...As technology becomes more a part or ours daily lives: We have to ask ourselves, is it hindering us or helping? This is not an easy question, and is a great debate in today's society. More specific, an article by Nicholas Carr “Is Google Making Us Stupid” argues that exact point. Throughout the article it gives many examples of how Google is hindering our knowledge. Nicholas Carr makes the reference about how he used to dive into textual evidence while researching a topic and now it feels as if he is just skimming the top information. This is later proven in a study conducted by scholars from University College London scholars from University College London Furthermore, as a result of technology they that it has altered reading habits and Carr...
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...In Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid” he proposes the idea that advancing technology is rewiring the circuitry of the human brain thus changing reading patterns as well as thinking behavior. Rather than plunging deep into a book, Carr is implying that more and more people are becoming prone to skimming over readings due to the convenience technology provides. Not only does Car begin to notice the changes within his own reading skills, but as he speaks with his literary type friends Carr realizes that they are also facing the same struggles as him (Carr 573). If those who are reading lengthy books and studying literature are beginning to see the cognitive affects the Internet is inflicting upon them then who is to say that it is not...
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...The main idea of Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” is that the internet, mainly google is our main source to get information and we don’t depend on anything else which starts to affect us eventually. In the article Nicholas Carr talks about how his mindset has changed when it comes to reading a book or article. Carr says “Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages” (paragraph 2) Depending only in the internet in today’s society affects our ability to sit still and read. In the context of Nicholas Carr’s essay. “human” is defined as a person who as the ability to function and obtain knowledge on their own or through other humans and not the internet. The type of threat “machines” are to “humans” is being...
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...The internet is a great advantage to people today, until it starts to mess with the way their mind works. Nicholas Carr’s article, Is Google Making Us Stupid? talks about the effects the internet has had on him mentally, as well as other writers. Carr argues, people who use the internet to read are no longer reading the way they used to. Also, not only are they reading differently, but they are also thinking differently. Finally, the human brain can only take in so much information, and the internet is asking for more than it can process. First off, the internet is changing the way people read. Since reading articles and books online people have turned to a new way of reading. Carr explains how now when he reads, he’s not so much reading but...
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...Anyone born in the 21st Century, grew up with the internet. They hear stories from their parents and grandparents about the good old days. I don’t know how many times I have heard the line “I never had Facebook or Twitter when I was your age” at family dinners. As a technology that has been rooted into our culture, we need to ask ourselves: how is this technology effecting us? In his essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr tackled this very question. Carr has a very different answer than I do. Nicholas Carr will attempt to teach you to be skeptical of the internet’s potentially negative effects on your mind. Carr has taken the easier route of criticizing a relatively new technology without offering any alternative suggestions or...
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...Introduction When was the last time you held still and read the same book or article for thirty minutes, an hour, two? Living in a modern world means many great inventions filled with interesting information all at the touch of a screen. Anything a person can think of can be “Googled” and thousands of results will come up in a near instant; Google even helpfully informs how long it takes to retrieve the information. With so much material at one’s fingertips the possibilities are endless. In his paper Nicholas Carr addresses the issue, how much of this information is processed by the brain and how much do we surf past like a wave in the ocean? Summary In his essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” author and member of Encyclopedia of Britannica’s...
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...has made a major impact on the loss of humanity's intelligence. Yet, the solution to this theory can be answered and argued about in various ways. In the essays, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” and “Mind Over Mass Media” the Authors share their opinions on the impacts that technology advancement and mass media have made within the following amount of recent years. For example, in the essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Author, Nicholas Carr, who is a much known writer and also finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, discusses how his level of thinking has changed due to using technology. He also supports all of his evidence that he discusses throughout his essay...
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...Is Google making us stupid? Nicholas Carr doesn’t believe so, In his essay Is Google Making Us Stupid? From his article in the Atlantic magazine in 2008, he explains that Google does not make people stupid. Although he does go through and explain how Google has effects on an individual via personal anecdotes, historical references, and current studies. Biggest idea is that Carr wanted to present is that Google hasn’t made humans smarter or dumber, they have just become more dependent on the internet which has consequences. Personal anecdotes helped make Carr’s point relatable to the effects of Google. He went on and told many stories. One in particular to focus on is how his attention span has gotten shorter, “I get fidgety, lose the thread, begin...
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...In Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” He address the social topic of the effect of technology on our brain, more specifically certain processes that occur within our brain such as thought process, attention span, mental capacity, and so on. Throughout this article, Carr attempts to use many different rhetorical strategies to bolster the argument of his essay and its purpose. These rhetorical strategies include tone, Carr’s specific use of diction, and the overall organization of Carr’s article. All of these rhetorical techniques are used to effectively expose the argument of the article to the reader and lead the reader to the same conclusion as Carr fulfilling his purpose as the author. First, Carr uses the tone of the opening passage and article to set the basis for the article and establishes how the rest of the essay is going to be. Carr seems to be using a ominous, foreshadowing tone that is shedding a public light on a darker topic. The tone, matched with the theme of the article, is best expressed in quotes such as one found on page 3 of his...
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