author of “Watching TV makes you smarter” sheds light on the concept he calls the Sleeper Curve that essentially states that the cognitive complexity of today’s popular media is steadily increasing with passing time. And shows like Greys Anatomy and House clearly portraits the sleeper curve that Johnson is talking about when it comes to multithreading‚ flashing arrows and social networks. These shows are both medical dramas which use a ton of medical jargon which could make it difficult to comprehend
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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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Does Advertising really make you spend more? A standard claim is that people who watch less t.v. spend less on things they don’t want. But I started to wonder if that’s really true. How influenced are we by advertising? Do we buy things because we see them repeatedly on t.v. or would we buy these things to make us feel good? I bought a new vehicle without seeing one single commercial‚ I decided I wanted a new car‚ and I just went shopping for one. It’s pretty clear that advertising works on
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Video Games Discussion: Visuals/Narrator’s position The narrator provided a variety of different visuals on the specific topic of “Do video games make you smarter? With a few visuals that were along the lines of mental and visual‚ one showing the increase in cognitive functioning of the brain; associated with memory‚ strategic planning‚ and fine motor skills‚ video games have shown to have a positive effect on education. Along the lines of effectiveness‚ they’re designed as teaching tools
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Linda Cashman ENC1102 Sec. 45 March 22‚ 2014 Yusef Komunyakaa’s Facing It. Returning Vietnam veterans had an especially hard time reconnecting to the world upon their return home. Both their mental and physical stresses‚ compounded by the fact that there were a large number of people who chose to hate and beguile these men‚ caused them to be clinically depressed or even in some cases drove them to insanity. In Komunyakaa’s “Facing It”‚ we get an in depth look at the personal casualties and inner
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A powerful tool‚ but to what end? The Internet is the gateway to a seemingly limitless amount of information. This however‚ is where many people have differing perspectives on the Internet. In Nicholas Carr’s article‚ “Does the Internet Make You Dumber”‚ and Steven Johnson’s article‚ “The Genius of the Tinkerer”‚ these men share their perspective on the Internet. The authors believe that the Internet is a source for lots of information‚ but they differ in that Carr believes that the distractions
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themselves and their surroundings as they place great pride in tangible achievements. Virgo has a constant drive to perfect and this can lead to extreme pickiness and finickiest. My inner world corresponds greatly with this description. My mother rarely makes me clean something. On the contrary‚ sometimes she suggests not doing housework when there are more important things to do‚ but I have it my own way and spend at least 1-1‚5 hours on cleaning. Nobody would believe it‚ but I just love everything‚ connected
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Pills To Make You Smart The plague of “smart pills” is rapidly growing throughout the World. Ritalin‚ Adderall‚ and Provigil are taking over college campuses and business offices each day. Why ADHD pills though? The answer is that ADHD medication gets into your brain so that you can maintain focus. These pills are called cognitive-enhancing drugs‚ which means that they access the brain to enhance. However‚ you have to have a prescription to get the pills. Many people believe that gives people who
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1) A memorable passage encountered towards the end of the first chapter (What Makes You Afraid?) is when Sylvie describes the horrendous sound she hears while waiting in her parents Datsun for their return. Sylvie points out that “All my life until that night‚ I’d never heard such a horrible and unforgettable sound” (6). This passage is significant as it reveals the faith of Sylvie’s parents because she seems to describe the sound of gun shots. Sylvie also heard the sound twice indicating that both
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What Makes Me Want to Buy Something . People often buy a lot of things daily . They sometimes don’t know why they want to buy something ‚ but they say it depends on their needs . However ‚ some people buy products for no reason . There are many factors that can affect people’s mind and make them want to buy a certain product . The most important is advertising which plays a vital role in convincing people to buy something . I myself buy products which can grab my attention through
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