Author Archives: AshleyA

“Poverty exists as a parallel, but separate, reality. City planners work very hard to keep it outside our field of vision. It is too miserable, too dispiriting, too painful to look at someone defecating in a park or sleeping in … Continue reading →

1)To understand the article I first had to define dissent. According to the Cambridge Online Dictionary, dissent is “a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief.” Thomas Frank … Continue reading →

The three topics I chose were the Common Core State Standards that have been implemented in forty-two states, rape culture, and body shaming in the media. The hardes part of this process was picking sources and using them correctly. Exploratory Paper

Manuel Castells: “Occupy Wall Street” “A worldwide shift in revolutionary tactics is underway right now that bodes well for the future. [There is a] spirit of this fresh tactic, a fusion of with the acampadas of Spain. The beauty of … Continue reading →

To start off, I will link the common thread between all of the pieces. Through all four pieces, there is a common thought that the tool or form of technology that is used to convey a point may have an affect … Continue reading →

Tech-Lit Narrative

In Postman’s “From Technocracy to Technopoly,” he explores the transition that, as discussed in the previous chapter, created more of a focus on technology in regards to society. While in a technocracy tools become the central point of culture, in … Continue reading →