• Carr addressing how as time progresses, our reliance on technology becomes stronger and stronger. For example, the tragic incidents of the plane crashes mentioned in the article. Do you agree? What could have changed the outcome of these incidents/How can we fix this?

I  mostly agree with Carr because it’s good that we have advanced technology that helps us solve problems but at the same time It’s not safe for us to always depend and rely on technology because even when technology is advanced it cannot think or act as one would do which might cause technical issues. As technology is evolving we should also be gaining new skills and knowledge as well so technology can be relied on for certain convenience. The plane crash incidents show us how we should rely on technology by keeping the plan control automatic even so It shows how we also have the unique skills to adapt, innovate, and creativity. What could have fixed this incident is placing someone who is highly trained and someone who doesn’t lack situational awareness.

• Do you think it’s a matter of improving technology or improving the skills of the workers? Why?

I think it’s a matter of improving worker’s skills because humans are unique, as I said before technology as advanced as it is cannot act as a human would act towards the situations and problems presented, especially if it’s an unusual situation. Us humans  have certain characteristics, emotions and we have the ability to gain skills, technology does not have those unique aspects as we do. Since we have this ability it’s good to make use of it, the more we learn and improve the better we could do in these different life situations and problems that are presented.

• Do you think this relates to the concern of technology taking jobs? What is your stance on this controversy?

I think this does relate to the concern of technology taking jobs because If technology were to take our jobs, how will we make money to pay for our living expenses? People would be at home without anything to do, losing and wasting energy from inactivity, this can lead to humans becoming useless. It’s better to have technology used as a helpful resource however over using technology can result in a complete disaster. Giving people’s jobs to literally a machine when people who are looking for jobs just doesn’t make sense to me.

• Can you brainstorm an alternative approach?

I think the best approach people could take is to find a balance. Technology will always be of great use for us humans because it can make so many things easier for us, however technology should always be controlled by humans and should never be completely trusted.

Bonus: Honestly , I would  say I’m a person that’s very reliant on technology. It is required for online schooling, socializing with friends, and entertainment, among other things. Now that we’re home most of the time my technology use has increased drastically, because there’s not much to do, however I do try to control my technology usage.

• How does Litt describe the relationship between literature, writing, and technology?

Litt describes the relationship between literature, writing and technology as dependable. By saying that literature is not alien to technology in fact because literature is technology to begin with, so the relationship between technology and literature is that literature depends on technology. As technology advances it has led to literature regression, technology makes people get constant temptation of snippets and  distractions from writing. Before, writers did not have these temptations. Therefore, Litt believes that writers will continue to happen, but technology and its trivia can take something away from the people and the writers. She believes that many writers write worse now because they cannot write classical prose which does not fit modern technology anymore, indicating a regression in literature.

• Litt discusses how many classical tales were driven by distance, or lack of connectivity, rendering these plotlines obsolete in the digital age. Has technology affected your perceptions of more classical literature? What do types of issues are the stories of today driven by?

From my own personal experience I think that technology has affected my perception of classical literature because it has put certain ideas in my head, and then when I learn more about classical literature, I tend to compare it to what I see and learn now, and therefore it makes me not fully understand what classical literature is really about. As technology advances, silence fiction and modern literature is what it’s most likely to be found in our everyday lives. Therefore, nowadays I have little access to classical literature unless it’s presented in a class and I “forcefully” have to learn about it.

• How might you see technology disrupting/change the stories of today or the future? (Consider how might tropes might change as technology advances, or how it has already) 

The way I see things is that technology has brought many advantages. Technology has changed the way people view, interpret, and the way they write about stories. Since now everyone has access to the internet, people are able to express themselves in many ways, writing blogs, posting their personal stories and even when people rate products they’ve bought. Which means that many people can now present their ideas, inspirations, techniques in any way they want on the internet that can be seen by different people or even by people in different countries, which makes it easier for different writers and others to learn different ways of creating and writing.

• What is your opinion? How does reading on a screen or through these various interfaces affect you/your learning/reading comprehension?

Honestly I have been reading through the screen ever since I got into reading fiction books back when when I was 12 years old. I know many people can differ to my opinion but for me reading through the physical book took me longer because I couldn’t read everywhere or any time I wanted, So even having the physical books I always ended up downloading the digital versions of it. So for me reading through the screen doesn’t really affect my learning nor my reading comprehension because I  have been used to reading like this for many years now.

1-In your own words, what is a single story? What is it a metaphor for?

In my opinion a “single story” is a story that’s based on a group that shares their background or perspectives. It’s written by someone’s perspective so not everyone would be able to relate to it, stereotypes and bad opinions towards someone can be created with single stories. A metaphor states that one thing is another thing.

2- What type of stories did you have to read growing up? What were the characters/plots/tropes like? Were they guilty of portraying a single-story such as Adichie describes?

Growing up I read a lot of stories since I really enjoyed to read. Most of them were fiction, looking back books always had an villain who I believe were misunderstood because the author most of the times didn’t write about the villain’s background they were just a part of the plot to make the protagonists the heroes of the story.

3- Do you think modern technology somehow contributes to these single-stories? If so, how?

I do think modern technology contributes to these single stories because anything can be put on the internet and taken out of context because of lack of explanation. There’s always many sides of a story or a person there’s never enough explanation to anything and then everyone judges based on stereotypes.

4- Are these two pieces speaking about overlapping issues of identity, or separate issues?

These two pieces do speak about overlapping issues of identity as Hassan says that dealing with the negative connotation around his name because of what people presume about Muslims that he would purposely pronounce it wrong to try and avoid it, similarly Adiche mentions how people have perceptions based on what they’ve heard or seen that contribute to a single story and negative stereotypes.