Chapter 5

In Chapter Five of Writing Analytically, the main focus was on the different ways of reading and interpreting texts. Often times, when we read we do not try to delve for the hidden words. Reading between the lines is an old concept. We tend to read just to read. We only read to understand the main points. We tend to read fast and skim through readings as if it were a race. However, reading and truly understanding is not something to be timed. Reading takes patience and a significant amount of attention to detail. After reading one should be able to casually talk about the text in a conversable matter with other peers. If you have truly read the section then you do not need to look up certain details about the chapter, you simply talk about it and ask questions about it with others. Reading can be a lot like note taking. When you read you should take your own notes of the passage. Rephrasing words and creating a hard copy for yourself lets you remember them easier. This is similar to paraphrasing. When you paraphrase it "allows you to arrive at your own sense of the significance of the sentence"(Rosenwasser 111). Putting sentences that you do not quite understand into more readable words lets you redefine the meaning in your own terms. This makes it easier to remember the meaning. When reading it is important to know why and what you are reading. This means to know the purpose of the argument and to know what the author was trying to teach you.

The articles all talk about the evolving technology around us. The world has quickly become dominated by computers and technology. All three of them talk of the effects that a technology based life has on us. They often compare what our lives used to be to what they are now. However, the stance on whether technology is good or bad is not equal. Some say it is a good thing and protects us while others say it distracts us and unsuspectingly makes us more vulnerable. 

I have not started on my paper. I do not quite know where to begin and I am looking to my peers for more advice and help on this paper. I have not started researching yet but I hope to begin soon and I want to have some sources by then.