An argument of definition is a lot of questioning what some really means. I was looking for fun articles and I was actually kind of surprised to find one on the new facebook on CNN.com. The article is about users protesting and defending the old facebook. I thought it was interesting that the amount of people who upset about a leisurely website. Although I agree it is quite frustrating having the get used to the new one it is not the end of the world. This article makes me ask all sorts of questions to define what it is really saying. What is facebook really? It has become such a common word, people even use it as a verb! Why is it causing such an upset? Can people nowadays not cope with change? This article is not only defining facebook and its effects but if you look deeper you can see it is also defining change for the newer generations. Does facebook really deserve this much attention?
For my op-ed I choose who and where by first deciding who I wanted to reach out to. I definitely want to get my generation and families. This is a broad range of people so therefore I think I am going to choose to write in a common newspaper that not only gets to college students but families as well. I was thinking the Star Telegram would be a good one especially since so many of us pick one up here on campus.
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I definitely agree with you that the definition of what Facebook is, has changed from what it originally was. It has added new words into our vocabulary, and to think that we really do use it as a verb is quite comical. When does a social networking site become more than that? I suppose that would be the main argument of definition if I understood you correctly. Goodluck with your op ed!
Hey Elsa,
I think this is a really funny article, but I totally agree. I have been hearing a lot of people talk about how upset they are with the new facebook, and I personally, think that it is a little silly. To understand the article, you really do have to define what facebook is, and then by the obvious upset of people, we, as a generation, are also being defined.
This article is funny, because it is true that facebook is becoming such a popular social networking website. It is interesting that the reporters are defining facebook as it is and what is will become.
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