unlike everyone else. She hasn’t become as bored of the real world because of the Feed, she still finds it interesting and worth exploring not just on her Feed.