Monthly Archives: February 2012

Haters gonna hate

There are so many people who are against the internet and who believe it’s hurting our attention span and just our overall experience with books and newspapers. Authors and journalists across the world have lost their jobs because of the … Continue reading

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Free Choice #2

The invention of the internet caused human beings to be lazy. I just realized this yesterday. Yesterday was the 100th day anniversary between my boyfriend and I and we were suppose to do something that we don’t usually do. We … Continue reading

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Digital Readers

I don’t understand why the people listed in Nicholas Carrs The Shallows are making such a huge deal about the Kindle in chapter 6. It’s a good investment and it wont take away from reading. As Carr writes, “You can … Continue reading

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Free choice: So I was thinking….

Who better to argue against the internet than Carr? The internet destroys the traditional book. The book is disapearing due to the fact people read short summaries or articles on the internet. The internet is shutting down books stores everyday. … Continue reading

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Memory

When I was reading chapter 9 of Carr’s book, the phase “I agree” kept popping up in my head because the things he said are actually happening on me. Carr used other people’s example to bring up the issue between … Continue reading

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Papers, Papers and technology

     Last class I recall we were talking about how Nicholas Carr attracts the readers in The Shallows.  The different techniques that authors use to make the reader feel like he/she is reading a proven fact. Many people might question how … Continue reading

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Brain Fart

What’s the difference between the memory of the human brain and the computer? How we store memory is different from how computers and technology store. Before we had any technology or even writing, humans had to memorize with their own … Continue reading

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I want a book!

Honestly, who can hate a good story? A good story can keep use entertained, engaged and help our mind flow smoothly. It can also give us a good laugh once in a while. How a story is presented varies and … Continue reading

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Memory

This week’s blog I chose to do it on Nicholas Carr chapter 9 of the book What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains The Shallows. As I was reading this chapter, there were many things that I had agreed … Continue reading

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Personal v. Impersonal

My friend recently acquired over one hundred e-books from another friend and offered to pass some of them another group of friends. A list was given and I skimmed through this list and made mental notes on which books I … Continue reading

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