Imagine a World with No Boarders



Demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square on 8 February 2011

SUMMARY

In his article published in The Lantern, titled, '' Communication Key to Egypt's uprising", Egyptian-American and Founder-CEO of Ribbon.com, Hany Rashwan argues that the main catalyst in the uprising in Egypt has been the access the people have had to the Internet and the connections the world has made to those people through it. He makes a few strong points explaining that the Internet epesicially social media, like facebook and twitter are powerful platforms to the world for anyone to be heard, that there is no discrimination which causes universal democracy, and that it can bring people from all over the world together for one cause. Reshwan concludes that although we live in an imperfect world, the World Wide Web creates a place that brings us closer to tolerance and through Egypt's revolution we have only begun to understand the potential the Internet has to unite us and bring change.





RESPONSE

Analyzing The Author's Style
Qustion #2: Do you enjoy and apprieciate the author's apprioach to the subject?


     I enjoyed this piece especially because of the author's approach. Reshwan's pupose is to persuade but i believe  more importantly it is to make the reader feel inspired. He uses a few techniques that I think are clever. Reshwan, who is an Egyptian-American doesn't go for the obvious by relateing his own identity with the revolution but instead opts to gather his audience by appealing to our humanity and our access to the internet. Most of us in the world have internet and he uses this commonality that is usually taken for granted as just a part of everyday life and puts a sword in our hand by explaining the power and influence we have at our finger tips. It make me feel as though i am important and that even in what can seem like a hopeless dark world there is still light, there are still decent people who are willing to fight for the basic inalienable rights given to us by our creator, and that i can be one of those people.

                                           IMAGINE by John Lennon


   



Reshawn makes a reference to John Lennon's 1971 song "imagine'', which he believes that the internet is the world without borders or countries that Lennon so poeticly sings about. This I thought was another wonderful approach by which he implores our humanity and the need to feel united in the midst of difficult challenges. He uses this  reference to sum up his whole paper and it speaks loudly to my desire for peace in the world. Its is almost like the impossibility of a world where human beings can be respected is possible.The thoughts the author promotes are very powerful and he did it in a way that was subtle and inspiring. I enjoy peices that ignite emotion, care and help us to feel connected. Sometimes it's easy to take our freedoms for granted and we forget the responsibility we have to help those who want the same liberty we enjoy everyday.