IDENTICAL 1.3
When looking at the first step in identifying if the source is worth reading, then several elements have been focused on. First is looking at its relevance to the research that has to be done. The text that I focused on is “Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better” by Olive Thompson. This is relevant to my research because it enabled me to get the necessary information I needed on how technology is improving our daily lives. The publisher is the New York Times, which is a popular press that has been useful in giving the appropriate information. Thompson has contributed for a long time now as a writer to New York Times magazine and also, being a columnist to Wired. The work was published in 2013, meaning that the information is a bit recently and helps use it as a source for my research. The work has been cited in other works like, “Why even the worst bloggers are making us smarter,” and explains how this work is helpful to the society we live in (Thompson, C. 2013).
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The second part is finding out if a particular source is worth being used in my paper. The intended audience is everyone who is using the internet in many ways. For instance, how we use electronics to solve things that we cannot solve by our selves. The content is very reliable, and it cites the works of other authors. The work does support what other people have said, like Kasparov and others. Having looked at the entire elements in the reading, I find it very helpful when looking at a source I should use in my research. The two steps give beneficial information on how to find a source for my study (Hult 2006). In applying the reading to the life of a student, it is helpful because it has made us smarter, and the connection between the student and society has improved.
References
Hult (2006). Pp. 65-70
Thompson, C. (2013). Smarter than you think: How technology is changing our minds for the better. New York Times.