reading week 2

Since the Internet became a part of my life, my way of thinking and lifestyle have changed. There was a moment that I got shocked becuase of how I thought at that moment.

I don’t remember exactly what I was doing, so I’ll just pick an example.

Let say, I was carrying five glass of water on a tray, heavy and unstable. Somebody was passing by me. By mistake(by the wind or somthing), I staggered and a glass fell. “Clank” followed.

Glass pieces were scattered here and there. There were puddles of water on the floor. At that moment, I wanted to click the hyper-link “go back to the previous page” on the web." I tried to convey my feeling and thought in English, and I hope this works to you all.

Anyway, at that moment, I realized that computer and the Internet really became a part of my life. Alas! Even it was shocking that I confused the reality with the virtual world. I thought it only happens to young child.

The moment that I wanted to click "go back to the previous page" on the web popped up my head because of the line "Bruce Friedman, ..., also has described how the Internet has altered his mental habits" from Is Google Making Us Stupid?

Really, the Internet has changed our life and our way of thinking. I cannot imagine the world without the Internet. Now, I can just go to school with only my laptop; I don't need a heavily armed with books, notepads and pancils to get in the classroom. Almost everything is possible if I have only a computer and the Internet connection.

But I'm not sure about the auther of Is Google making Us Stupid?, Nicholas Carr's comment that "The more they use the Web, the more they have to fight to stay focused on long pieces of writing." For me, I like computer and the Internet, but I still like to scribble on the recycled brown paper and to read old hard-copy of John Steinbeck's books.

Well, sometimes I don't print and just read online because if I print it, it becomes of 5 to 7 pages to read and it seems it takes more time to finish the reading.

I don't know which is right and which is not about how we absorb information. Google is not the god and not all right and correct information, but Google provides us pools of the information. And I think it's our human's work to sort through the right information with critical thinking.


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There were nobody's posts. I wonder what I posted is right or not.

I hope everybody's having a great Sunday!!! See you all in class!