Technology has a great influence on our daily lives. Electronic devices, multimedia and computers are things we have to deal with every day. The Internet is the largest network in the world and is widely used all over the world. It has huge potential and a lot to offer in terms of services. The use of the Internet has given us instant access to vast amounts of information and helps us stay in touch with our friends and colleagues. But our dependence on it has a dark side. The Internet, with its constant distractions and interruptions, turns us into scattered, superficial thinkers. The accessibility of the Internet has changed the way we process information by reducing our concentration, made unreliable information available, and changed the way we interact with others. The Internet is changing our lives by forcing us to process information differently than how we used to process it. information in the past. In the article “Is Google making us stupid? What the Internet Does to Our Brains" by Nicholas Carr, he finds the Web a valuable tool, but he thinks it has a detrimental effect on his concentration. Carr finds that people are losing concentration more easily than before and that instead of reading material, they skim through it (Carr 58) This may be because web pages are littered with links and people skip important texts. For this reason, people who read on the Internet. understand less than those who read the words printed on the pages Due to the availability of the Internet, we think less deeply and rely on quick facts rather than critical thinking and research. The Internet has become a universal medium. access to information, but at the same time it affects our ability to read books and other long stories... middle of paper ... This tends to cause people to become less tolerant. towards beliefs different from their own. As a result, people become much more extreme in what they believe. If technology continues to grow at such a rapid rate, we will likely read even fewer books than we do today and the Internet will become more of a primary source. Works Cited Carr, Nicholas. “Is Google making us stupid? » The Atlantic.com. July/August 2008. August 19, 2008. Deresiewicz, William. “Fake friendship.” (E) Identity. Ed. Stephanie Life. Southlake: Fountainhead Press, 2011. 47-60. Print.Johnson, Steven. “The dawn of the digital natives.” (E) Identity. Ed. Stephanie Vie. Southlake: Fountainhead Press, 2011. 23-28. Print.Johnson, Steven. “The Things People Say: Rumors in the Age of Unreasonable Things.” (E) Identity. Ed. Stephanie Life. Southlake: Fountainhead Press, 2011. 105-114. Print.