Assignment #1: "IT Doesn’t Matter" by Nicholas Carr Nicholas Carr wrote an article entitled IT Doesn’t Matter at first; it reads controversial and needs full of interpretations for the readers. As we read the entire story‚ the author might have a different interpretation of IT and probably points out that we really don’t need IT too much‚ the companies should not spend too much on IT and not more for strategic advantage. Carr said that having IT may delivered the business at risk; instead of
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of technology‚ which has an effect on every North American. In Nicholas Carr’s article‚ “It Doesn’t Matter”‚ he compares information technology to the rapid advancement and decline of outdated technology such as the railroad. Electricity‚ railroad‚ and steamboats were the dominant technology that provided firms
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Marcela Lopez English 110 B. Ruff 3 Feb. 2011 Deceptive Reality Television Unfortunately‚ today’s popular culture highly regards reality shows that are far from being real. Richard Huff’s title “Real or Not‚ It Doesn’t Matter” clearly states this fact; the public enjoys watching these shows‚ even though it knows that they are deceitful. Reality shows are fallacies‚ the work of the producers and editors‚ who work hard to make people believe that they are watching truthful situations. The impact
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possible (Boss 234). Additionally in utilitarianism‚ the morality of an action is determined only by its consequences. In other words‚ intentions are meaningless (Boss 234). Personally‚ I do not agree with the utilitarian notion that intentions don’t matter because no one can predict the consequences of their actions 100 percent of the time. For instance‚ most people would agree that giving a homeless person money is the morally right thing to do. While you intended for them to use that money for food
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1- Reflection on the article of Carr In May 2003‚ Harvard Business Review (HBR)‚ a magazine mainly addressed to business people in general such as managers‚ analysts and strategists etc.‚ and IT constituencies in particular such as vendors‚ researchers‚ engineers etc.‚ published a revolutionary article written by Nicholas Carr entitled “IT doesn’t Matter”. This article has created a huge debate within the IT industry‚ from opponents and proponents the opinions differ considerably. So in order
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In the poem‚ the narrator (allegedly Frost) meets with its neighbor to repair‚ as each spring‚ the wall on the dividing line of the properties. “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall‚” tells us the narrator in the first line of the poem and then tries to persuade his neighbor of the futility of that ritual that gets them together: the wall would be useful if one of the neighbors had cows‚ for example‚ but that is not the case. In addition‚ he tries to convince the other neighbor that there
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who mind don’t matter and those matter don’t mind”. At a first glance the quote might be small and obvious‚ but when dissected it has a enormous meaning. The quote gives way to the idea that people who don’t like you can be ignored while people that do like you cannot(Geisel). As Geisel wrote‚ those who matter don’t mind. This couldn’t be more true considering if someone really matters to you‚ and you matter to them‚ then they won’t mind you having opinions. An example that matter to a large sum
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Problem Why doesn’t all the popcorn pop? Purpose The purpose was to see why doesn´t all the popcorn pop and how can all the popcorn pop. The impact this experiment could have is that people will know how to make all the popcorn pop‚ all the factors that can help popcorn pop and which materials you will need to make all the popcorn pop. Hypothesis If I change the type of oil then more popcorn will pop. Materials - 1 bottle of Canola oil - 1 bottle Vegetable oil - 1 bottle of Corn oil - 1 pan - 1
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Marlee doesn’t speak a lot. She is very shy. She tries to get herself to talk all the time‚ but she is never able too. Liz is a new girl at school‚ and loves to talk. She talks all the time. She tries to get Marlee to talk‚ but never has much success. Liz‚ the new student looks a little different than the rest of her classmates. She doesn’t look much different‚ but people start to notice. She is colored‚ and tried to go to a white school. At Marlee’s sister’s school‚ they are starting
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Reshaping Our Thought Process The Internet and other forms of technology have been involved in the reformation of our lives. The article‚ "Is Google Making Us Stupid‚" by Nicholas Carr primarily focuses on the influence of the internet on our thinking behaviors‚ while in the article "Another Look Back‚ and a Look Ahead‚" by Edward Tenner mainly focuses on advances and setbacks of that go hand in hand with technology. In the modern world‚ technology has been an extremely vital well of knowledge
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