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Unit V Essay
Wade and Tavris explain that various factors combine to influence one’s thinking patterns, intelligence, and memories. In
fact, we often embrace certain biases and mental shortcuts to assist our cognitive processing. These efforts can prove both
costly and beneficial.
This assignment is divided into parts, so it is suggested that you begin working on it in advance.
Find a popular press article or story from the nightly news in which someone argues a point that you disagree with. Write
a paragraph agreeing with this person. Allow one day before moving on to the next part.
Make sure at least one day has passed since writing the first paragraph. Now, write another paragraph disagreeing with
the person. You will include both of these paragraphs in your essay.
Discuss the differences between your arguments from the first paragraph in which you agree and the second paragraph
in which you disagree. Elaborate on whether you think that your opinion has changed on this topic, particularly thinking
about your initial thoughts on the topic before you wrote either paragraph.
In your discussion, incorporate research from the textbook to explain how reasoning, intelligence, and memories
influenced your arguments. How did cognitive dissonance affect your reasoning abilities?
Your response should be at least two pages in length, but it can be longer if necessary to address all aspects of the
assignment. You must use the textbook and at least one additional source. All sources used, including the textbook, must
be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations
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Essay on the effects of advancement of information technology on society
Technology is a double-edged sword. It provides information at our fingertips but also
makes us a dumber society. IT has been bailed as one of the most important development in recent
times. Additionally, information technology spending has doubled as a percent of revenues
throughout the last decade. However, despite the amazing facts that IT has revolutionized the
modern world, few people would argue with the observation that organizations are experiencing
an information or knowledge revolution. For example, based on recent data, many people have
suggested that the usage of IT in the business sector has lowered the level of productivity of the
organization or the business sector.
Recently published article from social work on “Disincentive effects of Information
Technology”, researcher Brian Monroe describes technology as the most popular factor that has
resulted to an increase in the rate of unemployment in developed countries. This view of
technology has further described people of being robbed of their privacy, their dignity as human
beings and most important their jobs. Moreover, it is evident that low-skilled workers are the most
affected by the implementation of IT in the industrial sector. The dramatic increase in long-term
unemployment has affected both the unemployed individual and the surrounding community. As
a result, increase in crime rates, poverty, unstable economy, low literacy levels are some of the
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factors that have emerged due to the implementation of the Information Technology in the
industrial sector (Ribant).
However, there are various benefits associated with Information Technology. Examples of
these benefits include; Increase in level of production, improved communication, secured data
storage, financial ...