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Modern society has a yearning for innovation. The constant emergence of new technology and social movements move people to anticipate when the next progressive idea will arise and modify current practices. Society’s belief that new means better forces them to jump from one trend to the next without considering possible shortcomings. In the book, “To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism,” Evgeny Morozov uses the internet to explore how focusing too much on the…

agriculture is the most primitive mistake we have made. As civilizations advance, they become more complex and those that reach their peak of power collapse not long after. Civilizations grow up to “the extent to which advanced, complex and powerful societies are…

In our society, there are unwritten social norms that people tend to follow. These social norms are sort a like guideline rules on what is appropriate and what is not appropriate and also how someone’s behavior is like in different types of situations. For an example, it is an acceptable norm to leave a tip of at least fifteen percent when you’re done eating at a restaurant. However, if you choose to not leave a tip that would be considered a violation of the norm but it will not earn you a…

Not long after the boys arrive on the island after the plane crash in “Lord Of The Flies” by William Golding, the boys relationships change regarding behavior. They begin to argue and disagree on rules, especially regarding the conch. An example of this is when Jack yells out “Conch, Conch! We don't need the conch anymore”(101). Jack, a hunter, is in a constant power struggle between him and Ralph, the leader. Jack believes that because he provided the food for everyone on the island, he should…

Civilizations have been around for thousands of years, and the acronym PERSIA GEMs is a simple way to identify civilizations around the world. The P stands for Politicians and Government. Every civilization must have people who create rules and laws to keep order in an area. A system of learning, or Education, is essential for civilizations. This can include teaching only upper class children, just boys, or both boys and girls. Religion, or having spiritual beliefs, practices, and values must be…

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…

In Peter Berger’s The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics, he did an excellent job in given his readers a deeper understanding of how religion and secularization has been affecting the political aspects that are in society. Berger uses the history located behind religion and secularization to outline the distinctions between the two for his readers to grasp a better understanding of what is going on. Berger makes his stance on the matter clear, “religion loses…

Can technology be a harmful invention to our mind? Technology is a good invention to our parts of life, like jobs, schools, and personal. Because it enables us to grow in all the aspects like, in the pursuit of a good education, mostly jobs are relying on technology assistance, and in our daily living we have increased the electronic devices usage. However, in my point of view, technology has taken over our minds. Technology has become our hero, when the internet is more reachable than a book.…

Government down. There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, no! Technology, mass exploitation, and minority pressure carried the trick, thank God” (Bradbury). As modern technology becomes more prevalent in society, the lines between the individual and society blur. People become more connected in every way. That connection facilitates the propagation of ever more developed technologies, altering the social fabric across the world, for better or for worse. Dave Eggers’s…

Technological development is a dynamic process that has brings about constant change in which some individuals benefit and others are harmed. Like with most world changing phenomenon, it brings with it a host of ethical concerns about its influence in society and whether or not it deserves consciousness. Throughout his life, Arthur C. Clarke was fascinated with science and the stars, building his own telescope to view the stars as a child. He famously toasted with his friends during the V2 raids…