Essay about ‘The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder

From supporting evidence and three quotes, shows my thinking that the theme of the book is that not everybody is like you think they

He uses words such as “dramatized” (para.1), “purely science fiction” (para.3) and “philosophical” (para.7) to invoke the irrationality of the fear of machines such that they would agree with his view. The use of Pathos is also observed in Tufekci’s article where she gave the anecdote of the call center worker being worried of losing his job. This further contradicts her purpose as it directs her readers into relating to the feelings of the worker. Furthermore, the constant re-emphasis of points such as “workers already feel like they are powerless as it is” (para. 17) due to the fact that “technology is used to “automate” the jobs and to take power away” (para. 16) does not provide any sense of reassurance to the readers  and cause them to waiver away from her

In "A Lady in a Machine-Shop," Susan Bivin Aller uses creativity, determination, and confidence to demonstrate how they led Margaret Knight to succession as an inventor. Knight and her family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire when she was at a young age. At the age of twelve, Knight witnessed a mill worker injured by a steel-tipped shuttle. This motivated her to create a safety mechanism, her first invention, to prevent any further injuries in cotton mills.

"Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone," he told me, "just remember the advantages that you 've had..." In consequence I 'm inclined to reserve all judgments

In the book I can connect to some of the things in it. In life people have happy things happen and negative things happen. “Life throws too much crap at us as it is, so why hold onto something

From the very first sentence of the book, there is a taste of how the citizens in this “new” society are tyrannized. “It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see” (page 1). This quote symbolizes the depersonalization forced onto members of the society. Forbidding any to have thoughts of

From prayers magically appearing in the man’s pocket, to the unmistakably realistic elements in the story, to the outstanding symbolism used, Brockmeier teaches a life lesson that should not be taken lightly. Living life with a positive

"But my hope is to write a book that will be useful . . . and so I thought it sensible to go straight to a discussion of how things are in real life and not waste time with a discussion of an imaginary world; for the gap between how people actually behave and how they ought to behave is so great that anyone who ignores everyday reality in order to live up to an ideal will soon discover he has been taught how to destroy himself, not preserve himself."

In The Machine Stops, E.M. Forster projects life years from now where people live underground with extreme technological advances. Also, people live separated in little rooms where they find a variety of buttons they can press in order to perform any task they desire. They do not communicate with people face to face as often as we do now. Without a doubt, their society is very different from ours. All of the inhabitants are used to living along with the Machine and it is hard for them to imagine life without everything the Machine is able to facilitate. People are so caught up with technology that they find it absurd to spend time in nature. Because of the dependence people have towards the Machine, they have somewhat lost their humanity

Even though technology in “The Machine Stops” and technology today have many differences, many characteristics are in common. The futuristic modern technology in “The Machine Stops is very dependable as well as modern day technology, except that in “The Machine Stops” everything is machine generated. Most people today communicate on the cell phone or text messages. Frequently, people may be contacted over video messages as well. In “The Machine Stops” the most common way to communicate is by pictures or video messages with little face to face contact. Technology used in both case scenarios is very reliant for humans. For example, humans rely on the internet to look up a question if we don’t know the answer. In “The Machine Stops”, they often did not have to ask questions because the technology already did it for them. In relation to the story, they refer to when the machine stops as a “technological death”, which we can relate to the same phrase in a way that if humans did not have the access to technological works, most of our world would not be able to function. People would struggle with communication with their families, difficulties to their jobs, and wouldn’t be aware of what was happening in the world.

to disengage from meaningful human connection. The realease of this book created a wave of disagreement and contreversy but many saw this book as a symbol of cultural

why this book became so popular within the working class. It united people under a cause to try

The lessons that are displayed in the books vary by individual. In this instance, a person can learn for this book to always be careful whom you are surrounded by, hang out with, or even just associated yourself with. Sometimes even if you are

The Internet provides accuracy, productivity, and possibilities that would be devastating if suddenly missing. Because of man’s resiliency, I don’t think that we would experience Armageddon if the Internet stopped. I do believe our world would become larger for a while. The miles shortened by email would lengthen due to postage delivery. The nanosecond returns to a minute, and memory would be placed back in photo albums and diaries. All changes would be temporary until necessity, and personal desire would lead the way to new technology. In the end, one truth stands; with technology comes great responsibility.

The context of the book is well organized. Archer divides her text into five chapters, and every chapter has an introduction and a summery, which is really helpful to read and get the message at the first glance.