2013. This book looks at different roles the Internet plays in society. It talks about its wide usage for academic studies and how our society is switching from an industrial era to a digitally centralized one. It shows how the Internet effects education, the communities, the future and much more. This book supports that the internet is improving our education and rapidly advancing it.
Kirsten Laman ENGL 1301-61507 Professor Jackson 30 October 2014 Cognitive Effects of the Internet The book The Shallows by Nicholas Carr states that the introduction of the internet into society has had a profound effect on our culture. In other words, the internet has affected the way people think, read, and remember. The rapid access to tons of information has also affected people’s behavior making them less patient and less productive. According to Carr, “The Net commands our attention with far greater insistency than our television, or radio or morning newspaper ever did” (117). In today’s world, the internet has become essential to work, school and entertainment.
10). Through these examples, the author makes his opinion is more easily to be accepted. The final writing technique the author uses is comparison. Readers can clearly understand how wallowing the Internet can affect adolescents growing up. For example, he compares of his experience and the adolescents today (para.
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.
Internet usage is on the rise and the main sources for obtaining information in the 21st century. Like with everything it has its advantages and disadvantages. One would say the advantages out way the disadvantages, making research more accessible at any time. Social media advantages and disadvantages were discussed and they have altered the way most individual post their business. It is no longer private and once it’s posted it can be used against someone.
Hooking Up On the Internet Analysis I. RESEARCH QUESTION The authors in this study were trying to look at why people chose to date online. They were also looking at what aspects of face to face relations are reproduced and what rationales and strategies Internet daters use to negotiate and manage problems of risk accompanying the new technology and phenomenon. The authors examined concerns over the risk of being deceived, if they had any anxieties about physical appearance and the hazards of romantic involvement. II.
By using the social media, web pages and purchasing advertisement banners McBride Finance Services pinpoint a particular group of people. “Web 2.0 social media applications such as Twitter and Facebook create new opportunities for firms to improve their internal operations and to collaborate in new ways with their customers, business partners, and suppliers” (Culnan, McHugh, & Zubillaga, 2010, p. 1). Advertising on the Internet can be tough; it may require the use of a consultant who specializes in Internet marketing. McBride Financial Services would benefit by starting off small when using the Internet market their services. Conclusion McBride Financial Services provides a require service for anyone that is in the market for a residence or recreational property.
In The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, the author, Nicholas Carr gives an in-depth description of the advances in technology and what effect these advancements have done to our society. Carr gives examples of the effects of several different types of modern technology but concentrates mostly on the effects of the Internet. This book is particularly persuasive in the way Carr argues and backs his idea with personal experience and opinions. In this paper, I will apply Carr’s idea of the Internet as a medium way people read and process information to my own experiences as a reader. I will focus, specifically, on my reading process; how it is changed, for better or worse, depending on such things as genre and the impact of the
It is meant to be a guide for adults so it would make sense it would be this way . The writer of the leaflet solidifies this by adding relevant statistics and ensamples to describe what is currently happening to social networking sites and what dangers it could hold for the youth of today. The leaflet also goes further on and describes how to safeguard oneself and how to protect ones children from things such as “cyber bullying, contact by adults with a sexual interest in children and the misuse of personal information” whilst using social networks. This in particular is bold so that if a reader like an adult were to pick this up and flick through it they would notice this and perhaps be more inclined to read on. On the other hand the “Collegian” although giving off the impression that it may be more official with its color scheme and layout it is in fact just personal opinions of one “Haley Henry”.
Some credit can be laid upon the student, but ultimately we as a society need to fundamentally change how people use the Internet. Until we change something about the current setup of the Web, whether it is restricting the amount of time spent