Nicholas Carr argues in his article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” that the internet is changing the way we think and work for the worst. I have to disagree. Although the internet is changing us‚ it’s for the better. First‚ the internet has become a great equalizer in terms of education. Second‚ communicating across the web allows for intercultural experiences that were once impossible without a plane ticket. Third‚ even though Carr may feel uncomfortable with his brain being molded by the
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Design of a Speaker Recognition Code using MATLAB E. Darren Ellis Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering University of Tennessee‚ Knoxville Tennessee 37996 (Submitted: 09 May 2001) This project entails the design of a speaker recognition code using MATLAB. Signal processing in the time and frequency domain yields a powerful method for analysis. MATLAB ’s built in functions for frequency domain analysis as well as its straightforward programming interface makes it an ideal tool
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enclosures‚ especially with unnatural weather and climates. (Carr‚ 2012) For example‚ elephants are known to walk up to 30 miles a day; but Lucy‚ from the Edmonton zoo‚ is kept inside a barn when the zoo is closed and during Edmonton ’s frigid winter months. This means that she spends most of her time indoors with limited room to move. The continuous confinement because of the harsh weather has led Lucy to develop painful arthritis. (Carr‚ 2012) In fact‚ researchers have found that elephants in
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Clayton Lego Comp & Rhetoric Prof. McKinlay 11/1/14 Argumentative Essay: Nicholas Carr In the article by Nicholas Carr‚ "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"‚ Carr points out numerous drawbacks to today’s technology and as well as a useful tool to our society. Of course this topic of discussion has various opinions and viewpoints on whether technology is coming our aid or hurting us more in today’s world. I believe technology is in fact hurting us in some categories‚ but ultimately I believe that
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Us Stupid?” published July/August 2008 in The Atlantic magazine‚ Carr discusses the changes that have been coming up since people start to rely on the internet to get information. He makes an argument many people might not ever consider. Carr claims that the internet has actually affected how humans beings process information. His main thesis is that people has become impatient and unfocused. My first response to Nicholas Carr article was "sounds interesting". Just by hearing the title‚ I
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courts and how the case made it to any specific one‚ taking a plea bargain as an alternative to facing trial and what happens to the wrongfully accused will help understand a little more about the ins and outs of trials and verdicts. Former NFL star Darren Sharper‚ 39 has pleaded guilty to federal charges of drugging and raping three women in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. He had previously pleaded guilty to similar charges distributing drugs with the intent to commit rape in Nevada‚ Arizona‚ and California
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The reverend Meg Riley once said‚ “We are buried up to our necks in a history of violence and brutality against people of color. I refuse to be silent anymore.” Since the majority of African-Americans were brought to America‚ it has been inevitable for African-Americas to be harmed based on the color of their skin. Throughout the years black people have been fighting for simple human rights. There have been slave revolts‚ wars‚ riots‚ and marches all for the cause to protect black lives. One of the
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Google Making Us Stupid Nicholas Carr Since the development of Google‚ there has been a vast amount of information available on various topics or subjects. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” explains and examines the different ways that the internet has been more useful and beneficial‚ according to the words of the author‚ Nicholas Carr. According to the readings‚ the author represents and expresses his thoughts and ideas using logos. Take for instance when Carr expresses that he once was a scuba
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the beginning‚ Carr starts his article with a scene from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey where Dave is trying to disconnect HAL‚ the space robot‚ from its artificial brain because of the mishaps HAL made. Carr uses this scene to connect to how he can feel that the internet is reprogramming his brain negatively to think differently than how it was before. He includes how he is struggling with the negative effects of technology that he developed like poor concentration. Carr mentions that anyone
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Our Brains Nicholas Carr discusses the effects the internet has on our brain‚ and the changes it causes not only in our mind but also in our daily lives. It is becoming apparent with every click of the mouse that the internet is not only changing our minds‚ it’s changing our whole lives and society. Carr seems to have one main purpose in chapter seven‚ to drive home his point that the internet is changing the way we think‚ and process information that we are reading. Carr writes “When we go online
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