Is Google Making Us Stupid?

Nicholas Carr writes in The Atlantic about what he fears the Internet may be doing to our brains. Read Is Google Making Us Stupid? and decide for yourself. Do the advantages of the Internet outweigh the potential dangers?

Read the First Drafts and Responses

I've already responded to a few early-bird blog postings, so be sure to read them to get some ideas for how to respond to your group mates. Remember, empty praise is useless, especially on a first draft. Offer suggestions to help them improve their second drafts. Read what everyone else has posted--even for other groups--because that might give you some ideas for revising and polishing your own draft. Also, if you're responding to drafts I've already reviewed, please don't just agree with what I said. Come up with some additional words of specific praise and advice.

Punctuation Matters

You'll understand why when you read "A 'Dear John' Letter and a Two Million Dollar Comma."

Stanley Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Here are the links to Part 1 and Part 2 of the documentary I told you about in class. Each segment runs about 10 minutes and will provide you with more context for the film.