Week 6 Discussion Board
please watch the TED Talk video below and then answer the following questions.
Contribute your primary post to our discussion by Friday, 11:59 p.m. Respond to at least two of your classmates by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. In your post please answer the following questions:
1. What is Ghonim’s main argument? How did he come to argue this claim? What personal experiences led him to his conclusions?
2. Who is the intended audience of her talk? What is his purpose?
3. How do your experiences with social media reflect Ghonim’s claims, meaning, does what he inspire you?
The LINK…https://youtu.be/
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What is Ghonim’s main argument? How did he come to argue this claim? What personal experiences led him to his conclusions?
Wael Ghonim is an Egyptian democracy activist as well as a computer engineer. Wael is one of the pioneers of the social media campaign in Egypt that aided spur mass uprisings in Egypt. The demonstrations forced President Mubarak Hosni from the seat of power. The main argument of Ghonim is that through designing social media, we can elicit the real change in our communities.
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