Carr explains that the internet changed the way reading works dramatically. Now articles are cluttered with advertisements, links, and other things that can distract the reader from the document. Carr then illustrates that sources of entertainment outside the internet have been changed since the installment of the internet as well. Advertisements are now scattered across television shows more than ever. Carr then explains that the mission of Google’s leaders is to make all the information known to man easily accessible through the internet.
Tevin Hutchinson 11/10/2012 English 102 Technology plays a huge role in our everyday life. I do believe that technology has made our lives easier, but it also has made us more dependent on the technology itself. When using the internet for a dictionary you could easily get distracted. Anyone can put anything on the internet, so what you find might not be accurate. Most people find that looking things up on the internet is distracting because you are already on the web so why not check YouTube for a funny video, or update your status on the social network.
Memo To: Laura M. Smith From: Lakia M. Hairston CC: Date: November 2, 2009 Re: Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Differences Today, the popularity of the internet has been the foundation of new business, e-business. Just about anything can be done online now. Many people are reverting from shopping in stores of malls because of the convenience of the internet. You can do anything from balancing your check book, to ordering pizza online today, which is making the internet a big part of most peoples lives around the world. Businesses are making transactions with other businesses online eliminating extra time and wasted money.
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.
Without out even taking the time to think about what you’re not understanding. You could have probably gotten the answer if you just sat down and thought about the subject material. But google is so tempting because it has all the answers and it’s so easy to use. When you first go to the internet you most likely will be taken to google. You can access google through your computer, laptop, Cell Phone even IPod.
Some of the common use of World Wide Web is to gain knowledge in research. When students are doing their home works, instead of going to the library and spending a little more time, they just need to go in front of the computer and search for the topic that they are researching on. Using the internet as a learning resource is somehow more efficient than books when it comes to time. But when it comes to reliability, books are still the best options for us to research since anybody can write, edit, and publish an article on the Web. Internet helped us to communicate with the ones we loved especially those who are far from us.
The Internet is a technology that changed the way we read. The Internet causes us to loose focus or to just skim through information really quickly. The need to get information quickly, rather than spending the time to read a book, is due to the Internet. When I need to read something for a class I would much rather go to Spark Notes on the Internet, rather than read a complete book. The Internet has helped reading to evolve.
We can clearly see how Google has evolved the way people live and the lifestyle they have as compared to the previous generations. For example, we Americans assume that since things are becoming more complicated and we still have a lot of things that need to be learned, we let Google handle this kind of problem with just a click of a mouse and a blink of an eye, and with the help of the database stored on the website, we get the information easily and accurately. Nicholas Carr has a lot of argumentative points on his article written entitled “Is Google making us stupid?” He claims that the internet has actually affected how human beings process information. He further explains that people’s minds are becoming more erratic because of what Google or the internet itself can bring to people. The author has produced scientific evidence to prove that Google has affected the way people live, how they interact or react to everything around them.
This website offered a lot of information from advice, inspirational stories as well as general information. There are many groups to join which allow users to communicate with one another discussing all aspects of the diet. Facebook in particular allowed me to learn using social constructivism, as discussion between users is imperative through the learning process of social activity. Informal language is used making it easy to understand and information can be shared quickly. Using Metzger’s suggested factors that influence credibility, I found this source allowed a high level of interaction socially between users although once again information provided is mostly personal opinion and not credible.
It is questionable whether or not he would have had the same experience if he had had access to the Internet. He may have been able to learn new vocabulary utilizing the Net, but the repeated exposure to the shallowness of the internet may have hindered his ability to fully read the many books that helped him gain knowledge of the broader world. The Internet is very useful and helpful in numerous ways. A search engine, like Google, is able to give us quick and easy access to almost anything on the