24. Killing me Microsoftly

    This article written by Julia Keller explores the influence of Microsoft in our society today. Keller focuses primarily on the Microsoft PowerPoint. She states that our society has become so dependent on that program to make presentations that we do not know of another way to do it. Keller begins by stating all the positive aspects of PowerPoint, and showing how useful and easy to use it really is. She then moves on to express all the negative aspects of the PowerPoint and how it is taking away the creativity of our society. A big part of the article is talking about the negative effects of PowerPoint and arguing that we should stop using it as much as we do. She argues that it is addictive and that there are many other options of ways to present something. Keller finishes the article advising the reader to think about her points.
   Julia Keller is very persuasive in her article. She acknowledges the opposing point of view and then debates on top of that. She uses valid arguments with facts and statistics to prove her point. She gets the reader to think about technology in a whole different way and encourages them to think more thoroughly about the subject. She uses a language that captivates the attention of the reader and continues with the attention by using facts and statistics. It is an engaging article that makes the reader realize that technology can be dangerous and that we should focus more on what type of lifestyle we are living. In the end, the author places the decision of who they want to be in the reader's hands, making them actually evaluate their life.