Sven Birkerts: Into the Electronic Millennium

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This activity contains 3 questions.

Identify the anecdotes that Birkerts includes as part of his essay, and explain his purpose in using each. Consider the extent to which they are useful to Birkerts in making his point about the development of electronic culture.

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Summarize the three main consequences that Birkerts foresees as outcomes of the rise of an electronic culture and its dominance of print. Consider the extent to which you agree with his assessment.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Reflect on your own use of computer technology and your reliance on print culture. Write an essay in which you explore Birkerts’s ideas in light of your personal experience, your observation of others, and your reading.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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