Embidiment and inscription make humans cyborgs

Yes, from my understanding embodiment and inscription make humans cyborgs; as i said in my response paper, the mind works as a computer it saves info and reserves it for the mind to pull up whenever it is needed. Girls are taught to act like girls, and boys are taught to act like boys; as a girl grows older her parents teach her how to act in public and be lady-like the mind registers this information and the mind programs the girl to always act like a girl sit properly, behave properly, and talk properly. The mind teaches the body commends and signals the body to act a certain way, the computer registers information and follows certain commands, and this is why i believe the embodiment/inscription theory help define humans as cyborgs (half human and half computer).

The Matrix Reloaded and Immersion

Matrix, and immersion what do the two have to do with one another? Well, after watching the movie again i realized that immersion comes into play through out the entire movie. Immersion: when one loses themselves, has an out of body experience, and is thrown into the virtual world.....this is how i felt when i watched the movie (again). I felt that i was more attracted, distracted, and pleased by the matrix world (the fake, the unreal, the representation)this was all most appealing to me in comparison to the Zion world. Although i felt like i was in a virtual world through the entire movie, i felt like i had an out of body experience with Neo when he goes through those machines, computers, chips and plugs to be welcomed into the Zion world. The entire movie is a great example of immersion; it fits the definition for immersion completely well...the viewer is thrown in the virtual world, not because they are watching a movie, but more so due to the content of the movie.

What Does Haraway Mean by the Ironic Dream?

As i went back and re-read the portion where Haraway defines the "ironic dream" i was a bit puzzled, because she never clearly states what she believes the ironic dream is; my assumption is that she would like the reader to figure it out. I chose to believe the ironic dream defines the advancement of technology, politics, texts, and cybernetics. Ironically, the above listings have made it into the world, and they are here to stay for good, but when they were introduced to the world is was with a good intention; however, they are beginning to cause harm to the human population because they are signaling to humans that they no longer have to think for themselves. The ironic dream, it sends many people to the virtual world.