Throughout the semester, we have read various texts challenging the media and pushing the reader to take another look at our society. I found Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future of American Politics the most relevant this semester. It was perfect timing with the 2008 Presidential Election at hand. The class could relate to the book because it focused on our generation, the Millennial generation. The text focused on how technology would influence our generation and the upcoming elections. We have so many useful technologies at hand that we rarely think about life without them.
The text I would most likely not recommend again was James Surowiecki’s The Wisdom of Crowds. I did not find this text as interesting as the rest because I often disagreed with his arguments. There is a social structure that involves education for a reason and I believe than an expert will have more knowledge about his studied field than a group of diverse individuals. I had a hard time agreeing with many of his points throughout the book.
1 comment:
I agree with you that Millennial Makeover was most relevant to this class, mostly because we were in the middle of a presidential election. I thought it was interesting to read about American politics while witnessing an important event like an election, first-hand. I like your idea of implementing a topic about the dangers of the internet- like crimes committed with it's use. I think that would be really interesting and informational.
Post a Comment