two essays differ in circumstances‚ both authors analyze neurological effect to explore their topic. Mate claims that drug addiction is the result of chemical and emotional vulnerability due to a lack of healthy life experiences at a young age. While Carr claims that the more people rely on digital media‚ the more their own intelligence becomes artificial. Mate article is written for The Globe and Mail‚ a national newspaper which is targeted towards Canadians. Mate explores how Canadians understand
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benefiting him largely as a writer (Carr‚ 589). While enjoying this positive influence of the Net‚ however‚ he brings up a side effect of the Internet which is hardly ever mentioned:
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craftsmanship because individual users are distracted from true craftsmanship by technology. Within Nicholas Carr’s essay‚” Is Google Making Us Stupid?”‚ technology and company’s such as Google are distracting one away from a desire for craftsmanship. Nicholas Carr raises the point
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E. H. Carr and the Thesis of What is History? Edward Carr begins What is History? By saying what he thinks history is not…by being negative. In Carr’s words‚ what history is not‚ or should not be‚ is a way of constructing historical accounts that are obsessed with both the facts and the documents which are said to contain them. Carr believes that by doing this the profoundly important shaping power of the historian will surely be downplayed.1 Carr goes on to
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Making Us Stupid‚ the author‚ Nicholas Carr suggests that the Internet affects how human beings process literary works. He begins to illustrate this point by using a scene from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey where the man purposely disassembles HAL‚ the supercomputer‚ in order to disconnect its ability to think for itself. Carr personifies HAL‚ and describes how it could feel its brain being taken away as the man stripped it of its memory circuits. Carr compares the sensation that the supercomputer
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books and journals. Reading books has become almost obsolete. The attention span of a person reading a book is that of a goldfish‚ two seconds. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” author Nicholas Carr said “Immersing myself in a book used to be easy. Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages”(Carr‚ n.pag). Reading short stories‚ headlines‚ and blogs on the Internet has changed the way we read. When on the Internet it is so easy just to read short stories‚ or emails‚ because they
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in this single detail‚ had pushed him this immense stride beyond his time?”(Carr‚p.46). Tom Birkin felt very happy as a child who has the toy which he wanted very much since he had the chance to uncover such a significant painting. For instance; “So there I was on memorable day‚ knowing that I had a masterpiece on my hands but scarcely prepared to admit it‚ like a greedy child hoards the best chocolates in the box.”(Carr‚p.46). Indeed‚ the writer has given a social message about the war by reflecting
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Honesty in Business The act of bluffing in business is a largely debated concept. I have provided substantial evidence in support of two different views on the reasoning behind why bluffing in business is seen as positive and also the negative aspects and overall consequences it can cause. Both philosophers Carr and Bowie apply relevant concepts in support of their opinions. Carr looks at bluffing as a game strategy while Bowie feels that business should not be looked at as a game of poker and utilize
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Is Google Making Us Stupid? by Nicholas Carr is an article that is questioning the effect that technology is having on our brains. There are advantages to having any information available to us. However‚ there are imperative disadvantages as well. The longer we use the Internet‚ the more expected it is that we will be unable to concentrate on extensive pieces of writing. As a result of our recent lack of focus‚ we often skim what we do read; therefore the creators of Google are attempting to adapt
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Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr grabs the attention of most‚ if not all‚ the viewers of this title‚ as he uncovers his highly critical article of the Internet’s effect on cognition. Carr employs numerous strategies to influence the attitudes‚ actions‚ and beliefs of his audience. Interestingly‚ he doesn’t particularly aim his writing to a specific age group or a distinct group of people; he broadens his article because it can apply to anyone. Carr uses Google as a
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