Essays on Technological Progress

The Theme of Dystopian Society in the works of Orwell, Huxley, and Bradbury

Introduction All the three books, 1984 that was published in 1948 and written by George Orwell, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World that was written in 1931, and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 are the examples of dystopian literature. Dystopian literature is the kind of fiction that offers a negative perspective on the society of the future and the problems which are likely to be faced by humankind as a result of their political, environmental and economic activities. While utopian fiction portrays the future being advanced and prosperous as a result of the improvement of technology that assists them ...

Abstract

Technological development has been part of human being evolution and development since way back. Attempts to measuring technological development led theorist like Gerhard Lenski, Leslie white, and Alvin Toffler to develop arguments expounding on the discourse of technological development in relation to human evolution. Various aspects have played important roles in the development and progress of technology. As such, the article is going to examine three important aspects namely energy and information which have played important roles in the evolution and progress of technology for ages. Through the lenses of these theorist arguments, we will compare and contrast the ...

EDU-225

Introduction In this day and age, living within the Internet of Things it would be unwise to ignore the benefits technology can provide in the classroom. When used appropriately it can enhance learning experience for children of all ages; the unprecedented interactivity it provides allows for achieving greater level of involvement in the learning process. This plan makes an attempt to outline some practical uses for technology in kindergarten for improving the learning experience and communication between teacher, parents and children.

Section One: Mission and Vision Statement

Vision: technology will enhance the knowledge of children in kindergarten and help them as they strive for excellence ...

Introduction

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid has been praised for his flawless and effective leadership techniques. As a leader in the country that is suffering from economic as well as environmental struggles, he managed to build a modern city that has impeccable infrastructure (Langton, 2016). Not only millions of tourists are now flooding the City of Dubai, but its own population has expanded significantly as well. While Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid is proud of his achievements, he remains modest about his leadership style. Therefore, the current paper will discuss the leadership style of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid based on the article ...

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The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between social networking and face-to-face communication with respect to their influence on the social interaction skills. The first aim of the research has to determine whether there is a causal relationship between use of social networking tools and face-to-face communication behaviors. The research aims to investigate the hypothesis. There will be a statistically significant difference in change/gain scores for communication behaviors between the experimental group and the control group; Face-to-face communication is associated with the students’ social media networking habits (i.e. time spent on social media networking). There will ...

The competition is a prerequisite and characteristic feature of the market. After all, if the basis for the functioning of a market economy put the domination of private ownership of the means of production, which, in turn, acts as a guarantee of freedom of choice for entrepreneurs in their activities, and certainly there is competition between them. The word competition comes from Latin and means to flee together to compete on some other career. This competition is crucial for establishing market prices, which are the main feature of a market economy. Competition (in the economic sense) - the rivalry ...

Chapter 1

Introduction

XX century was characterized with the significant technological progress, which has improved the life of people. Numerous products and services became available, labor and domestic life became easier and more comfortable. However, waste problem is the other side of the technological progress. The solid, liquid and gas waste are formed, and thus land, natural water and air quality degrade. Therefore, in XXI century the research efforts are dedicated to development of methods for sustainable use of water, gas, and solid resources. Wastewater polluted with dye residuals originate from textile, leather and food industry. These industries produce goods that ...

Nowadays, Apple is one of the most advantageous companies in the sphere of mobile and computer technologies. From year to year, its developments become more advanced and include Siri, Touch ID, and Apple Pay, mobile service that allows making payments due to a combination of NFC, Touch ID, and Wallet. The performance of “Apple Pay” is based on digitization of the card with ITunes or photo and replacement of the card chip with wireless communication – Touch ID on IPhone 6/6s/6SE/6Plus/6sPlus and IPad Air 2/Pro or double clicks on Apple Watch. In other words, “Apple Pay” virtually stores your debit ...

XX century was characterized with the significant technological progress, which has improved the life of people. Numerous products and services became available, labor and domestic life became easier and more comfortable. However, waste problem is the other side of the technological progress. The solid, liquid and gas waste are formed, and thus land, natural water and air quality degrade. Therefore, in XXI century the research efforts are dedicated to development of methods for sustainable use of water, gas, and solid resources. Wastewater polluted with dye residuals originate from textile, leather and food industry. These industries produce goods that are ...

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Abstract Technological development is an integral part of the modern world’s life. It is difficult to imagine the existence without computers, cell phones, and other devices nowadays. It brings many positive features to the humans’ lives, such as facilitating of many types of labor, allowing easy communication between family members and friends that live far away from each other, enhancing many business processes (e.g. supply chains, distribution of information, client servicing). However, new technologies also bring a number of problems to people. One of the most significant issues is its influence upon the labor market and unemployment rates. ...

Internal analysis of Enbridge Inc.

Introduction Enbridge Inc. a distribution and transportation of energy company operating in the United States and Canada. The company is divided into five segments to facilitate its operations and achieve its long-term corporate objectives. The sections include Liquids Pipelines; Gas Distribution; Sponsored Investments and Corporate and Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services (Finance.yahoo.com, 2016). The company operates a common carrier through the Liquids Pipelines segment by contrasting natural gas liquids, refined products, and crude oil pipelines as well as terminals. The Gas Distribution Segment is a natural gas utility serving industrial, commercial and residential customers in Quebec, New York, ...

For several centuries writers have been trying to prophesize future of mankind. The more the world is exposed to the influence of industrial and technological progress, the more spectacular prophecies are. For instance, in 1909 E.M. Forster wrote a short story The Machine Stops in which he predicted collapse of civilization due to extreme reliance on technology. At the beginning of twentieth century societies were developing very fast because of rapid industrialization. Telephones and cars, which were quick to assemble, were probably the greatest inventions that influenced society the most. A hundred years later, people continue to introduce state-of-the-art ...

Introduction

Before the collapse of the USSR the international community was divided into two opposing parts: the socialist and capitalist countries. Among the latter, there were so-called third countries - a group of developing (mainly underdeveloped) countries ("Third World Definition | Investopedia", 2011). This division was confrontational due to the idealistic notion that the whole world is going through a transition to socialism, which represents a higher stage of economic development and social justice. In socialist countries, it was believed that socialism can be achieved without going through a long, painful years of feudal and capitalist development. Currently there is no ...

Once Albert Einstein said, “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity” (Moffett et al. 175). Nowadays, his statement is more challenging than ever. We live in the age of technological progress that works both ways. On the one hand, it significantly eases our life and improves its level. On the other hand, almost uncontrolled development of technology makes people dependent and results in loosing humanity. Comparing with previous days, we have become less attentive and more indifferent to everything around us. The aim of this paper is to discuss the impact technology has on ...

Introduction

There may be different views about the influence of social media on the people’s lives, but it is absolutely evident that in the contemporary world the types and modes of communication became sophisticated due to the rapid technological process. The launch of the social media such as Facebook, Twitter or Reddit might have been one of the greatest technological breakthroughs in the 2000s. In 2006, Time magazine recognized the importance of the social media and wrote the following phrase on the cover of the “Person of the Year” edition: ‘You. Yes, you. You control the Information Age. Welcome ...

In the modern era of high and sophisticated technologies, one cannot imagine his/her daily life without numerous technological developments and advancements of the 21st century. The prevalence of modern technology in society and around the world taken as a whole as well as its profound impact on every aspect of an individual’s life, including healthcare, education, and business activities, cannot be underestimated. Therefore, “technology, and the constantly new world it brings, is an abiding concern for human beings” (Hanks, 2010, p. 1). It should be taken into consideration that one of the basic purposes of modern technological development ...

Introduction

It is known that the economic growth largely depend on such index as demand growth. The issue of its stimulation or, in other words, aggregation plays vital role in the contemporary economic state of affairs, which is characterized as such ‘which is transitioning from the Great Recession to a period of more stable growth’ (Global Economic Outlook, 2015). The recent economic stagnation is said to be caused by the persistent effective demand failure depressing the economy’s productive capacity through cuts in investment and depressed technological progress (Pryce, 2015). The main target is to change this course to the ...

Introduction

Quoting Marchetti, Ausubel states, “Successful societies are learning systems” (Ausubel, 1995). Organized social learning and the development of our society caused increased technological progress. Since 1400, the number of technological and scientific discoveries has dramatically increased (Appendix A). In the twentieth century, it continued its growth. It was the time of scientific and technological advances that significantly improved our living but at the same time caused environmental problems, as the creation of the internal combustion engine became one of the major reasons of the outpouring of greenhouse gases. In the twenty-first century, we have something to do with them. ...

Following the December 2015 terrorist shooting in San Bernardino, California, the FBI recovered an iPhone from one of the dead shooters. However, they could not unlock it. Consequently, the FBI sought a court order compelling Apple Corporation, the phone manufacturer to develop software that would enable the FBI to decrypt the security code. To this end, the FBI relied on The Writs Act of 1789 that empowers the federal courts to issue writs compelling private persons who are not a party to judicial proceedings assist the courts in dispensing justice (Limer). On the other hand, Apple argued that developing ...

PEST analysis (sometimes referred to as STEP analysis) is a marketing instrument designed to reveal political, economic, social and technological aspects of an external company environment that affect its business. In PEST analysis, politics is studied because it determines the authority that forms the surroundings of the company and receiving the key resources for its functioning. The main reason of studying economics is creation of resource distribution map at the state level, which is an essential condition of entrepreneurial activity. Consumer preferences are of the same importance and are determined by the social component of the PEST analysis. The ...

For the last several decades, technological progress has had the great impact on the world around. Innovations that seemed to be a scientific fantasy just half a century ago now become part of everybody’s life. The results of technological progress completely change not only the humans’ way of life, but also manufacturing and business processes. One of such modern inventions is 3D printer. The 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, relates to various processes used for creation a three-dimensional object. It is based on the principle of “cutting” the virtual 3D object in a few 2D slices and then ...

How Will I Going to Prepare Myself to Compete in This Global Environment

Abstract The book of Thomas Friedman “The World is Flat” reveals a big difference between ‘development’ and ‘globalization’. Technological progress and political compromises led the world far from what it was half a century ago. He talks about three stages of globalization: Globalization 1.0, Globalization 2.0, and Globalization 3.0. Such modern phenomena as outsourcing and offshoring could not have been possible without the World Wide Web and introduction of network technologies. Today, protectionism is abandoned and countries compete for an opportunity to have business offshore on their territories, while lots of locals work for a foreign company without leaving ...

New media is taking over old media. This is being depicted by the covers of the popular news magazine, The New Yorker. In the cover of its April 30, 2007 issue, The New Yorker shows a man and woman standing in front of a huge abstract painting. The man, wearing glasses, is holding a digital camera and both are looking at the image of the painting on the screen of the camera. They are dressed casually and appear to be young adults. Meanwhile, in its August 18, 2010, The New Yorker depicts a man sitting on a chair inside a library and watching something from ...

Industrial Revolution

Thesis: Industrial revolution has shaped the world history by causing a changeover in technologic, political and social effects. Initial accumulation of capital and the formation of manufacturing industry represented the initial stage of the development of capitalist relations. This was the period during which the preconditions for the transition to an industrial economy were prepared. The condition of this transition was the industrial revolution, during which there was a radical restructuring of the technical base of production, forms of organization of production and the whole system of socio-economic relations. The industrial revolution is a fundamental qualitative restructuring of the material ...

Since the ancient times, it is visible that there is always a gap between societies that often divides them into two or more distinct groups. There are countries that have more political and economic capability than other countries, while there are countries that are better in social stability. In terms of people, they are mostly divided through their financial capability, educational attainment and upbringing, which would then determine as to whether or not they can keep up with the modern world. As far as technology is concerned, people are yet again divided over their capacity to know and afford these ...

Abstract

This paper highlights the influence of sophisticated technological advances on the current social and economic aspects of life. The overview of the main advantages and disadvantages of the process is pointed out along with the conclusion in the favor of technological progress. It is stressed that the most crucial Pros of the technology comprise the time saving and information accessing issues. In contrast to the mention above advantages, the Cons include the distress in the communication process which affects the sound forming of the future generations. Youth is considered to be the most influential part of the society and ...

Sociology

Illegal Immigrants in the United States of America can are the classic victim of media stereotype emanating out of the classification of immigrants into various criminal categories on account of strict anti-immigration laws. The social perception social construction resulting from such perception concerning a particular group of people possessing homogenous features is the function of the prevailing economic, political and sociological conditions. As and by way of illustration, in a worsening economy, when jobs are few and far off, the government adopts protectionist policies and consequently makes the strong anti-immigration laws. This might not be the case in a thriving economy where jobs ...

The “Cyborg Manifesto” is a story that deals with social feminism in the late twentieth century in relation to science and technology. There are numerous outcomes of what could happen next, but in my opinion, what will happen next is the return to the previous phase of human existence. Albert Einstein said that the last world war will be fought with sticks and stones and I support that opinion about where the future is taking us. Of course there is a lot of time before that, but in general the world has to be destroyed in order for it to ...

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Compare and Contrast to Natural Language Processing

Computational linguistics is relatively new and fast developing science. In the future the results of the researchers’ work on it may bring changes to many aspects of life and economy, such as businesses, marketing, professional services, etc. Computational linguistics collaborates with many disciplines, such as Psychology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, etc. Natural language processing (NLP) is a field of artificial intelligence, computer science, and linguistics dealing with the interactions between human (natural) languages and computers. NLP is related to the field of human-computer interaction. A lot of challenges in NLP involve understanding of natural language, ...

In recent decades globalization transformed the way of interecation between nations, countries, corporations and individuals. It has a great impact on all areas of human life. The progress in informational technology drives globalization and changes the way of doing business all over the World. New business models, new communication patterns and channels, increasing speed of data transmission, active exchange of ideas, information, expertise, goods and services – that’s what happens in the modern World, and that’s how globalization erases the borders between countries. Informational technology in our post-industrial society is a key driver of globalization and a major component of global ...

Abstract

This paper provides an insight if an article authored by the Members of the Economic Growth Technical Review Committee. The review entails the relationship between wildlife conservation and economic growth as the main problem of the article. Through this paper, the theoretical and empirical methodologies used are highlighted. The paper concludes with a brief personal reflection on the article. The article provides the review that seeks to determine the relationship between economic growth and wildlife conservation. The review is conducted by the Members of the Economic Growth Technical Review Committee. The article integrates the economic growth factors such as ...

Scientists claim that people may no longer be needed as a workforce due to the development of the modern technologies. Technological growth may leave without work millions of people, and significantly increase the level of unemployment in the world. Experts of the leading European companies in the field of artificial intelligence convinced that robots can replace not only the low qualified staff but also the highly qualified professionals. According to the scientist’s general opinion, 2055 was called as a milestone in technological progress (Taylor 185). However, artificial intelligence developers constantly hasten the time when the robots will replace humans. ...

Introduction

Science fiction in the modern world plays a crucial role in providing imaginative contents of the things that human beings should expect at some point in time. This genre explores the likely effects and consequences of the innovations that are scientifically based. This genre is used by people to address current trends in the world and warn them of the possible effects that may be brought by the trends in the late life. The setting of such content is based in futuristic events and addresses issues such as the development of science and technology and the most likely scenarios that ...

Executive Summary

Technology is one of the best scientific developments that have brought about economic, social, and political change in most of the world’s economies. Nevertheless, there are varied reactions on the effect of technology on the environment, the economy, religion, culture, and politics among a host of many social, economic, and political phenomena. Conversely, these factors also affect technology in different ways as will be discussed in this paper. Nevertheless, selecting technology for a specific situation depends on a list factors that either support or oppose such incentives.

Introduction

Science and technology are the current century’s most influential challenges since it affects ...

Mass communication plays a huge role in a person's life, it is literally woven into the fabric of modern society, its economics, politics and culture; it covers international, intergroup and interpersonal relationships. Revolutionary changes that have occurred in recent decades have led to increased media exposure in all areas of life. Information circulating through the channels of communication is transforming society into an information one. Thus, it is necessary to understand the positive and negative features that technological progress implies.

The basic characteristics of the information society are the following (Turow, 2011):

- The opportunity for any entity of macro and micro social media to get any information and knowledge necessary for life, ...

Selene James

This section of the project will focus on expounding and justifying the various interventions which will be supported by literature on the same. The RFP response entailed developing interventions to the tasks that would be fulfilled in the project. This section will substantiate these responses by giving a psychological view on the matter and addressing how the DHMC will benefit from these tasks. Furthermore, the objective will be to expound on the responses in a manner that relates to how health care providers in California should interact with people with disability. It also gives a psychological view on how people with disabilities ...

Sustainability has no clear line of definition as it means a lot different things to different people. To some, it could be a way of living with regard to the extent they can bear. Others could define it as the production styles they use in their flow of business, or a business as a whole. It could imply the responses to policies especially in the question of to what extent the environment that should be consumed over time (Ana Markulev, 2013). Sustainability entails the ability to do an activity continuously. In sustainable development, the current needs are met without affecting the ability ...

- Abstract This decision of 1911 related to an anti-trust suit brought by the United States against a group of 65 corporations collectively known as the American Tobacco Company. The United States argued that the organization resulted in an unlawful restraint of the tobacco business, similar to the one found in the oil business under the Standard Oil decision that had just been decided. American Tobacco stated that the purchases were just a matter of diversification within a fragmented market and not done with an intent to monopolize. The Court disagreed, affirmed the lower court decision, finding for the United States. ...

Master project Document

Summary of proposal This section of the project will focus on expounding and justifying the recommendations made for each and every task in the RFP response. The RFP response entailed developing recommendations to the tasks that would be fulfilled in the project. This section will substantiate these responses by giving a psychological view on the matter and addressing how the DHMC will benefit from these tasks. Furthermore, the objective will be to expound on the responses in a manner that relates to how health care providers in California should interact with people with disability. It also gives a psychological view on ...

Hence, some measures should be taken to prevent the worsening of the situation. Renewable energy resources, like wind, solar power and hydropower, is the option that provides clean alternatives to fossil fuels. They will never run out and pollution from using them is either absent or inconspicuous. Furthermore, the Solar Energy is the most powerful yet rather easy to control source of energy. Sunlight can be used for the purpose of heating – cooling our homes, provide us with the light, can be used for generating of the electricity, and can be used in many other industrial processes. Overall, Most ...

Question 1

During Queen Elizabeth 1 reign, the Elizabeth Renaissance became an epoch in the History of Britain. In Britain, the Elizabeth Renaissance inspired the English history by improving on the national pride. This happened because the renaissance enhanced classical ordeals which led to the international expansion as well as triumph over the ever present Spanish foe. In fact it has been reasoned by Rowse (33) that during the Elizabeth Renaissance the Britain managed to ensure economic stability, by improving on the economic growth and expanding its economic activities. Indeed, during this era Britain was more optimistic that any other time ...

Introduction

The question, whether art influences life or life influences art has been a much debated. While many state that art is the representation of human life and nature, many others argue that artistic depictions result in trends that have the ability to influence the human mind. It definitely seems as if “art” has influenced the society if popular culture is considered. (D) Popular culture, or as it is otherwise known, “pop” culture, is the body of ideas propounded by the majority of a society through various artistic means, such as television and cinema, and it has a impactful influence on the actions, ...

Australian Economic Development

The Australian economy has progressed in the recent years due to the favorable developments in the mining, manufacturing and the agricultural sectors.

Impact of Trade Liberalization in the Manufacturing Sector

In the past, the Australian economy had a high level of protection policies on the justification that it was a resource-intensive country. It had the highest tariffs on imports second only to New Zealand. However in the 1970’s, there were changes towards trade liberalization (Leigh, 2002). It started with the 25% cut in tariffs in July 1973, the introduction of the quota assistance and further tariff reductions in 1978. Ever since that period, the country has been on a ...