For my final project, Project 3 my sources were carefully picked and changed throughout my paper to benefit it. Early in the semester we learned about our analysis of quotes and during the semester I have noticed it progressively getting better. I was able to find quotes that made my essay stronger and prove my points instead of just using them as a way to start an idea or meet how many quotes we had to use. For example I was able to connect one of my peers, Tyler and Turkle with flow in Project 3,

“Tyler offers a different approach through his narrative of how behavior on the Internet has affected his social anxiety. He states, “In real, non-technological interaction, it’s very difficult to be vulnerable because there’s so much uncertainty.” His discomfort with situations, like delivering a speech or attending a party alone, is typical of a trend among our generation that Turkle also observes among her students. They have a preference for the edited and controlled world of online life. I have certainly gone through this too, especially in public speaking. When it comes to giving even just a five minute presentation my whole body gets shaky and even sometimes my brain blanks. However I can text in a group chat or post on social media without a thought in my mind. Conversations and public speaking almost feel risky. Like Tyler says the ease of the online makes the human connection intimidating and gives me a fear of making real relationships. Turkle informs us, “We may even begin to feel more at home in the world of our screens” (Turkle 343). Both are fighting against the emotional security that technology provides and the price it takes away in return.”

I connected his point of social anxiety growing with the growth of technology to a strong point that Turkle gave us readers. I also was able to use “I say” throughout the connection of quotes to make the quotes I chose more significant. Throughout the semester, integrating quotes with my ideas and the paper’s prompt became much easier and less cluttered.