Technology And Success In Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down

In our seemingly corrupt world, there is a disparity in money/technology between countries. The countries with more money, have better technology while the countries with less money, have worse technology. However it is a common misconception that enhanced technology guarantees success or even makes it easier to achieve. Mark Bowden’s book, Black Hawk Down, shows that technology doesn’t always guarantee success. And although supporters of technology vehemently believe that technology grants advantages and leads to success, this is actually erroneous. Several sources from history and current day events corroborate the idea that technology doesn’t always lead to success such as the American Revolutionary War, Anthony Omari, and a New York Times article on the price paid for using technology. Mark Bowden’s book, Black Hawk Down, accentuates the idea that technology doesn’t always guarantee success. Black Hawk Down …show more content…
Anthony Omari is a young man in Kenya who fended off a group of gangsters who attempted to attack and raid an underfunded orphanage. The group of gangsters came in the middle of the night armed with machetes to attack the orphanage. So not only was Anthony Omari outclassed in weaponry, he was also outnumbered. However, Anthony Omari didn’t let this phase him whatsoever. When he saw the gangsters climb “over the orphanage’s rickety, wooden fence” (“Attack on Kenyan Orphanage”) he quickly rushed to grab the “hammer kept under his bed” (“Attack on Kenyan Orphanage”) to fight the gangsters. And using just a hammer against a group of machete wielding gangsters, Anthony Omari was able to overcome all odds and fend off all of the gangsters and save the children. Therefore, technology doesn’t always guarantee success because Anthony Omari was able to fend off a group of gangsters who were armed with machetes with just a