Abby Persicketti
Prof. Wielgos
Purpose Statement
My motivation for this essay is to open the eyes of my
generation and generations to come that while technology is interesting and
useful it is also important to have a connection with people in the flesh.
This statement of purpose can apply to almost anyone.
It does not apply as much to the older generation as much as the generation
growing up in the time where technology is used almost anywhere and is a large
part of our day to day lives.
I think this purpose is something everyone could share
who uses technology frequently, which is a large audience around the world.
I believe this purpose is something I will be proud of
sharing once I put it all together because I think it can be eye opening.
1. List
of audience characteristics: Children, teens, young adults, and anyone else who
uses technology often.
People you let technology
get in the way during social gatherings or keeps them from going to social
gatherings.
Any
ethnicity
Class
can be anyone who can afford to have a phone or access to other technologies.
2. I
believe the audience will see good points in my purpose. They should be
interested because a lot of people, including myself, focus too much of their
phones and laptops instead of facing what is right in front of them. They might
be disinterested, or hostile because they cannot imagine not having their phone
with them all the time, especially
when at a social gathering.
Context:
The context of this communication is one that will most likely happen in a
class presentation, or a conference about technology’s effect on society.
The
place of communication can be in a classroom or maybe a small gathering.
Perhaps they could also be reading my purpose while in the comfort of their own
home.
The
space of the communication might be in a school assembly because that would be
where I could reach the broadest of my audience.
My
statement of purpose: Technology (mostly phones), while they may have benefits
to society, are also hurting the social part of society when people are
focusing on their technology rather than what is going on around them.
