Nicholas Carr Tracking

Benjamin Carr was born on April 16th 1997, at the Saint John regional hospital. My first impression of Ben was that he is an outgoing guy, our group was very indecisive as to where we could go and chat amongst each other and he piped up to say we are going to the library. I came learn that Ben has a very math based mind, he enjoys figuring out physics problems rather than reading or doing writing assignments. Ben also enjoys the calculus as well, much like myself in this respect.

I decided to write a letter to the Attorney General of Georgia, Chris Carr, discussing what the oppression of women is like and backing it up with evidence on difference of wages, rape statistics and the daily reports of harassment on women in Georgia alone. I introduced the article by Marilyn Frye and quoted her analogy of the birdcage. I told Carr that the government and society should not just look at one issue toward women but many that happen at the same time.

Jim Harper, the Webmaster of WashingtonWatch, feels, “People should get smart and learn how to control personal information.” However, at this time, the only way to thoroughly control your personal information is to avoid the internet altogether. Once a web purchase is completed or a post is liked, that data moves beyond the reach of that individual. An identity is created, but the one it identifies has no authority in the matter. The data brokers have carte blanche to handle or pass along information as they please. Truth and privacy become casualties when the only concern is how to make a profit, and there's always a profit to be made. As Alexis Madrigal noted, “Every move you make on the internet is worth some tiny amount to someone.” Individuals should have control over their internet identity after their hands leave the keyboard. The damage done, whether purposeful or unintended, is too great of a risk to let continue. In the meantime, Jim Harper's limited solution should not be ignored. Each individual must be attentive to what data they make available. For now, it is the only power we

Nick is an unreliable narrator because he will always take Gatsby's side on everything. Also, he is biased towards certain characters in the story. Lastly, Nick is selective with information that he includes in his account of the events. In the book The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway is the narrator but he is unreliable for many reasons, the first reason is he will always take Gatsby's side about everything.

Nicholas Carr, posed the question, “Is Google making us stupid”, and asks his readers to give it some thought. The article made suggestions such as the internet changing the way the mind works and that the internet has negative consequences on the human brain. Carr wants everyone to be cautious of the internet because of the many different ways it has affected and will continue to affect the way we think. When I think about this article, I can see the many different tactics Carr used, such as fact vs fiction, cause and effect, and the clearly stated argument.

In this article, Nicholas Carr attempts to explain how the way information is presented on the Internet has changed our way of thinking. He uses many different methods to do this, playing on the audience’s emotions as he uses anecdotes, research, and his own observations to try and convince the audience that the Internet has been detrimental to our thinking and learning processes. For the most part I believe his argument is ineffective because of his organization, his choice of sources, and his tone.

Nicholas Carr’s, Is Google Making Us Stoopid?, essay is organized using the compare and contrast pattern. The author compares the past and present cognitive abilities among readers, including himself. He states, "I'm not thinking the way I used to think…the deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle.“ (510)

Although technology has provided tools to enhance our capabilities in things such as finding a missing person, solving murder cases based on technological assets etc.., this technology also leaves us vulnerable in many ways to slowly losing our privacy (Burten, C., 2012).

Nicolas Carr believed that an individual's personal choice toward technology had little to do with the technological advancement. According to Carr, the views conveyed by Lewis Mumford about the technological progress was completely wrong because he gave credit to solely technology as advances in science and engineering rather than highlight the impact on the costs of production and consumption. In Carr's opinion, economics should have been the main focus because in a cutthroat marketplace the most efficient methods of providing a critical asset will prevail. Because of technology, there is no need to retain information. A decline in the want or need to recall certain types of information indicates a change in the willingness of recalling information,

Every individual has a person in mind that they look up to. They consider them as their role model and they strive and work hard to be as good as them. Nick Carraway, the narrator of The Great Gatsby, considers Jay Gatsby as his role model and hero. Nick Carraway unlike others is not looking to become rich and wealthy as Gatsby, or have gigantic mansion, fortune, and have large parties every other week. Nick looks up to Gatsby, because he has a heart and personality that nobody else has.

It is important to realize the dangers of government surveillance; personal information containing sensitive details about an individual 's private life put in the wrong hands or otherwise used incorrectly could potentially have disastrous repercussions. In today 's interconnected world, everything that is said and done online is

The claim Bruce Schneier is making is that we have no privacy using the internet. The government is tracking our every move, every text, and every phone call. Even on iPhones, our last locations can be found in the phone. The internet use can be very dangerous, and just the thought of being tracked is scary. The claim Bruce is making are facts, because this is all true. Bruce claim was supported by his statistics such as all the social media sites. Overall, this essay to be an effective argument because it is true that the internet is a surveillance state. There is truly absolutely no privacy

“Tracking Is an Assault on Liberty” is an essay written by Nicholas Carr in 2010 in the Wall Street Journal. He said that there are chances that, “our personal data will fall into the wrong hands” (Carr 438). It means that people’s personal information might drop under the hands of hackers, data aggressors, and stalkers. In addition, Carr believes that “personal information may be used to influence our behavior and even our thoughts in ways that are invisible to us” (Carr 439). It means that the data aggressors misuse people’s information in opposite way or in a wrong way. For example, data aggressors steal the people’s personal information and use that information for their own benefits. Therefore, Carr believes that government should regulate the internet. Unlike Carr, Harper believes that people are responsible for their own information. They should be aware and concerned about potential dangers of posting their personal information on the internet. However, it’s people duty to be aware of its consequences before posting any of their personal

In today’s online world, it is almost impossible to remain anonymous. With every website and service requiring a log in which stores personal information, and surveillance users are unaware is even there. Although this sounds like an invasion of personal privacy and loss of personal liberty, it has turned into the “norm” and most of the time goes on without even being questioned. In some cases, consensual surveillance has been turned into forms of entertainment. The average person online is very aware of the surveillance taking place, but it is likely they are unaware of the severity of the surveillance and the justification behind it. It is known that the main use of surveillance is to keep citizens safe and free from terrorist attacks

The concern about privacy on the Internet is increasingly becoming an issue of international dispute. ?Citizens are becoming concerned that the most intimate details of their daily lives are being monitored, searched and recorded.? (www.britannica.com) 81% of Net users are concerned about threats to their privacy while online. The greatest threat to privacy comes from the construction of e-commerce alone, and not from state agents. E-commerce is structured on the copy and trade of intimate personal information and therefore, a threat to privacy on the Internet.