Read this excerpt from "a visit from the goon squad." at last he found rebecca, smiling, holding cara-ann in her arms. she was dancing. they were too far away for alex to reach them, and the distance felt irrevocable, a chasm that would keep him from ever again touching the delicate silk of rebecca’s eyelids, or feeling, through his daughter’s ribs, the scramble of her heartbeat. without the zoom, he couldn’t even see them. in desperation, he t’d rebecca, pls wat 4 me, my butiful wyf, then kept his zoom trained on her face until he saw her register the vibration, pause in her dancing, and reach for it. which of these is the best question to address the societal issue raised in this excerpt? does technology or hinder meaningful communication? should proper spelling and grammar be required to send texts? is it dangerous to text while engaged in other activities? how will technology affect the music industry of the future?

Which of these is the best question to address the societal issue raised in this excerpt?

The answer is a)

a) Does technology help or hinder meaningful communication?

The correct question is a) because in this excerpt Alex, who is the person who wants to reach Rebecca and his daughter Cara-Ann, feels that he cannot really get in touch with them and uses the help of technology to see what they are doing and to contact his wife. A good example for this is, “Without the zoom, he couldn’t even see them.” It is with the help of the zoom that he finally sees them and contemplates the face of his wife. The situation described in this excerpt shows that technology helps communication by reaching Alex’s wife and daughter despite the distance between them.

a

Explanation:

imparadis't in one anothers arms  

the happier eden, shall enjoy their fill  

of bliss on bliss, while i to hell am thrust,  

where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire,  

among our other torments not the least,  

still unfulfill'd with pain of longing pines;  

yet let me not forget what i have gain'd  

from their own mouths; all is not theirs it seems:  

one fatal tree there stands of knowledge call'd,  

forbidden them to taste: knowledge forbidd'n?  

suspicious, reasonless. why should their lord  

envie them that? can it be sin to know,

yes, we appreciate these things!