Reflection On Our Relationship With Technology And Technology With Nature

Through removal and technology, humans have started to become isolated from the wilderness and the nature around them. This view distinctly contrasts with Thoreau’s perspective. “Though he [Thoreau] never put humans on the same moral level as animals or trees, for example, he does see them all linked as the expression of Spirit, which may only be described in terms of natural laws and unified fluid processes. The self is both humbled and empowered in its cosmic perspective,” states Ann Woodlief. The technologies that distract and consume us, and separate us from the natural world are apparent. Many people and children ins cities have seen little to no natural-grown things such as grass and trees. Even these things are often domesticated and tamed. Many people who have never been to a National Park or gone hiking through the wilderness do not understand its unruly, unforgiving, wild nature. These aspects, thought terrifying to many, are much of why the wilderness is so beautiful and striking to the human heart. “Thoreau builds a critique of American culture upon his conviction that ‘the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things, so that all our thoughts shall be tinged with triviality,’” pronounces Rick Furtak, quoting Thoreau’s Life

It is true that with technological advancement and the invention of instrument have alienated human beings from nature. Our life have been depended on technology so much that we would rather learn about nature through experiencing it live. I am agreeing that too much dependent of instrument have alienated us and we should rather do one on one interaction with nature. The more we interact with nature, the more we learn to care about it and the more we put an effort to conserve it for future generation. I disagree in a way how author completely believes that technology has alienated us from the real world as at time technology has proven to help human being to succeed beyond one’s imagination. There are certain things in nature we cannot interact with nature in a lifetime, but we can learn and know about it by looking at the television and knowing what it out there in the real world. It will also help us prepare for what to expect when we come across nature in real

Technology in the 21st century has enhanced our lives by providing easy access to information, quick ways to communicate, and has allowed people to connect with others all over the world. In this case, technology is viewed in a positive light. However, when it comes to technology and it’s ability to solve environmental problems, is it reliable? Before technological solutions are implemented in the environment, they must be thoroughly tested and reliable. These technological solutions should have positive short-term and long-term effects. If the benefits are only good in the short-term, but not in the long-term, and the environmental problem reoccurs or reincarnates into another problem, we end up in the same place we started at. This would

With the change in living trends in todays modernized society there is an appeal for such products to “go green.” Clorox’s new line, Green Works, attracts a special ground of today’s nature friendly and environment oriented consumers who do not want to buy products from companies that cause bad effects on the environment. With the help of the media and people, they have put a good perception of the company in the minds of the consumers. The most important factor is to keep the consumer behavior in mind by using cell phones, videos, social networking campaigns through newspapers and radios to build the brand value for the company and its products. However, the company has controversy allegations that may cause problems for the company such as the prices of the products, skeptism of how well the products will work mainly because most people see Clorox as a “bleach” company and some students may just not care enough about the eco-friendly products.

How is technology affecting our connection and relationship with nature? Is technology robbing today’s children of a useful boredom that helps shape our perception of the world? Richard Louv, in an excerpt from Last Child in the Woods, argues these questions and warns us how technology may be separating people and nature. Through a series of rhetorical strategies, Louv attempts to convince the audience that technology may be desensitizing us from a vital part of human development.

Are technological advancements a hindrance or burden on society? It is a long fought conflictual battle for society to say that technology has gone too far. There are many valid points on both sides of the spectrum that could be proven true. In Asimov’s book “I, Robot” he declares many instances that show disapproval from a society of modern technology. Society has the opportunity to look at conflict with technology in a positive or a negative viewpoint. There are three main points that could help make a societal decision that the boundaries of technology are beneficial, harmful, or complacent factors.

According to philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset, “Technology is the production of superfluities….That is why animals are atechnical; they are content with the simple act of living.” Why do human beings, as opposed to animals, continue to work towards technological advancement?

How do you relate to technology? You might have been asked this question before, but even if you haven’t this is a question that everyone could answer; there just might be different ways to answer. For me, when people ask how I relate to technology my mind cannot help but go to my iPhone and all the apps that I scroll through all the time, and yes, even when I am in the restroom. (we have all done this before). My favorite part about my cell phone and the applications that I am offered is the question itself; they allow me to relate a technology that everyone has some knowledge about to something that I am passionate about, the gospel. There are many apps on my cell phone that I enjoy, but only a few can keep me so entertained that I can hardly put my phone down to go to sleep at night. Usually, when I am bored, I quickly scroll through my phone to see an application that is going to satisfy me for the next 20 minutes of my life. Until, I get bored of that as well, but when it comes to the applications that are teaching me about God, I become deeply Intrigued and encouraged by what I am reminded. It’s like a buffet, I start at the salad line and keep walking hoping there is something else that is better, and when I get to the dessert boy am I the happiest girl in the world!

bonds create a communal aspect among us, tying us to the same responsibilities, particularly those owed to the earth (Pope Francis, p. 43). Not only should this bond highlight the duty we have to the earth, but at the same time should create a passion in us for it. We should have a desire to want to protect the world. Pope Francis also points out that if we do not have a desire to want to help each other, going back to issues of poverty and unemployment, then we will never be able to find that desire due to the environment (Pope Francis, p. 44).

Technology is altering the landscape of the world at a capricious pace. Computers are a mainstay in most homes and internet connections occur daily. Family members from across the web connect through video chat services such as Skype and social media sites (Jenicus & Sager, 2001).The usage of smartphones and social media has increased undeniably in the past decade. Children bring smartphones with them to elementary school and learn on computer tablets in class. Communication technology has seen advances on the internet, newsgroups, chat rooms, email, video conferencing, text messaging and other computer-based learning (Negretti, 2001). No longer is information limited by the local library, but instead individual have access to all the information on the internet.

Throughout history, intellectual thinkers have guided the development of society through innovative inventions that changed the world drastically. One such invention that changed the way others communicated was the first telephone, created and revolutionized by Alexander Graham Bell. This invention harbored in a new period of time with increased numbers of technology. Since then, technology has expanded into television, computers, and other electronics that many rely on in order to function on a daily basis. People of all ages and backgrounds use technology consistently, including children and those from Generation Y of the 80’s and 90’s when electronic use became more frequent (Zhitomirsky-Geffett & Blau, 2016). Many have debated the effects of allowing children to use technology, but it is believed that there are both positive and negative effects. Childhood development is influenced by technology because it affects health, learning, social relationships, and sleep patterns.

Technology is defined as anything that makes life easier. There are times where technology can make life easier just as a phone can make your life easier by allowing you something to use to stay in touch with those people that are around you. There are also times where technology can make life harder because it is used against nature and can ruin places. Some of those times are: the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, China’s environmental degradation, World War II, and the second Industrial Revolution. These are all times in history where the environment took a turn for the worst because of the newest technology that was created and used.

“More and more Americans feel threatened by runaway technology, by large-scale organization, by overcrowding. More and more Americans are appalled by the ravages of industrial progress, by the defacement of nature,

The costs that came from the effects of technology on the environment are literal and figurative, monetary and destructive. The first article being explored is “Technology and the Environment” by Vernon W. Ruttan. Ruttan looks at the relationship between technology and environmental through the eyes of economics. He compares the usage of technology and its effects on the environment with the economical terms supply and demand, technology being the “rising demand” and the environment being the “inelastic supply.” He argues that the advents of technology are rising faster than the environment can replenish or heal itself, and offers a solution of “redirection of technical effort” , but does not state how to redirect. He goes onto something

The new generation of students entering and already enrolled in university are members of a digital age- growing up surrounded by many forms of digital technology as they are the first generation of youth to have internet technology easily available at their disposal. This current generation have already been labelled by sociologist as “‘digital natives’ (Prensky 2001a) and the ‘net generation’ (Tapscott 1998)” (Prensky 2001a; Tapscott 1998 as cited in Murphy 2010). Technology is not something new to these students as its presence in their life have made them quite comfortable to the idea, as they perceive “technology as a way of life and express a need to feel connected at all times” (Russo et al. 2014). Although what is new are the