The Internet is a search engine that provides multiple avenues of information and allows users to search for just about anything they can think of. This remarkable technology is a useful resource when used correctly or effectively. With the Internet, anyone could check the news, check their emails, do research, or experiment with that new recipe they found; These are some of the things that a person is able to do on the Internet. However, the Internet has been described as a way to make people stupider. What do you think of this? To have mixed feelings about this statement, the internet does not possess the power to control what a person does when they are on the web, but the person does have the power to control what they do when they are on the Internet. Nicolas Carr writes about the effects the Internet has on the mind today, how it “transforms [people] into scattered and superficial thinkers” (Carr). This may be true for some; However, this is not true for everyone. Scientists have said that the mind easily adapts to the tools we use, especially when it comes to sharing, storing and finding information. As a result, the internet can change the neurological pathways of the mind and make some pathways stronger than others. The Internet can disrupt the cognitive abilities of the brain. An experiment was conducted at Cornell University during a course where half a class was allowed to use the