being labeled as the “The Lazy Generation” and it seems so wrong to me. When do we have the opportunity to be lazy when all we worry about in high school is if we will even be able to pay for university? When do we have time to be sitting around all day when it is no longer a possibility to live on minimum wage as it was in the 1950’s and 60’s? There is no time for us to simply stop. How can we? When lawmakers in elected positions can’t do what’s the best for their people‚ so we must get involved
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The title of this article is Does the Internet Make You Smarter? It is written by Clay Shirky. The article is written in the Wall Street Journal. This journal entry is written to people who are used to the old routines of past and think that the internet is going to make the new generation stupid. This is also written to the new generation that is supposedly going to be so stupid‚ as a challenge to doing something great with the opportunity we have been given with this newfound technology. This journal
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Many people fear the Internet because of its disadvantages. They claim to not use the Internet because they are afraid of the possible consequences or are simply not interested. People who have yet connected to the Internet claim they are not missing anything. Today’s technological society must realize that it is up to them to protect themselves on the Internet. Children using the Internet have become a big concern. Most parents do not realize the dangers involved when their children connect
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bound by these rules. Signature: (submitting your assignment online is equivalent to signing this form) A critical evaluation of “Does the Internet make you Dumber?” (Nicholas Carr June 5‚ 2010) Is the internet making you dumber? According to Nicolas Carr‚ the answer is yes. Carr addresses in his article the impact of the plethora of information the internet provides its users and the impact it has on the way we subsequently think. Carr’s theory is the overload of information is proving to be more
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The Tale of the Lazy Giant Surely you’ve heard of a town they call Pinkleton‚ a small town somewhere down der in the south. Now‚ that be a mighty small town but for us northern folk it sure seems like a big city. I know I’m not tha best person to be explain’ng‚ but my momma always sed to make the best of things. A few years back‚ I headed aht to get out of dat city livin for once and I left New Jowsee in order to discover more of that place I call mah country. Der I wos a-praying and a-walking
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WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY For me there are many things that can make people happy in the world. Making someone happy is a matter of being sensitive to one’s needs. Many pursue the common approach of knowing what the other wants in order to bring them happiness‚ but the truth however is that we don’t need to know what they want. Instead‚ we should be observant to the delicate of their aspirations. An effective method to know what can make people happy is to be sensitive to their concerns. If we truly
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“Dieting Makes People Fat” Shah Zaman Period: 5 Mrs. Greene 11/04/14 People try different dieting plans every day. They spend hundreds of dollars every day trying to lose weight. Throw away your meal replacements and dieting supplements. New study shows that dieting makes you fat. You’re actually spending more money dieting then eating normal meals. But this could be a really bad crash for companies that produce dieting supplements. This could also turn out bad for gyms and other workout facilities
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Dieting Makes People Fat A lot of people strongly believe that they have to starve themselves in order to reduce their weight. In fact‚ it is true that it may help them to reduce some ounces in a few days. However‚ dieting with an expectation of getting quick results is most likely to have serious consequences as rapid weight loss is not sustainable (FoodTalk‚ n.d.). The outcome of dieting is not just weight loss alone. Several other things also happen in the body when the energy intake of a person
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What makes people happy? What makes people happy? It seems to a simple question but people have their own different answers. Some believe that they are happy when they have money‚ some say that love can make them happy. There are some main factors that lead people to be happy including good health‚ close relationships and working condition. First of all‚ the most important thing of being happy is having a good heath. It is easy to understand that having a good physical condition is having a happy
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Luck plays more of a role in determining success than work ethic does. The desire to be successful make people work hard. We have different perceptions of what success is. Some people connect success with money‚ others with family. But what plays the most important role in success? Let’s take an example of Mark Zuckerberg. He is one of the best known co-founders of social networking website Facebook. He is young‚ rich‚ and successful. What played an crucial role in his career? First‚
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