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.
Meta ethics tries to make sense of the terms and concepts used in ethical theories such as Utilitarianism and Natural Law. Some people believe that ethical language is extremely meaningful as they argue it is essential to be able to define terms such as “good” and “bad” before we can even begin to discuss ethical theories. However others disagree with this and argue that moral statements are subjective so are meaningless, as they cannot be described as either true or false. Those who hold cognitive theories about ethical language would argue that ethical statements are not meaningless as they are about facts, and can therefore be proved true or false. Ethical Naturalism is a cognitive theory of meta ethics which holds the belief that
With so many people around the world entering information online, there was a need to properly categorized data so it can be found by the search engines. Google, Bing, and Yahoo the major players on Internet search engine employed algorithms to help users to find information. Search engines created ranks to classified information, as a means of separating professional written articles from armatures. Perhaps, the most significant metric used by search engines is authority; it measures the degree of information on a specific keyword or term. Some of the metrics used to rank web 2.0 applications are the unique monthly visitors, Alexa rank, the number of users, and quality of
DATE: October 25, 2013 TO: Andi Stout FROM: Codie Holbert SUBJECT: Reflection on “Final for Now” Version of “Old Spice Power” For the first time I tried using ethos, pathos, logos and disruption to analyze an advertisement. During peer review I learned that my header info was accidentally double spaced, so I went back and corrected that. I also learned that my use of in-text citations was wrong, I was putting the period before the citation rather than after that, so I went back and corrected that as well. These suggestions improved my paper because it helped me put my paper in the correct format for this essay. What I found most challenging about this project is using ethos, pathos, and logos to critically analyze my selected advertisement.
Ethical Considerations Thinking before we act or speak is crucial while in the workplace. It is important that the words we say and the actions we demonstrate pose neither threat or harm to those on the receiving end of them. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), Standard 8.08, section (a), “Psychologists provide a prompt opportunity for participants to obtain appropriate information about the nature, results,
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.
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
Essay #4 3/31/14 Cause and Effect A book is something that might be taken for granted, due to the Internet and computers. Some people do not have patience to read books fully and they either use the Internet or just skim through books. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, by Nicholas Carr is a novel that explains some of the things that have helped reading to evolve. Many things like the printing press, books, maps, the typewriter, the Internet, and the Greek alphabet have helped reading to evolve. The printing press is what caused books to become popular.
Most people find reading books easier so don’t some people like me because I prefer researching on the internet to searching for stuff in the library. Some people will support Carr by saying that the internet really makes us dumber but I’m on the opposite side because I defiantly think it makes as smarter especially with this technology that keeps improving as years come. All these things we have today and are able to access to will not be available without the internet because people or researchers wouldn’t have been able to get accurate information about what they were looking
Chief Culture Officer – How To Create a Living, Breathing Corporation After having studied American culture for more than two decades and written several recognized books on the topic Grant McCracken can not just be considered as a random self-proclaimed culture expert, but more like a ‘CCO’ for business management consulting – now he is predicting the next right move for businesses to succeed. The core message of his work from 2009 ‘Chief Culture Office – How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation’ is clearly that every company needs a CCO (Chief Culture Officer) due to the many opportunities and threats that culture brings into business. Understanding and being able to read the culture professionally is crucial to a company’s success - not dedicating a senior management position to culture is a major failure according to the leading business anthropologist. Throughout the book McCracken provides the reader with a large number of real life examples to demonstrate his thinking. These examples surely help the reader to understand the issues and by using this rather practical approach McCracken succeed in making the book interesting and useful for everyone who might be interested in the world around us.