Question
Based on the website attached, Pick one of the obsolete (no longer used/needed) inventions from the 1980s to bring back.
Whichever invention you pick will turn its 2025 technological counter-part obsolete (Example: if you pick the pager, text messaging as we know it goes away for ever!)
1. Introduce your paragraph by explaining the invention you picked, what was it used for and how did it change life in the 1980s?
2. Continue your paragraph by explaining what made your invention obsolete? What replaced it? When did that replacement happen (You'll have to Google this one!). Give 1 sentence about your plans for summer break.
3. Finish out your paragraph by explaining why you would want to bring this particular invention back in 2025? What would be the pros and cons of bringing it back?
5 complete sentences
Answers to all of the questions asked in the prompt
At least one fact from the website
Proper citations: "in the website it mentions" or "while exploring the website I learned"
I chose the clapper. The Clapper
Introduced to U.S. TV audiences in the mid 1980s with the catchy jingle “Clap On, Clap Off!,” the Clapper was the first sound-activated switch marketed to control household appliances like lamps and TVs. Plugged into an outlet, the Clapper accommodated up to two appliances. Two claps would turn on the first; three claps would activate the second.
The patented device was marketed—largely through late-night TV commercials—by California-based businessman Joseph Pedott, who sold his company in 2018. By then, Forbes reported, it had sold more than 7 million Clappers. The gadget continues on the market, appealing mostly to the elderly and disabled.
Some of the automation and sensing technology used to create the Clapper appears in 21st-century voice-activated systems like Alexa, Google Technology and Siri.
write as junior in high school in I have chosen to bring back the _________.
According to the website, _______ modernized how Americans in the 1980s lived by __________________.
The ________ was replaced with _____ in the year _________.
I think __________ would be a good invention to bring back because _____________.
In my opinion, one pro of reintroducing _______ instead of _______ would be _____________. A con of replacing ______ with __________ would be _________________. form
Whichever invention you pick will turn its 2025 technological counter-part obsolete (Example: if you pick the pager, text messaging as we know it goes away for ever!)
1. Introduce your paragraph by explaining the invention you picked, what was it used for and how did it change life in the 1980s?
2. Continue your paragraph by explaining what made your invention obsolete? What replaced it? When did that replacement happen (You'll have to Google this one!). Give 1 sentence about your plans for summer break.
3. Finish out your paragraph by explaining why you would want to bring this particular invention back in 2025? What would be the pros and cons of bringing it back?
5 complete sentences
Answers to all of the questions asked in the prompt
At least one fact from the website
Proper citations: "in the website it mentions" or "while exploring the website I learned"
I chose the clapper. The Clapper
Introduced to U.S. TV audiences in the mid 1980s with the catchy jingle “Clap On, Clap Off!,” the Clapper was the first sound-activated switch marketed to control household appliances like lamps and TVs. Plugged into an outlet, the Clapper accommodated up to two appliances. Two claps would turn on the first; three claps would activate the second.
The patented device was marketed—largely through late-night TV commercials—by California-based businessman Joseph Pedott, who sold his company in 2018. By then, Forbes reported, it had sold more than 7 million Clappers. The gadget continues on the market, appealing mostly to the elderly and disabled.
Some of the automation and sensing technology used to create the Clapper appears in 21st-century voice-activated systems like Alexa, Google Technology and Siri.
write as junior in high school in I have chosen to bring back the _________.
According to the website, _______ modernized how Americans in the 1980s lived by __________________.
The ________ was replaced with _____ in the year _________.
I think __________ would be a good invention to bring back because _____________.
In my opinion, one pro of reintroducing _______ instead of _______ would be _____________. A con of replacing ______ with __________ would be _________________. form
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I have chosen to bring back the Clapper. According to the website, the Clapper modernized how Americans in the 1980s lived by introducing hands-free control over household appliances, making it easier for people, especially the elderly and disabled, to interact with their environment. The Clapper was replaced with voice-activated assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant in the year 2014, which utilize more advanced technology to perform similar tasks. I think bringing back the Clapper would be a good invention because it fosters a sense of nostalgia while also being an affordable and user-friendly alternative for those who may feel overwhelmed by modern technology. In my opinion, one pro of reintroducing the Clapper instead of relying solely on voice assistants would be its simplicity and ease of installation for users who may not be tech-savvy. A con of replacing voice-activated systems with the Clapper would be the limited functionality, as modern systems can do much more than just turn appliances on and off, thus potentially leaving users wanting more features.