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My Little Pony (MLP) is a series of toy ponies, first introduced in 1981. Since then, MLP has grown significantly—it has created games, movies, and a television show. The television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was created and intended for little girls, however, its fan base has grown to boys, as well as … Continue reading
Ilana Snyder makes a strong, compelling argument about the changes in textuality and the growing values of hypertext in the chapter “Reconceiving Textuality.” However, there are negative and opposing aspects to hypertext, which she does not consider. Snyder disregards the value of authorial intent. Although, hypertextuality is appreciated because it is a “democratization of access … Continue reading
I think DSLRs are amazing cameras and afford incredible pictures because of how powerful the lens are, and the visual effects it affords. I do not own a DSLR so it was a new, yet fun experience to be taking pictures with it. However, I found I was very careful with using the DSLR camera, … Continue reading
My Little Pony is a series of toy ponies initially intended for girls, and first introduced in 1981. Since then, My Little Pony has grown beyond toys—it has created games, movies, even a television (TV) show. The TV show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was created and intended for little girls, however, its fan … Continue reading
In this article, Aimée Morrison discusses the link between “the story of the self and the broader public discourses” in personal mommy blogging, as well as aligns and diverges from Lauren Berlant’s ideas on women’s culture (37). Personal mommy blogs “operate as intimate publics” where women are involved in self-expression and community development (38). They … Continue reading
Ilana Snyder makes a very compelling argument about the changes in textuality and the growing values of hypertext in the chapter “Reconceiving Textuality.” However, there are negative and damaging aspects to hypertext that she never considers. Snyder completely disregards the value of authorial intent. Although, hypertextuality is appreciated because it is a “democratization of access … Continue reading
Facebook’s terms of service is a well structured document about their privacy policy that is intended to inform users of their rights and obligations. The fact that this privacy policy is written in clear, easy to read English, has bullet points, and easy to navigate with subtitles shows that it is user friendly and that … Continue reading
James J. Gibson analyzes the manner in which “the ‘values’ or ‘meanings’ of things in the environment could be directly perceived” (67). He draws from nature and the environment to postulate his theory of affordances, which is defined as “a specific combination of the properties of its substance and its surfaces taken with reference to … Continue reading
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