The Disitive And Positive Implications Of The Information Age

Birkerts provides three effects that will occur as a result of moving away from the printed word to the electronic media. The first effect is the language erosion. He explains the reader that transition from books will lead to the “complexity and distinctiveness of verbal and written communication, which are deeply bound to transaction of print literacy, will gradually be replaced by a more telegraphic sort of plainspeak” (9). In the future our language will start to become more simple and dumb. Whereas, by reading books and printed materials people are able to dig more depth and understand and imagine the contents. But, soon this will start to disappear as people will no longer be able to understand the complex language of the literature and intelligence level of people will start to decrease. The second effect of electronic media is the flattening of historical perspectives. This means that due to the electronic media the history will start to recede because the “printed page itself is a link” and when this link is broken the past will gradually diminish (10). Birkerts explains the audience that the past is best represented in the books and libraries. Therefore, moving away from the printed word means moving away from the past and its history. The last effect is the waning of the private self. Birkerts worries that in the future people will forget how to live because of the electronic

Technology has improve dramatically over the past centeries. The AT-6 two-passenger fighter plane can predicct when the hurricans would come and protect and saves peoples lifes. It can also travel near the hurricans and we can collect data about the hurricans and learn them and it lead us to another great invention the weather satellites. The mailbox can help to find the treasure of the past, and the satellite archeology can help to discover the root of our ancestors. The AT-6 two-passenger fighter plane is the most important type of technology that's most advanced for researchers and explorers today.

The variety of information available on the internet is astounding and that makes it humanity's best invention. Eventually, certain sources of information become biased or untrustworthy, however, there will always be new sources that come into existence to replace the ones who outlived their purpose. I want to continue exploring the avenues and opportunities for Science to reveal our true history and lay bare the human stories that enrich our understandings of

When assessing the risks of digital technology’s role in our future, many reflect on the developments of new technology throughout history. Nicholas Carr, author of “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” uses historical examples to support his claim that we should fear technological advancements. In contrast, Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld, authors of “The Influencing Machines,” examine both sides of the issue and ultimately conclude that we should not fear technological development. One technological development Carr as well as Gladstone and Neufeld examined was the printing press. Carr asserts that most of the arguments about the printing press turned out to be correct including that it “would undermine religious authority, demean the work of scholars

The scientists, archeologists, and historians must use science to reveal all of the answers. If it weren't for science many mysteries would still remain about the findings at the historical sites visited in this book. Written in Bone was an enjoyable read hidden with science sprinkled on every

advanced to the point that it has negatively affected mankind. Using new historicism, this paper

When professor assigned us to read chapter 2 what is left? As soon I open this chapter, the title of the chapter grab my attention. The deliberation that came to my mind was this chapter is going to be related to past ancestors. Before reading main thought was rolling around my mind was how the archaeologists figure out the past history. The chapter talks about the archaeologists quickly survey the possibility of the enduring substantiation and look at the great variety of ways in which it has been preserved for us. On the main apprehension of the archeology is to study the artifacts, moveable objects which are made by humans, which provide evidence to help get answer questions about the past. Non-movable artifacts such as postholes, floors, ditches, etc. are known as feature.

Sometimes excavations not only make the past clearer, but also helps brighten up the present.

Digital media was slow to infiltrate the history field, not surprising considering the field’s traditional nature. However, students are quick to pick-up this new technology and teachers have to be able to adapt and teach their students the basics of historical writing and thinking in light of digital sources. As Cohen pointed out, “many of my sophomores cannot distinguish between a legitimate Web site that has legitimate primary documents or reprinted articles and pop history sites and chat rooms where the wildest conspiracies are transformed into reality.” In order for students to realize the credibility of digital sources, the teacher has to be able to adeptly use that same technology and overcome the historians ‘phobia’ of digital media. However, unlike Guldi and Armitage’s argument, the embracement of digital technology will not alone preserve the historical field, nor will pushing for increased longue-duree in light of the vast amount of information that can be electronically scanned and sorted on considerable scale. Historians and teachers will have to change their approach to analysis and information in general, however a radical change which would disrupt the traditional means of communication and research between professionals would be more

Archeology has been a great discovery that has contributed to our knowledge of American history because if it wasn’t for all the physical remains of the past we wouldn’t be able to have a comprehensive understanding of the culture in previous times, or the story itself of how everything happened and became to be. All the American history we know as we do is because of all the evidences that prove the past existence, life, culture, intentions, and differences between people.

In 1991, two hikers were traveling along the border between Austria and Italy when they noticed a “brown, leathery shape protruding from the ice” (Rodgers, 1). Taking a closer look, the hikers realized that the shape was actually that of a body. Archaeologists looked more into this “mystery” body and discovered one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time; They found a 5,000 year old corpse of a man well preserved. This was like hitting the jackpot to most scientists because using modern technology, they could uncover more mysteries about the neolithic revolution, and advance their knowledge on this specific topic.

In Reading the Past, Ian Hodder argues that Processual, or New, Archaeology is flawed and that we must look at approaches used before its adoption and integrate parts of those approaches into the study of archaeology. He points out that Symbols in Action helped him to develop three ideas regarding how to do this. First, we must consider that material culture has meaning. Second, that the individual is important to the development of theory in archaeology; and finally that archaeology is most closely related to history and should consider that in its approach.

The individuals in my text can positively contribute to the world by solving 21st century problems.  Dr. Douglas Owsley and Dr. William Kelso help achieve the answer to the 21st century  problem, Achieving Sustainable lifestyles, which is demonstrated in the book “Written In Bone.” Dr. Douglas is the lead anthropologist and Dr. William is the head Archeologist, both work at the jeffersonian institution.  Their team have certain ways they excavate a grave, for example, they preserved 17th century air by sucking the air out by tubes (pg 79, “Luxury of lead.”).  Or another technique is called Stratigraphy,  which is the study of rock layers. This technique comes in handy when determining when the artifacts were left and what time period. Dr. Douglas

Nowadays we use a lot of technology in our daily lives, but have you ever wonder how Archeologist discover ancient civilizations? Yes, there has been many of great technology invented but this however is one of the best. Why? because of satellites that can detect below surfaces, and lost civilizations that are now being able to be located.

In our history as a species, humankind has always been curious about itself. We have entire fields of study dedicated to the understanding of what it means to be a human. One of the ways we explore our species and the societies we build is through the discovery and careful recording of those people and societies that have come before us. However, as early research destroyed more than it conserved, new techniques were necessary to keep as much of our history intact as possible. This led to new ways of conducting these investigations, preserving as much of the materials as possible. Two such advances are ground penetrating radar (GPR) and side-scan sonar (SSS).