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“Social Citizens” by Allison Fine
Respond in writing to the following:
1. What is Fine’s purpose in writing? What goal(s) does she have for this text? Who is her audience? Find a sentence/passage where she communicates the rhetorical situation and paste it below.
Her point is to teach us about social citizens and their passionate engagement with their communities and surroundings as well as helping with causes bigger than themselves. She addresses the unique characteristics of millennials who are equipped with technology and innovative tools and ideas that will change the future. A goal she has for the public is to inform them that millennials are “experience seekers.” They are not just laid back people who take advantage of the tools they have to make their lives easier, but instead use the tools to further that technology.




2. Fine makes many, many assertions about “millennials” in her text. What is one assertion? How does she support it? Is the support effective? In other words, does it build her logos effectively? Explain. Based on your experience as a member of the “millennial” generation, do you agree? Explain.
She states that older America looks at millennials as somewhat of lazy. They label them as a “Generation Q,” which stands for quiet, or another words inactive in the community. This is an assumption that America has labeled these millennials and Fine supports the fact that indeed they are actually the opposite. I agree with Fine and the fact this group of people are profound helpers in the community and help out the future in profound ways. The logos presented in this piece is effective hence the sentence above. I agree completely what Fine has stated. I feel like we are an age of technology and in fact could get extremely lazy, but instead, as of now, use our technological advances in positive ways more than negative.



3. How does Fine’s piece clarify some of the observations Spanier made in “Is Campus Activism Dead”? How does she account for millennials’ lack of interest in protesting?



4. What are some of the dangers/drawbacks of online activism, according to Fine’s text?



5. Overall, do you think online activism is an effective means to evoke social change? Explain.


6. What cause(s) are you considering for your class project? What makes these causes attractive to you?
To be honest, I have yet to find a topic that fits my interest.