Us Stupid? Is Google‚ with all of its information at the tip of our fingers actually making us dumber than we are? On July 1st 2008 an article was written by Nicholas Carr titled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” and this article was taken differently by many people. He talks about how he has problems reading ever since he discovered Google. Carr states “my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages. I get fidgety‚ lose the thread‚ begin looking for something else to do” (2) and he blames
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modern society. Both the supporters and the opponents of the activities in the Internet provide rather well developed and foundational arguments supporting their positions. The examples of such writings are the articles written by Clay Shirky and Nicholas Carr published. The article by Clay Shirky under the title Does the Internet Make You Smarter? claims and proves that the Internet is positively influencing the development of intellectual skills of modern people. In contrast to it‚ the opposing point
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Dawlyn Dieudonne Professor Mattord English 1101 5 December 2012 The Efficacy of an Argument Against Technology In his online article‚ Nicholas Carr discusses technology and its effect on the human brain. He conducted in depth research on the brain and the way it responds to the use of technology. Carr makes the argument that despite its benefits‚ technology has an ultimately negative effect on the brain. He reports that through several studies‚ researchers have found that although the use
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anything for us. In Nicholas Carr’s article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” published July 2008 in The Atlantic. Carr claims that the Internet has actually affected how human beings process information. His main fear is that the Internet is changing the way that men think in a way that is destroying their ability to think deeply. As opposed‚ In Jamais Cascio’s article‚ “Getting Smarter”. Cascio is arguing his belief that people are actually getting smarter due to modern technology. Carr and Cascio have
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Although I never thought my personal life and journey with Faith as detailed in chapter one of my Pilgrimage Project would connect directly to my critical analysis of Pope Benedict XVI’s and Nicholas Carr’s views on God’s Word and Technology‚ I was surprised to find that both chapters related to and challenged one another. Comparing both chapters led me to new connections and raised some important questions about my relationship to God‚ his Word‚ and the modern technology that is so fundamental to
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Growing up in my generation has always had me wondering how different our lives would be if we had no internet. We rely on our cellphones and computers so much‚ are we really living? If we aren’t living‚ where does our happiness come in play? Melvin Kranzberg quotes: “Technology is neither good nor evil. The most we can say about it is this: It has come” (Kranzberg). Kranzberg is saying that there are advantages and disadvantages to having access to technology. We have the flexibility to learn anything
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author‚ Nicholas Carr‚ explains that the invention of the Internet has changed our lives. The Internet has become our primary source of information (318). After spending so much time on the Internet‚ Carr believes that the Internet and media are rewiring his brain. Reading lengthy passages of text seem challenging to him. The Internet and media outlets are “chipping away at (his) capacity for concentration and contemplation” Carr states (318). Instead of having an inner intelligence‚ Carr states
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are short with the frequently used technology. People do not think there is enough time in a day to finish what they started. Carr‚ Nicholas. “Rural>City>Cyberspace: The Biggest Migration in Human History.” The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings. Ed. Richard Bullock and Maureen Daly Goggin. New York: W.W.Norton and Company‚ 2013. 95-100. Print. Carr reminds us about the effects of distraction and the way we interact with the internet and our abilities to think and even feel. Nature
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Introduction: IT Doesn’t Matter was an article written by: Nicholas G. Carr for the Harvard Business Review Magazine in 2003. The article outlines a situation‚ not quite as its title suggests‚ that IT is less relevant that it used to be in terms of a competitive advantage in Industry. This essay will consider what the point of view of Mr Carr is and whether it is a fair and accurate reflection of the reality on the ground. With the benefit of 9 years of hindsight‚ It’s more of a case of what lessons
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Techno Smart or Techno Not so Smart Society has become very dependent when it comes to technology resources. In the articles “Is Google making us Stupid?” by author Nicholas Carr and “Mind Over Mass Media” by author Steven Pinker‚ both authors express their views on technology and how it is affecting today’s society. In most cases the first thing most people do is grab a computer‚ smartphone or tablet to search up pretty much anything. It can be anything from researching an address‚ telephone
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