or is it negatively impacting it? Are we getting “smarter” with the rise of this technology? This highly debated topic brings up many differing arguments. Clive Thompson in “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better” argues that technology makes us smarter by extending our memory and augmenting our abilities. I argue that this view is dependent on the way that you define the word smarter. What makes a person smarter:
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Name: Dariga Kassenova Are children of alcoholics more likely to be alcoholics themselves? In answering the question‚ researchers sampled 451 people in Alcoholics Anonymous to see how many would say that one‚ or both‚ of their parents were alcoholics. People in AA used in the study currently attend AA somewhere in Ohio‚ Michigan‚ or Indiana and were asked by people in charge of the local AA programs to volunteer to fill out a survey. The research found that 77 percent of the respondents had at
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Is Google making us stupid(and smarter)? According to articles a and c‚ it states that Google is making us smarter. On the other hand‚ article b and d state that Google is making us stupid. First‚ we will look at Nicholas Carr perspective on the question‚ next we will so Peter Norvig statement before finally my perspective on the subject. In article B it states that Google is making us stupid. For example‚ author Nicholas Carr states “ The greater our concentration‚ the richer our thoughts. If
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the best education and jobs is becoming increasingly competitive‚ it is not uncommon for some people insist that children should spend more time on schoolwork rather than other activities‚ which may district their attention. However‚ to a large extent‚ I believe that giving these young students a moderate amount of free time is a necessity. There seems to be an agreement that children need to develop many life skills other than intellectual ones. Where are life skills? Apparently‚ students cannot
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When is the last time you used the Internet? Maybe 1 minute‚ 30 minutes‚ 45 minutes ago. The things we can do on Internet are so technologically advanced that we use it for different reasons such as Facebook and Twitter which all require the internet. The Internet is a technology used by almost everyone around the world. This technology makes it possible for people to access valuable information through millions of sites that have been created by people willing to share there personal knowledge.
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Stronger‚ Faster‚ Smarter By Mary Carmichael A. Account The text “Stronger‚ Faster‚ Smarter” written by Mary Carmichael states that exercise is the key to develop a healthier and smarter brain. According to the text‚ studies show that exercise such as aerobic doesn’t only increase the size of the muscles via the increased blood flow‚ the same thing happens to the brain. More blood equals more oxygen‚ which helps maintain the brain cells nourished better. The same kind of exercise has also coaxed
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Abstract Arnold Schwarzenegger is a socialized charismatic leader who paints a strong vision for the future of California and has become a model leader for the 21st century. Quite simply he has been a leader in every field he has entered. Schwarzenegger displays several of the competencies required for leadership. Schwarzenegger’s most important foundation competency is the change competency. Governor Schwarzenegger recognized global warming was real and something needed to be done. Schwarzenegger
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if it is making us smarter. There is a lot of technology coming out these days‚ and most of it is helpful to almost everyone. Essentially‚ technology is making us smarter. But‚ some technology is making short cuts for us. Students used to go to the library and checked out books to help with their homework. Nowadays‚ students go home and Google the answers‚ rather than searching for information to help them. In my opinion‚ the technology is making us better readers. The more a person reads‚ the
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project which studied the effects of malnutrition on the intelligence of children post World War II. "As part of this research‚ an intelligence test called the Raven test‚ similar to the IQ test‚ was given to over 350‚000 Dutch males when they became 19 years of age." The results of this test showed that the larger the family and further down the birth line‚ the worse they scored on the test. Zajonc and Markus theorized that "children will attain higher intellectual capacities if they grow up in environments
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Watching TV Makes You Smarter Steven Johnson’s argument in “Watching TV Makes you Smarter” that television increases intellectual and enhances our cognitive faculties‚ therefore making us smarter Johnson’s states that‚ “For decades‚ we’ve worked under the assumption that mass culture follows a path declining steadily toward lowest-common- denominator standards‚ presumably because the “masses” want dumb‚ simple pleasures and big media companies try to give the masses what they want. But as that
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