Monthly Archives: March 2013

Computers are Pervasive; Should we be Concerned?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by ashleyyy52

After reading the article Automation on the Job, two specific sentences stuck out to me. They said, “As predicted, computers guide machine tools and run assembly lines, but that’s a minor part of their role in society. The computer …

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Alas! The Origin Of The ADHD Epidemic.

Posted on March 20, 2013 by dgantea

In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr attempts to pinpoint the origin of my ADHD. His explanation could be revolutionary in explaining the epidemic that requires the use of drugs like Adderall and Vyvanse to maintain focus …

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Life Without Google?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by jpinero

Ever imagine life without Google? It seems as though without Google we would never know where to start. I remember years ago when I first started using the internet, things were so different. I would log onto AOL (America Online) …

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School Violence and How To Deal With It.

Posted on March 20, 2013 by katdelorme

The University of Central Florida literally “dodged a bullet” (or several) this week when student, James Seevakumaran, plotted a mass killing. To think of the tragedy that could have happen is quite scary. Luckily no one got hurt, and Seevakumaran …

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What Has Technology Done For Our Minds?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by sterlingshortall

“We got the whole world in our hands.” With iPads, smart phones, and laptops at the touch of our fingers it is so easy to get distracted by the latest news and trends. Many people can say that they are …

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Google is Subjective to the Googler

Posted on March 20, 2013 by eduardo rolon burgos

Google embodies many of the stereotypes of modern Western culture. We are enthralled with instant gratification and convenience: Google provides both. Google’s visionary founders were able to foresee that our society would cling to such principles and they crafted their …

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Losing Jobs to Machines

Posted on March 20, 2013 by srice

It has always been a worry to the job marketplace that factories would completely replace humans with machines, putting large amounts of people out of the job. But I don’t feel like this is weighing so heavily as it did …

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Computers… The Real Enemy

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ch828667

Forget the fact that computers were supposed to make everything easier for us. Computers have gone a step further making people, the ones who thought they needed computers, obsolete. In an economy that is finally on the verge of growth …

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Limitless Information: Diminishing Our Knowledge?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by allysonhenning

With the world wide web and its endless information available to us at any given time, some may believe that today’s younger generations should be more intelligent than those who did not have this technological library available to them. We …

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Living in a World of Constant Automation Brings Changes to Our Lives

Posted on March 20, 2013 by gloria vargas

Today the idea of automation is a familiar and common aspect of our every day lives. If you call a big company today, an automated answering machines will be on the other side of the phone to assist you instead …