I agree with the writer’s opinion “Cutting and Spacing”; however, I think he is just scratching the surface on much larger issues, which is intellectual laziness and the effort needed for original thinking.
The main contributor in this schism is access to the plethora of information at our fingers tips. Just turn on your computer and simply go to GOOGLE or Wikipedia and you can slice and dice your paper in record time. The internet has become the “Cliff Notes” of our time.
There was a time when you went to the library and looked through the drawers that held the classes of knowledge arranged by the Dewey Decimal System. You then found the relevant authors and books needed to complete you assigned task. Today, with all the electronic media
The main contributor in this schism is access to the plethora of information at our fingers tips. Just turn on your computer and simply go to GOOGLE or Wikipedia and you can slice and dice your paper in record time. The internet has become the “Cliff Notes” of our time.
There was a time when you went to the library and looked through the drawers that held the classes of knowledge arranged by the Dewey Decimal System. You then found the relevant authors and books needed to complete you assigned task. Today, with all the electronic media