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...?Is Google Making Us Stupid? There was a time during the evolution of learning that man did not have all of the answers to the questions that he had.A time when learned men were called as such not only because of the knowledge they had learned while in school, but also because of the life experiences that taught them how to survive and evolve with the changing times. This was the era of the great philosophers like Socrates and Plato, whose knowledge was verbally passed unto each new generation in order to keep it alive. In the process, it turned knowledge into a living thing because the information that was passed on contained improvements upon the original thought based upon the learning of the people of that era....
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...?Does Google Make Us Stupid? ISYS10211 Personal and Professional Development Google is a search engine used in the internet in order to gather information and links on a particular subject matter. Various issues on whether or not it is making people stupid have been raised. This study was able to establish that Google can make people stupid in the sense that it makes them less critical, less able to concentrate, and less able to reach deep reading because of the distraction of the internet. Moreover, it is also reducing people’s memory retention because they know that they can easily ‘Google’ something or retrieve such information via the internet. On the other hand, others argue that...
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...?Your Is Google really making us stupid? Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” is a plethora of deductive trap which uses different opinions and personal experiences as facts to jump to the conclusion that internet or Google (not actually emphasized) are undermining human intellectual capabilities, keeps them distracted, and making them more like machines. The paper critically analyses Carr’s understanding and interprets that it is Carr’s milder form of fear of new things and ideas (called neophobia or cainotophobia) rather than genuine threat and its negative aspects are not beyond human control. Internet is a booming technology and contributions of its efficient solutions are not hidden from Carr himself. However... ...
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...? Google is one of the most popular and versatile search engines of the contemporary digital age. It’s ability to provide effective and credible information to its customers at an incredibly short time is its most valuable feature. Google has maintained its leadership position. It continuously strives to update its technology to create an ‘ultimate search engine that is as smart as people or smarter’ (Carr, 2002). But in its race to conquer human mind, Google is making users stupid. Google is making us stupid primarily for three reasons: 1. With vast store of information, people are developing the habit of skimming over the information rather than focusing on important content or issues; 2. With easy access to information people... reduced...
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...?Insert Insert Insert Rhetoric in ‘Stupid White Men’ In his book ‘Idiot Nation’, Michael Moore analyses the various factors underlying the incompetent education system prevailing in schools throughout the United States and explores the various responses to suggested educational reform. He achieves this through a presentation of shocking truths and powerful rhetoric. One rhetorical tactic that is utilized throughout the selected text is humour . Moore opens on a humorous note and builds upon it as he describes the seemingly laborious task of memorizing ostensible facts being rendered effortless by sports talk shows. He emphasizes this by remarking “for some reason, I do remember Jake Wood’s uniform number: 2. Why on Earth...
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...? What is infidelity? Why do couples committed to each other become unfaithful to each other? Infidelity is a negative social phenomenon found in allhuman societies, but they differ from one society to another. From the movie entitled Crazy Stupid Love, starring Steve Carell and Julianne Moore, who portrays spouses Cal Weaver and Emily Weaver, the issue of infidelity was highlighted as Emily cheated on Cal and was asking for a divorce. As manifested, infidelity generally arises due to apparent deficiency in the normal relationship between the couples. Likewise, some negative aspects or the external influence of cultures and civilizations leads to destabilize the system of family and its disintegration as a result of the...
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...June 15, Google is Making Us Stupid Technology has been growing exponentially over the last several centuries. This is at such a rapid rate, that what seems a natural and obvious thing to do today like talking to someone a hundred miles away would have had one burned at a stake two centuries ago (if one had claimed to). In this age, and time information has become monumental in quantity. In fact, one can find out answers to anything ranging from, the best way to format a hard drive to the best method of committing suicide. The title of s article is Google making us stupid poses a pertinent and decidedly relevant question. How much of what we know now do we get from Google? How often have we avoided the...
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...Lecturer: Is Google Making Us Stupid? The article of Nicholas Carr, “Is Google making us stupid? What the internet is doing to our brains,” argues that the Internet and other technologies have changed the modern generation. It has made many people lazy and changed the way people perform their daily life activities. Carr is right when he argues that the Internet and social networking sites have changed the way people think. This is because having access to information faster through the use of the Internet has contributed to significant changes. For instance, many students nowadays use Internet for carrying out research studies. They no longer use their brain to find solutions to the issues, but rather...
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...Section/# Is Google Making Us Stupid A Discussion and Analysis of Nicholas Carr’s Piece Though it might be convenient to consider the reliance upon technology as starting from the era of computers, the fact of the matter is that land line telephones, beepers, cell phones, mobile communications, personal computers, tablets, and a litany of other devices all have helped to contribute to the means by which the individual societal member integrates with technology. Regardless of the individual device in question, the fact of the matter is that this societal shift impacts upon nearly every aspect of personal life and nearly every relationship that currently exists around the world. The particular article in question which...
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...Google Does Not Make Us Stupid In 2008, one of the most popular articles worldwide detailing the effects of theinternet was published. “Is Google making us stupid?” authored by Nicholas Carr evoked streams of debates on the media concerning the internet and, in particular, Google. The author’s motivation in writing the masterpiece was his increasing difficulty in comprehending and concentrating on some text that he had been reading for a long time. He had experienced a decrease on his abilities to create a reflection on the texts content. Carr, therefore, theorized that the internet would have negative impacts on peoples ability to comprehend, contemplate, and learn. I tend to differ with the notion of...
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