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1.Web user get as much as the y give by Jim Harper

2. Facebook is using you by Lori Andrews

3. Peculiar benefits by Roxane Gay

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sites outside the Harper / Web Users Get as much as They Give 539 way, to get con- Questions on Meaning 12 1. What connection does Harper make between personal data and the "information economy” (par . 1)? Express his THESIS in a sentence or two of your own. 2. What are cookies, and how are they used? Why is Harper not bothered by them? 3. Where does Harper ultimately place the blame for the a privacy online? What solution does he suggest? play, with gov- orted last week ternet Explorer vacy better, but learned of the called it. And a tections. But if on would have he advertising ne new version nctionality, as nprofit Mozilla Why, or why not? 4. What seems to be the author's primary PURPOSE in this essay: to discredit critics of Internet tracking? to reassure Web users that their personal information is safe? to advance an economic theory? Do you think Harper accomplishes his purpose? 13 nation — they they are strug- Cerest, includ- ong with free Questions on Writing Strategy 1. To understand Harper's strategy, make an outline of the main points in his argu- ment. Which of these points directly counter points made by Nicholas Carr in the previous essay (pp. 528–531)? Which of Carr's points does Harper not address directly? In what ways is his emphasis different from Carr's? 2. What ASSUMPTIONS does Harper seem to make about the readers of this essay? (Recall that it was first published in the Wall Street Journal.) Are the assumptions correct in your case? 3. In paragraph 9 Harper discusses his role as “an operator of a small government- transparency Web site.” What persuasive tactic is he employing here? Does it work, in your opinion? 4. What examples of past efforts to protect consumer privacy does Harper present? What do these examples contribute to his point? 5. OTHER METHODS Much of Harper's argument is developed by CAUSE-AND-EFFECT analysis. What does he claim would be the result of new regulations protecting posed to come 14 tate concerns may converge rejects third- ins will aug. echnologies. my, and they s is that the privacy online? Questions on Language 1. Harper uses FIGURES OF SPEECH throughout his essay, such as the metaphor “grease gears of modern commerce” (par. 1), and the personification “advertising that trades in personal information” (8). Locate a few more figures of speech and com- ment on their effectiveness. What do they contribute to Harper's TONE? the that by nar- exposed to, jurisdiction (11), status quo (12), augment (14). 2. Check a dictionary if you are unfamiliar with the meanings of any of the fol- lowing words: gleaned (par. 1), demographics (5), stratify (6), surreptitious (7), 3. A "passion play” (par. 12) is a traditional Christian pageant that celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus. What does Harper accomplish by making an ALLUSION to this particular dramatic GENRE? Does it strengthen his argument, or on and cul- w, and how the outlets weaken it? Why? Andrews / Facebook Is Using You 545 3. In her final paragraph, Andrews cites the results of two surveys. How convincing do you find this EVIDENCE? Why? 4. Where in the essay does Andrews write about herself? What is the point of her doing so? 5. OTHER METHODS How does Andrews use EXAMPLES to support her argument? Questions on Language 1. How would you characterize Andrews's prevailing DICTION? Why does she also use COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS? Find at least three examples of everyday speech and explain their EFFECT. 2. Andrews writes, “Whether you can obtain a job, credit or insurance can be based your digital doppelgänger” (par. 4). What does she mean? What is a doppelgänger? 3. What is Weblining (par. 10)? What is the source of this term? 4. Use a dictionary if necessary to help you define any of the following words: mag- nitude (par. 2); revenue, mechanisms (3); scrutinize (5); renege (6); proclivities (7); stigmatizing (8); bombarded, forgo (11). on Suggestions for Writing 1. FROM JOURNAL TO ESSAY Based on the list you created in your journal, write an essay in which you COMPARE AND CONTRAST how you view yourself with how you think the digital world views you. You might focus on a single aspect identity (for example, you may see yourself as fun-loving, while you're careful a number of characteristics that make up your of your 1 of Gay / Peculiar Benefits nce 457 hey 11 eed der "accused of having privilege” (par. 7)? 3. What does Gay believe to be the most basic reason people object when they're 4. In paragraph 7, Gay says that acknowledging her privilege “is not a denial of the explain this contradiction? ways (she has] been and [is] marginalized.” What does she mean? How do you 5. What seems to be Gay's PURPOSE in this essay? What solution to the problem of privilege does she propose? Is she optimistic or pessimistic that people can be en re encouraged to be more empathetic to others? 12 Questions on Writing Strategy 1. Why does Gay open by detailing her first family trip to Haiti? How does this assumptions? INTRODUCTION lead into her subject? 2. What does Gay assume about her AUDIENCE? To what extent do you fit her the EFFECT of her admissions? 3. Why is Gay so careful to enumerate her own privileges in paragraph 5? What is 4. OTHER METHODS How does Gay use CLASSIFICATION to sort out the types of privilege she sees in the contemporary world? What categories does she identify? What, if any, forms of privilege might you add to her lists? 13 Questions on Language 1. Find some examples of both formal and informal DICTION in the essay. What is the effect of Gay's word choices? 2. Why does Gay capitalize the phrases “Game of Privilege” and “Oppression Olym- pics" in paragraphs 9 and 12? What does she mean by these terms? . What is "white noise” (par. 4)? Why is this metaphor particularly apt, given Gay's subject and purpose? (For a definition of metaphor, see FIGURES OF SPEECH in the Glossary.) 4. Notice that Gay shifts POINT OF VIEW in paragraph 8 and again in her conclusion, addressing readers directly as you. What is the effect of the last two sentences of the essay in particular? 5. Be sure you know the meanings of the following words, checking a dictionary if necessary: pervasively (par. 1); shanties (2); immunity , peculiar (3); intramari- tal, frivolity (5); intervening, unfathomable, legislate (6); marginalized (7); dis- enfranchised (8); demographic (9); discourse, specter, configuration (10); acute (11); clamoring (12) Suggestions for Writing Compose an extended definition of success that includes explored them in your Definition 456 configuration of privilege or the lack thereof? We would live in a world of silence if the only people who were allowed to write or speak from experience 3 4 11 many ongoing attempts to silence and render 5 12 1 2 or about difference were those absolutely without privilege. When people wield accusations of privilege, more often than not, they want to be heard and seen. Their need is acute, if not desperate, and that need invisible marginalized groups. Must we satisfy our need to be heard and seen by preventing anyone else from being heard and seen? Does privilege auto- matically negate any merits of what a privilege holder has to say? Do we ignore everything, for example, that white men have to say? We need to get to a place where we discuss privilege by way of obser- vation and acknowledgment rather than accusation. We need to be able to argue beyond the threat of privilege. We need to stop playing Privilege or Oppression Olympics because we'll never get anywhere until we find more effective of talking through difference. We should be able to say, “This is my truth," and have that truth stand without a hundred clamoring voices shouting, giving the impression that multiple truths cannot coexist. Because at some point, doesn't privilege become beside the point? Privilege is relative and contextual. Few people in the developed world, and particularly in the United States, have no privilege at all. Among those of us who participate in intellectual communities, privilege runs rampant. We have dispos- able time and the ability to access the Internet regularly. We have the freedom to express our opinions without the threat of retaliation. We have smartphones and iProducts and desktops and laptops. If you are reading this essay, you have some kind of privilege. It may be hard to hear that, I know, but if you cannot recognize your privilege, you have a lot of work to do; get started. ways 3 4 13 1 2 3 4 Journal Writing Gay's "bills are paid,” she notes, and she has a good job and is “reasonably well pub- lished” (par. 5). In your journal, consider the meaning of success, focusing on these questions: Whom do you consider to be successful, and why? Where do your ideas of success come from - your parents? your friends? your schooling? the media? 5 Questions on Meaning 1. In your own words, SUMMARIZE Gay's definition of privilege. 2. What does Gay mean by the difference between relative and absolute poverty" (par. 1)? How does that difference apply to her understanding of privilege? 1 sites outside the Harper / Web Users Get as much as They Give 539 way, to get con- Questions on Meaning 12 1. What connection does Harper make between personal data and the "information economy” (par . 1)? Express his THESIS in a sentence or two of your own. 2. What are cookies, and how are they used? Why is Harper not bothered by them? 3. Where does Harper ultimately place the blame for the a privacy online? What solution does he suggest? play, with gov- orted last week ternet Explorer vacy better, but learned of the called it. And a tections. But if on would have he advertising ne new version nctionality, as nprofit Mozilla Why, or why not? 4. What seems to be the author's primary PURPOSE in this essay: to discredit critics of Internet tracking? to reassure Web users that their personal information is safe? to advance an economic theory? Do you think Harper accomplishes his purpose? 13 nation — they they are strug- Cerest, includ- ong with free Questions on Writing Strategy 1. To understand Harper's strategy, make an outline of the main points in his argu- ment. Which of these points directly counter points made by Nicholas Carr in the previous essay (pp. 528–531)? Which of Carr's points does Harper not address directly? In what ways is his emphasis different from Carr's? 2. What ASSUMPTIONS does Harper seem to make about the readers of this essay? (Recall that it was first published in the Wall Street Journal.) Are the assumptions correct in your case? 3. In paragraph 9 Harper discusses his role as “an operator of a small government- transparency Web site.” What persuasive tactic is he employing here? Does it work, in your opinion? 4. What examples of past efforts to protect consumer privacy does Harper present? What do these examples contribute to his point? 5. OTHER METHODS Much of Harper's argument is developed by CAUSE-AND-EFFECT analysis. What does he claim would be the result of new regulations protecting posed to come 14 tate concerns may converge rejects third- ins will aug. echnologies. my, and they s is that the privacy online? Questions on Language 1. Harper uses FIGURES OF SPEECH throughout his essay, such as the metaphor “grease gears of modern commerce” (par. 1), and the personification “advertising that trades in personal information” (8). Locate a few more figures of speech and com- ment on their effectiveness. What do they contribute to Harper's TONE? the that by nar- exposed to, jurisdiction (11), status quo (12), augment (14). 2. Check a dictionary if you are unfamiliar with the meanings of any of the fol- lowing words: gleaned (par. 1), demographics (5), stratify (6), surreptitious (7), 3. A "passion play” (par. 12) is a traditional Christian pageant that celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus. What does Harper accomplish by making an ALLUSION to this particular dramatic GENRE? Does it strengthen his argument, or on and cul- w, and how the outlets weaken it? Why? 544 Argument and Persuasion Internet companies should always ask for permission before using personal information, and 72% wanted the right to opt out of online tracking. A study by Princeton Survey Research Associates in 2009 using a random sample of one thousand people found that 69% thought that the United States should adopt a law giving people the right to learn everything a Web site knows about them. We need a do-not-track law, similar to the do-not-call one. Now it's not just about whether my dinner will be interrupted by a telemarketer. It's about whether my dreams will be dashed by the collection of bits and bytes over which I have no control and for which companies are currently unac- countable. 1 2 3 4 Journal Writing What does your online self look like? Consider not just any profiles you have created but also records of searches you have conducted, transactions you have completed, and information others may have posted about you. (You may wish to search the Web for your name to see what comes up.) In your journal, create two lists of adjectives: one for how you think you appear to others online and one for how you think you really are. 1 Questions on Meaning 1. In which sentence or sentences does Andrews state her THESIS most directly? 2. What is a “data aggregator” (par. 6)? How are data aggregators different from advertisers? Why is the distinction important? 3. How, according to Andrews, do data aggregators stereotype Web users? Why does the practice concern her? 4. What would you say is the PURPOSE of this essay? What, specifically, does Andrews 2. propose, and why? 3. Questions on Writing Strategy 1. Despite the title and the INTRODUCTION, this essay is not concerned exclusively with Facebook. What does Andrews accomplish by opening with a discussion of the company's initial stock offering and business earnings? 2. As a whole, is this essay an APPEAL to emotion or a reasoned argument, or both? What ASSUMPTIONS does Andrews seem to make about her readers? Give evi- dence for your answer. 4. sites outside the Harper / Web Users Get as much as They Give 539 way, to get con- Questions on Meaning 12 1. What connection does Harper make between personal data and the "information economy” (par . 1)? Express his THESIS in a sentence or two of your own. 2. What are cookies, and how are they used? Why is Harper not bothered by them? 3. Where does Harper ultimately place the blame for the a privacy online? What solution does he suggest? play, with gov- orted last week ternet Explorer vacy better, but learned of the called it. And a tections. But if on would have he advertising ne new version nctionality, as nprofit Mozilla Why, or why not? 4. What seems to be the author's primary PURPOSE in this essay: to discredit critics of Internet tracking? to reassure Web users that their personal information is safe? to advance an economic theory? Do you think Harper accomplishes his purpose? 13 nation — they they are strug- Cerest, includ- ong with free Questions on Writing Strategy 1. To understand Harper's strategy, make an outline of the main points in his argu- ment. Which of these points directly counter points made by Nicholas Carr in the previous essay (pp. 528–531)? Which of Carr's points does Harper not address directly? In what ways is his emphasis different from Carr's? 2. What ASSUMPTIONS does Harper seem to make about the readers of this essay? (Recall that it was first published in the Wall Street Journal.) Are the assumptions correct in your case? 3. In paragraph 9 Harper discusses his role as “an operator of a small government- transparency Web site.” What persuasive tactic is he employing here? Does it work, in your opinion? 4. What examples of past efforts to protect consumer privacy does Harper present? What do these examples contribute to his point? 5. OTHER METHODS Much of Harper's argument is developed by CAUSE-AND-EFFECT analysis. What does he claim would be the result of new regulations protecting posed to come 14 tate concerns may converge rejects third- ins will aug. echnologies. my, and they s is that the privacy online? Questions on Language 1. Harper uses FIGURES OF SPEECH throughout his essay, such as the metaphor “grease gears of modern commerce” (par. 1), and the personification “advertising that trades in personal information” (8). Locate a few more figures of speech and com- ment on their effectiveness. What do they contribute to Harper's TONE? the that by nar- exposed to, jurisdiction (11), status quo (12), augment (14). 2. Check a dictionary if you are unfamiliar with the meanings of any of the fol- lowing words: gleaned (par. 1), demographics (5), stratify (6), surreptitious (7), 3. A "passion play” (par. 12) is a traditional Christian pageant that celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus. What does Harper accomplish by making an ALLUSION to this particular dramatic GENRE? Does it strengthen his argument, or on and cul- w, and how the outlets weaken it? Why? 544 Argument and Persuasion Internet companies should always ask for permission before using personal information, and 72% wanted the right to opt out of online tracking. A study by Princeton Survey Research Associates in 2009 using a random sample of one thousand people found that 69% thought that the United States should adopt a law giving people the right to learn everything a Web site knows about them. We need a do-not-track law, similar to the do-not-call one. Now it's not just about whether my dinner will be interrupted by a telemarketer. It's about whether my dreams will be dashed by the collection of bits and bytes over which I have no control and for which companies are currently unac- countable. 1 2 3 4 Journal Writing What does your online self look like? Consider not just any profiles you have created but also records of searches you have conducted, transactions you have completed, and information others may have posted about you. (You may wish to search the Web for your name to see what comes up.) In your journal, create two lists of adjectives: one for how you think you appear to others online and one for how you think you really are. 1 Questions on Meaning 1. In which sentence or sentences does Andrews state her THESIS most directly? 2. What is a “data aggregator” (par. 6)? How are data aggregators different from advertisers? Why is the distinction important? 3. How, according to Andrews, do data aggregators stereotype Web users? Why does the practice concern her? 4. What would you say is the PURPOSE of this essay? What, specifically, does Andrews 2. propose, and why? 3. Questions on Writing Strategy 1. Despite the title and the INTRODUCTION, this essay is not concerned exclusively with Facebook. What does Andrews accomplish by opening with a discussion of the company's initial stock offering and business earnings? 2. As a whole, is this essay an APPEAL to emotion or a reasoned argument, or both? What ASSUMPTIONS does Andrews seem to make about her readers? Give evi- dence for your answer. 4. Andrews / Facebook Is Using You 545 3. In her final paragraph, Andrews cites the results of two surveys. How convincing do you find this EVIDENCE? Why? 4. Where in the essay does Andrews write about herself? What is the point of her doing so? 5. OTHER METHODS How does Andrews use EXAMPLES to support her argument? Questions on Language 1. How would you characterize Andrews's prevailing DICTION? Why does she also use COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS? Find at least three examples of everyday speech and explain their EFFECT. 2. Andrews writes, “Whether you can obtain a job, credit or insurance can be based your digital doppelgänger” (par. 4). What does she mean? What is a doppelgänger? 3. What is Weblining (par. 10)? What is the source of this term? 4. Use a dictionary if necessary to help you define any of the following words: mag- nitude (par. 2); revenue, mechanisms (3); scrutinize (5); renege (6); proclivities (7); stigmatizing (8); bombarded, forgo (11). on Suggestions for Writing 1. FROM JOURNAL TO ESSAY Based on the list you created in your journal, write an essay in which you COMPARE AND CONTRAST how you view yourself with how you think the digital world views you. You might focus on a single aspect identity (for example, you may see yourself as fun-loving, while you're careful a number of characteristics that make up your of your Definition 456 configuration of privilege or the lack thereof? We would live in a world of silence if the only people who were allowed to write or speak from experience 3 4 11 many ongoing attempts to silence and render 5 12 1 2 or about difference were those absolutely without privilege. When people wield accusations of privilege, more often than not, they want to be heard and seen. Their need is acute, if not desperate, and that need invisible marginalized groups. Must we satisfy our need to be heard and seen by preventing anyone else from being heard and seen? Does privilege auto- matically negate any merits of what a privilege holder has to say? Do we ignore everything, for example, that white men have to say? We need to get to a place where we discuss privilege by way of obser- vation and acknowledgment rather than accusation. We need to be able to argue beyond the threat of privilege. We need to stop playing Privilege or Oppression Olympics because we'll never get anywhere until we find more effective of talking through difference. We should be able to say, “This is my truth," and have that truth stand without a hundred clamoring voices shouting, giving the impression that multiple truths cannot coexist. Because at some point, doesn't privilege become beside the point? Privilege is relative and contextual. Few people in the developed world, and particularly in the United States, have no privilege at all. Among those of us who participate in intellectual communities, privilege runs rampant. We have dispos- able time and the ability to access the Internet regularly. We have the freedom to express our opinions without the threat of retaliation. We have smartphones and iProducts and desktops and laptops. If you are reading this essay, you have some kind of privilege. It may be hard to hear that, I know, but if you cannot recognize your privilege, you have a lot of work to do; get started. ways 3 4 13 1 2 3 4 Journal Writing Gay's "bills are paid,” she notes, and she has a good job and is “reasonably well pub- lished” (par. 5). In your journal, consider the meaning of success, focusing on these questions: Whom do you consider to be successful, and why? Where do your ideas of success come from - your parents? your friends? your schooling? the media? 5 Questions on Meaning 1. In your own words, SUMMARIZE Gay's definition of privilege. 2. What does Gay mean by the difference between relative and absolute poverty" (par. 1)? How does that difference apply to her understanding of privilege? 1 1 of Gay / Peculiar Benefits nce 457 hey 11 eed der "accused of having privilege” (par. 7)? 3. What does Gay believe to be the most basic reason people object when they're 4. In paragraph 7, Gay says that acknowledging her privilege “is not a denial of the explain this contradiction? ways (she has] been and [is] marginalized.” What does she mean? How do you 5. What seems to be Gay's PURPOSE in this essay? What solution to the problem of privilege does she propose? Is she optimistic or pessimistic that people can be en re encouraged to be more empathetic to others? 12 Questions on Writing Strategy 1. Why does Gay open by detailing her first family trip to Haiti? How does this assumptions? INTRODUCTION lead into her subject? 2. What does Gay assume about her AUDIENCE? To what extent do you fit her the EFFECT of her admissions? 3. Why is Gay so careful to enumerate her own privileges in paragraph 5? What is 4. OTHER METHODS How does Gay use CLASSIFICATION to sort out the types of privilege she sees in the contemporary world? What categories does she identify? What, if any, forms of privilege might you add to her lists? 13 Questions on Language 1. Find some examples of both formal and informal DICTION in the essay. What is the effect of Gay's word choices? 2. Why does Gay capitalize the phrases “Game of Privilege” and “Oppression Olym- pics" in paragraphs 9 and 12? What does she mean by these terms? . What is "white noise” (par. 4)? Why is this metaphor particularly apt, given Gay's subject and purpose? (For a definition of metaphor, see FIGURES OF SPEECH in the Glossary.) 4. Notice that Gay shifts POINT OF VIEW in paragraph 8 and again in her conclusion, addressing readers directly as you. What is the effect of the last two sentences of the essay in particular? 5. Be sure you know the meanings of the following words, checking a dictionary if necessary: pervasively (par. 1); shanties (2); immunity , peculiar (3); intramari- tal, frivolity (5); intervening, unfathomable, legislate (6); marginalized (7); dis- enfranchised (8); demographic (9); discourse, specter, configuration (10); acute (11); clamoring (12) Suggestions for Writing Compose an extended definition of success that includes explored them in your
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Running head: FACEBOOK IS USING YOU.

Facebook Is Using You.
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FACEBOOK IS USING YOU.

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Questions on Writing Strategy
Facebook is a significant player in social media marketing and networks. It makes money
by selling adverting space to companies by choosing specific details such as location, tastes, and
preferences, relationship status, current activities, and employment. Facebook shares this data
with multiple advertising companies then it runs the ads through its target market of 845 million
users. In social media marketing, an advert must be run to meet its desired audience thus
Facebook acquires all the online information obtainable for each of us and share with various
companies. Lori Andrews argues that the government should set rules about personal data of the
users in that when social media networks collect personal information they must get approval
from the user and an agreement before they use it for business.
Internet tracking is also used by websites to collect information on people without their
consent. Majority of sites are gathering information about who you are and your location. This is
achieved by using cookies, beacons and fingerprinting. Cookies are small files of data used by
websites to store login information and custom settings. However, they can be used to access
personal data. Beacons are small transparent tracking image files that load on web pages for
monitoring and reporting purposes. Fingerprinting works by storing a file in a computer or
browser to identify a person through studying the browser configurations and settings. Through
the use of statistics, undependable evidence and personal data manipulation, Lori Andrews urges
the need of “Do-Not-Track-Law.” This collected information from internet users is traded for
large amounts of money like Facebook and Google who make huge profits using people’s data.
Andrews uses the statistics that 72% of people would opt out of online tracking due to personal
data encroachment and protecting their privacy.

FACEBOOK IS USING YOU.

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Questions on language.
Lori Andrews uses diction in an intelligent and educative way to pass information about
importance of internet privacy. Colloquialism is the use of informal words or statements
influenced by the way people speak in a given society. For example, go bananas or go nuts
means very angry of insane. Employers sometimes examine job applicant’s online profile which
helps them decide on whether to hire the person or...


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