“At this time in the early 1980s, modular programming was a new idea, and she thought it had much in common with the composition techniques she used in her writing classes. Paragraphs were like modules; transitions were like comments and annotations; structure and organization were like flowcharts (p 35).”
N. Katherine Hayles believes that there is great achievement in writing and how it has transformed to an electronic text that can be read in many different ways possible. Essays that are electronically “written” are still considered to be “informative, meditative, and/or journalistic (Electronic Literature Collection Volume One).” Facebook is an example of this. It shows that not only do people connect socially, but that many can collectively show interest in writing in their own unique style. It also lets many people to write in any form they want and to become intellectual through reading and writing in their own way.
Facebook, as a blog, shows that there are many different ways to educate those around us. On Facebook, there is a social option called “Groups.” This allows those to be taught about many different things about people, restaurants, and many others once one is to join the social option. This brings short essays into the picture of electronic text. Each “Group” describes the subject being posted. It is written in any form allowing the person posting the social option to be as descriptive or as broad as they want. The “Group” is designed to show interest to the public who belong to the Facebook by telling the history or story or someone or something.
On the other hand, Sven Birkerts believes in which is why he does not prefer electronic text over a paperback source. He believes that an electronic source is taking away the true story and that there is no reason for an upgrade in society. With that said, Birkerts would agree that an electronic source is a more detrimental way of being more intellectual then just picking up a book or magazine that allows a more in depth way of reading then making it easier on oneself to go on the internet to look something up. Society has changed and Birkerts does not agree with it.
