Gomboragchaa 1 Tserenjargal Gomboragchaa Professor Douglas B. Earlie CIS10 6th arch!

"01# Is the Internet Damaging $ur Brain% &e all became 'e(en'ent on com(uter technolog) since the internet became *i'el) a+ailable. The Internet is a crucial (art of our life! an' almost e+er) (erson! organi,ation! business! an' e'ucational institution hea+il) relies on it e+er) 'a). The Internet became our source of information *hether it is 'ail) ne*s! *eather! entertainment! social me'ia etc. ajorit) of the (eo(le get their 'ail) ne*s online rather than from the ne*s(a(er! maga,ines or boo-s. &e often see- the easiest an' the most con+enient (ath to learn an' get informe'. &e 'o not *ant to s(en' a great 'eal of time searching for something *hen Google is clica*a) to fin' *hate+er *e are loo-ing after. an) *ill (rocrastinate to fli( through a boo- or

the (ages of the 'ictionar) to loo- for the 'efinition of the *or' if there an a+ailable com(uter to just loo- u( the *or' in a matter of secon's. In the same *a)! rea'ing online is getting more (o(ular an' (eo(le are starting to not bu) as man) ne*s(a(ers as before. $n one han' it seems that using our la(to(s! PCs! tablets! an' smart (hones is sa+ing us so much time! mone)! an' energ) because of the Internet as *e are able to .uic-l) fin' the information that *e see-! ho*e+er! on the other han'! our intelligence an' the *a) our brain *or-s is being 'amage' b) hea+) use of the Internet. The Internet *ea-ens the brain/s abilit) to concentrate an' focus. &hen *e are rea'ing online *e are constantl) e0(ose' to 'isru(ti+e a'+ertisements! (o( u( *in'o*s! flashing a's! an' so on. In realit) it seems that *e ha+e become the (re) of man) 'ifferent t)(es of a'+ertisers *ho are thin-ing night an' 'a) ho* to get our attention to sell us something. This is ma-ing things reall) 'ifficult for us to concentrate on the content that *e

Gomboragchaa " nee' to rea'. an) (rofessors! authors! an' *riters e0(erience the same struggles as *e 'o.

1s 2icholas Carr! an author of Is Google Making Us Stupid?! *rites3 &hat the 2et seems to be 'oing is chi((ing a*a) m) ca(acit) for concentration an' contem(lation. . . . 2o* m) concentration often starts to 'rift after t*o or three (ages. I get fi'get)! lose the threa'! begin loo-ing for something else to 'o. The 'ee( rea'ing that use' to come naturall) has become a struggle. 42orton 5617 It is ine+itable that (eo(le *ill get 'istracte' an' 'isturbe' b) online a'+ertisements *hen rea'ing an online article. It is safe to sa) that most (eo(le are unable to finish *hat the) starte' rea'ing because of these 'istractions. It/s clear that *e ha+e lost or focus *hen *e are online. &e search for something an' en' u( rea'ing something totall) 'ifferent. The Internet 'ecreases our cognition s-ill. Because of not being able to concentrate! *e often 'o not rea' the content thoroughl). Instea'! *e .uic-l) s-im through the material (resente'. This greatl) affects our anal)tical an' critical thin-ing s-ills. ost often! (eo(le

miss the (art of the content that offers 'ee( un'erstan'ing of the subject matter. 1ccor'ing to How Has the Net Changed Your Thinking?, (la) *riter 8ichar' 9oreman *arns :the net *ill turn us into button;(ushing <Panca-e Peo(le< ; s(rea' *i'e an' thin but *ith no 'e(th of un'erstan'ing=. It is true ho* (eo(le usuall) lac- the abilit) to thoroughl) anal),e an' thincriticall) *hile rea'ing online. ost (eo(le *oul' (refer to s-im through the ne*s instea' of

un'erstan'ing the 'e(th of the information. It ma-es us more (assi+e rea'ers *ho lac- the ca(acit) to un'erstan' an' to res(on' criticall). The Internet ma-es (eo(le less intelligent. Before the Internet! *e rea' (h)sical boo-s! ne*s(a(ers! an' journals to gather information on a to(ic. This meant *e ha' to focus an' (ut more time into obtaining the information that *e *ere see-ing. Because of this! the contents *oul' sta) in our long term memor). >uman intelligence gro*s *hen *e (ut effort

Gomboragchaa 6 an' time to learn because *e are able to remember the subject for much longer (erio's. ?nfortunatel)! the information *e gather online *ill often be store' in our short term memor) an' *e *ill .uic-l) forget *hat *e rea' or learne' online after a short amount of time. 1s 2athanael En*al'! a staff *riter of ?ni+ersit) of &isconsin! notes! :&hether b) 'esign or just a si'e effect of an arguabl) organicall) gro*ing *orl' of technolog)! *e are being con'itione' to be 'istracte' an' retain less an' less -no*le'ge in our brains.= $nline 'istractions negati+el) affect our com(rehension of the contents that *e rea' because the) are ma-ing the information 'ifficult to com(rehen'. In conclusion! as much as the Internet su((lies our 'ail) source of contents! online rea'ing 'ecreases our abilit) to concentrate an' gain -no*le'ge. The more *e 'e(en' on the internet! the less our brain *ill challenge itself to sta) focuse' an' get 'ee( insight about the information *e get. It is sa' to see ho* (eo(le are slo*l) turning into more or less li-e robots that 'o not (ossess an) critical thin-ing an' cogniti+e s-ills. Therefore! it is im(ortant to limit our internet use! es(eciall) *hen tr)ing to com(rehen' im(ortant contents. &e *ill gain 'ee(er un'erstan'ing an' be more -no*le'geable if *e start rea'ing actual ne*s(a(ers an' boo-s because there *ill not be constant 'istraction. &e *ill be more engage' *ith the material *e interact *ith an' our brains *ill *or- much more (recisel) an' effecti+el) enabling us to thin- an' res(on' more criticall) because *e are so much more focuse'. ?nfortunatel)! at this time online rea'ing 'oesn/t offer the same solitu'e com(are' to (h)sical boo-! therefore! it 'oes not gi+e us the o((ortunit) to gro* an' e0(an' our min's as effecti+el) com(are' to (h)sical boo-s.

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