In Nicholas Carr’s journal article titled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” published July/August 2008 in The Atlantic magazine‚ Carr discusses the changes that have been coming up since people start to rely on the internet to get information. He makes an argument many people might not ever consider. Carr claims that the internet has actually affected how humans beings process information. His main thesis is that people has become impatient and unfocused. My first response to Nicholas Carr article
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influence of Internet on the society "When we succeed‚ we succeed because of our individual initiative‚ but also because we do things together." This statement‚ which was made by President Barack Obama‚ makes us question whether the use of the Internet helps us succeed or makes us stupid and lock ourselves out of the outside world. The Internet bubble increases its volume and density rapidly‚ because the number of people and hours using the internet increases dramatically every day. Consequently
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Tingting wang English 1301 Professor 04/15/2014 Synthesis Essay Intellectual diversity is an issue that has created confusion in many learning institutions. Most of the faculty members have differentiated ideas regarding the accommodation of intellectual diversity in academic institution. A section of some educational officers believes that it’s an important aspect that should be implemented in the educational system. There are others standing against the idea and their argument is
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channel that provides students across the globe with a gamut of information (Carr). While I do disagree that Google is making people stupid‚ I can understand how the Internet can shape a person’s though process (Carr). In my personal experience‚ Google has been a crucial tool for my success in school. Therefore‚ I a disagree with the statement that Google is making people stupid due to the fact that it provides people with immediate access to a vast channel of information. Not only is the internet
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Stupid Is as Stupid Does One of the two books I read was Forrest Gump‚ written by Winston Groom. I spent almost two months on it‚ and I found it so interesting and instructive that the simple and easy words could touch my heart. Forrest Gump is a man who has a very low intelligence. Everyone‚ including himself‚ thinks that he is an idiot. The narrator of this book is himself‚ and it is interestingly different to see the world from an “idiot”. Though he might not be so good at dealing with social
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Is Technology Affecting Us? The technology our us has been affecting us a lot in every way. People have been so focused in their phones‚ tablets‚ computers‚ etc. that they aren’t realizing the damage that it is causing us. If only people would put down their devices and notice the world around them‚ they will see that there is a world waiting for them. Technology has been used for so many reason. They are a good way for getting information‚ to get in touch in friends‚ and much more‚ but beside
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How is the evolution of technology affecting us? There are two essays that discuss this topic‚ Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”‚ and Kevin Kelley’s “Technophilia”. Carr’s view on the evolution of technology is that it is decreasing our ability to deep read‚ and therefore decreasing our deep thought. Kelley’s view on technology is that it aids us in a multitude of ways‚ and desires to be loved. While both men have opposing views on technology‚ they do agree on one thing‚ they can’t live
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Is Google making us stupid? What the Internet is doing to our brains… In Nicholas Carr’s article‚ “Is Google making us stupid? What the Internet is doing to our brains”‚ he’s not necessarily saying that Google is making us stupid‚ instead‚ he’s stating the fact that the computer has so much going on‚ our brains are becoming more and more like it each day we access it. In addition‚ the main point of this article is to discuss how the internet may have negative effects on the human mind‚ in that
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Is technology making us smarter or dumber? An argument that has grown over the year‚ almost seeming everlasting. Technology in the Stone Age did not start with computer and electronics‚ but with fire‚ wheels‚ and clothing (Holt). Today‚ we may consider theses as tools‚ but in the Stone Ages‚ they were advances. A positive technological advance that leads us to cell phones‚ the internet‚ and robots. Technology has made us do more as we multi-task on a single computer‚ but making us understand less
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Today’s world is full of pieces of technology that we take for granted‚ the microchip has truly revolutionised the way in which we live and do business. The world we see would not be recognisable to people of a few generations ago and nowhere is this truism greater than in the world of computing. Hence it is important to stay up to date with technology news; while many may think that this type of news is purely for geeks it is clear that all of us should have at least a passing interest in news of
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