Sunday, November 23, 2014

Nov 21st

In this final paper, I plan on discussing Thompson’s paper for the majority of the time and lightly going over Carr’s paper. Thompsons main claim states that writing has changed our cognitive thinking in the way of both clarifying it and in responding to audiences as well. In order to build on this statement, I will be utilizing a sub claim that technological advances have aided in society’s building to an extent that can be seen as both good and bad according to my own experience with technologies rapid growth. This can be the area of my paper where I will reference Carr and his text regarding, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”

Carr, Nicholas. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”  The Atlantic. July/August 2008. Web.

Herman, Peter C. “The World is Digital, But Please Close Your Laptop in Class.” Times of San Diego.  June 12 2014.

PBS NewsHour.  “Is Technology Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains?” Jan 2011. Video.


Thompson, Clive. “Public Thinking_.” Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better. N.p: Penguin, 2014. 45-69. Print.

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