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In “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr asserts that the introduction of the internet and the use of it has changed behavior patterns of its users, notably, in areas of concentration. These changes can be seen in how users of the internet interact with various webpages they come across. For example, instead of reading an article in its entirety, the user may just skim over it before moving on to the next webpage (737). Carr supports his stance by mentioning past innovations, and the…

On average, how much time do you spend on the internet? If you said around 8 hours, then you fall under the majority of Americans. In the popular novel "What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains: The Shallows" by Nicholas Carr, Carr explains how the internet is changing our mindset and making us more shallow hence the title of the book. Carr also describes how we are less capable of doing our own work because we have access to popular search engines such as Google or Yahoo. In the novel "What the…

Over the century innovation has changed humans critical thinking. From the manual type writer to the computer the utilization of the technology, is part of our everyday activity. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr, Carr tried to express his concern, how the internet changing our lives and the thinking ability and the way our brain processes the information differently than it used to in the past. Carr explain how we don’t think and depend on quick searches, rather than…

BREAD ROUTES FOR SALE The purchase of a route can really be a hard task, especially if one is not sure where exactly to get the best route sales. It is important to consult from contractors who are already in the routes business or alternatively research on the internet for professional help. This is because many sellers have laid down tricks to make their routes look good of which in reality that could not be the case. For instance, they may want to exaggerate gains while at the same time under…

Evaluating “Is Google Making Us Stupid” The article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” is a true yet antagonistic. It consists of valid points that are agreeable to most but is overplayed with the idea that the internet is to blame for all the changes in reading and information gathering. There are points in the article where the author disproves one of their ideas, displays irony, and creates hysteria about Google. The author, Nicholas Carr, focusses on writing technology related articles and books.…

The essay ‘The case of The Telegraph’ by James W. Carey, is part of his anthology entitled ‘Communication as Culture: Essays on Media and Society' (Carey, 1989). The novel was written in 1989 when the internet and other forms of technology were becoming fully integrated into society. Carey wrote the book because he felt the need to understand the origin of technology to better comprehend the relevant trajectories at the time (Carey, 1989). In the book, and more specifically the article ‘The case…

One should not have to feel obligated to write an article on a topic quite obvious as it is. However, within the article titled, "Capture this: It's wrong to play Pokémon at Auschwitz" the author, Leonard Pitts addresses what should be an unnecessary global issue that involves people who are playing the mobile game "Pokémon GO" on sacred grounds. Within the piece, he uses tone changes and anecdotes to appeal to ethos, logos and pathos. Pitts’s article consists of anecdotes and various tones to…

Jake Mason English 1100 Dr. Gueye September 21, 2017 Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nicholas Carr makes the statement that “Google is making us stupid”. Mr. Carr has taken his personal encounters from Google and incorporated it into an article about its negative effects on society’s intelligence. Google, defined, is a search engine that finds websites related to what the user enters in the search bar. Once you get to the desired website, Nicholas Carr argues that we glance through the…

David Eagleman, a neuroscientist and best-selling author, wrote an article for the famous magazine publication Wired titled, “Six Ways the Internet will Save Civilization”. As the title suggests, Eagleman lists and details examples of how the internet can stop or prevent societies from collapsing. With this piece, he hopes to inform the reader of how possible scenarios could play out with the intervention of the internet that could end in favor of humanity. Though he tries to support his claims…

Every student should have some freedoms, especially when a freedom helps a student to accel in their education. In today 's world, the internet is an extremely helpful tool- it allows us to research information, type out documents, and create projects to share. Though it is hard to take full advantage of these helpful resources when there are restrictions limiting access. At school, we have filters that block a vast amount of useful sites. Canyon High school 's internet should be unrestricted…