Summary and Analysis Reflecting Reporting and Explaining
Summary In her essay “Constructions and Reconstructions of the Self in Virtual Reality” (1994), Sherry Turkle demonstrates how participating in a virtual reality environment aids in positive self-exploration. ... ” Explaining We can identify Turkle’s essay on the virtual reality environment as an “explaining” essay, one that allows the reader to understand the specific context that the writer is trying to impart about the subject. ... Reporting Turkle’s essay also has elements of a reporting style of writing. ... ” Another example of a reporting style paper is Pico Iyer’s “Where Worlds Collide” (1995). ... ” Reflecting Iyer’s report of the sights at the airport doesn’t end with just observation.