http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/changing-reading-forever-again
Key Words/Phrases
1.) " we have no reading organs: our eyes and brains were made for watching, not for decoding tiny symbols on mulch sheets."
This is saying that humans were not supposed to read. That our organs were not meant to used to read. This is a disagreeable statement.
2.)"Maybe this will be another century in which reading changes forever."
Reading is always changing because of the change in language, or the words we use and the way we use them, as well as the new technology that is being used to read with.
3.)"cognitive workout."
The article says that the new technology is giving us a cognitive workout.
4.) 'Book sales might be dropping, but for now, those of us who read are not about to abandon the pastime."
People who read of pleasure, will continue to read. Even if it changes from reading on paper, to reading on a computer screen.
Summary
In the Article "Changing reading forever, again" by Elizabeth Minkel, talks about how technology is changing the way we read. The new technology being iPads and other tablets. People are being divided into two sections, Readers and Non-Readers, which are about equal in size. The amount of people that read is decreasing though. With all the new media, starting in the early 1900s, such as televisions and radios, people have started to read less and listen and watch more. The advancement in technology is only increasing the number of non-readers. “Now, we can watch a newspaper; listen to a magazine; curl up with a movie; and see a phone call.” This explains that we are reading less, and listening more. There is no need to read books and articles for information anymore, we can just watch a video or an audio file for that. But when it comes to reading fictional stories, that is more for pleasure, and that is most of the readers of this age. Everyone love a good book when its something they like to read about.
Key Words/Phrases
1.) " we have no reading organs: our eyes and brains were made for watching, not for decoding tiny symbols on mulch sheets."
This is saying that humans were not supposed to read. That our organs were not meant to used to read. This is a disagreeable statement.
2.)"Maybe this will be another century in which reading changes forever."
Reading is always changing because of the change in language, or the words we use and the way we use them, as well as the new technology that is being used to read with.
3.)"cognitive workout."
The article says that the new technology is giving us a cognitive workout.
4.) 'Book sales might be dropping, but for now, those of us who read are not about to abandon the pastime."
People who read of pleasure, will continue to read. Even if it changes from reading on paper, to reading on a computer screen.
Summary
In the Article "Changing reading forever, again" by Elizabeth Minkel, talks about how technology is changing the way we read. The new technology being iPads and other tablets. People are being divided into two sections, Readers and Non-Readers, which are about equal in size. The amount of people that read is decreasing though. With all the new media, starting in the early 1900s, such as televisions and radios, people have started to read less and listen and watch more. The advancement in technology is only increasing the number of non-readers. “Now, we can watch a newspaper; listen to a magazine; curl up with a movie; and see a phone call.” This explains that we are reading less, and listening more. There is no need to read books and articles for information anymore, we can just watch a video or an audio file for that. But when it comes to reading fictional stories, that is more for pleasure, and that is most of the readers of this age. Everyone love a good book when its something they like to read about.