Abstract So is Google making us stupid? I don’t think that one can assume that a website is to blame for their opinion on whether it is making us as a country stupid. Let’s look into this and see just what we can figure out! Summary: In this article by Nicholas Carr called “Is Google making Us Stupid?” I don’t believe that he was intending for us to actually believe that Google the worlds well known and well used seach engine is actually making us stupid. What I think he is trying to do is
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In the article „We did it!” published on 2nd January 2010 in The Economist‚ the author presents women’s current situation on the labor market and the changes it has experienced over the past years. He states that female empowerment is “the biggest social change of our times”. However‚ he points out that there is still no equality between men and women. The latter still obtain lower wages for the same work‚ there still exists the problem of the glass ceiling and the question of having children still
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How influential are the witches and Lady Macbeth on Macbeth’s resolve to murder Duncan and achieve the Kingship of Scotland? In William Shakespeare’s ’Macbeth’‚ undoubtably the three witches and Lady Macbeth played an important role in influencing Macbeth’s resolve to murder King Duncan. However Macbeth’s own ambition had also helped him to become the King of Scotland. Macbeth’s own ambition was deeply influenced by the three witches. When the three witches first met Macbeth‚ they enlightened
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Newspaper Article: ON THE SIDEWALK BLEEDING By: Cameron Taylor Gang Violence behind Deadly Stabbing in Queens; Police Say. BYLINE Monday March 17th‚ 1991 Last night at approximately 11:30 pm‚ Andy Anderson had become the latest victim of gang violence in the borough of Queens. Andy was stabbed when he darted through a back alley on his way to buy a package of cigarettes at Alfredo’s on the next block. At that exact time‚ he was ambushed and later stabbed by a member of the GUARDIANS
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Newspaper Article Daily Life at ANZAC Cove War correspondent Roger Tan reports on the two days at Gallipoli. All information that has been released to the public on the ongoing war at Gallipoli has been indefinite. Soldiers are unable to send any news except that they are still on Gallipoli in the trenches and are under fire. Question is “But what is it really like in Gallipoli?” On Sunday April 25th 1915‚ the Gallipoli war commenced as the Anzacs set foot into the battlefield. At 4:30am
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OF ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS Homulo Liubovi‚ ULIM Newspaper language possesses a definite specification that distinguishes this language from fiction or scientific literature and conversation. Aspiration to report about the latest news in short period of time influences both the communicative tasks and the speech. Newspaper counts on heterogeneous numerous circle of readers and must catch their attention. The reader doesn’t want to waste time on non-specific mass newspaper‚ that the newspaper information
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A young farmhand‚ Matthew Weeks‚ was declared guilty yesterday and is due to be hung for a merciless‚ heartless‚ pitiless murder. To express the enlivenment roused by this trial would be nonsensical. People turned up in excess to observe the trial and seemed to have come from far and wide. Throughout the day the court was crawling with people to see the verdict. The case was of a poor‚ unfortunate‚ young farm girl who was murdered a several months ago. The gruesome event took place on Sunday
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1. Filibuster creates gridlock: * http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57560538/the-filibuster-fight-same-story-roles-reversed/ -- Article in December 2012 * In recent years‚ the number of filibusters has risen dramatically. According to the Democrats‚ Republicans launched more than 385 filibusters (that forced cloture votes) since 2007. That’s compared to only 49 cloture votes from 1919 to 1970. After 1970‚ the number started to rise - perhaps prompting the 1975 rule change - until the
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The Livingston Street Journal VOL.CLX…No. 230 WEDNESDAY‚ APRIL 3‚ 1944 $0.50 YOUNG BOYS SURVIVE FOR MONTHS ON END ON A DESERTED ISLAND By Jasmine Olivieri The European Press Britain – In the midst of World War II‚ a plane evacuating a group of schoolboys from Britain was shot down‚ killing the pilot. Sadly‚ many having lost their sanity and consciousness even upon rescue‚ it was no more than what one would expect from a group of young boys having
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Danvers Carew‚ a MP‚ was murdered not far from the Thames River on the alleyway close to the Billy Goat Tavern. This happened at around eleven until two in the night. He was clubbed to death with a heavy cane. There is no apparent motive for Sir Carew’s murder. An eyewitness is the maidservant‚ which sustains to have seen the whole scene from her bedroom window. Her description of the suspect Mr Hyde‚ the murderer‚ was: particularly small and wicked looking. Another source was Mr Hyde’s maid. She
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