Analysis Of Article By Nicholas Carr

The world we live in today depends on technology to run. We have phones that can practically do anything. That is where the older generations say we are lazy, it is not that we are lazy, instead we are intuitive and resourceful. These words are viewed differently by Generation Y as we are trying to simplify everything, allowing work to be done faster. For example, in “A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much” it states, “College students also spend fewer hours studying then their counterparts in 1961…” (Rampell 389). We no longer need to go to the library because we can access the wealth of information on the internet, which is always at our fingertips.

The current generation in particular, cares “less about knowing information than knowing where to find information,” [Source B] and according to Bauerlein, today’s youth have “much more access and education” than their predecessors [Source A]. This is another example of humans taking their own advances for their personal advantage. The new tools and devices that come along with the technological advances have such a great assistance to every generation willing to use them. In fact, a study from the U.S. governments Foreign Service Journal in 1962 states the candidates had an ignorance to “elementary a subject as geography” and that few of them could “even place accurately the principal rivers” or even discuss other subjects that could be argued to simply be common knowledge [Source E]. This is proof; America is growing and changing in positive lights, not negative, and using recourses that have been made for the purpose of helping our generations. Although newer generations don’t generally learn knowledge in the same way as their elders, they have ways to do so with an improved efficiency and

Over the course of time technology has changed society’s views on various topics. In The Dumbest generation, Mark Bauerlein makes the argument that the youth generation is less knowledgeable than the older generation. This is not necessarily the case because the youth generation do not feel the need to know facts such as “who wrote the oratorio “Messiah” (which 35 percent of college seniors knew in 2002, compared with 56 percent in 1955) (Source B). As mentioned previously this is not by any means indicating that the youth generation is less knowledgeable, but instead shows that they have other resources to find out this information rather than just knowing it. Also, not knowing facts that were once very important to the older generations does

Carr describes how he thinks that the internet is making him lose his focus, he can't read for longer times, makes him uneasy and starting to look for a distraction while reading. Carr explains in depth in the article that how the internet is taking over our lives, we found

In the article, there are various issues that I agree with since they hold the objective views that are achievable and are realistic and necessary in the contemporary business world. For instance, the writer correctly notes that there is need, in as much as the USA has a capitalist economy, to have better and tougher regulations that would guide the businesses in the country so as to make the business environment lean and straight for operation by all the businesses. This will mean that, just like in Germany, people will have a level field for running their businesses as well as the chance to grow in their businesses in commensurate levels with the effort that they put in.

Life today is very fast paced and more difficult than when I was in my early twenties. For example, back then you didn’t have to worry about job security that much because manufacturing in the United States was big back then and if you went to college, there was a job guaranteed for you. Now you must worry about job security and the type of major you obtain in college to get an interview or foot in the door. Also, everything was done face to face, if you wanted a job, you could have walked in and be hired on the spot, now you must get interviewed, file paperwork, drug tests, and a lot of other things. Finally, one thing I noticed is my generation like to work, we don’t like to sit down. However, the “kids” today are lazy and want everything handed to them.

In Janie Jones article she describes very thoroughly the girl scout murder that occurred the summer of 1977. Jones is an experienced journalist for the Ay Magazine. Her article is broken up into three different parts, the first part describes the three girls who were murdered along with a summary of the night before the incident and the night of. The night of the murder a camp counselor, and two other girl scouts reported hearing noises during the direction of the three girl’s camps but nothing was done. The next morning a camp worker found the three girls dead in their sleeping bags battered and sexually assaulted. Towards the end of part one Jones goes into detail about the crime scene. This can be used to identify facts and witnesses of

In Harrington’s article, she mentioned a few key elements in resilience, and stated that “having a vision gives a sense of purpose and direction to one’s life” (Harrington, 2012, p.2). As I reflect upon that statement, I thought about my own life. I thought about when I was a little girl, how I just knew I wanted to be a police officer. As I grew older, I had many obstacles thrown my way and questioned myself on many occasions if I still wanted to follow my dream or was it just a phase because I was so fascinated with officers. I have had so many visions and accomplished many of my goals because I had a purpose in life and I knew where I wanted to go. Once I had my mind set and focused on many of my visions in life, I felt my purpose in life.

John Humphry makes it in his article very clear that he is a big fan of old fashioned dictionaries. He personally states that by saying “they are as close to my heart as they are to my desk because they are so much more than a useful tool.” Throughout the article there are couples arguments that show why he prefers dictionaries over anything else, such as the “physical sensation – the feel and smell of good paper”. However, I believe his main argument is that people forget / people will forget how to prober write. He states in his article that nowadays, hardly anyone still writes an actual letter to a person, instead everyone is using emails. When writing an email, the spellcheck will automatically tell you what’s written wrong and what not.

Senior moments are a temporary moment of lapsed memory it the measured loss of one’s faculties that are usually associated with the elderly. These moments of lapsed memory are now seen to occur more often in the this era of data. “A Trending Machine national poll finds that millennials aged 18 to 34 are, in fact, much more likely than those 55 or older to forget what day it is...” (Emling); why does this senior moment seem more onset for the millennials? Could it be because the reliance on technology. The widespread use of the internet has affected the way people find information and hold on to the information

Some may say that because of the technology that we have today like texting and social media the younger generations no longer no how to effectively communication with one another. On the other hard, you could argue that because of these tools, we are able to not only communicate better, but quicker and more effectively. Unlike in past generations, breaking news and trends are at our fingertips. It is recorded that it takes less than a minute for a story to break on twitter. In older generations, events would happen and people would not find out until the newspaper came the next day, but now thanks to hashtags and trends we are never out of the loop.

Let’s face it, life is so much better with the technology we possess now. In a matter of seconds, I can get information about the Roman Empire, just with one click of my phone, or start my car without my key or me being in it. I reckon this is where the old generation can complain that we are lethargic and can’t do nothing for ourselves. The world has outgrown the old ways and the baby boomers have to face

Evaluation is an important process required to determine the reliability and validity of information from various sources, such as journals, text books, and web pages (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu). The article in question looks at “the impact of early dementia an outdoor life”. Bennet (2001) is the framework that will be used to help structure the evaluation of this article, as it should then give an indication if the information is clearly justified or not. The study was carried out by four researchers: who have clearly stated their educational and professional back round in biographical notes Duggan et al (2008). The aim of the study was to determine if it is beneficial to sufferers of dementia to venture outdoors on a regular

What is History? This is the question posed by historian E.H. Carr in his study of historiography. Carr debates the ongoing argument which historians have challenged for years, on the possibility that history could be neutral. In his book he discusses the link between historical facts and the historians themselves. Carr argues that history cannot be objective or unbiased, as for it to become history, knowledge of the past has been processed by the historian through interpretation and evaluation. He argues that it is the necessary interpretations which mean personal biases whether intentional or not, define what we see as history. A main point of the chapter is that historians select the facts they think are significant which ultimately

Everyone is doing it: surfing the net. Every generation nowadays is using the Internet for some reason or another. Kids, sometimes for play; students for school work; and adults in the workforce are using the net for business related topics or to plan their next vacation; seniors are using it to keep in touch with their grandchildren. If you aren’t using the net, then you are obviously not in tune with the Real World.