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    John Dickson Carr John Dickson Carr lived a fortunate life‚ attending the distinguished Hill School‚ eventually studying abroad at Haverford College. His privileged approach to education led him down a successful career path within the literary world. Due to the prosperity of his works‚ John Dickson Carr was deemed the “master” of lock-room mysteries. From a young age‚ John Dickson Carr was a passionate writer. By fifteen‚ he has his own column in the local newspaper. His interests included clocks

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    Analysis of Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Analysis of Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” In his article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr‚ a Dartmouth and Harvard graduate‚ and member of encyclopedia Britannica’s editorial board of advisors‚ poses the argument that the constant use of sources such as Google can reshape the thought process in a negative way. Although‚ the Internet has brought many advantages to the user‚ these advantages could be

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    Scientifically” by Joseph J. Carr‚ he talks about the different aspects of science that is needed in order to have a true understanding of the science world. He talks about the different methods on how to approach and think about certain areas of science‚ which ranges from reduction and holism‚ systematic research‚ brainstorming‚ and many more. The different ways of how we think and see science is what affects how different problems‚ as well as ideas‚ can be formed and solved. Carr talks about how scientists

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    love‚ and even glorify those artists who make us feel that way. Many people have heard of Emily Carr; she is a very special and loved Canadian artist. She might not be known all over the world‚ but she has certainly captivated the attention of those that have had even the slightest look at her art. Emily was accepted by the Group of Seven‚ and by far is British Columbia’s favorite artist. Emily Carr was a brave girl who strode to be different and was not afraid to show off her unique style of art

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    In this article‚ David Carr states that technology has made it “fashionable to be rude.” Carr uses the example of a party to prove his point. If you are having a conversation with another individual and they keep looking over your shoulder‚ they are being impolite. But if instead they are looking into their phone screens‚ they are not being rude‚ because it has become a normal thing for our society to do. Always looking at our phones has lessened our chances for human interaction. Social media‚ texts

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    In his article‚ Carr is tried to explain how the internet has become our principal source of information‚ how it has affected our ability to read books and other long bits. Although this process may offer knowledge competency‚ in the process‚ but in the process‚ it reduces our brains learning capabilities. He takes a more hesitant tactic to how an amplified usage of the internet as a medium for reading and web-surfing has reduced our attention span. Carr uses a comparison of a jet ski and a scuba

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    Angely Levis Professor Florian English 114a 11 September 2013 Response to David Carr’s Articles By reading the five different topic articles I began to see the writing style of Carr. In all five stories he always referred back to his main point. Although‚ he may have slightly drifted away with detail from what he started his article with‚ he always came back to put together what he was saying from the beginning. His style of writing is unique in ways he grabs his reader’s attention and

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    Samantha Clavel English 05 October 5‚ 2011 Is The Internet Making Us Quick But Shallow? Everyone now a days have so many ways of keeping in touch with their friends and family throughout every second of the day. Facebook and Twitter are now available to access through many smart phones and new portable electronics‚ so more and more people tweet or facebook someone while they are driving or even when they are at work instead of traditionally going on a computer in their home office. I personally

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    In the article‚ Carr stated that one of source he used to write is paper stated that‚ “It is clear that users are not reading online in the traditional sense”; meaning that the way we read now is what you would call ‘skimming’ or reading “horizontally through titles‚ contents pages and abstracts going for quick wins”. Individuals who Reads on the web‚ don’t read the whole article. Another problem with reading on the web is that there is always a temptation to skip from page to page causing readers

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    Ronghao Tang English 101 Badge Quoting In his article: Is Google Making Us Stupid‚ the author Nicholas Carr describes how Internet searching influences he and his friends. He states that he became to lose “concentration” on books and long-articles. Therefore‚ he raises a view that we need to care about the Web information‚ although it makes human life more convenient. He wrote: “The Web [had] been a godsend to me as a writer. Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of

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