library and looking it up in an encyclopedia as what his or her parents would have done‚ he or she will pull out his or 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
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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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“The Internet contains the world’s best writing‚ images‚ and ideas.” (Is Google making us stupid?) The internet is where we get our most valuable information‚ we can get that information very easily and fast. Technology is referring to social media and search engines. Though others might say that technology risks our healt h and distracts us‚ technology is beneficial to both the mind and the body. The reason technology is beneficial is because‚ it gives people support‚ technology transforms people’s
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Is Google making us stupid(and smarter)? According to articles a and c‚ it states that Google is making us smarter. On the other hand‚ article b and d state that Google is making us stupid. First‚ we will look at Nicholas Carr perspective on the question‚ next we will so Peter Norvig statement before finally my perspective on the subject. In article B it states that Google is making us stupid. For example‚ author Nicholas Carr states “ The greater our concentration‚ the richer our thoughts. If
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Abigail Fogliano Mr. Ugenti English 12 2-8-17 In class we watched a video from “A Space Odyssey” and read an article called “Is Google Making us Stupid?” The video is about a robot acting like a human and refusing to do what the human is telling him to do. In this case it is like the human is the robot. The tone makes it very scary. “Is Google Making us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr is about his idea that the internet is taking over and is affecting the way that the human mind operates. Carr relates
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question: is Google making us stupid? Throughout the article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”‚ Carr provides his audience with plenty of factual information. The audience somewhat travels through a time lapse of how we started out reading simple pieces of literature way back before the printing press was invented and now have evolved into reading articles online. The information leaves the reader thinking about whether or not this is actually happening. Carr’s belief that Google is making us stupid‚ or in
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In the article‚ Is Google Making Us Stupid‚ Nicholas Carr uses relatable instances and never ending advancements in technology to answer the debate of whether society’s dependence on the internet directly leads to compromised intelligence. With the continuing use of the web in everyday life‚ people become accustomed to finding information with new technologies‚ making them more simple minded‚ but still more informed overall. Carr starts off his article by mentioning the change in how people read
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Is Google‚ the internet‚ and technology making us as a society stupid? This is a hard question to answer yes or no to. Nicolas Carr answers “My mind isn’t going—so far as I can tell—but it’s changing. I’m not thinking the way I used to think.” It’s Agreeable that Google‚ the internet‚ and technology are not necessarily making us stupid‚ rather changing our thought patterns and processes. So much information is available with the click of a button‚ but just because people have access to billions or
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Is Google Making us Stupid? Information technology (IT) has grown tremendously in the United States and around the world. Everyone in the country understands the importance of technology and uses the different technological gadgets in their daily activities. One cannot go a short distance without seeing someone with a mobile phone‚ tablet or laptop. These gadgets have internet applications‚ such as Google. According to Pinker (2010)‚ the internet has been around for several decades and people are
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Time is of the Essence: “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” published in the Atlantic magazine (2008) sets a timid tone for his audience. In it I depicted a world where human beings are no longer able to think for themselves‚ rather in part because today’s technology puts every sense of knowledge within our grasp. The article opens with a condescending interpretation of a scene from “A Space Odyssey.” In which the malfunctioning supercomputer (HAL) has
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