a period of time. The idiot box‚ is not quite an idiot. On the contrary‚ it is far more intelligent than what it is attributed for. The debate whether television is a boon or bane is a forlorn one. The effects of television on the brain are no rocket science‚ that they cannot be understood. It is common knowledge that TV has negative effects on the brain and reduces its capacity to think. Many would argue against it‚ by saying that it opens up a whole new world to you. However‚ the truth remains
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MKT9M6 – Living Outside The Box A report to the founder of the new online company 16/04/2013 Executive Summary This report aims to establish the appropriate business model to adopt for a new online retailer. The content of this report will cover the changing trends in the current market environment that will affect the prospects of this new company‚ focusing on four key areas‚ technology‚ ethics‚ population and the recession. The technology
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The title of this article is Does the Internet Make You Smarter? It is written by Clay Shirky. The article is written in the Wall Street Journal. This journal entry is written to people who are used to the old routines of past and think that the internet is going to make the new generation stupid. This is also written to the new generation that is supposedly going to be so stupid‚ as a challenge to doing something great with the opportunity we have been given with this newfound technology. This journal
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Does Music Make You Smarter? Rameka Sahadeo University of Missouri-Kansas City American music education is at a turning point in its history‚ and poised for a modern renaissance. After decades of budgetary neglect as an "elective‚" music is reasserting itself thanks to a growing body of scientific data that shows how vital it is to a student’s success in all academic areas. Research is showing that music isn’t only a social trend; it also has a biological and neurological basis. It is said that
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question that comes to mind‚ but is it ever really thought about? Does television make people smarter? According to Steven Johnson’s “watching TV makes you smarter” he states‚ “The relationship between the explicit violence and the post 9/11 terrorist attack anxiety is not the only element of 24 that would have been unthinkable on prime time network twenty years ago”(278). Personally I don’t believe that television makes you gain knowledge. I have never heard of anyone stating that until now. All my life
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Does The Internet Make You Smarter? Brentney Davis Ivy Tech Community College Cover Letter Dear Professor Downton: In my peer responses‚ I noticed a lot of the students said I didn’t have the questions I proposed answered for them so I went back and included that into my final draft. I also made sure to state the article in the introduction that I am summarizing and responding to. Problems I encountered while revising my draft were the compatibility of the computer I was using with the Microsoft
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Smetanova ulica 17 2000 Maribor Android TV Box (Technical review paper) Author: Arne Korsika Mentor: Izr. prof. dr. Matjaž Debevc Maribor‚ 9.11.2012 Abstract: In this technical review paper‚ the object of observation and testing is Android TV box. All tests will be carried out objectively and without our own point of views. From research and review we expect to expand our knowledge of the Android TV devices and try to develop the first Android TV application. We expect investigate the advantages
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interact with each other in a global society. Choose another technological innovation that you think is important. Give specific reasons for your choice. Advances in transportation and communication like the airplane and telephone have changed the way the nations interact with each other in a global society.Another technological innovation that I think important is the television. Television or the so-called ’idiot box’ has changed every aspect of our life. It is a very good mean of entertainment. It is
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ersonally I think that you can get smarter‚ because as you age/grow older and become more mature you experience and learn alot more than you already knew. For example when I was 8 years old I didn’t know anything about world history at all‚ but eight years later you learn that type of stuff. If you wanna get smarter then the only thing you have to do is basically read. Make sure you read books‚ magazines‚ articles‚ newspapers‚ etc. You may also read the dictionary if you please. “According to the
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The article‚ “Can You Make Yourself Smarter?” by Dan Hurley‚ illustrates the prevalence and importance of crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence. One thing he does not touch on in his article is the different kinds of intelligence‚ for example‚ emotional intelligence. Like crystallized and fluid intelligence‚ emotional intelligence is extremely ubiquitous‚ but emotional intelligence is the most important aspect of intelligence related to influences on job performance‚ as well as its importance
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