Abigail Fogliano Mr. Ugenti English 12 2-8-17 In class we watched a video from “A Space Odyssey” and read an article called “Is Google Making us Stupid?” The video is about a robot acting like a human and refusing to do what the human is telling him to do. In this case it is like the human is the robot. The tone makes it very scary. “Is Google Making us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr is about his idea that the internet is taking over and is affecting the way that the human mind operates. Carr relates
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Techno Smart or Techno Not so Smart Society has become very dependent when it comes to technology resources. In the articles “Is Google making us Stupid?” by author Nicholas Carr and “Mind Over Mass Media” by author Steven Pinker‚ both authors express their views on technology and how it is affecting today’s society. In most cases the first thing most people do is grab a computer‚ smartphone or tablet to search up pretty much anything. It can be anything from researching an address‚ telephone
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and use an app called Instagram to advertise my product as well; I also found that a copy machine is my best friend because I make copies of all transactions‚ and I make copies of all business related emails for my record to ensure that I’m not making any mistakes when processing orders. My GPS used to be handy for me when I would make deliveries‚ but it started getting
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Google is an internet search engine that allows users to find information on any given topic. Google was created in 1996 and has been one of the fastest growing sites ever since. Google makes it possible for any information that is needed to be available at the click of a button. Some people think Google is the best thing since sliced bread‚ but Nicholas Carr has another opinion. Personally‚ Carr thinks it could be dangerous to our minds having so much technology at our fingertips. If we go
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Clayton Lego Comp & Rhetoric Prof. McKinlay 11/1/14 Argumentative Essay: 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
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Technology can change the way humans live in daily lives‚ the way we learn and the way we use our faculties of attention. In the articles‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?: What the Internet is doing to our brains” and “Is Google wrecking our memory?” Nicholas Carr and Clive Thompson discusses that humans being are taking over by the use of technology and is affected major parts of our social lives. Carr argues that internet is just a set for people to make money‚ and how our critical thinking skills
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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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In this article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”‚ Nicholas Carr discusses the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence as the main source of knowledge. Artificial intelligence has the ability to condense one’s life into the cyber world‚ most time of a phone or computer: “It’s becoming our map and our radio and T.V” (Carr‚ 3). Giving that much control and information about one’s life into such a system that is insecure and easily accessible can be very
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With the recent Facebook IPO‚ many analysts and Wall Street experts are wondering‚ Is Facebook going to be a relevant Social Media company over the next 5-10 years? Facebook is a free service to its users that allows its customers to keep in touch with friends and family and makes money through advertising. (Lewis‚ 2010) But if 44% of its users never click on those ads‚ will advertisers continue to spend a portion of its marketing budget on Facebook advertising? (Reisinger‚ 2012) Facebook is the
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Today I will talk about Facebook; it’s a very topical subject particularly since Facebook submit paperwork to regulators for an IPO‚ 1 month ago. But let’s start with a little part of history Histoire «From Harvard dorm room to all Canadian and US University : Mark Zuckerberg‚ 28‚ founded Facebook while studying psychology at Harvard University. Zuckerberg had already developed a number of social-networking websites for fellow students‚ including Facemash‚ where you could rate people’s attractiveness
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