She comes to understand that it is with our daily lives that we begin to find ourselves and realize that our words not only the text matter. One has to give their own authority and their own standpoint to make their point argumentative. Through personal life, methods of teaching and college experience does Sommers truly notice the change between her own authority and textual information. It is within us that truly makes a paper what it is. Our own authority should be our judgment. Between the drafts makes one comprehend what really happens between 2 papers. Drafts not only have to be papers but they can pertain to our own lives as well. Arguments begin with our own voices. Either the risk one takes or the risk they do not. It is with much evidence and disdain that Sommers truly presents her argument. One is lost between the words of the paper to make it seem less effective. Sommers uses effective writing techniques’ and much revision to make her thesis…
In the beginning of the article, Carr writes that after he gets used to surfing the Net, he finds it is hard for him to concentrate on reading as long as he used to do (589). Beginning the paragraph with this personal experience, Carr not only brings up his argument that the Internet weakens people’s capacity for deep reading and concentration, but also he makes his audience reflect on their own related experience to understand his argument. The anecdotes help Carr set up a sitting for its audience to follow his logic better. After leading the audience to the setting and states his arguments, he introduces a research study conducted by scholars from UCL. The research shows that people exhibit “a form of skimming activity” and avoid reading long passage online (590). The research result also indicates that “there are signs that new forms of ‘reading’ are emerging”. By introducing the research, Carr intends to show that his argument is rooted from factual studies. As a result, when he summarizes the research finding on the emergence of a new reading pattern caused by the Internet, Carr verifies his argument that the way in which he reads and thinks deeply is changing because of the…
able to read correctly. This essay will explain why Carr believes "Google is Making Us Stupid."…
In “How Smart are Animals?” the author Dorothy Patent, is informing us about the smart abilities animals really have. Animals are smarter than we think. In the first few paragraphs she tells us that a dog, named Villa saved a young girl, named Andrea, from a massive blizzard the dog rushed to her side and got her to safety. This just tells us that animals really can think and process what’s going on. The story explains the perfections and flaws animals have when it comes to training. In the story a part of it tells us that when animals are performing kind of like dolphins they act as if they are in a play or movie like humans do. Dorothy Patent is basically giving us all the information we need to decide on our own whether not animals…
A graduate of Harvard University, Nicholas Carr’s essay, published in Altantic in 2008, expresses his opinion about the effects google has on our b rains. Carr’s writings about technology made appearances in the New York Times Magaz ine, Wired, the Financial Times and Diee Ziet. The intended audience for his article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” is general and it’s about if google is effecting our abilities and the way we think. Nicholas Carr uses narration, explanation and cause / effect modes to exp lain to readers about how using the internet has changed our abilities, inform us on the changes of our t hought process and the effects it has on our brain. Carr opens the article with a poignant scene from Stanl ey Kubrick’s A Space…
He mentions that by quoting the thoughts of a scientist that says “Wolf worries that the style of reading promoted by the Net, a style that puts “efficiency” and “immediacy” above all else, may be weakening our capacity for deep reading.” (2) Carr mentions the “deep immersion” type of thinking when he use to read and say that since he has started to use the internet he can’t do that anymore, his brain just wants to skim over the reading. He states “Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages. I get fidgety, lose the thread, and begin looking for something else to do.”(2) Carr blames this on the constant skimming he has done over a long period of time on the internet. Carrs’ article thoroughly explains his views on how people are starting to rely on the internet more and not reading which in turn will affect their ability to read in the long…
Nicholas Carr, based on his essay, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” would disagree with Steven Pinker’s “Mind Over Mass Media.” Pinker believes that technology is the only thing that keeps us smart in a society level by making it easier to be informed about everything, while Carr believes that it affects our critical thinking ability because having access to so much information makes us skim through the reading, so even though we are reading many things, it does not mean we are actually holding on to the information.…
In “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” Nicholas Carr expresses his concerns on how the Internet is changing the way his mind works and how it’s affecting him in a negative way. Carr suggests that the Internet offers us the benefit of quick and easy knowledge. However, he goes into details about how we merely rely on Google that makes us process information differently from the past and how it’s degrading our critical-thinking skill. Moreover, he touches upon his own experience how accessible the Internet is with hyperlinks and flashy ads that can divert his attention from reading. With this, he noticed that his capacity on concentration for reading has been taken away. Carr proved that others have experienced the same thing that he did…
Technology inhibits the development of their cognitive abilities because it creates a mental distraction. For example on page 1 it says a buzzer sounded in George’s thoughts. To sum up George…
In the article, “Mind over Mass Media, Pinker grabs his reader’s attention right away by giving the reader the background. Pinker uses logical appeal when he states his historical history on the moral panic. Pinker argues that the new day technology such as the internet and mass media has been criticized due to the dangers of the consumer intelligence. In fact, he believes it is the total opposite, and that it enhances their intelligence instead. Pinker references the fact that scientist are heavy users of technology when it comes to the new forms of scientific discoveries, and that because of this, the advancements are…
In The Smartest Kids in the World (2013), Amanda Ripley reports how countries with the highest scoring students are able to get the highest scores and how much importance is placed on education. Throughout the book, Ripley makes it clear that education around the world can vary and it can affect the social life of students. According to Ripley, “There is no better way to prepare for teaching than to actually teach and get meaningful feedback on how to improve” (94).…
1. The claim for this piece is the author is asking whether or not the use of the internet is making us smarter. After reading the essay, I would have to agree with the author that the internet isn’t making us dumber but it isn’t necessarily making us smarter either. In order for people to become smarter or more knowledgeable they would have to put in the time and effort. So if someone doesn’t put in that effort to learn something than they can’t expect to become more knowledgeable.…
Nicholas Carr provides an interesting question to his readers. He follows this question with various different viewpoints of different authors and professors. By doing this, he makes the reader do the exact opposite of what he says is done nowadays. We, as the readers, are forced to take a minute and think about the point of the article instead of just skimming over it. This is why his point is effective. He makes us go the extra mile in order to come up with an answer to his question. Google is making us stupid in a way. Along…
….., 1750-1850 saw the start of changing ideas surrounding gender and gender roles across Europe. Although not empirically evaluated and synthesised during these years, it can be said that paradigms of thought were certainly were beginning to evolve, eventually marking a significant and more permeant change in gender roles and identities. During this period, many changes were afoot; The Industrial Revolution and as a result, the rise of the middle class, mechanisation and urbanisation. Barker, 1997 explained thats “This period of the industrial revolution marked mainly continuity but also potential change, the impact of industrialisation was diverse and varied in different regions and industries over time”, exploring the idea that change, while…
1. The Social Gospel and settlement house movements in the late 1800s aimed to help the poor through community centers, churches and social services.…