or is it negatively impacting it? Are we getting “smarter” with the rise of this technology? This highly debated topic brings up many differing arguments. Clive Thompson in “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better” argues that technology makes us smarter by extending our memory and augmenting our abilities. I argue that this view is dependent on the way that you define the word smarter. What makes a person smarter:
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The article‚ “Can You Make Yourself Smarter?” by Dan Hurley‚ illustrates the prevalence and importance of crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence. One thing he does not touch on in his article is the different kinds of intelligence‚ for example‚ emotional intelligence. Like crystallized and fluid intelligence‚ emotional intelligence is extremely ubiquitous‚ but emotional intelligence is the most important aspect of intelligence related to influences on job performance‚ as well as its importance
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TV is Bad for You Many people around the world spend tireless hour staring at the TV screen every single day. TV is becoming like a drug‚ people are addicted to it! TV’s can expose to us the weather forecast‚ sports and global events. TV’s also can give quality entertainment‚ education programs and something to look forward to after a harsh day. Though there are advantages‚ there are also many more disadvantages to watching TV. The passage from ‘Small screen big trouble’ about the crime wave of
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Furthermore‚ too much television is eating our life away. -Watching television is a waste of time. When we watch television‚ we give it our visual and audio attention and there is very little we can do while watching television. We may enjoy a snack or two but that only ad up to the television does not allow us to do something else beneficial. A huge percentage of adolescents have started developing unhealthy habits in front of the television. Watching T.V. can really pack on the pounds when exercising is
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Blogger‚ etc. We see this term being a big part of Clive Thompsons book Smarter Than You Think and is an essential element to understanding technology today. According to Thompson‚ ambient awareness is “almost like being in the same room as someone and picking up on his/her mood and thoughts by the stray signals he/she gives off” (Thompson‚ 2013). He continues to say that ambient awareness is like a type of E.S.P. where “you create a picture of someone else’s internal state gradually‚ actually unconsciously
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2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners‚ ¡°There is 19% increase in amount of people watching TV.¡±(Europemedia). People receive knowledge much easier at home. Television gives a very convenient way to connect to the outside‚ even if people live in a remote place. People can know a new product on the market through the advertisement; it provides the function of a new product for the people who want to buy it‚ and people can make the decision about whether to buy the product or not. Television provides
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within five years. TV was also invented with positive thoughts in mind‚ there would be no national borders‚ education and communication would be worldwide‚ and etc. However‚ we are now trying to overcome its physiological and psychological adverse effects on human beings. One of the physiological effects of watching TV in excessive amounts is eye-strain. It is true that there are specifications for watching TV; TV should be 5 m away from the eye‚ the room should be adequately lit‚ TV should be placed
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BUDDHISM IN CAMBODIA Brief intro Situated in the Mekong valley between Thailand and Vietnam. Early history is poorly documented: Indian cultural and religious influences. Brahmanism and Mahayana Buddhism enjoyed favour and the Sanskrit language was used. Khmers took several hundred years to consolidate their power over the lower Mekong region and around Tonle Sap. Much archaeological remains. Some conclusions about early Khmer kingdom: culturally rich and creative; inscriptions are all
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How Diversity Makes Us Smarter Being around people who are different from us makes us more creative‚ more diligent and harder-working. Sep 16‚ 2014 |By Katherine W. Phillips 0 The first thing to acknowledge about diversity is that it can be difficult. In the U.S.‚ where the dialogue of inclusion is relatively advanced‚ even the mention of the word “diversity” can lead to anxiety and conflict. Supreme Court justices disagree on the virtues of diversity and the means for achieving it. Corporations
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TITLE: “IS GOOGLE WATCHING YOU?” STUDENT NAME: MOHAMMED FARAAZ KHAN “IS GOOGLE WATCHING YOU?” Is GOOGLE watching you? In my opinion the answer is yes‚ Google is watching you‚ and your every move made online through Google is being monitored. Every keystroke entered is being monitored by Google through cookies embed in the browser. Google is by far the most popular search engine in the world and is very widely used across the word by millions of users. Google’s business
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