The Dumbest Generation- Summary **This generation is processing info----but only through digital devices** In The Dumbest Generation‚ Mark Bauerlein argues that the younger generation‚ also refered to as the “Dumbest Generation” is unbelievably ignorant due to the increase in technology and pop culture. He remarks that it almost takes effort to be THAT ignorant of what-should-be common facts. He goes on to reflect upon the fact that it is indeed these very people that are the “future of
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Kevin Bui ENG 101 V September 19‚ 2011 Rough Draft Formal Essay # 1: Generation How/Why has the internet allowed our Generation to be lazier? Why is this a problem? How would this affect future generations? Internet is a great reliable source. The abuse of the internet has caused our generation‚ also known as the Millennials to be lazier. The quick easy access of the internet causes our generation to spend more time online in our everyday lives. The internet has allowed us to do
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Mark Bauerlein seems to believe that is the dumbest generation because research has shown that knowledge skills and intellectual habits have gone down‚ and although some people agree with him‚ others don’t. I believe this generation isn’t the dumbest because there are other things that need to be considered when calling someone‚ a group of people‚ or even an entire generation stupid or dumb‚ rather than just knowledge skills and intellectual habits. Knowledge isn’t all about what people know or
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The Dumbest Generation To response to the hot discussion over the world‚ I agree that we are the dumbest generation. In our generation‚ the Internet is so convenient that we spend mostly our free time on the net. Using facebook‚ twitter‚ skype‚ or going online shopping is our favorite‚ but let us be honest‚ these are just ways to kill time. Then why not make good use of the Internet? Because we are so lazy that we rather chat with our friends all day but viewing the news or articles on the web
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Yesha Patel Mrs. Herzog AP Lang 16 January 2013 Mark Bauerlein claims that “you guys don’t know anything.” And by “you guys”‚ he means the under-thirty generation‚ OUR generation‚ which he believes to be “The Dumbest Generation.” However‚ we are just adapting our learning abilities to the situation in which we are educated‚ which is completely media-focused right now. Technology has provided us with the chance to do our work and research more efficiently. Bauerlein has made a serious‚ judgmental
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Medina 1 Vanessa Medina Mr. Lombardi AP Eng. 3 November 2014 Dumbest Generation “Students today live and learn in a world with vastly more complex technology than that of previous generations.” Many adults believe it’s the technology of today’s times that interferes with a child’s education. Children enrolled in schools seem to be spending more time and giving all their attention to the technology that surrounds them‚ but of course‚ rarely any child will admit to this. As a victim who spends too
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technology and ideas. Technology is invented and innovated in order to help improve people’s lives. However‚ doubts inevitably arise on the negative effects of the same technology. In his book titled The Dumbest Generation‚ Mark Bauerlein claims‚ “those under age thirty constitute the ‘dumbest’ generation in modern history.” He says that students are no less intelligent or ambitious‚ but that their reading habits and general knowledge are diminishing (167). He blames the digital age and its distractions
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cognitive abilities‚ but also enables us to explore more of what is we are truly interested in. Modern technology has its merits. As Bauerlein points out in his article “the Dumbest Generation”‚ the digital revolution has provided us with “miraculous quick and effortless contact with information.” Indeed‚ we are the generation surrounded by technology‚ and the immediate access to countless of information has definitely aided us in many aspects of the modern society. Researching information has become
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stereotype. Stereotype‚ the word that was going through my mind when the read the article “Generation Text: The Dark Digital Ages: 13 to 17”. The article written by Mark Bauerlein really had me thinking about how someone could perceive our generation in such a stereotypical way‚ which basically lumped all of us‚ with our unique and contrasting ideologies together. After reading Bauerlein’s article he makes our generation sound like kids and young adults who would do anything to acquire social acceptance
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the newest generation‚ the millennial age‚ would protest if you titled them as anything but intellectually superior‚ it is bluntly obvious how technological advances over the years have tainted their perception‚ influencing the outcome of their future in a negative manner. The internet can be a very helpful and efficient source of knowledge‚ but the dependency the youth has towards the media industry and beyond is quickly giving the millennial age the tag of being the dumbest generation yet. For
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