Pencils to Pixels

The gateway to literacy in this article refers to the computer and technology. This is true but it is not always a good thing because it causes grammar and reading issues today. Writing is a technology because we have to create an answer with points and evidence that all support our main cause. Although we currently view technology as cell phones, computers, or tablets, pencils are still a means of technology. A pencil is utilized to create a work of art, or better known as a book or paper. Plato warned that writing would cause us not to remember or be able to recall the information learned. According to the article the written word is good because it practices literacy but does not allow people to communicate or converse about the issues addressed. Then, the spoken word is good because it allows people to talk about issues among one another but does neglects literacy. Thoreau was against technology that was created to help people write so he solely allowed pencils. he understood the advancements in writing but believed the pencil was the only writing tool he needed. Telephones shaped technology because it was the first time people had the immediate access to any one on a daily basis. This is similar to the writing the enology because things were becoming east and quick. We no longer had to be patient and write a letter, we could just talk on the telephone. Technology has become a personal advantage. For example, it was created to improve the workforce but now we use computers and such for our personal pleasure. This particular article defines technology as keeping up with technology and becoming apart of it.