to Society For over a decade now‚ the World has relied upon the global Internet as a tool and means of survival. From looking up your favorite recipe on Google to checking your beloved sports teams score on ESPN‚ the Internet has served as a lifesaver to our existence. However Nicholas Carr‚ author of the short essay “Is Google Making us Stupid?” states that while the Internet may be a “lifesaver” it also has its downfalls. Carr uses personal stories and tells of his extensive research in the area
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30 March 2012 Synthesis: “I’m just going to Google it” is one of the most common phrases heard throughout high school and college campuses of today as a response to several unknown questions. Google is one of the most popular search engines of the Internet that is often referred to as the “Best Friend” of those who constantly rely on it for guidance. Since the emergence of the Internet‚ there has been a huge debate over whether or not Google and the Internet as a whole is hindering the human
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media platforms. In the article “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” the author argues that Facebook‚ one of the most popular forms of social media ever‚ is the reason why much of society is the way it is. For example‚ there used to be a point in time‚ where friends and families remembered each other’s birthdays and would mail you a birthday card‚ offer to take
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Diana Mendoza Due Date: February 12‚ 2015 Lab 1 Stupid in America EDUC 13001-6301 Stupid in America Are kids really stupid in America? Some people believe it is not the students who are stupid‚ they believe it’s the system that’s stupid. Schools argue it’s because of the money. They need more money to give a better education. In John Stossel’s documentary we can see that money is not the problem‚ a school in Kansas received more than what it usually does and instead of doing better in the test
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A “Stupid Girl” is a woman who intentionally decimates their appearance‚ intelligence‚ and morals for social recognition. This person harbors intelligence but prefers to subject herself to degrading her morals and appearance at any cost. Many celebrities today follow this occupation‚ no they are not famous because of a movie or their first hit single back in 2000‚ well maybe yes‚ but how do they stay at the top with out falling to the bottom for 13 consecutive years? The answer is pretty simple
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life. Put our screens up would make student use their thinking cap. In “ Is Google Making Us Stupid” paragraph 2‚ lines 2-3‚ it states “ What really makes us intelligent isn’t our ability to find lots of information quickly. It’s our ability to think deeply about the information” Google may give the answer in seconds‚ but a thought that counts for you to remember the information. Also in “ls Google Making Us Stupid” paragraph 7‚ line 1 “ If you’re really interested in developing your mind you
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Nicholas Carr‚ based on his essay‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” would disagree with Steven Pinker’s “Mind Over Mass Media.” Pinker believes that technology is the only thing that keeps us smart in a society level by making it easier to be informed about everything‚ while Carr believes that it affects our critical thinking ability because having access to so much information makes us skim through the reading‚ so even though we are reading many things‚ it does not mean we are actually holding on to
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Educational Reform In chapter five “Stupid Schools” of John Stossel ’s book Myths‚ Lies‚ and Downright Stupidity we get a clear and direct view of Stossel ’s view of the American Education system. It ’s apparent from the beginning that in the authors opinion we ’re doing things wrong‚ American education is a "government monopoly". Stossel states several interesting "myths" such as American public schools level the playing field‚ all high school students can read‚ and public schools are underfunded
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With its never-ending reach to billions of people‚ it is really necessary for social media to be beneficial for the population. Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid” and Johnson’s “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” focus on how media have changed the way in which we learn and grow as individuals in today’s world. They express how television and Google can have an impact on an individual to such an extent which was previously unimaginable. Although both of these writers have a different perspective
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