Although Agger’s essay is mainly about reading electronic texts he does seem to lean more towards the written word. He believes that paper is the new “Prozac, a balm for distracted minds” (Agger 611). Reading text on paper keeps us more focused because we do not have all of the online information like ads and unnesccary pictures to stimulate our minds. He lists some of the ways how reading electronic texts poses several attention problems. Although Agger likes the written word better, he knows that sometimes there is no way to avoid reading online so he includes a list of ways to increase your focus while reading online texts. He explains how we tend to lose attention…
In the article, Carr stated that one of source he used to write is paper stated that, “It is clear that users are not reading online in the traditional sense”; meaning that the way we read now is what you would call ‘skimming’ or reading “horizontally through titles, contents pages and abstracts going for quick wins”. Individuals who Reads on the web, don't read the whole article. Another problem with reading on the web is that there is always a temptation to skip from page to page causing readers to lose their concentration while read on the web which cause people to lose focus when looking at physical reading. Nicholas Carr used this particular example because it is something him and the readers can relate too. This information that Carr gathered and used, helps his article because it supports what he has said…
He mentions that by quoting the thoughts of a scientist that says “Wolf worries that the style of reading promoted by the Net, a style that puts “efficiency” and “immediacy” above all else, may be weakening our capacity for deep reading.” (2) Carr mentions the “deep immersion” type of thinking when he use to read and say that since he has started to use the internet he can’t do that anymore, his brain just wants to skim over the reading. He states “Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages. I get fidgety, lose the thread, and begin looking for something else to do.”(2) Carr blames this on the constant skimming he has done over a long period of time on the internet. Carrs’ article thoroughly explains his views on how people are starting to rely on the internet more and not reading which in turn will affect their ability to read in the long…
Nicholas Carr’s tells use of internet leads to lose ability for long reading and fall in time span…
Reading has gone from print to becoming digital in today’s world and affects not only the way we read but also the way we communicate with one another, since we are conscience about technology altering the way we read. Remember what a book looks like? Let me show you that by leaving our prints behind, the way we read today has scaled to a digital level, leaving standard books and letters obsolete. Even though you can’t furnish a room with just a single device, like you are able with books, or you can’t necessarily fling your e-reader across the room because you risk breaking it. Despite Jabr (April, 2013) stating "Before 1992 most studies concluded that people read slower, less accurately and…
Who would have thought 50 years ago that a person could socialize with complete strangers across the world with just the click of a button? The web is full of useful and important scholarly information, but it’s not just about business and education. Along with posting pictures, videos, and blogs, the web is available for a plethora of other options. It’s full of fun sites for people of all ages and with different interests. One way to enjoy the web is to visit a social networking site. Sites such as Facebook, Zorpia, Friendster, and Bebo allow you to personalize a profile, join groups, share thoughts and pictures, and add different applications. Online communities are created by people connected together to share common interests, goals, and purposes. With technology advancing at such a steady rate, the future possibilities of the social web are endless. Although these sites are full of interesting things to do, there are also some downfalls to having an account online, such as…
Bill Cosby may be best-known as the beloved personality behind his eponymous TV show, but he earned his doctorate in education and has been involved in several projects teaching the essential techniques of effective reading, including a PBS series on reading skills. In an essay unambiguously titled “How to Read Faster,” published in the same wonderful 1985 anthology How to Use the Power of the Printed Word (UK; public library) that gave us Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 timeless rules of writing, Cosby offers his three proven strategies for reading faster. Apart from their evergreen application to the printed word, it’s particularly interesting to consider how these rules might translate to the digital screen, where structural factors like scrolling, pagination, hyperlinks, and adjustable font sizes make the text and the reading experience at once more fluid and more rigid.…
According to Rich, web critics argue that the decreasing scores in teenagers' standardized reading tests are due to the significant amount of hours young people spend on the Internet. The Internet, as some say, is damaging the readers' attention spans, weakening literacy, and destroying the printed book culture. However, web advocates believe that the Internet, instead of being the enemy of literacy, has not only created a new experience of reading, but also conceived a new kind of reading. Young people should be examining on the new reading techniques that they have gained from the Web. Reading became difficult to define accounting for the change in reading method when the Internet was invented. Some traditionalists warn that the Internet does not strengthens literacy. The Internet users, rather than reading, spend their time taking pictures, texting, and playing videos. Finally, RIch concludes with a quote said by Gay Ivey, “I think they need it all.”…
The good outweighs the bad when it comes to technology and literacy skills. This new innovative way helps facilities improve the way individuals are learning and thinking. Nevertheless, technology will always be a part of our daily routine so might as well excel at utilizing these devices.Technology nowadays is everywhere you turn,some individuals might not want to come in contact with these devices but it's inevitable in this electronic…
These companies are different within their own right, yet offer a similar service to every customer they do business with. Not only do these companies offer the opportunity and availability of a product that will allow them to communicate with their peers in business projects with complete security regardless of where they are in the world. No longer will you have to show up at a brick and mortar building to collaborate on a project…
Keep in mind that technology is everywhere all the time (ubiquitous) because of the onset of smartphones, and other mobile devices. You have a 21st century phenomenon. But, is what Scott McNealy said true? Cite and explain examples that support and argue this statement.…
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Breast Cancer has been around since the beginning of times. It is noted that the earliest recordings were date back to Ancient Greece and Egypt around the year 460 B.C., when Hippocrates depicted it as humorol disease. He proposed the Human Body was made up of four humors (phlegm, black bile, yellow bile, and blood). He then premised that cancer was caused due to the overabundance of black bile. This idea of breast cancer was believed until about…
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