Question

Use the Article to answer the questions please: Social Distancing to Test If Technology Can Solve the Loneliness Epidemic By NICOLE VAN GRONINGEN

Article link: https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/07/using-social-distancing-to-test-if-technology-can-solve-the-loneliness-epidemic/

1) Who do you think is the intended audience (reader) of this article? That is, who is the author, Nicole Groningen, writing the article for? Explain your answer in 1-2 sentences.

2) What is the purpose of this article? What verb (argue, explain, suggest, or another verb) best describes what she is doing, and how can you tell? Explain your answer in 1-2 sentences.

3) According to paragraphs 11 and 12, how might technology companies benefit from this period of social distancing during COVID-19? Explain your answer in 1-2 sentences.

4) Based on the article, which of the following does NOT appear to be an interest of the author’s:

1. the wellbeing of the elderly

2. the finances of technology companies

3. the loneliness epidemic in the United States

4. Americans’ physical health

Explain your answer in several sentences by discussing how she addresses the other three topics in her article. You are not required to use paragraph # citations, but you may if you want to.

5) In one sentence and using your own words, explain the overall main idea of the article

6) Explain your reaction to this article. What stuck out to you? What connections did you make (text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world)? What questions did you have while reading? What was interesting? Did anything surprise you? Does it match your experience with technology? Share your reactions to the article in a paragraph of at least four sentences.

Answer 1

1.The intended audience of the article are the one feeling lonliness due to social distancing because of the occurance of covid 19.

2.The purpose of this article is to test opportunity that, If we can use technology to help us feel less alone. Here the writter  highlight the word 'feel us less alone'to find out the solution to avoid lonliness

3.According to paragraph 11 and 12 it is clearly mention that the companies are highly benifitted during this period of social distancing. This is because due to loneliness,the public increased their demand for their service to test its effectiveness.

4.The well being of elderly because the writter found that young people are facing the isolation due to social distancing comparing with their parents and grand parents.

* in this writer focusing on finance of the technology as the article shows the importance of technology using social distancing.

*the writer clearly defined the loneliness out break in United States due to social distancing by avoiding parties.,events,family gathering which ultimately increase the isolation .

*The writer said that most of the americans are already defined as lonely and said, this it affect their physical health by increasing weight,blood pressure etc.

5.The over all main idea of the article is to avoid loneliness for physical and mental health by using the technology effectively during social distancing period.

6.By reading this article I really feel excited,i was thinking that the test in this article is for purpose.one question strike my mind that how the writer convey the use of technology during social distancing .while going through this article .i felt it like as my experience as iam depending of the various technology to releive stress and to overcome froem social distancing.