Cody Janowski 12/2/10 English Comp Assignment 4 The Internet has undoubtedly changed the way people live their lives. Any information we could possibly want- and more- is at our disposal, and has made life for us incredibly convenient and easy; some, however, might say too easy. One of these people is Nicholas Carr, author of the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” featured in the July/August 2008 edition of The Atlantic. Carr argues that the Net seems to be slowly demolishing our abilities to concentrate on one subject, as well as contemplate information, based on the ease of access to everything the Internet provides today. I agree with Carr to an extent; however I would say that his theory most certainly does not apply to everyone.
There are many factors that can affect the way we speak such as: age, gender, familiarity, background, friendship groups and education. Another factor that can affect our language is the media. For example through T.V programmes and the internet many teenagers have picked up words such as ‘dude’, ‘OMG’ or ‘fail’ etc. By observing my language I realised that I have adopted these words and use them often in casual conversation. It has been especially noticed by my friends that I use the word ‘dude’ very frequently, this could be due to the fact that American phrases are being passed on more easily than before through the internet, making it easier for teenagers to pick up.
This dialogue on interactive online platforms can facilitate this active, “polyvocal citizenship”, (Milner 2361) intending that the previously “marginalized will have a means to find information and engage in public conversation[s]on more equal footing” (Milner 2361). In addition, “millennial activists have rejected […] politics that guided much of the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s as the 1960s and have turned to new technologies as a tool
Systems that track innovative information for Valero Energy performance is also further divulged in this paper. Introduction For this assignment these case studies and their questions are centralized around the newer technology and their impact on the average day life is demonstrated. As it is known with the augmented reality the whole aspect of marketing has changed and how products are now advertised is changing along with it. Flash crash is a matter that is very incomprehensive for many has been the factor of crashes in the high frequency trading and will more than likely happen again. Of course with all of these advancements in technology there is some good one is the ability to track performance metrics through innovative
The exponentially rapid growth of internet technology brings into our lives a connection with literature like never before, yet in many ways it has shifted the way in which we view the world. In an article titled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?,” Nicholas Carr argues that the development of internet technology as our primary source of knowledge is depleting us of the “quiet spaces” that stimulate contemplation and deep interaction with the written language and replacing them with distractions and deviations. Though he exposes the intriguing relationship this powerful medium has to our society, Carr fails to consider other aspects that cause a shift in our behavior towards written material. What we are losing, perhaps, deals less with our minds and more with our heart, the poetic center for what we value. We’ve become lazy in our efforts to contextualize our lives with the information that is so readily available to us and no longer prize knowledge as we once
This article is a direct response to Nick Carr’s argument. Maria Bustillos points out the flaws in his argument while supporting the fact that the Internet is indeed making us smarter and has been for years now. She believes that our brains are adapting to this new technology making it easier to obtain new knowledge. She states that the Internet is actually training our brains and making them stronger. By this she means allowing us to learn more in a shorter time frame.
I feel that, overall, the results of my MBTI were correct. I possess many of the qualities described above. In the Extraverted characteristics there is, Act first, think/reflect later, for example I don’t think before I do things and that usually leads to consequences. Feel deprived when cutoff from interaction with the outside world, for example getting rid of my facebook and twitter. Enjoy wide variety and change in people relationships, for example meeting new people, and making new friends.
In this new age of technology with social networks, email, and the world wide web it has become increasing easier to speak up when a grotesque event is happening somewhere in the world. People know about it and want to do something. Throughout history examples of this have been evident; one of the most recent coming to mind is Kony 2012. They started out has something no one knew about but it became known and now everyone wants to help the cause. Why not continue this trend!
Syed Hamza Amir 1 Professor Meredith Allison English 1303 23 September 2010 The Future of the Internet As our web experience continues to evolve at an exponential rate, it has provided us with more technology to publish our own content that had once been available only to the few. This rapid expansion in the ability of humans to publish new content has created a new flurry of debate over whether this is enhancing or destroying our culture. Two authors, Andrew Keen and Clay Shirky, tackle this issue with two very different conclusions. Keen provides valid points but falls short and seems like a hypocrite in his condemnation of web 2.0. On the other hand, Shirky gives a complete and thorough view in favor of our ability to publish
The ease of information and immediacy of it presented by the World Wide Web is simply changing the world’s reading culture. The absurd effects may be much more than the author has focused on, but the loss of concentration is one of them. Given that internet use is likely to increase, I am in support of his suggestion; studies need to be conducted to examine the extent of the damage the internet has caused on global reading culture. The article is well written, thesis well researched, and the theme is easy to establish. Nicholas Carr has succeeded in prompting his readers to consider whether Google is making us stupid.