Essay #2 – Conversations About Technology Gutfield uses the occasion of Time magazine’s decision to name “You” (that is, Web 2.0 users) as its Person of the Year to attack both Time and the uses to which the Internet has been put.  Focusing on the trivial nature of Web content, Greg Gutfield, in his satiric essay “Mad About You,” does not hold back in his attack on those who create content for the Web and those who use the Web for entertainment. Examine and analyze Greg Gutfield’s essay “Mad About You.”Essay Prompt:Greg Gutfield believes there are several negative effects that result from Internet use, including internet users demeaning each other while hiding behind a computer, alienating themselves from relationships and being obsessed with trivial information.  Do you agree or disagree with Gutfield’s ideas?  Why or why not?  Write a 5 to 6-page analysis of Gutfield’s essay that demonstrates your opinion.  You must include ideas from at least two other sources (Nicholas Carr, the Pew Research Center, Moises Naim, Trent Batson, Katherine Allen, “Generation Like” or Marco della Cava) to support your claims about Gutfield.    Guidelines: Before you begin writing this paper, please read pages 56 – 71 of your Rules for Writers book which discusses “Reading and Writing Critically.”  Pay particular attention to pages 66 – 71 which discuss how to write an Analytical Essay.  You should follow the process here to create your essay, paying particular attention to the sample essay on page 67-69.  This is a short sample of an Analysis essay.  You will be doing a longer one, which includes other sources used as support.  To support your claims, you must refer to ideas and examples from Gutfield and at least two other sources we have read (or watched) about the internet and technology for our class.  Use quotations and/or cited paraphrases or summaries from the readings to enhance your discussion but be careful not to overuse quotes.