In class we are reading Digital Ground and the author talks about perception and this idea that we all have maps in our heads and we use these maps as way of grasping different aspects of life and learning. Such as when were in High school we become accustomed to a way of learning and create a map for that kind of learning. When move on to college ( Read more... )

Today we read the book Digital Ground; the author had metioned that the world the the internet or the ditial world is created like the world's fair. In the sense that this computerized world is designed to work smothly and that you can walk through it virtualy and there are no snags, eveything is placed out there for you to see such as the design ( Read more... )

I enjoyed this weeks readings and no the reason is not because I AM A WOMAN.I enjoyed this weeks reading for two reasons. One being that it opened up my eyes to a whole knew way of thinking and not just for the technology world, but also in every day life. The second reason being is that I enjoyed reading the material form Sally Pryor, because it ( Read more... )

Where and could robots fit into our society has a form of protection. Can robots be police man, private security, school security, or even doormen? Today in class many of the presentations brought up some very good points both for and against the robots. I however came away with the feeling that having these robots placed in roles of such ( Read more... )

I have always been a person that is for change that is what happens when you come for a mother who is a big hippie. I have been very active in trying to bring about changes in varies matters, however I don't think that I would have enough strength to bring about the kind of changes that the characters in the book(Moon is a harsh mistress) are ( Read more... )

I personal don’t really believe in the learning chip, despite the fact that my character, Hillary Johnson, who strongly backed the idea of implementing this device. My reasons for not believing the chip don’t coincide with the ones that Ryan brought up in class. I don’t believe that the chip will take away your individuality, because I am a big ( Read more... )

Do bloggers have any real power? As individuals we want to believe that what we feel, do, and say makes a difference. My question is, even though we may want to believe we make a difference, do we actually make a difference? I mean we get behind our computers and write these blogs with as much care as a bomb maker takes when assembling his creation ( Read more... )

The short story “The Machine Stops” had numerous themes in common with the novel “A Brave New World”. One of which was the whole idea of taking pills to avoid feeling emotions. In “The Machine Stops” they took Taloids and in “A Brave New World” they took Stomos both of which stop people from feeling natural emotions such as anger, depression, ( Read more... )