Rodrigo Valenzuela Valenzuela 1

Professor Jorgenson
English 114 B
13 May, 2014
Rhetorical nalysis!
"he the#e of dysto$ia has %een a $o$ular style of literature and has %een an ade&uate
source of infor#ation to introduce $eo$le to the current issues that occur in today's society! "he
#ain issue that ( tal)ed a%out in #y short story and that ( *ill %e addressing in this rhetorical
analysis *ill %e the addiction that hu#ans ha+e to technology and the conse&uences that co#e
*ith ha+ing a de$endency on ad+anced technology! long *ith this rhetorical analysis is a short
story created %y #yself! "his short story is %ased in a dysto$ian *orld *here hu#ans ha+e an
o%session *ith creating technology so ad+anced that it e+entually leads to an in+asion of ro%ots
*ired to o+erthro* the hu#an race! ( *as a%le to create a short dysto$ian story a%out that had a
#essage that relates to issues in society that #any $eo$le are una*are a%out! "he continuous use
and reliance on technology has %een a%le to hel$ $eo$le *ith their daily li+es %ut has also
affected the co##unication %et*een hu#ans and has e+en lead to dangerous outco#es in+ol+ing
%rain*ashing and +iolence!
"he influence of technology on hu#ans has %een starting to gro* and %e a $art of
$eo$le's daily li+es! ,hy is that- "echnology has %eco#e so ad+anced in the $ast cou$le of
years that it has #ade $eo$le addicted to its accessories! "he different ty$es of technological
de+ices that are %eing used on a constant %asis are (.$hones, ( $ads, /indles, 0P1's, and ga#e
consoles! ll of theses are e2a#$les of the intellectual and creati+e achie+e#ents that #an )ind
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has %een a%le to #anufacture! d+anced technology has %een a%le to hel$ $eo$le out *ith
different tas)s! "he reason *hy s#art $hones are so $o$ular in today's culture is %ecause of the
different &ualities they an offer the a+erage $erson in ter#s of *or), entertain#ent, organization,
and co##unications! 1#art $hones allo* the $erson to ta)e notes on *hate+er the $erson
$leases, can offer enough s$ace to $ut #usic and ga#es, and has the ca$a%ility of sending and
recei+ing $hone calls for# long distances! "he +arious ty$es of s#art $hones are 3ust one
e2a#$le of the different ty$es of technologies that e2ist today that ha+e an i#$act on #any
$eo$les li+es!
(n #y short story, ( *anted to let the audience gras$ the fact that the dysto$ian outloo)
*ould ha+e a certain #eaning %ehind it! ccording to the article 40ro*ing u$ 5igital, ,ired for
5istraction6, fro# the 7e* 8or) "i#es, Matt Richtel is trying to get his $oint across that
teenagers are %eing consu#ed %y the #odern technologies that are a+aila%le to the#! "eenagers
are %eco#ing so distracted that it is causing the# to %e unsocial *hen they are out in the real
*orld ! 41tudents ha+e al*ays faced distractions and ti#e.*asters! But co#$uters and
cell$hones, and the constant strea# of sti#uli they offer, $ose a $rofound ne* challenge to
focusing and learning6 9Richtel! 7e* 8or) "i#es:! ;sing technology is not *rong %ut *hen you
get addicted it ends u$ ta)ing o+er your life and leading to #any distractions! "his is *hat i *as
trying to get across to #y audience *hile ( *as *riting #y short story! (n #y story, the hu#an
race de+elo$s the ro%ots so they can #a)e their daily li+es easier! "his is e2actly *hat is
ha$$ening in today's society! "he article, 4<an s#art #achines ta)e your 3o%-6 in the 7e* 8or)
5aily 1tates states that %ecause our *orld is %eco#ing so ad+anced *ith technology, it *ill change the
*ay *e
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*or)! "he increase in technology *ill lead to co#$anies to use #achines do co#$lete the tas)s that
hu#ans *ould usually do on a daily %asis! "here is an increases in the de+elo$#ent of technology
so our li+es can %e #ade easier! "he one catch is that in #y essay the ro%ots o%tain a certain
le+el of intelligence *hich allo*s the# to retaliate against the hu#ans!
n article for# "he 7e* 8or) "i#es called, 45ri+en to 5istraction6, e2$lains the
dangers of #i2ing the cell$hone usage *ith dri+ing! 4"hrough articles, +ideos, and interacti+e
features, "he 7e* 8or) "i#es has e2a#ined the ris)s of tal)ing and te2ting %ehind the *heel!
"he series also e2$lores the e2tent of the $ro%le#, its origins, and the $ressures $eo$le feel to
stay connected *hile dri+ing! nd the series sho*s the $olitical, regulatory and scientific
di#ensions of an issue that has $ro#$ted con+ersations and action across the country, fro# the
=+al =ffice and statehouses to cor$orate %oardroo#s and )itchen ta%les!6 "he follo*ing &uote is
sho*ing the
readers that %ecause $eo$le ha+e %een consu#ed %y the &ualities of their s#art$hones $hones all
the ti#e that they e+en use the# *hile dri+ing *hich can lead to dangerous accidents! "he
article also goes on to e2$lain that the constants usage of cell$hones a#ongst $eo$le in society
has turned into a such a $ro%le# that is %eing discussed at $laces such as the *hite house for
$ossi%le solutions %ecause the issue has %eco#e so se+ere!
My short story is $ortraying the de$endency that hu#ans ha+e on creating technology
that *ill #a)e their li+es easier! 4"he de+elo$#ent in futuristic %uilding structures, ad+anced
cars and $hones and the introduction of ro%ots *or)ing side %y side *ith hu#ans, *hich started
in >os ngeles, changed the face of technology!6 "he follo*ing &uote is for# #y short story
*hich e2$lains the need that the characters *anted to ha+e to create a *ell de+elo$ed $iece of
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technology that it could change their li+es fore+er! lthough #y story has a $lot that is #ore
%ased fro# a dysto$ian and entertain#ent $oint of +ie* their is a connection to current society
and it dis$lays the issues that hu#ans deal *ith in+ol+ing technology! "hat is seen through the
hard *or) that Jesse and the rest of the e#$loyees $ut in at the Ro%otic 5e+elo$#ent <o#$any!
( $ortray the# in #y story as $ractically des$erate to #a)e a ro%ot that is +ery ad+anced so they
*ould %e a%le to hel$ hu#an *ith their daily li+es! "his is seen throughout co#$anies and
$eo$le in society today! E+eryday you see hundreds of $eo$le al*ays on their $hones or (.$ads!
"hese #achines are allo*ing the# to either #a)e *or) easier or si#$ly rid their day of %oredo#
*ith the cool features that co#e installed! ( #ade it so that the ro%ots *ere #ade to %e so s#art
to the $oint that they *ould retaliate against the hu#ans so the story *ould %e entertaining and
catch the readers attention!
"he need to ha+e technology in your life all the ti#e is not a good idea! Peo$le need to %e
s#arter and loo) for solutions that can dra* the# a*ay for# technology! ccording to the
article, 4?o* to %eat technology addiction-6, co#ing u$ *ith solutions to )ee$ oursel+es fro#
using technology constantly is not i#$ossi%le! (n the article ;lrich ,eger, a research scientist
&uotes, @"he %est *ay to o+erco#e our addiction to ne* infor#ation is to learn to control
yourselfA you can do e2ercises to hel$ !!! using thought.control e2ercises li)e concentrating on a
si#$le i#agined o%3ect for a fe* #inutes e+ery day!6 "he #ain $oint that ( a# trying to $ro+e is
that $eo$le in society need to sto$ %eing addicted to technology, although it can %e %eneficial it
has the ca$a%ility to consu#er your life in a negati+e as$ect!