Technology: Life In The 2000's

The use of technology in the novel 1984 by George Orwell was not just a means of

In Brave New World they highly depend on technology, that’s similar to our world because we highly depended on technology. For example in the brave new world the government is runned off of technology, they program the way people are born to how they think and act. In our world, we our similar because the media, money sources and the government controls everything that we see which bases out how we act. Despite its differences we are all monitored and controlled in several ways. The new state is a controlled society that reflects our society in a few similar ways. Their government controls and watches them and trains them to act a specific way. In our world The media, capitalist and government moniter things to try and calm

The 1990’s were known for a number of encouraging but also undesirable events. Socially, economic expansion and environmental awareness created development within the United States. However, international political unrest lead to extremist demonstrations that had lasting effects. These historical events also resulted in improvements on technology within the decade. Advancements in space exploration and medical technological progress promoted enhancements while educational technology lagged the general population. These and other events would later have historians describing the 1990’s as overall a productive decade.

Technology, like any tool created by human imagination is put into place to help in the ways that nature cannot, to the point where a prominent definition is, “an application of science to solve a problem.” (Ramey, 2013). Huxley’s rendition of a utopia is in answer to this problem common to the race of man, the error of human nature. In this novel technology is the cure to which the virus of humanity has inject upon the world, and it is this negative relationship between creator and creation that drives the plot of the story. The reader is then put into a position of caution towards the advancement of science, Huxley’s words become a warning to protect against a future fight for the traits that define humanity. A Brave New World shows that there is no correlation between technology and humanity because they exist in two different worlds, the utopia created leading to the deterioration in the link to the basis of humanity because of the corruption of individuality, the loss of freedom, and a more importantly a lack of chaos.

In the novel Brave New World, it tells you that technology controls humans (also government controls) from the time they are in the test tube. Technology is so advanced that they can make you highly intelligent or not intelligent while you are still an embryo. Mr. Foster says (chapter 1, pg. 14) “The lower the caste the shorter the oxygen.” This means that one cannot have control over their own intelligence. You cannot try your best, or do more work because your intelligence is pre planed. Also, there is no choice as to whether one will allow technology to think for them, because their intelligence is chosen when one is an embryo.

The entire world in Brave New World is united as the World State, governed by ten World Controllers. The entire world is run by these select people. In Brave New World technology plays a huge roll in the standards of life, and provides a 'perfect' world. Technology, which has brought mankind from the Stone Age to the 21st century, can also ruin the lives of people. In Brave New World, Huxley shows us what technology can do if we exercise it too much. Humans can lose humanity if we rely on technology too much. The world Huxley created is a working utopian society that doesn't have disease, war, problems, crisis but it's also a sad society with no feelings, emotions or human characteristics. There can be no 'utopia' because there cannot be a

Today technology is a normal part of life, but what if the technology was being used to spy on the user's? In the fictional novel, 1984, by George Orwell, that is only purpose of technology. Throughout the book, the reader will follow Winston, a 39 year old male filled with rebellion, begin his adventure against The Party and Big Brother. He is constantly trying to rebel but is limited by the technology. The technology that seems so normal to everyone else. The technology in this book is a tool that is used by Big Brother to keep an eye on the citizens, which affects them in ways they don’t know, which in the end is very detrimental to the society.

“This is our time… to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that out of many, we are one ; that while we breath, we hope…” ~ Barack Obama (Barack Obama Working to Make a DIfference) The United States of America not only had to seek out the criminals and then rebuild its security on the homefront from the terrorists attack on September 11, 2001, but the United States embraced equality by making Barack Obama President in 2008.. Along with the troubles America faced in the 2000 's, there were also occasions of excitement as Apple launched the first ever ipod in October 2001 . The 2000s is the decade to remember, and to never forget.

And with it the 2000’s brought iPhones, iPods, reality TV, and war on terror. Tragically, our twin towers were attacked by terrorists killing nearly three thousand people and war was very much present in Iraq. Since then homeland security was developed for the safety of Americans, and millions of dollars were put into the war on terror, trying to ensure the safety of our fellow Americans. Though the first ten years of the decade weren’t all happy go lucky it wasn’t all bad. The years did bring along stronger, more convenient technology like the cellphones and laptops we use today. Which were quickly followed up by our addicting social media websites such as Myspace and Facebook. The changes kept coming, historical changes, like that of our first ever elected, African-American president, Barack Obama. Tolerance was suddenly becoming broader, and same sex couples were beginning to see more equal rights. Since the beginning of the 21st century innovation has become a great part of our society. Roller blades were quickly replaced with Heelys (shoes with wheels in the heel), Walkman’s with iPods, and VHS with DVD. Change and better performance was always what we aimed for. We wanted to revolutionize the way we did things and the way they

America’s gift to my generation is giving us the technology we have. If we didn’t have this technology nothing would be as easy as it is right now. Without the technology we wouldn’t be as capable of doing things we can do now compared to twenty-five years ago. We are also gifted by having the education we have. The education we get today is advanced and helps us have better growth when we become adults. No lack of resources is a gift because if we didn’t have as many resources as we have now we would be struggling and going off of rations. If we went off of rations there is a chance we wouldn’t get enough of that supplement and it could damage our bodies.

People often contemplate what era they would like to live in. Today you will hear many people say they miss the “good old days”. When most people make a comment like this they tend to be older and are talking about the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, or somewhere around that time. I believe though, that life was simpler and more carefree in the early 2000’s, but still had some of today’s luxuries . Frequent complaints I hear nowadays are people spend too much time on their phones and do not know how to have a human conversation. According to Washington Post, teens spend over seven hours a day consuming media. I believe people get so caught up with the media they forget to live a real life. I think the early 2000’s were favorable because there were

Technology had a great influence on literature in the early twentieth century. This was the era of Women’s Suffrage Movement and the “Great War” both of which had an impact on literature. The Women’s Movement challenged long held ideals that men were superior in both mind and body, but more importantly, activists used technology to advance their cause. Five thousand women marched on Washington in order to gain media attention and support, and this coverage eventually led to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment (Belasco and Johnson 489). World War I saw the use of modern warfare including chemical weapons and airplanes, tanks, and the machine gun. This technology made war more horrible and more complex than previous wars. This was also the time of jazz music, the flapper, and full-length talking movies (498-499). Moreover, mass-market magazines and Book-of-the-Month clubs along with the increase students pursuing higher education meant a higher demand for novels (500, 502). All of these advances created the age of modernism.

Remember the days of the Old West? The women walked around with their parasols or rode in a horse drawn carriage and the men rode fast and furious on their horses. Everything you needed was right there in town: the saloon, the general store, and the barber. When one needed to get somewhere, they would walk. If they needed to travel far, there were steam-powered locomotives. As towns and cities grew larger, it was not so convenient to walk everywhere. There was a need for a machine that could get us around to where we had to go. Technology was becoming a bigger part of the times and the machine we now know today as the automobile was invented.

Teaching by television was long ago considered to be the next technological buzz sweeping the nation prior to the 21st century. As a result of the television, technology that was used at home slowly begin to be adapted for educational purposes and applied to educational settings. Learners like their Saturday morning cartoons, so why not create educational shows similar to that media that captures a learners attention for hours a day. Sounds great, however when creating educational curriculum many unforeseen issues and challenges arise.

In today’s era technology, has begun to take over. Mankind has taken the extra step to turn those once fictional movies into reality. There were once horror movies of cars driving themselves, fully functioning robots, hover boards, and many more inventions that only people could dream about. Over the past few years’ companies have been making a drastic breakthrough to make life easier and more enjoyable. One of the companies that have invested lots of time, money, and energy into changing the world is Tesla.