progresses people’s mentality changes. Carr is effective in his argument by sharing his fears and personal experiences to influence the audience utilizing pathos and ethos. Not only does he include his own experience‚ but he also includes other people’s point of views. He goes on to support his claim of how technology
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starting to rely heavily on Google. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr‚ he states his fear of the Internet and explains how Google has already started to change his mind in the way he retains information. In a total different point of view‚ CEO Eric Schmidt states that Google is not to be feared and that it is here to help. Both of these articles are completely opposite of each other but Carrs’ argument is more effective than Erics’ presentation. In Carr’s article he argues how
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" Edward Carr laid out the question of what defines history and the role of facts in writing history. Carr laid out the opposition viewpoint that facts speak for themselves and that it lay out directly how history should be written. Carr compares the writings of Acton and Sir George Clark. Acton‚ who wrote in the later Victorian age‚ wrote with a sense of awe and admiration towards history‚ while Sir George Clark seemed merely bewildered by history. By comparing these two writings‚ Carr came to this:
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ruled China because her husband died and left a five year old son to rule (Carr). She ruled when she was just 27 years old (Carr). She worked to improve China in science‚ math‚ and technology (Carr). She knew the had to because they had lost the war to Europe because they had better guns and technology (Carr). She brought in British teachers and sent boys to learn in technology advanced places but it took a while to catch up (Carr). Empress Cixi had to recruit a British army to help her stop a rebellion
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transfer student here. Her name is Carr Carrot. Please‚ introduce yourself Carr.” Ms. Benson said. “H..hi….My name…is..Carr Carrot...and...I..I am a carrot...I came.. fro..m…” Carr stammered. “Speak louder! Can’t hear you Carr Rotten or something.” a mean boy named Piz Pizza interrupted. The class laughed except for 3 students. They were Chee Cheese‚ Lettu Lettuce‚ and Toma Tomato. “Trying to listen here! Stop making stupid comments Piz Zany or something.” said Toma. Carr felt weird inside her heart
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plausible. Carr introduces the argument for neurological flexibility with the tangible effects noted by Nietzsche‚ where the use of the mechanical typewriter changed Nietzsche’s writing style and choice of words. Following Nietzsche‚ Carr discusses the conceptualization of neurological flexibility through the examples of Freud‚ J.Z. Young‚ and William James. Freud‚ J.Z. Young‚ and William James‚ each theorized a brain which could be changed‚ in time periods when such theories were absurd. Carr then
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In “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr argues that our ability to focus and think critically is hindered and the Internet appears to be the cause. Carr conveys the thought that people who use the Internet on a daily basis tend to have a lack of concentration and lack of contemplation. He shows this through studies‚ his personal experiences and through other methods. Is people’s concentration really decreasing due to the Internet? Nicholas Carr argues that this is true. He uses his personal
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be technology. The Shallows: What Internet is Doing to Our Brains is nonfiction book written by Nicholas Carr who asserts and cautions the effects that internet has on everyone to this day and even more so in the future. People nowadays can communicate with people all around the world using many different types of communications such as social networking sites‚ cell phones‚ emails‚ etc. Carr brings in many different scientific research as well as a couple of personal experiences to show the great
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smart.” It is not the internet fault for human’s stupidity. However‚ author Nicolas Carr asserts that “our intelligence will flatten into artificial intelligence” (44) ultimately disagreeing with Pinker’s statement.
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However Nicholas Carr‚ author of the short essay “Is Google Making us Stupid?” states that while the Internet may be a “lifesaver” it also has its downfalls. Carr uses personal stories and tells of his extensive research in the area to make his readers believe in his credibility. This appeals to ethos‚ combined with his friendly tone‚ create an effective argument for why the Internet might actually be making humans stupid. In the short essay “Is Google Making us Stupid?” Carr talks about how the
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