Original
“a growing interest emerged in what the still fairly nascent field of computing could do to hasten some of this change.” (Chapter 3:Controllling our Own Technologies)
Paraphrase 1:
An expanding interest came to light in the new field of computing due to the quickness of change.
Paraphrase 2:
People started to get more interested in the field of computing because there was change.
Paraphrase 3:
Emerging regard surfaced in the still relatively developing field of computing could do to speed up some of this change.
Original:
“So has the drab fabric of life been transformed into gossamer of romance, as these stories have been spun for centuries in family gatherings” (xii)
Paraphrase 1:
The dull fabric of life has been changed into bright life of romance, as these stories have been shared for hundreds of years at family gatherings.
Paraphrase 2:
The boring stories of life have been reshaped into exciting stories of romance, as these stories have been passed down from generation to generation.
Paraphrase 3:
So has the simple reality of life been rebuilt into the delicate reality of romance, as stories have evolved for many years when families assemble.
My Reflection on Paraphrasing:
The first step I took when paraphrasing was to look up any words I did not know or understand. After that, I was able to start reconstructing the sentence. I chose these two passages to paraphrase because they both had words I did not know. By taking the time to do this assignment I was able to understand the passage better and not have to rely on the context as much. As a writer, I found that I could paraphrase the first time fairly easily but by the time I got to the third time, I found it hard to paraphrase. I think I just made it more complicated than it needed to be. I found it more difficult to paraphrase Audrey Watters. I think that this is because her writing is more rigid, meaning it was harder to have my own opinion because she wrote as if she was giving us facts. Unlike Watters, Haddaway’s writing gives the reader some space to interpret the writing in their own way. The one thing that made it hard with Haddway’s writing was some unfamiliar language that he used.
