In the article‚ Nicholas Carr argues that the Internet is making us less attentive and overall less intelligent‚ Which in his opinion is making us "dumber". Carr’s article refers to a growing body of scientific work to prove his point. A study conducted at Cornell University revealed that while some areas such as visual-spatial intelligence are increased by internet use‚ "new weaknesses in higher-order cognitive processes‚" such as "abstract vocabulary‚ mindfulness‚ reflection‚ inductive problem
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Have you ever been lonely or ignored? You never have anyone to talk to or ask for some advice. Imagining going through that every day. In the short story “Spaghetti” by Cynthia Rylant‚Gabriel is lonely because he lost hope‚ always wishes for some company and since he has no one to talk to he always fully thinks.He has no one to talk to‚ no one to rely on until he finds a stray kitten in the alleyway near his apartment. He rescues the kitten and brings it home to start a new life. The first reason
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no. 10908015 Sec: RT1910 Facebook Facebook is the world’s largest social network‚ with over 500 million users. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004‚ initially as an exclusive network for Harvard students. It was a huge hit: in 2 weeks‚ half of the schools in the Boston area began demanding a Facebook network. Zuckerberg immediately recruited his friends Dustin Moskowitz and Chris Hughes to help build Facebook‚ and within four months‚ Facebook added 30 more college networks
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development of the company? Mark Zuckerberg is betting on virtual reality‚ drones‚ and artificial intelligence. Buying a virtual-reality startup and investing in drones‚ as Facebook has done this year‚ may not seem to fit into its evolving mobile-platform strategy. And in some ways‚ those deals don’t. In the near term‚ Facebook is focused on building out its potential in today’s mobile-social nexus. Five years from now‚ the company may look more like a direct competitor to Google. Facebook’s interest
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Facebook We all use social media web sites. They have been around for years. The first big social media website that we all used was Myspace. But then another one came along. At first only a few people converted. Then more and more people made the switch. The few people still holding on to Myspace where forced to switch‚ because there was no one left to message. Myspace was digitally killed. Killed by non-other than‚ Facebook. Facebook became the top of social media websites‚ and it has
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(Wednesday‚ 23 March 2011) Read a case study Lonely Planet‚ on the following pages and complete the task specified below: Task Your task is to evaluate the existing business arrangements at Lonely Planet and to offer recommendations about possible new eBusiness initiatives. To help guide your thinking‚ you have consulted your colleagues and they advise you to consider the following: 1. Assess the possible channel conflicts and cannibalisation issues that face Lonely Planet. 2. Suggest solutions that might
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“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth (p. 533) Part A. Define the following literary terms. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. rhythm (p. 530) meter (p. 530) iamb (p. 531) foot (p. 531) scanning (p. 531) tetrameter: a poetic line that contains four feet Part B. Pre-reading: Read “William Wordsworth” on page 534. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What did Wordsworth believe was the best teacher? 2. What did Wordsworth and his friend Coleridge use as subjects for their poetry
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Summary of “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr As the internet offers us the benefits of quick and easy knowledge‚ it is affecting the brain’s capacity to read longer articles and books. Carr starts Is Google Making Us Stupid with the closing scene from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey when Dave taking apart the memory circuits that control HAL‚ the artificial brain of the ship. Carr feels the time he spends online is rewiring his brain. He is no longer able to concentrate long
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reappeared‚ creating a Facebook profile which used the topless photograph as the profile image‚ and contacting classmates at her new school. Once again she was being bullied‚ eventually causing her to change schools for the second time. With more bullying and an actual attack‚ she attempted suicide by drinking bleach‚ but was rushed to hospital to have her stomach pumped. After returning home‚ Amanda discovered abusive messages about her failed suicide attempt posted to Facebook. Once again‚ her family
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Gold Team Travel Agency Project Working for Lonely Planet© Lonely Planet Mission Statement Life is an adventure from the moment we ’re born‚ and here at Lonely Planet we believe adventures should never stop. As a global travel company‚ our adventure is helping travelers get the most out of their journeys. And it ’s not just about books. It ’s about websites‚ TV and mobile products too. We value creativity‚ innovation and integrity and we ’re not afraid to challenge ourselves and others. If
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