AQ holiday homework (by Sunday 22th Mar 10pm) by MrAlfie

Name (State your name here)

misteralfie — 2015-03-19 06:27:46 UTC

Sample response......... (type your paragraph here)

Strategy used: (State the strategy that was used for Evaluation if any)

Zhang Peng Passage 1

zhang_peng — 2015-03-20 12:17:39 UTC

In paragraph 3, the author claims that the constant distraction from media technologies has caused our brain being unable to forge the strong and expansive neutral connections that give depth and distinctiveness to our thinking.He also elaborates that every medium develop some cognitive skills at the expense of others.Certain computer tasks enhance our ability to shift focus among different icons and images,but our abilities such as reflection,inductive problem solving and critical thinking are weakened. I believe that the author’s claim is not so applicable to our society.I do not deny the distraction from media technologies.It is true that we become increasingly relying on the it to help us with our work and studies.Every time we encounter a problem we tend to google for the solution before really think about it.However, in the long run,the situation will change.Knowledge is increasing exponentially,but our brainpower and working hours are not.The knowledge we learn in school is not enough for us to solve every problem we encounter.School subject syllabuses in Singapore are renewed every four years,but the information from around the world is renewed on daily basis.We have no choice but to rely on the online sources.Thus,relying on the media technologies can increase our knowledge and enhance our ability to think more thoroughly,deeply and on a broader scale in the long run.I therefore believe that the author’s claim is too one-sided to be applicable to our society.

EV strategy used:Short run vs long run

Benz

2015-03-22 11:42:14 UTC

In passage B, Steven agrees that "constant arrival of information packets can be distracting or addictive, especially to people with attention deficit disorder." This means that information may be a form of distraction that may hidden one's intelligence in doing or improving their skills. However, these use of technology is based on one decision and is all about self-control. If one knows when is the right time to use the technologies then the use of internet will not be a negative impact which poses consequences in their intelligence. This mindsets of using internet does not come naturally to people. They are being instilled to us when we are growing, we use internet to find informations about the past and research on the topics we are not sure of. Only when we know how to control ourselves in using the internet then we will be able to benefit from the internet and not let the internet be a tool that may hidden our intelligence.

Tan Wai Weng

2015-03-22 12:17:41 UTC

As Steven argues, technology is not harmful to our intelligence by stating in paragraph 7 that humans have control over their actions. However in reality, many people are using technology as an extension of themselves, using in everywhere they go in everything they do. Even youths as young as 5 years old are already acustomed to using technology. And these users are so young that they do not know the term "self-control." As such,they would use their technology way more and their usage of their mental capacity would not be as high as compared to older generation. Thus, i disagree with Steven that technology is not harmful to our brains.

Appearance vs reality

Christine

ngyongqi13 — 2015-03-22 13:35:23 UTC

I am more in agreement with Steven Pinker. This is because I do not agree on the only negative impact on one's ability time think. I feel that technologies are not harmful to our intelligence. This is seen from passage 2, Which says "The decades of television, transistor radios and rickvudeos wereally also decades in Which IQ scores rose continuously." This shows that actually, not only are technologies not harmful, they are also helpful in increasing our intelligence. This can also be seen in the better standard of living in every modern people's life. During emergency of getting hurt, such as knife cut or getting scalded, we can search online on ways to treat the injuries temporarily or are already skilled to treat such injuries with first aid knowledge. This is all possible only due to advancements in technologies Which help increase our intelligence and hence, it's not harmful.

Edric Tjandra

2015-03-22 22:45:42 UTC

The author claims that we tend to go online when we are distracted and interrupted. I disagree with this claim as although we might go online when we feel this way, we may also choose to reject going online due to the different people's desire and method to escape such emotions. Just like when it said " we seem to be sacrificing in all our surfing and searching is our capacity to engage in the quieter, attentive modes of thought"

(SFLR)

C

kaurpreya — 2015-03-24 23:38:51 UTC

I agree with Nicholas Carr who thinks that technologies have a negative impact on one's ability to think. He states that, 'people exposed to such constant distractions comprehend and remember less and are less creative' I find this relevant to my generation as most of us are students and it can be observed that we find the need to turn off our mobile phones whilst studying, if we do not do so, we are subjected to being constantly distracted by notifications and hence are unable to concentrate. This is also evident during lessons in school whereby teachers are compelled to constantly remind students not to utilize mobile phones because students are too distracted by them and lack the self responsibility to not use it