past. What happened? Swiping became easier than turning; backlighting in screens became easier than managing a book light; typing became easier than written annotations. In Alan Carr’s novel‚ The Shallows (2011)‚ he writes‚ "The price we pay to assume technology’s power is alienation‚" (Carr 211). What Carr doesn’t mention is the high taxes we pay in addition to the price of alienation. While it is true that technology is the key to success for many‚ it may also be the key to failure. Technology is
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Many buildings use deep foundations even though it is expensive and also time consuming. On the other hand‚ shallow foundations are the complete opposite; they are relatively inexpensive and take up less time in building. So why do engineers recommend deep foundations over shallow foundations despite the vast differences that each have? Deep foundations are embedded deep into the ground so that the ground has a better grip on the structure. There are many types of deep foundations‚ one example
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The Shallows Chapters 7 & 8 In chapters seven and eight of the book The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains Nicholas Carr discusses the effects the internet has on our brain‚ and the changes it causes not only in our mind but also in our daily lives. It is becoming apparent with every click of the mouse that the internet is not only changing our minds‚ it’s changing our whole lives and society. Carr seems to have one main purpose in chapter seven‚ to drive home his point
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In answering the question‚ "What is History?" E.H. Carr reasons that history is dependent on the views and opinions of historians. History is "a continuous process of interaction between the historian and his facts‚ an unending dialogue between the present and the past." His essay examines some interesting points in regards to history and whether much of it is actual truth or simply an interpretation of the facts set before the historian. Carr compares the writings of Acton and Sir George Clark
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Shallow Hal When I asked my friends about this movie they all said the same thing that it was about a guy who sees a fat girl as blonde bomb shell. I heard that it was a hysterical movie and has a good message. - Hal’s father is dieing in the hospital and his last words telling Hal to only go after the perfect girls‚ big boos‚ and a nice posterior. In result this traumatizes Hal and he becomes shallow. - Hal gets stuck in an elevator with Tim Robins‚ who starts a conversation with Hal and
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We rarely anticipate killer shark movie but a simple yet effective detail of The Shallows has changed our mind. With a bonus of killer blonde as the female badass‚ Blake Lively (Green Lantern‚ The Age of Adaline)‚ it’s no longer an ordinary survival movie. Hence‚ behind the scene is Jaume Collet-Serra‚ a Spanish film director with bloody cold pieces; House of Wax (2005) and Orphan (2009). Don’t get wronged with the predictable plot cos the simple detail is seemingly geniusly effective turning this
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Patrick Carr was not a politician‚ or a general‚ or anything of much influence. He was a common working man. Although he became important to the American Revolution post-death. More importantly‚ where‚ when‚ and by whom he was killed. Also what he said in the few days before he passed on. Patrick Carr was born between 1739 and 1740. He was an Irish journeyman and apprentice to “Mr. Field‚ a ‘leather-breeches-maker’” ‘material made by tanning animal skin - short pants that end at the knee - maker’
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Victoria Moran 5/3/2013 Mrs. Conteh‚ 5th period Research Paper Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. All of his books have been New York Times bestsellers and his popularity continues to increase. Through his famous works (such as The Notebook and A Walk to Remember)‚ Sparks turned tragedy into triumph which made a lasting impression on his readers. Nicholas Charles Sparks was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ on December 31‚ 1965. He was the second
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involve for the future that will come and perhaps our society is not involve enough in developing new technologies rather than being user of technologies‚ which in some strange way of thinking being only user of computer technology is the same point that Carr mention. Perhaps our distraction by our computer technologies is one of the reason we lost our focus‚ may be Carr’s sense is right‚ our brain neural circuitry is changing‚ and
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What role did Nicholas II play in his own downfall? Nicholas II played‚ by far the biggest role in his downfall as the Tsar of Russia. Certain aspects of his behaviour definitely contributed to bringing down the Russian empire‚ however most of these qualities were not weaknesses in character but qualities associated with poor leadership. By weakness‚ I mean being easily influenced and controlled by others. Nicholas was a firm believer in autocracy and was virtually unmoveable in this belief. This
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