Op-ed

This artice talks about Steve Jobs, co-founder of the Apple company, and how our attention spans have been changed. The author wants to persue its readers that it is not Steve Jobs's fault for this. In fact, our brains naturally deteriorate before the age of 40. I think it is a good persuasion article because the author uses facts to back up her point including talking about the findings of psychologists at the University of Toronto. It seems very credible. She also relates it to her own life, which in turn the readers can relate to their own lives as well. I like how the article starts off as a personal story and progresses into her argument. It makes it very affective.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-slatalla-jobs-legacy-20111009,0,3310148.story

Sound and Fury

When watching this film, I was a little upset with the girl's parents who would not let her get a cochlear implant. The deaf parents had said that the implant was scary and invasive, and it would make their daughter become part of the cochlear implant world, no longer a part of the deaf world; they wanted her to be a part of the "deaf culture". I do see where they are coming from, but if that was my child, I would definitely let him or her get a cochlear implant. I would want the most opportunities for my child. The dad said that hearing people think the deaf world is limiting, but the thing is that if the child decided he or she did not want to hear anymore and wanted to be deaf, they just wouldn't need to wear the connection. It seems that the deaf parents chose for the daughter, rather than her thinking it over herself. Overall, I definitely agree with the non-deaf parents who decided to give their baby son a cochlear implant and ended up being extremely happy with their decision.