Causal Essay "ICTs-For Every Action there is a Reaction"
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This assignment will focus on the causal argument - an explanation of how something came to pass, or cause and effect. For this assignment, you will become experts on a particular event or phenomenon caused by information or communication technologies (ICT), or ICTs caused by certain events or phenomenon - perhaps even a discovery of new uses or ways to utilize ICTs.
Explaining why something happened is complex. Through your careful reading of primary and secondary sources, you will offer a thoughtful and logical explanation for the event, or ICT(s).
You will construct a 1200-1500 word paper in which you offer an explanation for a particular event or phenomenon caused or effected by the advancement of new information communication technologies.
· Focus on one event, phenomenon, or ICT.
· Become an expert on this event, sifting through various accounts of what happened and describing what (probably) happened. This will require you to synthesize information.
· Find primary sources-sources who are actual witnesses or participants in the event-- as well as secondary sources that describe, comment on, evaluate, and critique the event.
· Draw a conclusion that explains why the event happened, or what the effects were. This conclusion will not be simple but will take into account all that leads up to the event in a reasoned fashion.
· Explain the significance of your conclusion by developing ideas about the larger questions that have been answered through your research. That is, what does this tell us about the human condition, our culture.