Writing Homework Help

1. How does the title of the essay fit the assertion that the writer makes in his essay?

2.What words were unfamiliar to you within the essay? Make a list of three words of your choice and explain their meaning.

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3. What cultural content was unfamiliar to you within the essay? Make a list of three cultural references of your choice and explain their meaning.

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4. What are the three principal arguments made by those who disparage nostalgia? Use direct quotations from the reading to support your statement.

5. Klosterman writes: “Instead of generating false nostalgia by having the same experience over and over, we will aggregate false nostalgia from those fleeting moments when everyone seemed to be doing the same thing at once.” Why will this new form of nostalgia still be “false” nostalgia by Klosterman’s standards?

6. What evolution will nostalgia undergo in current times, according to Klosterman, and why might it be negative for the artists, but positive for the casual music fans? 10 points

7. What does Klosterman mean by saying “Connectivity will replace repetition”? Please be very specific with your answer. 10 points

8. Define the word “problem”. Add at least three more concepts you selected from the essay and explain their definition.

9. What is the difference between the nostalgia people experience when looking at a photograph and listening to the song? Use textual support for your claims.

10. How is the Internet changing human memory?