Based on the essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid” written by Nicholas Carr‚ my opinion is that I agree with Carr’s thesis that the internet is interrupting human life. My opinion is that the internet is causing more problems than solving them. For example‚ I understand that the internet has websites like Wikipedia and other online sources that can help someone write a report on a war or side with a certain group about something. But‚ sometimes these articles on these websites can be changed by anyone
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her smartphone and “google” it. Thanks to Google and all other commercial Internet companies‚ we are closer to all kinds of information‚ both useful and useless‚ than any other time in human history. In Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”‚ he admits how the immediate access to the rich store of online information is benefiting him largely as a writer (Carr‚ 589). While enjoying this positive influence of the Net‚ however‚ he brings up a side effect of the Internet which is hardly
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Three types of information systems: Information-Retrieval Systems (IR) Search large bodies of information which are not specifically formatted as formal data bases. Web search engine Keyword search of a text base Typically read-only Relatively small schema Large body of homogeneous data Minor or no deductive capability Extensive formal update capability Shared use for both read and write Relatively small body of heterogeneous information Significant deductive capability Typical
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“Dave‚ stop. Stop‚ will you? Stop‚ Dave. Will you stop‚ Dave?” This essay‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr‚ starts by quoting‚ and then talks about a scene from a popular science fiction movie‚ which is not only a good hook‚ but also leads straight into his topic about the issues of technology‚ though he quickly turns to jargon and larger words‚ making it harder to read the essay‚ which is irony as the topic is about how it’s becoming harder to read in bigger chunks. He explains that
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In the article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr. He talks about the influence the Internet has on people. How easy it is with the click of a button and you can get thousands of results. This is the power of Google. It’s having effects on the brain but not quite like you would want it to. As a writer Carr would spend time reading lengthy articles. It was easy for him to do. He says that it’s not the case anymore. His concentration starts to bored after two or three pages of reading
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In the passage The Global Village of Violence‚ Nicholas Carr establishes claims of animus behavior‚ brought on by technological increase in communication. He believes that if people as a whole could “share our thoughts and feelings with everyone else all the time” then we might be able to “overcome our distrust and fear” and possibly even “live together peacefully”. For many to be categorized as “one” is an idea that sounds relatively pleasant to most folk. But‚ could it actually be so easily attainable
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Summary of “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr As the internet offers us the benefits of quick and easy knowledge‚ it is affecting the brain’s capacity to read longer articles and books. Carr starts Is Google Making Us Stupid with the closing scene from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey when Dave taking apart the memory circuits that control HAL‚ the artificial brain of the ship. Carr feels the time he spends online is rewiring his brain. He is no longer able to concentrate long
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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 that contributes to our lives. The internet includes all sorts of information on all topics one can think of. It allows for
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Chapter 1’s discussion of different types of information systems. Which types of ISs can gain strategic advantage and which cannot? Why? Transaction Processing systems are merely used for recording transactions and thus are not used for gaining strategic advantage. Customer Relationship Management systems can be used to improve customer service quality‚ thus making it a key strategic advantage tool. Supply Chain Management systems (or Enterprise Resource Planning systems) are used to gain strategic
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In the article‚ Nicholas Carr argues that the Internet is making us less attentive and overall less intelligent‚ Which in his opinion is making us "dumber". Carr’s article refers to a growing body of scientific work to prove his point. A study conducted at Cornell University revealed that while some areas such as visual-spatial intelligence are increased by internet use‚ "new weaknesses in higher-order cognitive processes‚" such as "abstract vocabulary‚ mindfulness‚ reflection‚ inductive problem
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