Research Paper On The Shallows

There have been many technological advances that there is too many to count, but one of the most world-changing ones is the internet. Ever since the web was created it has revolutionized the way we: think, talk, and do. For many people, the web has become a major part of their lives. The web is the most powerful mind-altering technology that is causing us to lose some of our most human traits. Nicholas Carr wrote a book called The Shallows that is about the mind-altering technology advancement the web. In his book, Carr says “ I'm not thinking the way I use to think. I feel it most strongly when I'm reading. I used to find it easy to immerse myself in a book or a lengthy article. Now my concentration starts to drift after a page or two”(Carr 22). This is one of the first signs of the
Which in the society will live in today it is true. Now people don't look forward to reading for long which people think of as hard. People look for an escape route or the easy way. As said by Carr “I’m just seeking convenience.” People look for the easy way every day since as long as time itself. One example is cuneiform which is talked about by carr in chapter 4 of his book. Cuneiform is a system of writing developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia. One of the first alphabets to appear after pictographs. Cunes is the Latin form of cuneiform which represents the word wedge where this form of writing is a wedge into the clay. With the development of cuneiform characters used was reduced from over 1000 to 600 (Mark). Then people did not have to try to break down the meaning a pictograph. As it can be inferred, Cuneiform was a great technological advancement for it’s time such as the web for present time today. Cuneiform made writing drastically easier for such love of writing