towel and headed straight for the shower. “Dang you’re so lazy” my mom said with steam rushing her face from my hot shower. I also remember another time I was called “lazy” but it was way worse. It was when I was just a little kid about 8 years old. And my neighbors window got broken into. So then my neighbors right away blamed us. They called us a bunch of “lazy Mexicans”. They even called the cops on us even though we didn’t do it. The word lazy actually comes from low Germany. In Germany it’s actually
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Dear Mr Hodgkinson‚ I recently read your article ’Live lazy‚ live long - look at Britain’s oldest man’ that was published in ’The Guardian’ on 5th November 2012. After reading your article‚ I felt it was important to write to you explaining why I disagree with the message within your article. My first criticism is that initially you stated‚ “It seems to make sense that slow lives‚ as well as being enjoyable‚ are long lives.” I would like
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Jeanne Clarissa Susanto Nicholas Carr and James Cascio Is Google Making Us Stupid? and Get Smarter According to Carr’s article‚ I noticed that the Internet has obviously influenced human’s life nowadays. Now‚ we prefer to obtain information easily and quickly without any intention of understanding it first. We are likely will not try to read the information thoroughly anymore because the Internet has served all information instantaneously. I also noticed about what Carr said about the Internet
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Science & Technology in The 1950s Easier Business Dealings Ever since the credit card was invented‚ the transactions were much easier compared to the pass as a swipe of the card would settle up the large payment instead of bringing large amount of cash which would have risk of getting rob. A credit card is a small plastic card which will be issued to the users as a system of payment in transactions. In 1950‚ the concept of using the same card for various payments was found out by Ralph Schneider
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Is Generation Y Unemployed or Just Lazy? In recent years‚ Generation Y is particularly underemployed in the United States. Some people consider sluggish economy as an important reason for Generation Y unemployed. Other said the most important reason is Generation Y is extreme laziness – despite the opportunities that await them. I agree with the second point. In my opinion‚ Generation Y just lazy‚ they don’t want to spend a lot of time to work. They are making a choice to work at companies that
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The adventures of a trickster are often humorous‚ and this can be seen clearly in “Ableegumooch‚ the Lazy Rabbit”. When Ableegumooch is attempting to gather the food the way that other species of animals do‚ his failed attempts are often witnessed and mocked for their silliness. At one point he even takes to hitting his head against a tree in the way that he saw a woodpecker do (Ableegumooch‚ the Lazy Rabbit). The image of a rabbit repetitively banging his head on a tree is a humorous image not matter
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2.2 Is Social Media Making Us Less Social? In a world where 850 million people are linked through a single website we feel more connected and social than ever before (Marino‚ “Is Social Media Making Us Socially Awkward”). Social media removes the need for people to physically talk and communicate to one another because we can connect with hundreds by the push of a button. From my own experiences‚ I see social media as a dark hole. We are all dragged into it and once we have started sharing‚ posting
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Nicholas Carr argues in his article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” that the internet is changing the way we think and work for the worst. I have to disagree. Although the internet is changing us‚ it’s for the better. First‚ the internet has become a great equalizer in terms of education. Second‚ communicating across the web allows for intercultural experiences that were once impossible without a plane ticket. Third‚ even though Carr may feel uncomfortable with his brain being molded by the
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Is Technology Making Us Stupider? The two leading and opposite views on the effect of the technology revolution on the human mind are from Nicholas Carr and Steven Johnson. While the former claims that the internet has a very dysfunctional effect on human cognition‚ the latter believes that the evolution of more complex games and technologies has enriched the average human mind. This essay takes a look at both the schools of thought and draws conclusions from the respective arguments made. Nicholas
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The shrill screech of the alarm clock fills the air in my room. I slam the alarm and the sound makes way for my first thought: “This is not how a relaxing Sunday starts.” I emerge from the house on to the back veranda; which is basking in the sun. It bakes my weary bones as I awaken. Despite the sun‚ there is a cool breeze that is just shy of cold. I step on the grass and the icy dew creeps between my toes sending chills up to my legs. The breeze is trying desperately to dislodge the leaves that
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