Steven Johnson the author of “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”‚ argues that TV programing has become more cognitively demanding‚ and therefore believes that both watching TV and playing violent video games are somehow beneficial (278). By stating‚ that TV programing and reading focus on the same mental faculties such as attention‚ patience and retention (280) he makes it seem that is acceptable to indulge in such distractions. Ever since the multi-threading was introduced in the 1980 culture has
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Watching TV Makes You Smarter Steven Johnson’s argument in “Watching TV Makes you Smarter” that television increases intellectual and enhances our cognitive faculties‚ therefore making us smarter Johnson’s states that‚ “For decades‚ we’ve worked under the assumption that mass culture follows a path declining steadily toward lowest-common- denominator standards‚ presumably because the “masses” want dumb‚ simple pleasures and big media companies try to give the masses what they want. But as that
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Response “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” by‚ Steven Johnson. A. Comprehension: Steven Johnson argues about watching TV shows makes us smarter by developing our brain. He compares the current TV shows and earlier TV shows. B. Response: Johnson explains about how TV shows has changed over a decade. He explains how the show Hill Street considered to be a complicated TV show but that perspective has changed over years and comparing to current TV shows Hill Street could be considered
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Thinking “Outside The Box” There are always those people who stand out against others because of their beliefs‚ styles‚ and mindset among other things. These are the people in our society who are deemed adjectives such as weird‚ outrageous‚ unique‚ or even crazy. But it is always these “outside-the-box” mind states of people that put them in a above and beyond category‚ and many of these people go on to achieve great things because they think above and have strong beliefs and ideals that
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Hello I am called Bart Simpson and I was born on the 1st of January 2003‚ 10 years ago. I am currently 150cm tall however last year I was 140 cm tall. I keep a chart of my height on my wall because my mum and dad think it is a good idea and I also agree. I am a medium build and I like it because I am not a stand out in a crowd. My hair is short‚ yellow and spikey because I like it to be kept neat and tidy. As a person I believe that I am confident‚ funny and friendly because I am very popular however
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2016 Journal #10: “Watching TV Makes Your Smarter” In Steven Johnson’s essay Watching TV Makes You Smarter” (2005)‚ he suggests that the increasing complexity of TV shows can engage audiences’ brains‚ and help people think smarter. Citing multiple second-hand evidences‚ Johnson develops his ideas by comparing old and new TV shows‚ describing the confusion may caused by complex TV shows’ threads‚ and the positive effect of watching complex TV shows. By using examples from multiple TV shows‚ the author
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Thinking Outside The Box We live in the age of new technologies‚ in an age of rapid progress and every successful employer seeks to meet all the requirements of the present time namely control and improve the quality of services‚ to reduce execution time and be the best in the business‚ despite not less intelligent competitors. 1. What external factors were affecting UPS’s HR practices? How did UPS respond to these trends? Workers of the UPS has a responsible attitude towards the quality of
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Thinking beyond the norm is sometimes referred to as thinking "outside the box"‚ but for those that are typically logical or strategical thinkers‚ where do you start to become a creative thinking? What value does this ability bring you and others around you? Creative thinking‚ the ability to have fresh alternatives‚ have new possibilities‚ formulate new approaches to getting things done‚ and open one’s self to new information that doesn’t support your existing assumptions about the way people should
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Summary of “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” Author Steven Johnson‚ of the article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter‚” argues the evolution of modern television programming has intellectually challenged audiences‚ rather than stifling complex thoughts—and more‚ that audiences are craving a more cognitively demanding‚ complex plot line. Johnson uses multiple examples of drama type shows and even draws positive conclusions from many of the reality shows that are so popular now. He focuses in on a few
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“Thinking Outside the Idiot Box” by Dana Stevens is a direct response to Steven Johnson’s article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” Johnson’s article claimed that today’s television is actually making viewers smarter due to plots being more complex. Dana Stevens on the other hand did not agree on this theory. She believes that television is neither a poison nor a salutary tonic. Will watching more TV make you smarter? Most likely no‚ today’s television programs aren’t interested in making their audience
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