Author Archives: Khemraj Persaud

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What inspired you to delve into the study of heuristics, and how do you see its practical applications in everyday life? I chose this question because I am curious about his thoughts on the importance of understanding heuristics in decision-making … Continue reading →

For Ulmer: Cabaret Academy How has the Academy of Electracy evolved and adapted to the increasing role of virtual reality, and how has this impacted the way that students are taught and engaged with new materials? I asked this question … Continue reading →

For Ulmer: In your article, you briefly mentioned the importance of practicing self-compassion. Can you share some tips or strategies for people who struggle with self-criticism and find it difficult to be kind to themselves? I came up with this … Continue reading →

For Ulmer: What inspired you to delve into the study of heuristics, and how do you see its practical applications in everyday life? I chose this question because I am curious about his thoughts on the importance of understanding heuristics … Continue reading →

For Ulmer: In the third paragraph of your essay, you argue that technology has improved communication by “allowing us to easily connect with people from all around the world.” Could you provide some specific examples of how technology has fostered … Continue reading →

Elmer’s “Surveillance After Foucault”: Elmer’s work explores the concept of surveillance in contemporary society, and how it has evolved beyond the models of power and discipline described by Foucault. In this way, his work can be related to my image, … Continue reading →

Turkle’s “Computers Change”: Literally: In “Computers Change,” Turkle describes how the use of technology has transformed our relationship with information and how we communicate. She notes that technology has enabled us to access and process information in new ways but … Continue reading →

Thompson: “Sound, Modernity, History” Quote: “The possibility of the recording of sound was to prove one of the decisive technologies of modernity.” Relation: Thompson’s quote highlights the significance of sound recording technology as a transformative technology in modern society. Prior … Continue reading →

For my exploratory project, I thought about what different technologies are a part of, and influence, my everyday life. So, I decided on the television, GPS, and AI. These technologies have played, and will play, major roles in my life. … Continue reading →

Carr Literally, Carr discusses the evolution of the understanding of the brain. He touches upon research through the ages and how the sentiment of what the brain is and how it is constructed has changed. In the early years of … Continue reading →

Readers should expect to go on a journey through my life and understand how language and technology affected me throughout my lifetime. During the writing of this essay, I struggled with the direction I wanted to take with how language … Continue reading →

McLuhan: “In accepting an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame a few years ago, General David Sarnoff made this statement: ‘We are too prone to make technological instruments the scapegoats for the sins of those who wield them. … Continue reading →

Gee: “Olson’s (1977) claims for the cognitive effects of literacy-that, for example, it “unambiguously represents meanings” (p. 264)-refer only to one type of literacy, the essay-text form of writing prevalent in Western culture and supported by our schools. In fact, … Continue reading →

i. My name is Khemraj Jeremy Persaud. I was born in the Bronx, New York and raised in Laurelton, which is in southeast Queens. I currently live in Kew Gardens, also in Queens. I went to Brooklyn Technical High School, … Continue reading →