In “Real Girl” there is always the constant question of Al’s “being”. “Men never saw me as even possibly alive. I am always a machine when I work with them . . . I am purely function.” (508) Al is looked at as only being a robot, but sh…
Essay topic number four is the most interesting. Escaping from reality into an alter universe is something that people do everyday. The Internet and video games where people are able to mask who they actually are is used as an escape route. This alter …
Privacy is an important theme in Snow Crash. L. Bob Rife is one of the last monopolists. He is trying to make a worldwide television network so that everyone is always connected. All of his employees are constantly under surveillance. Their homes…
Paige Smith Sherry Turkle talks about how we can use technology in a way that can make life a life we love. Turkle explains the want for people to listen. People don’t want to have to work to get the attention of others and social networks such as …