Response to Nicholas Carr ’s "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Google is making us smarter as we re-discover new ways to learn. In "Is Google Making Us Supid?” Nicholas Carr argues his profound concern on the use of the Internet and how it is affecting our brains. Carr ’s main argument is that the Internet may well have damaging effects on cognition while reading; that would diminish the ability for concentration and contemplation. Carr strongly believes that the problem with the Internet is how
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Nicholas Carr bases most of his writings on technology and culture. As most people know‚ todays generation relies highly on the internet. The internet provides information that could easily be found in book but people choose not to do so. The internet is the go to whenever you need to find something quickly. However‚ Nicholas Carr‚ author of "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" argues that we are turning "machinelike"‚ relying too much on the internet for information not allowing our brain to work
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In the essay “The Historian and His Facts”‚ Edward Hallet Carr presents to his readers the limitations inherent in the study of history and the relationship between the historian and his or her facts. Carr makes use of historical accounts throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth century in attempts to explain a noticeable paradigm shift over time. He then goes on to present three neglected truths about the role of historians. First‚ Carr believed history was more than just gathering
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argues that technology will create a natural phenomenon. However in the article “Is Google making us stupid?” Nicholas Carr argues that our reliance on technology is altering our ability to read‚ think‚ and fully be human. Along with my own experiences I agree with Cascio on his findings that the Internet has allowed everyday humans to be submerged into a whole new world. In Nicholas Carr’s article he expresses how the Internet is changing our brains and making us think differently. When he is
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problem where the glass bottles would often break with the durable metal that wouldn’t break. All together many people worked to perfect and make the canning process a seamless design that would boost canning to a world wide scale. In conclusion‚ Nicholas Appert was known as the father of canning‚ and for a good reason. Appert died in 1841 not knowing why his invention worked‚ but his work is still continued today throughout the entire world to preserve many foods everywhere. This told of the people
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In "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Nicholas Carr argues his deep concern on the use of the Internet and how it is affecting our brains. Carr feels like he has built upon the habit of skimming through articles for research. As a frequent user he has built such a strong habit of this that he can now no longer have the patience to sit down and read an actual book. For it lacks the instant gratification he is so used to getting from the Internet: "What the net seems to be doing is chipping away from my
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Martha Graham once said‚ “Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.” In Center Stage‚ a 2000 movie directed by Nicholas Hytner‚ the audience is taken into a journey of ambitious young dancers in hope that they will use Graham’s advice in their own career. The movie begins with an audition for a ballet company in which the judges are basing their decision off of comparison rather than skill and individuality. From that moment on
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Information Overload Nicholas Carr is an author who primarily writes about technology‚ economics‚ and culture. Carr’s 2008 piece‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid‚” ironically published in The Atlantic‚ a magazine that highlights the activity of technology‚ the internet‚ and the ever changing cultural trends. As the title of the essay suggests‚ Carr constantly reiterates how and why the Internet is creating problems for today’s society. He makes references to Google and also discusses other technological
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makes it into the classroom. If I had to choose one to be a required read it would be The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel because of its imaginary plot and its integration of real historical characters. So lend me your ear as we discuss gods‚ monsters‚ and immortals. The first reason why I think The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel should be required is because of its imaginary plot. Many fiction books have similar plots to books with the same topic such
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citizens were living in abject poverty‚ and many felt that Tsar Nicholas II was a weak and ignorant leader who added to (instead of minimized) their struggles. These feelings of dissatisfaction culminated in the Revolution of 1917‚ in which the tsarist regime was overtaken by Vladimir Lenin‚ leader of the communist party. Despite the fact that the casualties that Russia faced in World War I added to unrest‚ in reality it was Nicholas II’s weak leadership and poor decisions that truly sparked revolts
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