who primarily writes about technology‚ economics‚ and culture. Carr’s 2008 piece‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid‚” ironically published in The Atlantic‚ a magazine that highlights the activity of technology‚ the internet‚ and the ever changing cultural trends. As the title of the essay suggests‚ Carr constantly reiterates how and why the Internet is creating problems for today’s society. He makes references to Google and also discusses other technological advancements throughout history. The ability
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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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Essay Writing The Basics The Learning Centre • http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au What does a good essay need? An academic essay aims to persuade readers of an idea based on evidence. An academic essay should answer a question or task. • It should have a thesis statement (answer to the question) and an argument. • It should try to present or discuss something: to develop a thesis via a set of closely related points by reasoning and evidence. • An academic essay should include relevant examples
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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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quickly. Getting information‚ for a research project in the past could take days of reading books and journals. Reading books has become almost obsolete. The attention span of a person reading a book is that of a goldfish‚ two seconds. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” author Nicholas Carr said “Immersing myself in a book used to be easy. Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages”(Carr‚ n.pag). Reading short stories‚ headlines‚ and blogs on the Internet has changed the way we
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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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In "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Nicholas Carr argues his deep concern on the use of the Internet and how it is affecting our brains. Carr feels like he has built upon the habit of skimming through articles for research. As a frequent user he has built such a strong habit of this that he can now no longer have the patience to sit down and read an actual book. For it lacks the instant gratification he is so used to getting from the Internet: "What the net seems to be doing is chipping away from my
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assignments‚ with the result that the final product is put together without much thought. Phase 1: 60 percent of your available time: Preparation for writing your assignment‚ that is planning the basic structure‚ preparatory reading following from your planning‚ making summaries‚ etc. 30 percent of your available time: Writing your assignment in a rough form and making the necessary adjustments. 2 percent of your available time: Rumination; this means you put your assignment aside for a while‚ and continue
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The Guide to your Job and Career Field Dave Edwards MGT 5112 IX Seminar in Contemporary Issues in HRM Oct 20‚ 2012 Dr. Tammy Means Introduction The Department of Defense (DOD) has redesigned itself and some of the functions it performs. It has developed from a cold war/large war strategy to a peace keeping/small war strategy. DOD’s budget has been drastically cut‚ as well as associated personnel. The acquisition community has taken on the challenge to reform and modernize itself
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In the article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr. He talks about the influence the Internet has on people. How easy it is with the click of a button and you can get thousands of results. This is the power of Google. It’s having effects on the brain but not quite like you would want it to. As a writer Carr would spend time reading lengthy articles. It was easy for him to do. He says that it’s not the case anymore. His concentration starts to bored after two or three pages of reading
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