Herman Melville once stated, “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” Similarly, in Kenneth Guest’s, “Cultural Anthropology” his quest to blend our understand of the world comes in a masterful variety. Through the first chapter of his book I found his way of describing the early uses of human connection helped set the bar for the rest of the chapter as well as giving me a better understanding of early connective uses both individually and universal.
While many particular groups are fairly distant from the outside world, what caught my eye was the suggestion anthropologists claim to be …show more content…
Everyday seems to entail a newer innovation to texting, but can we ultimately believe that a simple text message is more clear than a face to face conversation? Continuing my reading in Chapter 1, I found the author made an impressive connection with the phenomena of technology and our interaction and connection to each other. Both describing the positive and negative connotations it provides. I found this particularly important because in today’s world, the use of technology has taken over both individuals and even larger scale societies. Guest concedes into stating that technology has brought rapid globalization to our world, but he also explains how this has always been central to human history. In addition to the numerous amounts of benefits technology and new globalization has brought to us, we have to remind ourselves that there are still infractions within our world. Guest states, “Our increasing connection today reminds us that our actions have consequences for the whole world, not just for our own lives and those of our families and friends. (Guest p.11)” I have always felt that technology has affected the way we interact with one another. Could human connection have been stronger early on in society? Guest displays a picture of a map showing the King of Mali, West Africa, in 1375. This map was essential because it was a key point along trade routes that stretched across the continent of Africa through
While many particular groups are fairly distant from the outside world, what caught my eye was the suggestion anthropologists claim to be …show more content…
Everyday seems to entail a newer innovation to texting, but can we ultimately believe that a simple text message is more clear than a face to face conversation? Continuing my reading in Chapter 1, I found the author made an impressive connection with the phenomena of technology and our interaction and connection to each other. Both describing the positive and negative connotations it provides. I found this particularly important because in today’s world, the use of technology has taken over both individuals and even larger scale societies. Guest concedes into stating that technology has brought rapid globalization to our world, but he also explains how this has always been central to human history. In addition to the numerous amounts of benefits technology and new globalization has brought to us, we have to remind ourselves that there are still infractions within our world. Guest states, “Our increasing connection today reminds us that our actions have consequences for the whole world, not just for our own lives and those of our families and friends. (Guest p.11)” I have always felt that technology has affected the way we interact with one another. Could human connection have been stronger early on in society? Guest displays a picture of a map showing the King of Mali, West Africa, in 1375. This map was essential because it was a key point along trade routes that stretched across the continent of Africa through