Summary of “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” Author Steven Johnson‚ of the article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter‚” argues the evolution of modern television programming has intellectually challenged audiences‚ rather than stifling complex thoughts—and more‚ that audiences are craving a more cognitively demanding‚ complex plot line. Johnson uses multiple examples of drama type shows and even draws positive conclusions from many of the reality shows that are so popular now. He focuses in on a few
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Samuel Johnson in his‚ Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language‚ employs a multitude of rhetorical strategies to aid the development of his argument that the English language must be standardized and that lexicographers have had their valuable positions destroyed. Johnson begins by constructing the first paragraph through the employment of anaphora‚ continually repeating “to be” at the beginning of each clause. Through this structure‚ Johnson presents to the reader how the lower class workers
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Jersey Johnson v. Columbia Broadcasting System In the Jersey Johnson v. Columbia Broadcasting System‚ there is a lot evidence that provides information to create justifiable arguments against the plaintiff side. There is also a lot of evidence that hurts the defense side in this case‚ but all of those points can be rebutled using witness statements and exhibits. The sole argument of the defense side is to prove that the Columbia Broadcasting System did not intended to cause or did cause any emotional
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child of Meaghan Treat and Nathan Johnson. The couple went their separate ways around 2010. Caitlyn has half-sisters named Ashlyn that she sees on her visits with her father. Ms. Treat has a paramour whom she has been involved with for approximately six years. Mr. Johnson is currently married to Tammy Johnson. Ms. Treat has her GED and currently works at Vallo Floor Covering in Edwardsville. Mr. Johnson was involved in an ATV accident in October of 2015. Mr. Johnson suffered a traumatic brain injury
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Lyndon Johnson has made different types of decisions. Some decisions have been made for the right reason and some just because it made him more popular. His decisions are all different. Lyndon has a long history of making the right decisions. He also has a history of making decisions for the wrong reason. He either gained something or the country did. Johnson was a teacher back in Cotulla‚ Texas before he ran for president. He made the right choices when it came to him and his students. For example
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101 Reading Response “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” by‚ Steven Johnson. A. Comprehension: Steven Johnson argues about watching TV shows makes us smarter by developing our brain. He compares the current TV shows and earlier TV shows. B. Response: Johnson explains about how TV shows has changed over a decade. He explains how the show Hill Street considered to be a complicated TV show but that perspective has
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Succession of new species connects to the plant communities’ competition over light‚ nutrients‚ and water. This competition can lead to a certain species richness or percent similarity within a given area. The disturbance that happened in the Benedict/Johnson Forest
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“Watching TV Makes Your Smarter” In Steven Johnson’s essay Watching TV Makes You Smarter” (2005)‚ he suggests that the increasing complexity of TV shows can engage audiences’ brains‚ and help people think smarter. Citing multiple second-hand evidences‚ Johnson develops his ideas by comparing old and new TV shows‚ describing the confusion may caused by complex TV shows’ threads‚ and the positive effect of watching complex TV shows. By using examples from multiple TV shows‚ the author differentiates engaging
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"Everyday Use". Maggie Johnson was the youngest of the two daughters‚ and her older sister Dee had gone to college and hadn ’t been home in over a decade. Maggie stayed at her mother ’s side‚ to make a life for herself that seemed suitable for her. In this story‚ Maggie is a fragile young woman‚ however a strong character that is opposite of her sister Dee‚ who underestimates Maggie for the person she is. The story takes place at ’mama ’s ’ house‚ where Maggie and Mrs. Johnson were at their home waiting
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in detail‚ and every emotion that was stirred by them can be lived through anew; these are the tragedies of life’’( James Johnson). Living your life surrounded by people that make you happy and feel content are the important things in life. No one is promised tomorrow and James wrote about a woman that makes him feel like he will live till the end of time. James Weldon Johnson is the creator of‚ “The book of American Negro poetry”‚ which is a book filled with Poems from different authors that write
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