Intro: (explain thesis in depth etc.)
Body #1: "Feed", the corporations are the true enemies, instead of using the Feed as a positive tool for learning, spreading awareness of issues etc. they use it to advertise and sell which in turn makes people obsessed with fads, the technology just disperses the advertisements of the Feed Corporation faster
Body #2: "Everything Bad is Good for You", Steven Johnson lists the various ways that digital media can help people's mind develop, I would argue that it's the nature of the human mind to learn from whatever is presented to it, the mind just develops in different ways, therefore digital media doesn't have a positive or negative effect, just a different one
Body #3: (compare other mediums to digital), the subject is what matters, people can get immersed in books and live in those "virtual" worlds as well, they don't have to be digital.
Conclusion: (wrap up ideas etc.)
Marco,
ReplyDeleteI liked your outline. It was pretty similar to mine, but with respect to your thesis, I would highly recommend that you pick a position instead of taking a middle road. I see how with this topic it is especially tempting to talk about the bad and good, but in order for you to have a much stronger paper, you need to have an opinion. I'm not trying to say that your thesis is bad, because your premise and outline are both really good. I think that additionally you should use some examples from your own research and interviews. Taking points from other resources will definitely increase the validity and strength of your paper.
I am looking forward to reading your paper, and I want to see this outline developed. Knowing you, this should turn out really well. Good luck!