110 Is Google Making Us Stupid? “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” is an article written by Nicholas Carr‚ which was published in The Atlantic in July 2008. Throughout his article‚ Carr discusses how people are beginning to rely on the internet as their primary source of information. He also states that the internet is negatively affecting the way we read and write‚ and is also having an effect on the way we process information. With the help of his fellow writers and personal research‚ he makes various
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“Is Google Making Us Stupid” In “Is Google Making Us Stupid‚” Nicholas Carr discusses over the question about the cause and effect of how Internet impacts our thinking‚ reading‚ writing habits‚ and how our brains react to adapt to the “new-media rule”. The author uses many specific examples and statistics to demonstrate his point of view. Throughout the first part of the article‚ Nicholas Carr argues whether our reading and writing habits may be affected by the search engines on Google. We used
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“How stupid is Google making us?” by William Badke responds to Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr supports his argument by stating the fact that he has totally lost his ability to think and read and that the longer we work online‚ the less tolerance we have to concentrate and contemplate. William Badke seems to support his argument but not completely. He discusses his opinion on technology and whether it impacts human thinking. He is against the fact that Google is
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Michael English 121.01 4 February 2013 Is Google Making Us Stupid Nicholas Carr Since the development of Google‚ there has been a vast amount of information available on various topics or subjects. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” explains and examines the different ways that the internet has been more useful and beneficial‚ according to the words of the author‚ Nicholas Carr. According to the readings‚ the author represents and expresses his thoughts and
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In his article‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid‚” Nicholas Carr‚ a former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review and a member of the steering board for the World Economic Forum’s cloud computing project‚ criticizes the overall impact of the internet‚ as a whole‚ on the human process of thought‚ comparing his past level of conception to “a scuba diver in a sea of words” whereas his current understanding simply “zip[s] along the surface” (Carr 68). Carr targets the prominent internet search engine
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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 it is ultimately helping us grow as people and improving society as a whole.
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Google‚ the search engine that majority of people see when opening up the internet. The website that delivers information for almost any subject imaginable. Think about it‚ when you have a hard time figuring something out or a question with no answer where do you run to. Most people click open Google on their electronic device without using their brain to think about it. It is more convenient then just popping open a text book or waiting for someone to explain an answer to you. It becomes more of
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Christina Robinson ENG 101 College Compositions 1 Professor Roberto C. Garcia Is Google Making Us Stupid? Feb. 18‚ 2014 Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nicholas Carr narrated his essay based on a thesis‚ by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001movie: A Space Odyssey. A character named Bowman‚ whom has been sent to a deep-space death by the malfunctioning machine‚ is calmly‚ coldly disconnecting the memory circuits that control its artificial “brain.” The
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Is Google Making Us Stupid? By Nicholas Carr Adapted from The Atlantic Monthly July 2008 “Dave‚ stop. Stop Dave. Will you stop‚ Dave?” So the supercomputer HAL pleads with astronaut Dave Bowman in a famous scene toward the end of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001:A Space Odyssey. Dave Bowman‚ having nearly been sent to a deep-space death by the malfunctioning machine‚ is calmly‚ coldly disconnecting the memory circuits that control its artificial brain. “Dave‚ my brain is going‚” HAL says forlornly. “I can
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on‚ TV’s we watch have all advanced in major ways. My thinking has been influenced by the technological devices that I use. In my personal life‚ I use lots of technology. My favorite piece of technology is my cell phone. On my phone I can not only make calls‚ but I can download and play games‚ surf the web‚ keep track of my agenda‚ download different apps‚ and even check my emails. I also use the computer‚ tv‚ dvd player‚ radio‚ and gaming consoles to keep me entertained. I love to listen to the
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