Student example of a "5" Digital Culture Summary

Question Essay Asks: Can a human fall in love with a computer?

Answer essay provides: The author believes that you can due to programs and time spent with the computer. (notice the claim and because)

Other possible answers:
It may depend on just how much time you spend on a computer. If you are on the computer a lot, then maybe you could fall in love because of the constant contact.
Humans can connect to the computer but the computer can't connect to them, so no.
computers don't have emotions and though they can answer "I love you", they can't be in love with a person.

My response: Personally, I think it depends on how social the person is and how much time is spent on the computer. If you are not social, you may be spending a lot of time on a computer and gain love from it since it will always be there for you (again, note the claim and the because).

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Welcome to Fall 2014 English 116

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