Category Archives: Education

Reading Marathon: Skimming Vs. Reading

I used to be an avid book reader. There was no book in my possession that wasn’t read already once, twice, maybe even three times. Now I have books that I haven’t read or even glanced at since I bought … Continue reading

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The Internet to blame for making us dumb or just lazy?

Is the internet really to blame for how we re-act and behave to longer periods of reading? The convenience of the internet without a doubt has changed our extension spanned. Too much of a good thing like technology and the … Continue reading

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Is Google Destroying Societies Ability To Learn On Our Own?

Google can easily be argued as one of the greatest technological advancements of all time. Not only did it change the way we exchange, search for, and process information, but above all it made the need for textbooks and libraries … Continue reading

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The Internet: Changing How We Think, Read, and Learn

The Internet is a major part of our everyday lives.  Whether you are searching the news, doing homework, reading an article, or just browsing, the internet is your lifeline.  It has become the center of our generation and is shaping … Continue reading

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If the Internet Never Existed

Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if the internet NEVER existed? How would things in your life be different? Billions of people use the internet worldwide. Every one of them is virtually connected to someone or something … Continue reading

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Newly Crowned Popes “False” Twitter Account Gets Thousands Of Followers!

Just moments after the newly crowned Pope was announced earlier today, a false Twitter account was made claiming to be the Pope. The account seemed to rack up over 1oo thousand followers. That is a massive amount of people considering … Continue reading

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What Has Technology Done to the World?

With inventions, there is always change. In the article, “Five Things We Need to Know about Technological Change” I reflected on the history of technology in many ways. This article made me realize how technology is a part of everyone’s … Continue reading

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“The Parallel Similarities of Greek Mythology and Christianity”

There are many comparisons and parallel similarities that can be said about Greek Mythology and Religion. Most people that are Christians or follow the principles of the Bible believe the stories told in the Bible itself. The same can be … Continue reading

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The Ever Dominating Google Potentially Threatens Our Future

In How Google Dominates Us, James Gleick begins to describe the process of how Google tries to complete our sentences and enter our minds.  Although technology has not progressed that far yet, Google founders begin to describe how they would like … Continue reading

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Is “Google” becoming a hindrance on education?

In today’s day and age everything can be accessed through the World Wide Web. From the latest celebrity break-ups, to solutions for numbers 1 through 7 in your algebraic textbook, the internet has the answers to it all. There is … Continue reading

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