Tiara Irvin Dr. Fletcher 09 June 2014 Rhetorical Response: “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” In Stephen Marche’s article “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” (2013) Marche suggests that over time‚ loneliness is becoming more prominent in today’s society. Marche develops his claim by using many published research and scholarly articles. In order to make readers aware of this growing epidemic‚ Marche’s purpose is to show that by using Facebook people are becoming more isolated. The target audience for
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hard abilities for people. Using Google too often could cause internet addiction which will escalate into serious problems. Humans seek for easy ways to avoid fatigue‚ sorrow‚ and sadness. Drinking alcohol is one of the approaches to avoid life issues. However‚ when drinking alcohol too much‚ the brain changes in such a way that one can’t live without drinking which is a medical disease called alcoholism. Likewise‚ surfing the internet and skimming through web pages are simple approaches to get information
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Andro Khalil 9/20/2014 Professor Jama “Is Google making us stupid?” As days pass by in front of our eyes and as the generations are changing‚ the world is changing dramatically and being remodeled to where Google is the book of answers. Life isn’t as challenging for our community and does not push anyone to put in any effort as it did Fifty years ago. Nicholas Carr has every right to publish this article on how reading isn’t the same anymore. Books can be looked at as rare no-a-days‚ something
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The 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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2/21/13 Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? - Stephen Marche - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/308930/ 1/8 Print | Close • SUBSCRIBE • RENEW • GIVE A GIFT • DIGITAL EDITION Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? SOCIAL MEDIA—FROM FACEBOOK TO TWITTER—HAVE MADE US MORE DENSELY NETWORKED THAN EVER. YET FOR ALL THIS CONNECTIVITY‚ NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN LONELIER (OR MORE NARCISSISTIC)—AND THAT THIS LONELINESS IS MAKING US MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY
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Google‚ the search engine that majority of people see when opening up the internet. The website that delivers information for almost any subject imaginable. Think about it‚ when you have a hard time figuring something out or a question with no answer where do you run to. Most people click open Google on their electronic device without using their brain to think about it. It is more convenient then just popping open a text book or waiting for someone to explain an answer to you. It becomes more of
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English assignment… Compare and contrast ((smartness of man and smartness of woman)) Smartness of man and smartness of woman"" Who is smarter‚ man or woman? If we ask people this question may will find the answer is that the men are smarter than women . that is what science and history has proved . I don’t want to say that women are not clever . But most of the inventor and scientists are men in most subjects .In my essay I will contrast and compare between smart man and smart
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The question that Nick Carr is asking in his article “Is Google making us Stupid‚” is if the availability and convenience of the internet is causing people to become lazy‚ or stupid. Supporters of the internet argue that we will enter a “golden age of intellectual discovery and universal wisdom” (Carr). Everyone will be able to access the internet and the knowledge that is available. This would result in faster and more efficient access to information‚ which would lead to our brains understanding
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Christina Robinson ENG 101 College Compositions 1 Professor Roberto C. Garcia Is Google Making Us Stupid? Feb. 18‚ 2014 Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nicholas Carr narrated his essay based on a thesis‚ by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001movie: A Space Odyssey. A character named Bowman‚ whom has been sent to a deep-space death by the malfunctioning machine‚ is calmly‚ coldly disconnecting the memory circuits that control its artificial “brain.” The
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MWF 11-11:50 September 23‚ 2012 Dr. Barko Are IPhones Making Us Stupid? Have we become too depended on our portable technology? Some people‚ not just teenage girls‚ cannot function without having their phone in hand constantly. Technology is not a just product anymore‚ it is a lifestyle‚ and without it people honestly do not think that they will not make it. These smart phones have everything on them; you can access internet search sites‚ shopping net works‚ public networks‚ and so much
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