In response to the NPR article (link below) we listened to in class, please write a paragraph that compares the findings in the article to the society Ray Bradbury created in Fahrenheit 451. What parts of his fears have come true? Do you think our society has valid reason to fear the decline in reading, or is it something that we do not need to worry about? Explain your answer. http://www.npr.org/2014/05/12/311111701/why-arent-teens-reading-like-they-used-to
In the audio interview, Brad states that people do not believe in the future, while in the other hand he who collected a lot of comic books about the future believed in the future. He also converted his fear into books, bringing his fear to life. Besides books, Brad conveys that the negative comments brings inspiration. With all this the problem is that reading for fun has decreased, bringing fear to society. But I think that society should not fear the decline in reading. As the years pass by and the future comes, the way people are getting educated is changing, including reading. Teenagers may not read a book but they are reading stuff online including articles that may get there interest.
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Yesenia Garcia
5/15/2014 12:43:24 pm
In the NPR we heard in about teens the article talks about how teens are losing interest in reading books. The author Ray Bradbury describes how he strongly believes in the future and how most of his books are based on the future of society. Bradbury describes in his book, Fanhrenhiet 451, how people lost interest in book without bieng forced. Now in society, teen and some adults like Bradbury describes are starting to lose interest in reading books as a hobby. Society should worry on getting teens to read more books because It's help them increase their vocabulary and have different ways of thinking.
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Leticia Diaz
5/15/2014 12:47:34 pm
In the NPR article Jennifer Ludden express that now in days teenagers are no longer reading for pleasure. Most teenagers are reading because they have to read for a school assignment or something else. However, most are no longer reading for pleasure as they used to before. Bradbury's society in Fahrenheit 451 is very similar to today's society because many people have chosen to stop reading. Only some read and the amount of people that had read before is staring to decline over the years. Many have chosen to stop reading on their own and do other things to intertain our short attention spam. I believe we do have to fear that our society has stopped reading because we are becoming less literate. We are limiting our learning by only sticking to what we know of writing style by just focusing and knowing the one that our teachers show us instead of knowing many by going along and reading novels that can help us write better.
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Susana Gonzalez
5/15/2014 12:51:33 pm
In the audio interview by NPR, Bradbury states that people do not accept or believe in the future. Meanwhile, those who gather comic books about the future truly believe in it. Bradbury transformed his fear into that of a book which brought his fear into a reality. Aside from books, he hides that of the negative commentary which motivated him. With everything going on the main issue is that of reading for fun has dropped in society. Which brings fear to society of course. In my personal opinion I think that society should not be scared of the decrease in reading of teens because as time passes by and the future approaches the form that individuals are being taught is altering including that of reading. Teens probably do not read books as much as before but overall they are still reading things online such as articles that grasp their interest and from there they gain still gain knowledge.
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Brian Vidal
5/15/2014 01:25:09 pm
In the online interview conducted by NPR, Jennifer Ludden states that the number of kids who read for pleasure is dropping. Both Bradbury's and our society are similar because some people have stopped reading, without being forced to. They did it out of free will. Only a small amount of teenagers still read for pleasure, but they only do it once or twice a year. Personally, I don't think our society should fear the decline in reading. Even though people aren't reading books, they're still reading things on the internet, and on the social media. Sometimes the things they are reading on the internet may not be educational, but it's still considered reading.
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Jason Zepeda
5/15/2014 01:33:47 pm
I think Ray's views in his book Fahrenheit 451 is a bit extreme. I mean seriously, its not like not reading will make books illegal. And even if it would, it wouldn't end up in a society as screwed up as Guy's. Look at Native Americans, I mean, I doubt they read and they held up fine up to the moment the Europeans came.If we lived simply we wouldn't have the need to want more and more. Books give more thoughts to a person, and in ways that can be dangerous. People always mention the benefits of reading, but fail to mention the bad. I mean, it's been proven that reading wears down the eyes. And these days, kids do NOT want to wear glasses. In all seriousness, I can sort of see what Bradbury is worried about, but in the end there's no use fearing a future without books. A lot of books are made every year, and people are reading them. Maybe not as much as they used to, but face it-- in the past there wasn't much to do but read. Also, as long as there is school, you can count on English class to force you to read something.
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Jennifer Chupin
5/15/2014 01:56:48 pm
In the NPR news article, Ray Bradbury describes an issue that is happening in our current society. He had stated in the novel Fahrenheit 451 that everyone would rely on technology instead of themselves. His worst fear came to life because technology is literally everywhere. Even in our cars and modern day household items. For Google Cars to refrigerators that have touch screens on them. He predicted that was the way the future would be and its scary that it is exactly the wayhe had imagined in the novel. I feel lile some people are just to busy to actually sit down and read a good book. For us, its a miracle if we sleep before 10pm. We end up sleeping around 1 or 2. At least coming for a teen who had absolutely no time for sitting down and reading a book for pleasure. I think it doesnt really matter in teens and older, but in young kids if course they need to read instead of video games.
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Jonathan Velasco
5/15/2014 02:29:26 pm
In the NPR article, told by Jennifer Ludden, Ludden shows that children and teenagers do not read as much now than before. Now this is the fear Ray Bradbury wrote in his novel, Fahrenheit 451, types of literature.where most of society depends on technology rather than books and otherA
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Jonathan Velasco
5/15/2014 03:09:19 pm
(Sorry, Ms. Navarro, I took a break in the first one sentence and a half and what was typed automatically was submitted) In the NPR article, told by Jennifer Ludden, Ludden shows that children and teenagers do not read as much now than before. Instead they prefer technology over reading, especially if they have access to the devices. Now this is one of Ray Bradbury's fear shown showed in his novel, Fahrenheit 451, where most of society depends on technology rather than books and other types of literature. I do not think that our current society has a valid reason for children and teenagers to be excessively using technology for entertainment over reading. If books stop being used like in Fahrenheit 451, ignorance will be building up even though information can be taken by videos. However, reading requires more cognitive thinking than merely looking at a video or small clip. Therefore, reading is something that has to be worried about in our world.
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Belen Robles
5/15/2014 02:31:26 pm
In Farenheit 451 everything began to be so unnatural and obscure because people began to prefer technoloogy over books because everything was "simpler" that way, at least according to Beatty. In the article we can kind of see the same thing happening, although I do not know if it is to simplify things. Mainly also we have also kind of seen people begin to talk less to eachother like in Farenheit 451 becuase we can just text or we use our phones and do not interact with others. I do think some of Ray Bradbury's fears about technology replacing life are coming true, but we are not that far yet, we are headed there though. I kind of think that a decline in teenagers' reading is kind of a problem because well I think books are where we get all our ideas from and where authors get creative and teach people lessons with themes and everything, so it is kind of important that we do read. However, there are still people who read so it is not much of an issue yet and there's always going to be people who do not like to read and we can't force them to and we shouldn't either. I guess we should just be cautious when no one wants to read, but well I don't think that will happen anytime soonl; I hope.
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Lady Panfilo
5/15/2014 02:35:52 pm
In the NPR news article, Rad Bradbury states the issue that everyone is so dependent to technology not books. It starts from one new thing to one new big thing. Today most of our people spend more time onlie and on their phones instead of reading a book or the newspaper. We consider our phones our lives and we protect it like if it was a human. In the online interview, Ray Bradbury says that he was afraid of cars and that is one thing that shows that he didn't really want to see that future. That he was scared of the future of all the changes that technology was going to create. I think that no ones should really depend on technology as much and that they shouldn't forget about books either. Everyone should at least get the chance to see and read a book instead of being in the web for hours especially little kids that now have the ability to get some kind of technology in there hands first.
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Michael Ponce
5/15/2014 02:57:44 pm
Jennifer Ludden’s Interview with Ray Bradbury “Why Aren't Teens Reading Like They Used To?” talks about how teens are not reading for pleasure anymore in the 21st century they do not even read when it is assigned to them as homework. Ludden and Bradbury discuss how teens now a days do not read due to the distractions(technology) in their daily life’s. Bradbury talks to us in his interview about how he believed in the future and how many people did not, he also states how he is shocked how technology advanced so quickly for example he thought the U.S was going to land on the moon until he was an old man but they landed on his 40’s. Bradbury and Ludden sit and talk about how his novel has inspired many technological devices and asks him if he is shocked about it. Bradbury never imagined that his novel would be able to tell what the future would come.
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Alexander Trujillo
5/15/2014 03:12:02 pm
In the NPR news article, Jennifer Ludden states on how over time teens have started to read less and that most people rarely read for pleasure now and days. Usually students only read for school assignments and for other school related work. Bradbury's society is kind of similar to today's society. The comparison is that there are less people that read in both society and that it is slowly progresses, because people are not perfect and with our short attention span, it causes a problem to read books. But, in Bradbury's society, he exaggerates in a way with the books burning and technology. Bradbury bring up a negative comment to the interview and actually helped him and inspired him to create science fiction books. Most people do read for pleasure, but they are not a huge amount of people like those who don't read for pleasure. Over the years there has be a decline of people that read for pleasure, and with that in mind I do believe that there should be a fear in a decline of books. The reason why is because there is an increase amount the people read books for pleasure. For those people who read books out of e-book from smartphones or tablets, its a bit worrisome because people who are with technology for too long will start to have headaches from the radiation from the smart devices and also dizziness. This can cause people to slowly read less and not use books or e-books to find books or information. This could be a huge fear the people should worry about because in a way it is true and we should start something to prevent this,
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Yesenia Ramirez
5/15/2014 03:26:24 pm
In the online interview by NPR, the well known writer Ray Bradbury , really makes a stance in stating that the decline of readers in the current society can alter our world in a negative way. He claims that books are knowledge that will drive new ideas to ensure that there is future. In the book Farenheit 451, Bradbury demonstrates the way how now in our society technology is advancing so fast, people depend more more on it. For example , more people pass time on thier high-tech devices in a non educated way. However , this is very controversial because technology can also expand knowledge with educational stuff as well as a book can. People take in information differently as this society advances along with technology. Bradbury is very assurtive when expressing his opinion. However, he does not focus on the bad things of reading , only its benefits.
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Jocelyne Ramirez
5/15/2014 03:31:10 pm
In the NPR article, Jennifer Luden describes how teenagers today are reading less and less. While many blame that technology is a big part on why teenagers started putting down the book and picking up their cellphone, that is only the beginning to the problem. I believe that the non-reading issue starts at home, where parents do not encourage their kids to read more. But one cannot just blame a parent or parents either, because in the era that is today, it is no longer going to the library and picking up a book, but rather downloading that book into a screen. While of course this might be available, what teenager is going to download a book, when they can be talking to their friends and taking the famous known 'selfie'? It truly is up to the child whether they read or not in the end, but that child/teenager should at least pick up a book once in a while and never forget what books give us--because the last thing we need is a Ray Bradbury's, Fahrenheit 451, society.
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Heidi Ramos
5/15/2014 04:07:53 pm
In the NPR article Jennifer Luden shows and expains how teenagers aren't reading as much. Both Luden and Ray Bradbury explain in their own ways how the cause of teenagers not reading as much is because of the technology that we have. How technology distracts us from actually reading and using are brains by reading a book. We depend so much on technology I mean teenager rarely look up a word in a book dictionary because they could just look it up on their phone. See, the reason why Luden believes why teenagers don't read books anymore is because of technology but also I want to point out, she said because of to much homework. I completely agree, we have piles of homework that we don't have time to read, the only time kids would actually read is if they are being assigned to read. See, Bradbury's reason why kids don't read anymore is because of technology and I agree with that to because most of the time teenagers are on their phones are playing video games. That was Bradbury's fear and it is coming true, we depend so much on technology that I don't think we would even care if books vanished. Teenagers at the moment don't focus or care about books, well I sure don't. I think the society should worry about the decline of reading because reading will actually help our vocabulary and help us use are brains more but no matter what teenagers, even if they are Forced to read, some might not. And the society should be worried but there is nothing really that they can do.
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Ashley Guerrero
5/15/2014 04:19:01 pm
In the NPR article Jennifer Ludden, highlights the very topic of teenagers lacking the very likeliness to read. Teenagers have been to fixated on their electronics to really stop and begin to observe the very environment around themselves. Similar to the novel, Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury writes of a society that is very engulfed by technology. Mildred, the protagonist's wife, is a great example of an individual who has been very consumed into the modern technology she holds in her very home. Although the novel may have a very exaggerated example, it speaks the truth of the very consumption that our generation falls in. The fear of Bradbury may be slowly making its way into reality, many teenagers and even children today, will not go outside even in a lovely day. Some wake up to see the illuminated screen of their phone, and fall asleep doing the same.
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Diane Leal
5/15/2014 09:03:54 pm
Jennifer Luden's NPR article can be compared to Ray Bradbury's novel Faranheit 451 because of the decline that is naturally occurring in our society. Jennifer gives us statistics on how more kids were reading in the past decade compared to this decade. A parent comments about his own children and he points out that his child had actually also stopped reading like he used to due to the technology he now has and also the Internet. Though this may seem like a big issue, it is not; due to the fact that children no matter will be forced, but at the same time encouraged to read. Teachers will always assign is books or some schools do school competitions to get more children to read. I say, not to worry because mostly those kids who stopped reading are not even interested in reading so it is going to be a challenge to get them to read. Encouraging children to read will be the best method to use since it causes them to know that reading is important and valuable.
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Tania Celestino
5/15/2014 11:54:23 pm
In the NPR article, Jennifer Ludden discusses how younger generations are no longer interested in reading and are more engage in technology. Similar to Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, there is a society where everyone is consumed technology and firemen burn books. Many blame technology but parents also are responsible. If the parents do not encourage their children to read then children will think it is not important.
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Joshua Vissoni
5/16/2014 12:32:51 am
We can compare Jennifer Luden's NPR article to Ray Bradbury's novel, Fahrenheit 451 in the way that they bothe discuss how people on society are not being forced to read they are just becoming less and less interested in reading for pleasure. It appears as if Bradbury foretold the truth in his novel and it is really scary. The constant decline of teenagers reading for pleasere rather than expectation I believe is something we should worry about. With the "tennagers being the future," imagine a society bieng run by low skilled English communicators, reading increases an individuals vocabulary and English skills wich are very important for a successful intellectual society. This is a matter that should be dealt with if we do not our society turning into a dystopia.
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Fatima Romero
5/16/2014 01:00:14 am
In the NPR news article, Jennifer Ludden discusses about how todays generation teens are no longer read as they use to do. I think that the fact is that the lack of not reading is just one of the fears of Bradbury that has come true. It shows how books have become such a useless think to the young society. New boggling technology has taken control over the life of everyone that Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 society is not so far away from being the normal life for the future generation.
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Felix Arambula
5/16/2014 01:08:13 am
In the audio interview, Ray Bradbury states that he is very concerned about how the future will be -- he even said he could come back every once in a while to see how things have changed. One of his fears that I believe has come true today is that many teenagers are addicted to technology, and that is making them lazy. Teenagers want more and newer technology, and in my opinion, that is their future. Technology also takes away from greater things in life, like nature, and art. I think that the main reason why teenagers do not want to read because of technology. They would rather watch the movie instead or use their cellphones. I do not think that it is because they are too busy, because no one is ever always busy, it is just where reading is on their priority list. By doing this, teenagers are hurting themselves by not enhancing their knowledge, and hurting the future with the asinine decisions they will make because they will be naive.
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Bryan Amaro
5/16/2014 04:47:43 pm
In the NPR article, Jennifer Ludden discuses about the ratings of teenagers reading for pleasure. Sadly, a study on teenagers around 17 years old shows that teens read for pleasure for only one or two times a year, due to high addiction in the use of technology. But, when connecting to the novel Fahrenheit 451, people did not read books for a different reason. Their reason for not reading books is more crucial, since if a person decides to read a book, their books will be burned, and can even end up in jail or even death. But books are not something to fear, because many books teaches us many things, and some hold the truth. Some truth can hurt, but the truth is the truth, and it should not be hidden.
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Oscar Torres-Soria
5/17/2014 10:09:19 am
In the NPR interview, Ray Bradubury states how society has neglected books for technology and tends to focus more on the future. In our modern society and the society made in the novel, Fahrenheit 451, something that can be compared between the two is that they both have moved on so quickly with technology and left books behind. A fear that Bradbury sees is that books are being forgotten by society and that they rely more on technology and the future than their own lives.
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