Out of sight, out of mind...for now

Claim-- The more technologically advanced we become the more technological waste we leave behind... and it is becoming a big problem.

Statement of Claim-- "More than 40 years ago, Gordon Moore, co-founder of the computer-chip maker Intel, observed that computer processing power roughly doubles every two years." "The air near some electronics salvage operations that remain open contains the highest amounts of dioxin measured anywhere in the world. Soils are saturated with the chemical, a probable carcinogen that may disrupt endocrine and immune function."

Subclaim 1-- Technology is continuously being replaced which is causing e-waste to pile up.
Proof 1-- According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an estimated 30 to 40 million PCs will be ready for "end-of-life management" in each of the next few years.

Subclaim 2-- People don't know where their garbage goes.
Proof 2-- Carroll states that dropping off your recycling doesn't quite cut it. There is no guarantee that the company will dispose of it safely. In fact, some companies ship the hazardous materials to other countries. "out of sight, out of mind."

Subclaim 3-- The once believed "safe" method of shipping scrap electronics from recycling companies to foreign scrap brokers in reality is not safe. This was brought to public attention by BAN. Thanks BAN!!
Proof 3-- The town of Guiyu which was a massive dumping ground for electronic waste has many health hazards. Many people would burn wire for the copper as well as melting circuit board for lead. This is clearly not safe.

Warrant-- Basically people don't know what is happening to our trash. It is really starting to become a problem as well as a health risk. The more technologically advanced we become, the more e-waste we produce.


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small object, LARGE SUBJECT...Red Bull

Claim-- Red Bull gives you wings. Not really. It's a metaphor for Red Bull wakes you up and keeps you up. -> Watch This <-

Support-- For anyone who is tired, worn out, or just can't seem to get out of bed in the morning, Red Bull is the stuff for you. It gives you the burst of energy you need to feel awake and alert. Who needs coffee or that good old apple when you can have a shot of an energy drink. It's small and tastes great. What could be better?

Actually? A lot of things. In reality, Red Bull isn't that great. It has a huge amount of sugar and a chemical called guarana. Guarana is like coffee but worse. A lot of people who drink Red Bull crash after the "burst" of energy they get. Others have also experienced their hart racing after one of the drinks. Despite what people think, Red Bull isn't really all that great. it would probably be better for your body to just feel tired than to drink this caffeinated, sugared up drink.

Warrant-- The producers of this product have assumptions about a lot of different people. They assume teenagers in college don't get enough sleep and will want an extra burst of energy for their morning class. They assume that people who go to work in the morning get tired towards the end of the day and will want to refuel. Basically people will get tired and will somehow want to wake themselves up.

Abstractedness for Google

Claim-- The increasing use of the internet has caused people to lose their concentration on other activities such as reading or researching. Because people have adapted to the instant access of information, they can no longer adjust back to the tedious work of having to search through a book for what they are looking for.

Statement of Claim-- And what the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation.

Subclaim 1-- No one is thinking the way they used to think.
Support 1-- Carr states that his concentration drifts as reads a book only after a few pages. He becomes fidgety and has to "drag" his mind back to what he is reading.

Subclaim 2-- The web is both a good thing and a bad thing.
Support 2-- The ability to access a huge amount of information so quickly is a huge benefit to thinking. Although it is a benefit, Marshall McLuhan states that media shapes the process of thought. One's mind takes away information in which the Net distributes it.

Subclaim 3-- The human brain has the ability to be rewired.
Support 3-- James Olds states "even the adult mind is very plastic." When new technologies are introduced, our minds rewire themselves to accommodate the new way of thinking that the technology brings about. When Friedrich Nietzsche bought his typewriter, one of his friends noticed a difference in the style of his writing.

Warrant-- Carr assumes that his readers use the internet whether it be for research, reading, or recreation.

It's not Google, its you.

This Nicholas Carr character believes that the Internet is the cause of his apparent loss of concentration. He believes that due to his web surfing which retrieves information immediately, he has lost the patience to sit down and look for information through the pages of books. Google has caused him to rely on the Internet and is hindering society as a whole. Yea...ok Nicholas Carr.

It's not Google, it's you. Trust me. Nicholas Carr is a victim of the changing times. Before Internet the regular routine for research would be to sit in the library and flip through pages until you got the information you needed and then you would go to another book, and another, and another. It was somewhat time consuming and didn't happen instantly. That was the routine. That's what he was used to. That's what people did in their spare time, they read. Now the internet comes along. Suddenly people are able to access information with a simple click of the mouse. Instant access. No more time consuming research. "Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be dome in minutes." And who here thinks this is a bad thing??...Right, no one, because it's not a bad thing. With this new "invention" Carr is thrown into a new world where research methods are different. This is no reason to blame your lack of concentration on the Internet, just because you're not used to it.

When I was younger we used both the internet and books for information. For each research report you would need at least 1 or 2 book sources and the rest could be internet. I never had a problem looking through books for information. In fact when I love to read. I've never had a problem concentrating on my reading and it's still something I love to do. Yea, I take the occasional break but that's nothing out of the ordinary. My concentration is still the same on whatever I'm reading. GOogle is a good thing.