English I 15 May 2015 Is Religion still Relevant in modern society? In a world of fast paced living, electronics and self-worries is there such a thing as religion anymore? Where there are so many different niches, groups, and ideas to have. We live in a world of the now, where the thought of thinking and caring beyond ourselves and our needs seems hard enough to bear. So in this new modern society, is there such a thing as religion? Religion is a collection of beliefs…
In 1998, during the year John Glenn became the oldest man in space at age 77, Utah county resident Darcie Jo Baum was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and marijuana. And yet, in spite of the professedly minor offenses committed, the story of Baum’s path towards felonious antiquity survives in an unimaginable atrocity, circumstances that have never ceased to halt at a singular sin. On August 4th of that same year, a native of Pleasant Grove spotted a collective colored quilt lying…
hat. Now, people do not really move around to different areas because we do not have to follow food sources like they had to. While nomadic tribes were very common and in some area still present many things traveled along with them. Government, society, slavery, religion, language, and education were formed and further developed in order to keep civilizations evolving. What every civilization need is a structure in which provides boundaries for the people or many areas would have fallen to…
religion in a society can go to the extreme, but in some societies it is not taken to consideration. A society has its own culture and religion is part of that culture in which people follow. Personally, in my family’s culture the religion that we follow is Catholicism. The force and power religion can have is scary in the part where people think that everything they are doing has to deal with the religion they practice. Religion can be a dangerous and disruptive force in a well-regulated…
Slaves of Technology Compared to most countries, here in America we live a fairly comfortable life. Most US citizens aren’t suffering from poverty, or dealing with an over controlling government. Our longevity as a society can be attributed to advancements in technology. We rank 2nd among all countries in technological advancements, only trailing Japan, we seek out technology to help us in about every aspect of our lives. Technological advancements in medicine, transportation, communication,…
“Fast -Moving Society” argues that the advantages of living in a highly mobile society is outweighed by disadvantages. The author supports his argument by first recognizing not many families live together and traveling long distances is a necessity to see loved ones. He continues by bringing up that the past generations had better connections without technology. The author’s purpose is to grab the new generations attention in order to show the importance of a well-connected society and how new…
Letter to the Editor on Technology and Social Isolation I am writing in response to the article written on the website Independa titled “Social Isolation Increasingly Being Addressed by Technology”. This article is very informative and well written; it provides examples of how technology benefits senior citizens. From my perspective as a student, I feel I can draw the needed attention to it. Social isolation impacts many people of all ages and should be something that is a priority to…
blood, Jack Merridew! You and your hunting! We might have gone home--'" Jack upsets Ralph because he dismisses the importance of the fire, the only connection to civilization. His craving for ferocity leads him to disappoint the others. The rules in society that they are accustomed to are quickly fading on the island.…
What Has Technology Done to America Technology is improving every day. Making it easy to access different things on the Internet. Technology contains many private data bases that can be obtained through anybody. It also gives people access to do things, that shouldn’t be done. Technology has changed America in an unsatisfactory way. Children are not using technology appropriately. One-way technology is being misused is, cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when bullying take place online through the…
other disagree. Technology is making us smarter because it helps our society and we learn more with it. One reason why is, technology helps with our society. A way it helps us is with transportation. For example in article A it says “If you have ever visited Japan, then think of the Tokyo subway.” This shows that with technology transportation is easier because of subways, cars, planes, etc. Another way it helps us with our society is politics, the reason why is because they can see what other…