Exponentials

In the novel entitled Travels with Charley written by John Steinbeck the concept of human and technological advances are often discussed, saying that they are either destroying humanity, having a positive effect on the world, or that the advancements are something that Steinbeck would rather not be aware of. Humanity is changing due to the instant gratification that is now available because of new technology, making people become less unique and more reliant on technology. These advances can be…

Sometimes, all you need is a change in perspective to see life in a whole new angle. In isolated societies such as North Korea, culture takes shape from the limited life experiences of its members, passed on from one generation to the next. Societies that encourage diversity borrow generational life experiences from various cultures and accelerate this infusion of knowledge. Although some say that focusing too much on our differences can create tension, people’s differences are what make them…

leisure activities. The new heavily populated cities of Ancient Rome called for more public places. Like every major change in culture, the growing population required new solutions for the construction of an infrastructure which supported the exponential increase of social interaction. Architects were tasked with designing aqueducts, baths, amphitheaters, and to support the growing communities. The post and lintel system, so heavily relied on in prior years, was soon deemed insufficient to…

The National Institute of Health (NIH) doubled their funding in just 5 few years, starting in the late 1990’s, until this exponential increase in funds came to an abrupt halt. The document “A Broken Pipeline,” put together by a number of concerned scientists, addresses the issue of the hostile environment that developed under the severe financial pressure academic research institutions are facing as a result of losing funds. Nonetheless, halting thousands of innovative research projects with…

technologies transformed the way in which the night sky was observed and led to the discovery of celestial wonders, from stars, galaxies, meteors, moons, planets, comets to nebula. The result was, in part, the creation of celestial maps that showed an exponential number of stars in the heavens, adding to the awe of a sphere that is millions of miles away and beautiful beyond compare. Star atlases became a way of conveying information about the heavens, and Elijah H. Burritt's, "The Geography of…

Enron first gained exponential power and was able to take advantage over its political power when they were authorized to provide much of California’s energy. To simplify the scenario; Californians were paying $30 per megawatt in the year 1998, as the years gradually increased…

Discussion 2 1. What do you think was the focus of Larry Beason's study? Larry’s focus was to put a spotlight on the direct and indirect effects that errors have in writing and how teachers, business people and students react to errors, what errors are the most offensive and what perceptions are created because of the errors in textual communication. He discussed that teachers need to educate and warn the next generation of students about the potential of being judged or misjudged by errors…

My tennis coach and piano teacher will never be able to fathom why I spent so much time for this moment. My heart was trying to escape my chest when the speakers called my name, as hours upon hours of frustration were dedicated to what would be (hopefully) only 20 seconds. My trembling hands began flat on a timer, and the judge unboxed the puzzle that engulfed my life for nearly all of high school. I picked up the Rubik’s cube, and began to solve. My first speedcubing competition was in…

As I was reading “Health Agenda for the 21st Century”, I felt amazed at how there have been so many technological advances and improvements that were made in the 21st century for the betterment of people’s health. For example, before technology, one of the only ways to investigate brain function was to open up the skull and physically probe into the brain. However the proper technology is now available to accurately localize essentially every part of the brain without opening the skull. “By…

Epipen has become big talk over recent controversy that the recent uptake in price has become more exponential than becoming eligible for the consumers to afford. Overall life expectancy and health status in the United States are improving; infant mortality is declining; and disability rates among the elderly have been falling nearly three times as fast as they did over the previous eight decades. This good news is bolstered by outsize increases in life expectancy and health status for Americans…