Writing to Argue - commentary on Polly Curtiss "Internet Generation has left parents behind".

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Internet Generation Leaves Parents Behind

Polly Curtis’s argument is communicating that, "Internet Generation has left parents behind". She informs to us about how youngsters and children these days spend six hours every day in front of the screens and how they have become so drawn to the new and attractive entertainment. She exaggerates how young people spend their lives in front of the TV without giving any attention to their beloved parents.

To start her argument, she makes use of, "Internet Generation leave parents behind" as her headline. She makes use of a metaphor which is very effective and striking. This is because she anticipates showing us the amount of children have drawn themselves back against their parents and it attracts the attention of the readers and makes individuals think and want to know more. If she was to use an ordinary and unappealing headlines, it would not be tempting to the readers.

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She makes use of facts to start her article to demonstrate to the readers that she knows what she is speaking about by proving her points through facts "This year has been a major boost to the intensity and the independence with which children approach online activities". This is a excessive way to streamline her article because she desires to display to the readers that she is not plagiarizing and making up any information. She also uses two other devices which are alliteration and a metaphor for example, "Building Barriers between parents and children". She is circuitously saying that youngsters ...

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