An original thesis statement making an argument about your piece of technology. Your paper/thesis could address ONLY one of the following questions:

How has/will this technology affect human relationships? Is it helping bring people together or is it pushing people apart? Is there a way in which this technology lessens the “quality” of interactions we have with one another?

2) Evidence drawn from at least 5 sources to support your thesis. You must include in your sources at least: 2 readings from this class (“What the internet is doing to our brains” by Nicholas Carr; “The Upside of Technology? It’s Personal” by Nick Bilton; “The End of Solitude” by William Deresiewicz) AND three other articles from your own library research (3 academic journal articles from the ELAC databases)

3). Include an opposing viewpoint and counterargument in your essay. You select where to include the opposing argument.