what end? The Internet is the gateway to a seemingly limitless amount of information. This however‚ is where many people have differing perspectives on the Internet. In Nicholas Carr’s article‚ “Does the Internet Make You Dumber”‚ and Steven Johnson’s article‚ “The Genius of the Tinkerer”‚ these men share their perspective on the Internet. The authors believe that the Internet is a source for lots of information‚ but they differ in that Carr believes that the distractions of the Internet do not allow
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how the rules are mapped out beforehand‚ therefore requiring less focus to pay attention. However‚ Johnson compares the structural similarities in today’s reality TV to that of a video game. “…the rules aren’t fully established at the outset. You learn as you play” (290). By this video game structural method‚ shows like Survivor and The Apprentice keep the audience more engaged and develop more critical thinking. Johnson concludes the excerpt by finally establishing his argument. “What I am arguing
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Rhetorical Analysis Shonda Rhimes “Sweet Baby” Scandal Episode first appeared on ABC in April 5 2012. In this episode she aims to convince her readers of the importance of self-reputation over individuality. Through the character of the newest client of Olivia Pope & Associates‚ 27-year-old decorated war hero‚ Sully St. James encounters the battle between what matters to him the most and how others portray him when he stumbles into the office of Olivia Pope distraught explaining that he didn’t
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Watching TV Makes You Smarter Steven Johnson’s argument in “Watching TV Makes you Smarter” that television increases intellectual and enhances our cognitive faculties‚ therefore making us smarter Johnson’s states that‚ “For decades‚ we’ve worked under the assumption that mass culture follows a path declining steadily toward lowest-common- denominator standards‚ presumably because the “masses” want dumb‚ simple pleasures and big media companies try to give the masses what they want. But as that
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has had a significant change on everyone in some type of way. It is heavily influenced by technology. In some form of way technology has allowed people to gain more knowledge on general topics. “2b or Not 2b” by David Crystal‚ and “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” by Steven Johnson‚ both discuss how technology has had a huge impact on the way our modern day society works. Crystal argues the benefits that come with texting. He explains that although in many ways texting has tainted the English language
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has actually made the generation smarter. Shows that some people claim should be off air are talked about their intellectual points‚ and how society has gone downhill from reality on TV. Johnson‚ Steven. “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” They Say I say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing.Eds. Gerald Graff‚ CathyBirkenstein‚ and Russel Durst. New York: Norton‚ 2009. 213-230. Print. In the article written By Steven Johnson‚ “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”‚ states that the TV audience has
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author of “Watching TV makes you smarter” sheds light on the concept he calls the Sleeper Curve that essentially states that the cognitive complexity of today’s popular media is steadily increasing with passing time. And shows like Greys Anatomy and House clearly portraits the sleeper curve that Johnson is talking about when it comes to multithreading‚ flashing arrows and social networks. These shows are both medical dramas which use a ton of medical jargon which could make it difficult to comprehend
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Steven Johnson the author of “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”‚ argues that TV programing has become more cognitively demanding‚ and therefore believes that both watching TV and playing violent video games are somehow beneficial (278). By stating‚ that TV programing and reading focus on the same mental faculties such as attention‚ patience and retention (280) he makes it seem that is acceptable to indulge in such distractions. Ever since the multi-threading was introduced in the 1980 culture has
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Video Games Discussion: Visuals/Narrator’s position The narrator provided a variety of different visuals on the specific topic of “Do video games make you smarter? With a few visuals that were along the lines of mental and visual‚ one showing the increase in cognitive functioning of the brain; associated with memory‚ strategic planning‚ and fine motor skills‚ video games have shown to have a positive effect on education. Along the lines of effectiveness‚ they’re designed as teaching tools
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Internet DOES make people smarter The internet has been around for a while and everyone knows now that the internet has many qualities and disadvantages but depending on the reason of use of the internet it can be educational also informational with quick and easy access to any topic and this can lead to making people smarter. The reason the internet makes people smarter are its easy accessibility‚ encyclopedia ’s (Wikipedia)‚ and the offers of education and educational videos. The internet has
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