Nicholas Carr In the article by Nicholas Carr‚ "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"‚ Carr points out numerous drawbacks to today’s technology and as well as a useful tool to our society. Of course this topic of discussion has various opinions and viewpoints on whether technology is coming our aid or hurting us more in today’s world. I believe technology is in fact hurting us in some categories‚ but ultimately I believe that it is ultimately helping us grow as people and improving society as a whole. Nicholas
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October 2014 Is Google Making Us Stupid? Today‚ the Internet has become a big part of our lives. We rely deeply on it to obtain information‚ but it makes it harder for us to retain information. In “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr uses allusion‚ metaphor‚ and an appeal to logos in order to explain that the Internet is making society less smart and more reliant on technology. Carr uses various allusions in order to give the reader a better understanding of technology today. He alluded to
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English Comp. 111 Technology in My World In today’s society there are so many things that are distractions in our everyday life. Some people are obsessed with their religion‚ some people are hooked on sports‚ but in the last forty years or so people have really become obsessed with technology. Not because technology is just the only thing out‚ but because technology has advanced in so many different ways. The cars we drive‚ phones we talk on‚ TV’s we watch have all advanced in major ways. My
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that i wouldn’t be tempted to be disruptive and loud. I could even sit with my best friends but just remember what’s right‚ and what’s wrong. To be completely honest.. I don’t try to be a loudmouth and disrubpt the class‚ I just have been making very bad choices and i need to reconsider my behavior in class. Lastly‚ another good way to be more organized is to make better choices during my free time. For example‚ instead of going to my friends house on my only free day‚ I should
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Is Google Making Us Stupid In the Atlantic Magazine‚ Nicholas Carr wrote an article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr poses a good question about how the internet has affected our brain‚ by remapping the neural circuitry and reprogramming our memory. Carr states‚ “My mind isn’t going—so far as I can tell-but it’s changing. I’m not thinking the say way I used to think.” Carr went on farther‚ saying that he cannot read as long as he used to‚ his concentration starts to wonder after two or three
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Samantha Hammack Dr. Turner English 111-011 24 October 2012 Rhetorical Analysis of “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas G. Carr has written an abundance of articles about technology. Some of his work includes: Does It Matter? Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage‚ and The Big Switch: Rewiring the World‚ From Edison to Google. One of Carr’s achievements‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid‚” smoothly persuades the reader to believe that the Internet is taking over the human mind
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Google making us?” by William Badke responds to Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr supports his argument by stating the fact that he has totally lost his ability to think and read and that the longer we work online‚ the less tolerance we have to concentrate and contemplate. William Badke seems to support his argument but not completely. He discusses his opinion on technology and whether it impacts human thinking. He is against the fact that Google is indeed making us
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Bridgett Goss English 101 MWF 11-11:50 September 23‚ 2012 Dr. Barko Are IPhones Making Us Stupid? Have we become too depended on our portable technology? Some people‚ not just teenage girls‚ cannot function without having their phone in hand constantly. Technology is not a just product anymore‚ it is a lifestyle‚ and without it people honestly do not think that they will not make it. These smart phones have everything on them; you can access internet search sites‚ shopping net
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Michael English 121.01 4 February 2013 Is Google Making Us Stupid Nicholas Carr Since the development of Google‚ there has been a vast amount of information available on various topics or subjects. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” explains and examines the different ways that the internet has been more useful and beneficial‚ according to the words of the author‚ Nicholas Carr. According to the readings‚ the author represents and expresses his thoughts and
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“Is Google Making Us Stupid?” In the article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?‚” Nicholas Carr implies that he notices that something is causing his brain to change. He realizes that he is not thinking the way he used to think‚ especially during reading. While reading in the past‚ he explains how he would be able to engage in long articles or books‚ but now finds his concentration drifting away after just a couple of pages. He began to realize these differences since he has started utilizing the
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