I’d Hammer Out Freedom: Technology as Politics and Culture
Our series of seven formal writing assignments is a
developmental exercise designed to improve your analytical reading,
writing, and thinking skills. To complete the assignment, you must
write an essay answering a question about an assigned reading that
we do not discuss in depth in our class discussion.
For your first essay, please write a two- to three-page (600-900
word) response to the following question:
In I’d Hammer Out Freedom: Technology as Politics and Culture
(pp. 69-77), Richard Sclove argues that we should do more to
acknowledge technology’s ‘polypotency.’ What does this term mean,
why does Sclove think that it is important to acknowledge this
characteristic of technology? Do you agree with Sclove that
technology has this characteristic? Why or why not? If you agree
that technology is polypotent, do you agree with Sclove that it is
important that we address this fact as we reflect on our
relationships with technologies? Why or why not?
Please ensure that your essay addresses each component of the
assigned question and that your answer is well-organized, uses
excellent, college-level prose, and makes judicious use of textual
evidence.

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