In our society, there are two types of people. The Morlocks and the Eloi. The Morlocks are smart and aggressive savages. While the Eloi are weak, helpless, and careless. In The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells, certain types of people evolved into what came to be the Morlocks and the Eloi. In our society today, there are many Eloi as we rely more on new science and technology. We have become more addicted and reliant to our own technology, like cellphones. We rely on drugs for almost every illness. For the Eloi of today’s society everything is being given to us on a plate.
The Eloi of our society are dependent on our own technology. We use it to from filing taxes to turning on the lights. One example of this dependence is phones. You see them almost …show more content…
Technological and scientific advancements have helped us advance in medicine. According to the GateWay Foundation, “Different drugs, because of their chemical structures, can affect the body in different ways… can even change a person's body and brain in ways that last long after… maybe even permanently… When drugs enter the brain, they can actually change how the brain performs its jobs. These changes are what lead to compulsive drug use, the hallmark of addiction.” People are dependent on drugs to cure any illness, instead of naturally curing it. I has become a point that millions have become addicted to them. Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, say that “[About] Twenty-three million Americans are… addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs.” Americans that have become part of the dependence of chemical drugs and not even drug factories/companies can’t do anything about it.
Like the Eloi, we don’t consider the consequences and have become dependant on other things. Our technology and science advancements have lots of Pros. Yet, our addiction and dependence to it have made many more Cons. Medicines and Cellphones are the perfect examples of this type of advancements in science and technology. With their many Pros and Cons stuck with it. We might even end up evolving into the Eloi of H.G. Wells’, The Time Machine. You would not like that,
The Eloi of our society are dependent on our own technology. We use it to from filing taxes to turning on the lights. One example of this dependence is phones. You see them almost …show more content…
Technological and scientific advancements have helped us advance in medicine. According to the GateWay Foundation, “Different drugs, because of their chemical structures, can affect the body in different ways… can even change a person's body and brain in ways that last long after… maybe even permanently… When drugs enter the brain, they can actually change how the brain performs its jobs. These changes are what lead to compulsive drug use, the hallmark of addiction.” People are dependent on drugs to cure any illness, instead of naturally curing it. I has become a point that millions have become addicted to them. Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, say that “[About] Twenty-three million Americans are… addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs.” Americans that have become part of the dependence of chemical drugs and not even drug factories/companies can’t do anything about it.
Like the Eloi, we don’t consider the consequences and have become dependant on other things. Our technology and science advancements have lots of Pros. Yet, our addiction and dependence to it have made many more Cons. Medicines and Cellphones are the perfect examples of this type of advancements in science and technology. With their many Pros and Cons stuck with it. We might even end up evolving into the Eloi of H.G. Wells’, The Time Machine. You would not like that,