2015 The Toulmin Method to Google Making Us Stupid University Abstract No one really knows if Google can make someone stupid. Some can argue the fact that‚ Google has changed the way we use to do things. Google has made life easier for those‚ who simply don’t want to waste time on research. Instead of doing things the old fashion way‚ we can now find everything we need at the push of a button or two. You will find a claim‚ reasons‚ and evidence to show how Google has changed our way of thinking
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Is Google Making Us Stupid Nicholas Carr’s Atlantic Online article “Is Google Making Us Stupid‚” discusses how the use of the computer affects our thought process. Carr starts out talking about his own experience as a writer and how he felt like “something had been tinkering with his brain‚ remapping his neural circuitry and reprogramming his memory”. Since starting to use the Internet his research techniques have changed. Carr said before he would immerse himself in books‚ lengthy articles and
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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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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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Is Google Making Us Stupid? 500 words response "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" by Nicholas Carr illustrates to me that the internet is slowing down the development of our brain. I agree with his argument that technology has affected out attention span‚ he sets an example of how we now cannot concentrate on the readings‚ Scott Karp‚ and Bruce Friedman‚ both agree that their ability to read long articles has been affected by the web. Also‚ I agree with Carr that we are becoming low thinking people
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In Nicholas Carr’s journal article titled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” published July/August 2008 in The Atlantic magazine‚ Carr discusses the changes that have been coming up since people start to rely on the internet to get information. He makes an argument many people might not ever consider. Carr claims that the internet has actually affected how humans beings process information. His main thesis is that people has become impatient and unfocused. My first response to Nicholas Carr article
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colleague; e-mail‚ instant messaging‚ Skype and the like‚ have enabled people to communicate in non-traditional ways and across boundaries previously inaccessible. Nicholas Carr addresses the wonder that is the internet in his article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” The general direction of the article is a discussion of how intelligent thought patterns seem to be changing; attention spans and critical thinking once required for thoughtful analysis appear to be moving towards a status of extinct.
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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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Tingting wang English 1301 Professor 04/15/2014 Synthesis Essay Intellectual diversity is an issue that has created confusion in many learning institutions. Most of the faculty members have differentiated ideas regarding the accommodation of intellectual diversity in academic institution. A section of some educational officers believes that it’s an important aspect that should be implemented in the educational system. There are others standing against the idea and their argument is
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In Nicholas Carr’s article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” published July 2008 in The Atlantic‚ he discusses the changes that have occurred since people began relying on the internet for information. His main thesis is that the human way of thinking has become impatient and unfocused. Carr supports that by writing “I’m not the only one. When I mention my troubles with reading to friends and acquaintances—literary types‚ most of them—many say they’re having similar experiences.” He is frustrated that
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