Introduction of Clay Shirky
An American writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies
A social media theorist
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Steven Pinker
An experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist author of popular science writing
New technologies are the only things that would keep us smart
1. Author Introduction
The author of this article, Clay Shirky, is an American writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies. His courses address the interrelated effects of the topology of social networks and technological networks, how our networks shape culture and vice-versa. He has written and been interviewed extensively about the Internet s
Discovered" by the poet Henry Vaughan (Olor Iscanus)
Used "Orinda" as a pen-name
Wrote poetry principally to Mary Aubrey, her "Rosania“
After Mary's marriage Katharine's chief poetic "correspondent" became Anne Owen, or "Lucasia"
Poems by the Incomparable Mrs. K.P. (1664), which was withdrawn a few days after publication
Cotterell's "authorized" edition of the Poems appeared in
a power of love.
③ Mastery of symbolism.
ex) the birth mark
①
"Georgiana, has it never occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek might be removed?“
"No, you came so nearly perfect from the hand of Nature, that this slightest possible defect-which we hesitate whether to term a defect or a beauty-shocks me,
as being the visible mark of earthly imperfection."
her optimistic about life. There is no perfect man in the world, and everyone has his defect. What we can do is to confront our defect with optimism and remedy it in other ways. Helen plays an important role in my life. She made me believe that once there is a dream, and there must be a way to make it come true. She is a heroine who I admire most and she will set a good example for me forever.