The title of this article is Does the Internet Make You Smarter? It is written by Clay Shirky. The article is written in the Wall Street Journal. This journal entry is written to people who are used to the old routines of past and think that the internet is going to make the new generation stupid. This is also written to the new generation that is supposedly going to be so stupid‚ as a challenge to doing something great with the opportunity we have been given with this newfound technology. This journal
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Does chocolate make you clever? By Charlotte Pritchard BBC News Eating more chocolate improves a nation’s chances of producing Nobel Prize winners - or at least that’s what a recent study appears to suggest. But how much chocolate do Nobel laureates eat‚ and how could any such link be explained? The study’s author‚ Franz Messerli of Columbia University‚ started wondering about the power of chocolate after reading that cocoa was good for you. One paper suggested regular cocoa intake led to improved
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1. What did you set out to do? At the beginning of the semester I set out to make goals that would help me get stronger and healthier. 2. What did you do to achieve this? To achieve my goals I had do exercises and workout everyday so I could get my body in shape to reach my goals. 3. Why were you successful or unsuccessful?’ I was successful because I never gave up and kept on working hard. I also never gave up no matter how hard it was. 4. What did you find hard‚ new‚ or difficult‚ about the
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There are many notorious characters in literature‚ all with their own menacing qualities and depraved actions. None‚ however‚ have struck such a devastatingly creepy chord as Arnold Friend of Joyce Carol Oates "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Seducer of young girls and embodiment of Lucifer‚ Arnold Friend is anything but a friend. Arnold Friend is presented through both actions and appearances‚ and these combine to diminish his likeability‚ while adding to his devilish persona. Although
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the Rules Relating to Awards (Rule 3.17) as contained in the University Handbook. I understand the penalties that apply for plagiarism and agree to be bound by these rules. Signature: (submitting your assignment online is equivalent to signing this form) A critical evaluation of “Does the Internet make you Dumber?” (Nicholas Carr June 5‚ 2010) Is the internet making you dumber? According to Nicolas Carr‚ the answer is yes. Carr addresses in his article the impact of the plethora of information
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Are You Sure It’s Fat Free Dan Christianson MAT 126 Melinda Hollingshed November 15‚ 2010 Watching what we eat and dieting seems to be a very popular topic of discussion in many circles. Obesity in today’s society is classified as an epidemic. I know that I personally do not pay attention to the nutrition labels on the foods I eat‚ but after these exercises I may start. According to our text‚ the food industry bases its figures on the weight of the product not the calories
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Where are you Going‚ Where have you been? Is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. The story involves a 15 year old girl named Connie that is rebelling against her mother’s whishes. Connie often rides with her friends to a shopping plaza to hang out and meet other people. One evening while she is out with her friends she leaves with a boy named Eddie. On the way to Eddie’s car she sees a stranger in a convertible that tells her “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Then one Sunday after missing church Connie’s
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Why do you think it is milk that comes out of women when breastfeeding? Why couldn’t it be water? Why couldn’t it be juice? Why does it have to be milk? Probably because it is the one that helps when it comes to developing and at the same time strengthening the bones and also when it comes to helping the immune system be stronger. That is why babies need it the most. However‚ why is it that adults need to continue adding milk into their diet‚ they already have mature bones‚ muscles etc. There are
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the setting creates division between innocence and adulthood. In the story‚ the protagonist is a complicated and confrontational young woman named Connie. The narrator explains that “Everything about her had to sides to it” (Oates 1). Connie has two personas‚ the person she is at home and the rebellious and carefree young woman she is away from her home. Throughout the plot‚ the doorway symbolizes a threshold that Connie has to
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Why do you think the thief was an outcast? Suggest reasons why his fingers had been cut away. Why do you think the thief responds to the boy by surrendering? Explain the man’s punishment of the thief. Do you think he did the right thing? How does the boy feel about his father’s action? The thief was an outcast because he was by himself without anything but the butcher knife and the clothes on his back. The fingers on his right hand had been cut away most likely because he was an outcast probably
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