Think back to summer vacation. What did you do to fill those two months? Most kids would just sit around all day waiting for school to start. But if you were out trying new things and meeting different people‚ Thomas Jefferson would be proud. As Jefferson once wrote: "Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing." I agree with this statement and believe that staying active will ultimately lead to progress. For instance‚ while Bob sits waiting for the
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The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber The short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is about a heroic test of physical and emotional courage. It is written by Ernest Hemingway. He is a twentieth century American fiction writer. "In the short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"‚ Hemingway depicted a range of ironic and heroic responses to the human condition" (Harris and Fitzgerald 204). The three main characters of the story are Francis Macomber‚ Margot
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Cody Miller Collins English 1105 30 October 2014 Is Google Making Us Stupid? Today‚ the Internet has become a big part of our lives. We rely deeply on it to obtain information‚ but it makes it harder for us to retain information. In “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr uses allusion‚ metaphor‚ and an appeal to logos in order to explain that the Internet is making society less smart and more reliant on technology. Carr uses various allusions in order to give the reader a better understanding
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Michelle Huynh English 4 Professor Polster April 22‚ 2015 “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” In the essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains‚” the author Nicholas Carr argues that the Internet has detrimental effects by altering the way we comprehend and the way our brain functions. Carr’s mind is changing because he is not thinking the way he used to think. He used to love reading books and articles‚ but now he can barely get through two or three pages because his
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TECHNOLOGY MAKING US CRAZY ?” We strongly accept the author’s view that technology is making us crazy. This is because‚ there are many negative effects in human daily lives. Negative effects are exposing the youth to the elements outside or yellow culture which does not benefit the youth themselves. The internet is an endless ocean of information‚ entertainment and social media‚ and combined together‚ the three form a compelling and near irresistible to use the internet and make it an
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Nicholas Carr In the article by Nicholas Carr‚ "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"‚ Carr points out numerous drawbacks to today’s technology and as well as a useful tool to our society. Of course this topic of discussion has various opinions and viewpoints on whether technology is coming our aid or hurting us more in today’s world. I believe technology is in fact hurting us in some categories‚ but ultimately I believe that it is ultimately helping us grow as people and improving society as a whole. Nicholas
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Tiara Irvin Dr. Fletcher 09 June 2014 Rhetorical Response: “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” In Stephen Marche’s article “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” (2013) Marche suggests that over time‚ loneliness is becoming more prominent in today’s society. Marche develops his claim by using many published research and scholarly articles. In order to make readers aware of this growing epidemic‚ Marche’s purpose is to show that by using Facebook people are becoming more isolated. The target audience for
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Michael English 121.01 4 February 2013 Is Google Making Us Stupid Nicholas Carr Since the development of Google‚ there has been a vast amount of information available on various topics or subjects. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” explains and examines the different ways that the internet has been more useful and beneficial‚ according to the words of the author‚ Nicholas Carr. According to the readings‚ the author represents and expresses his thoughts and
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Is Google Making Us Stupid? “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” is an article written by Nicholas Carr‚ which was published in The Atlantic in July 2008. Throughout his article‚ Carr discusses how people are beginning to rely on the internet as their primary source of information. He also states that the internet is negatively affecting the way we read and write‚ and is also having an effect on the way we process information. With the help of his fellow writers and personal research‚ he makes various points
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Is Google Making Us Stupid? The article written by Nicholas Carr criticizes the Internet’s (not just Google’s) effects on our cognition. It points out the problem of lower concentration and contemplation and the problem of decreased focus on long pieces of writing or reading. It also states that according to the research users are not reading in traditional sense online. Even though I am highly aware of negative effects of Internet‚ there are still many advantages that Internet and Google brought
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