Thesis Ideas Blog#9

Topic 1:

Technology-

Has technology negatively impacted today’s youth?

Has having the internet made our youth not able to read as well?

Could the internet be making it easier for us to find information and in the outcome be making us lazier?

How was life without technology any easier?

 Is there a point when we stop and look at how much technology we all use in one day just to get through the days, and realize that we need to use less of it?

Topic 2:

Social networking-

Is social networking sites making people lose touch with the “real” world?

Do social networking sites give people a false since of friendship?

Do social networking sites make it hard for people to communicate face to face?

Topic 3:

Internet-

 Is realigning on spell check and grammar checks making it so that we don’t know how to spell as well?

 Is it possible we don’t know how to pick up a thesaurus and find out ways of saying things?

Could we really live our lives without all the technology now that we have it?

Could the internet just be a stepping stone to all the possibilities that technology may have in the future?

"Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Blog #8

In the article "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" By Nicholas Carr, he spoke about how we read more now but says we read different. He gives lots of quotes and examples from other peoples information on the internet. He explains how he gets uninterested in a reading after the first few pages, and how we mainly want summaries over our readings. I did have a hard time staying to this reading, I would read a little then get up and do things and then make myself come back to it. I don't think not wanting to read has anything to do with the convenience of the internet. I just honestly think maybe its just that some book and some articles just simply don't interest people. I for one do love the internet and love Google the option to be able to just type any old thing in and find something about it. I think thanks to Google I know a lot of maybe useless facts but its nice to know the answer when you have a question. I guess I just think some people are scarred of new things and always want to try to find something wrong with it. Thanks to Google I was able to figure out what was going on with my son at a very early age.

Settling blog #7

I read a article called "A Marriage That's Good Enough" it's by Corinne Colbert. In the article she talked about how most seem she is settling with her husband due to him not being her best friend or soul mate. She goes on explaining how there are things that she needs and things that some just wish to be better. She talks about how her husband is a great provider but may not be as excited as her on her accomplishments. All in all she states she is happy and has all that they need. In my 7 year relationship there has been many family and friends that have told me I deserve more and that I am settling. I may not have a very glamorous life or a life full of riches, but we have everything that we need and most things we want. My boyfriend works his ass off for me and our three boys and gives me the opportunity to not work. He has always been my main supporter in any endeavor I have chosen to do. I don't believe I am settling and like Colbert explains that there are things that she wished where different but all in all she is very happy.

Facebook in a Crowd Blog #6

 In the article Facebook in a Crowd by: Hal Niedzviecki, he talked about how he has a whole bunch of Facebook friends and not many real friends. He set up a "Facebook party" to try to meet some new people, and only one person ended up showing up. I suppose that for some people they do feel popular because they have so many friends on Facebook but probably only have a few true friends. Just because you have a lot of friends on Facebook it does not mean you are more likable.  I have never been one to have a whole bunch of people on my Facebook,  I honestly only have my family and my one best friend on my Facebook.  I have never got the point of  talking with people that you don't know, and for me Facebook is for sharing pictures to my family out of town. The article kinda proved my point that there is no point in having a whole crap load of Facebook friends, because in the end it does not matter how many fake friends you have. The only thing that matters is you have real friends and real people that will be there for you.