When presented with a range of statements in the formal essay paper of my English mock exam‚ one in particular stood out: “The Digital Age is making us physically and mentally lazy.” It seemed far more interesting than the other standard subjects‚ sport‚ politics‚ national pride‚ obesity‚ cyber-bullying‚ and more sport. None of which I really felt I could write about‚ yet alone complete a full essay in less than the 30 minutes I had allocated to the article. Despite the single line scrawled on
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The question that Nick Carr is asking in his article “Is Google making us Stupid‚” is if the availability and convenience of the internet is causing people to become lazy‚ or stupid. Supporters of the internet argue that we will enter a “golden age of intellectual discovery and universal wisdom” (Carr). Everyone will be able to access the internet and the knowledge that is available. This would result in faster and more efficient access to information‚ which would lead to our brains understanding
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Name: Phan Thuy An ID number: 1157060004 Class: Writing D YOUNG PEOPLE CANNOT TEACH OLD GENERATION ANYTHING. V.I.Lenin said that “Learn‚ learn more and more”. It means that people should study incessantly in spire of their age. Therefore‚ old people also need to learn more knowledge. They can learn from books‚ their predecessor‚ or even from their offsprings. However‚ there is a statement that only old people teach the young and there is no the opposite direction. In my opinion‚ it is a bad
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Generations Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live in the past? The future? If one were to choose‚ are the future children going to be luckier than those that lived in the past conditions? 65 million people were born into the time period called “Generation Y.” Generation Y‚ who consists of those who were born between 1980 to 1999‚ are commonly compared to the Silent Generation because of the number of births. The Silent Generation is the generation of Americans born from roughly
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parents are presented with by their young children‚ or to
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situations. Age defies the capabilities of what a person can and cannot do. This is especially true when the younger generation is involved. In terms of the younger generation‚ if they are not given the proper guidelines‚ this can lead to them becoming juvenile delinquents. There should be some prevention programs to teach the value of respect towards the older generation. Case Study # 64: The Lazy Volunteer Summary This study revolves around the concept of respect between a teenager and elderly man. Zach
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Why are youngsters so lazy nowadays!\ Are kids really lazier? Or are we just more aware of the kids we didn’t necessarily cross paths with when we were younger? I know that when I was in high school‚ about half of the students went to a vocational/technical high school. Those kids learned a trade early in life‚ graduating with a certificate and a diploma. But quite a few of us were separated from that segment of the population. But let’s suppose that kids are becoming lazier. I have
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something of a crutch for humans. From things such as looking up how to get to the nearest Sub-way‚ to ordering and purchasing items online‚ the internet has done nearly everything to make our lives easier. In a way the internet could be making us lazy as people. Alternatively‚ there’s the argument that the internet is making us more productive by improving search speeds‚ and making it so that information is readily at our fingertips. The internet has been set up in order for us to be able to take
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Differences Understand Generational Differences For the first time in history‚ four generations are working side by side. Different values‚ experiences‚ styles‚ and activities create misunderstandings and frustrations By the year 2014‚ 70 million Baby Boomer (including many teachers and school leaders) will entire retirement in large numbers Generation X‚ a generation with different sensibilities and priorities than Boomers‚ will assume positions of leadership in schools
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I think that in this story‚ it makes it clearly how lazy and selfish Arnie is and how kind and hard worker José is. In the story José asks Arnie‚ about his part in the team and his says “ Shoot‚I’ll round up all kinds of jobs for you. You won’t have to do anything. Except-you know- do the work.(86)” In here Arnie demonstrate how lazy he is to work and how selfish he is that wants José to work alone. Also‚ when Arnie and José went to spray paint for a job they had to do‚ in the story it says “ While
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