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Problem
Use Nicolas Carr's, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?," to answer the questions below. Use ample amounts of evidence to support each response.
Task
A. The psychologist Maryanne Wolf is quoted as saying, "We are not only what we read. . . . We are how we read." What does she mean by this statement? How might this concept influence the reading of literature for future generations?
B. The article illustrates several examples of how technology has given us great advancements, but in the process has taken something away from our ability to think. Find three textual examples of this phenomenon. In the author's opinion, is the price we are paying worth the gain? What do you think?
C. Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, says, "certainly if you had all the world's information directly attached to your brain, or an artificial brain that was smarter than your brain, you'd be better off." What is Nicholas Carr's opinion of this statement? What is your opinion of this statement?
D. How does Nicholas Carr show that money may be the underlining cause of the recent change in the way we are reading and thinking? Summarize this section of the article, and then state if you find the business model to be ethical. What, if anything, can individuals do to influence the trend?