Nowdays, people started to forget that the internet and new media technologies intersperse our notice but the book helps to keep our attention. So people need to read a books in order to improve their attention. In the article “ Does the Internet Make you Dumber or Smarter?, “ Nicholas Carr asks question that does the internet make people dumber or smarter?. I think a lot of people want to know the answers too. Carr thinks that the net makes people dumper because he proved the net makes people scattered and superficial thinkers.
Its Putnam suggestion that increasing mobility has depleted social capital, as it takes time to develop roots to a new area. Also TV has given us a way of relaxing, unwinding and being entertained at home, without having to interact with others. This change has had a huge impact on social interaction but Putnam never explores the possibility that discussing TV show can create bonds, which in many cases may be consider sallow at first but which develop over time like any other social connection. Also blaming other technology source for less social capital but only to a degree, it is important to bear in mind that the spread of internet only exploded to all regions of the western world in the last few decades, and even today many don’t have this facility
In a Utopia the things that hurt the society and make it unstable the same things that make people happy in a modern society. That's why books, movies, and anything that could show an opinion is regulated by the government. The government takes away the peoples freedom and liberties , which is what a Utopia does. If a government controls the media and society as a whole, is it really bad for the people it
At this point the antinarcotics associations have looked at how the prohibition fixed the situation to start to put an end to the new narcotic craze. Even though it may seem just as bad the people who recorded the prohibition say that America has improved since then and now a significant percentile less is engaged in little if any illegal drug or alcohol acts. Another fact that prohibition left was the love of underage drinking. This is since the prohibition was in action that young kids started to sneak drinks to seem part of society. This action stated as part of the prohibition and has caused the American society to suffer from huge social disorders.
Their efforts are primarily unproductive. While they do try to get more of the suppliers off of the streets, it simply raises the price of the product. Hence, more suppliers are encouraged to enter the market because they believe the rewards outweigh the risks. Chapter two of Super Freakonomics begins with yet another comical title that reads, “Why Should Suicide Bombers Buy Life Insurance?” This chapter draws in the readers with compelling aspects why terrorism is so cheap and easy, and of both birth and death. I will begin with the talk of terrorism.
This is another reason for the American taxpayer to look down on upon welfare recipients. Our national economic situation is going create a longer list that will to have to go on welfare and it will not get any better if something is not done to fix it. Although some people who defraud the system are caught, too many more people get away with it. There are millions of Americans that use welfare as it is intended, they get off of it and become more productive members of society. It is up to our leaders to do what is best for the entire nation by passing new Welfare Reform legislation that will punish those more harshly and get the financial aid to
The taxes for these things are not usually paid by most illegal immigrants, and this costs all of the legal citizens more money. Also, schools are getting crowded which is causing poor education for everyone; and poor education leads to people not being able to get jobs, and people without jobs leads to more crime. Hospitals are not paid by the illegals, and they don’t have healthcare, so they go to the Urgent Care. They go to the Urgent Care instead of the regular doctor, because they can’t pay for a doctor, and at Urgent Care they are required to help you even if you can’t pay. They go in for small things that would normally be for a regular doctor to take care of because it is free.
This is because people only focus on their short-term satisfaction. They pay very little attention to how things will work out for them in the long run and only care about their current state of happiness. However, in fact, there are still many major problems that exist. Only in a time where society is becoming evidently corrupted, does anyone even consider these problems. This concept is shown in the novel, because the times of turmoil result in a serious change in Montag’s mind.
Anything that goes against what the corporate powers that be is demonized and twisted into a different form through their media outlets to create something that the ill-informed will swallow it no questions asked. Anyone that speaks out against what is obviously wrong with the system is turned into an enemy, while the one’s violating our rights and freedoms are treated like benevolent kings. Recently there have been many successful efforts to subjugate the poorer voters in this country. These measures have passed and it will become difficult for poorer and elderly people to vote in this country. The reason for this is simple, poor people and minorities are more likely to vote for Obama in the coming election and they have more numbers than those that will not.
The following text contains some really profound material which might influence its reader. If you get influenced by reading, than you should not read this. Reading is a strenuous activity which causes physical as well as mental changes. Too much reading causes bad posture, poor eyesight, back pain and above all mental block! The more you read the more your views about a particular topic change.