Jelani Prtchard
Professor Werry
6 Nov. 2014
Draft
Research and several studies show that in the
United States..[*stops reading*]. And that is when we usually stop or want to
stop reading a text in today's era. Nicholas Carr, who is a writer for The Atlantic discusses how the internet
has negatively affected the way we read, write, and think in his article,
"Is Google Making Us Stupid?" In his text, which was ironically
dreadful to read through, discusses the aspects of how the internet has negatively
altered our ways of reading and writing. Carr questions if the internet has made
us stupid enough to the point where we can't even get through a full text of
reading without wanting to give up on it because of the lack of interest we
have. Carr also claims that the world wide web has tweaked his methods of writing.
With a few searches on Google, information is quickly found right under your
finger tips. Writing papers or researching studies has evolved with the help of
the internet, while the old method that once required stacks of print and hours
at the library has seem to drifted off along with the wind. In this text Carr
uses multiple credible sources that he calls 'literary-types' who gives input
on the internet and its influences on readers and writers. Carr argues that as
a literary-type, he and others have trouble staying focused reading an article
or text the more they use the web. In this day and age, our generation has grew
up with technology that helps advances education. It is important for us to
understand whether or not if the technology, particularly the internet, is a
negative influence on our reading, writing, and thinking skills or not. Carr
does make favorable arguments, but there are also flaws in his text. In this
paper I will discuss how Carr presents his argument to the audience by
analyzing strategies he uses.
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