“The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains.” “We willingly accept the loss of concentration and focus‚ the division of our attention and the fragmentation of our thoughts‚ in return for the wealth of compelling or at least diverting information we receive.” Addiction is the relentless pull to a substance or an activity that becomes so compulsive it ultimately interferes with everyday life. By that definition‚ nearly everyone I know is addicted in some measure to the Internet. It has
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In the speech delivered at the Harvard Book Store Nicholas Carr‚ an American writer interested mainly in technology and business‚ presented his new book “The Shallows. What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains”. The writer explained also the main thesis of his work‚ which seems to be the following: Using the Internet has an impact on our brain and the way it is functioning. His arguments‚ not against the Internet in general‚ but against overusing it‚ are the result of his personal experience as well
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that we had learned from him . The first the leadership lesson that we learn from the life and leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. that are relevant to us as a leader is to learn and adapt . During the life of MLK‚ he got jailed a number of times during the Birmingham campaign alone . MLK had to learn and adapt by many amendments required as planned earlier where there is no plan survives contacts with the opposition . He had to learn and figured out various strategies that worked in the end with
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point‚ creating a broader theme or statement or point of that point. Listen for the Main point‚ the sub point or evidence that broadens the main point usually follow immediately. Evidence/Support: this refers to the type or kinds of support MLK used to make his points‚ there were many types used in the speech‚ identify as many as you can and indicate what main points they support. Style of Speech: was the speech delivered like a sermon or a rap essay‚ loudly or softly‚ flash back
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Tatiana Zevallos 230-05 Mr. Klein TMLA Subject’s name: Juan Bravo Relationship: Grandfather Topic Discussed: Assassination of Martin Luther King Q: How old were you at the time of the assassination of Martin Luther King and where were you living? A:: I was 18 years old at the time and I was living
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Two men‚ two leaders‚ who fought for the equality of blacks‚ and made a great impact for the African Americans. Both Martin Luther King‚ and Malcolm X used their own tactics to what they believed would be helpful in achieving Equality for the African American Race. They used political‚ economic‚ and social ideas in their fight for equality‚ but lets focus on the social standpoint of this topic Equality. Martin luther king was a man who believed in integration‚ getting the blacks and whites to
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Montgomery improvement group (MIA) was created and MLK was appointed president As President he successfully organised the practicalities of the boycott of which carpooling was most important. This was crucial in keeping the boycott going. The outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was the Browder v. Gayle case (June 1956) in which the Supreme Court made the decision in 1956 that segregation on buses in Alabama was unconstitutional. In 1957 MLK was involved in founding the Southern Christian Leadership
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MLK in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the histmy of olw nation. Five smre yeag ago a great American in whw sp- Imlic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proshation. This momen~tous deoree is a great W n light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It cmm ais a joyous d:tybreak to end the long night of their captivity. But 100 years later the Negro still is nok free. One hun- dred yearn later the life of
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The Shallows Rhetorical Analysis In the book “The Shallows”‚ Nicholas Carr develops his argument just as an architect would construct a building. The foundation is laid then in tedious and eloquent manner‚ he begins an argument that defines the book. Shedding light upon the dangers our society may encounter through the internet‚ Carr uses personal anecdotes‚ parallels‚ ethic and reason based arguments‚ and disguises himself as an authoritative figure to execute a view changing book. Exerting
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Many buildings use deep foundations even though it is expensive and also time consuming. On the other hand‚ shallow foundations are the complete opposite; they are relatively inexpensive and take up less time in building. So why do engineers recommend deep foundations over shallow foundations despite the vast differences that each have? Deep foundations are embedded deep into the ground so that the ground has a better grip on the structure. There are many types of deep foundations‚ one example
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