Cultural progress has made humans better, and made this world a better place to live in, while, similarly, scientific progress has been effective in eradicating diseases, providing better crops, improving transportation, and much more. ... Since the industrial revolution, technology has made our lives more and more convenient. ... Communication, technology, medicine, and living standards were all much different from what we have become accustomed to today, and we have mostly progressed toward the better. ... Our increasingly sophisticated weaponry, and weapons of mass destruction, the sci...

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Gas Cars? We use them everyday in America, yet it help kill the environment every time. They cause others to inhale potentially dangerous chemicals in the air. It's breaking down the ozone layer, causing global warming to occur. Gas cars destroy the planet every time we start them. We need an alt...

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Indeed, well into the twentieth century much of the pharmacology of scientific medicine was derived from the herbal lore of native peoples. ... Critics say a definitive scientific answer must await well-designed experiments involving many patients. ... Acupuncture Acupuncture is an example of a therapy once considered bizarre which has some scientific basis. ...

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From telescopes to satellites, we as a population have progressed greatly in the world of technology. ... We as a population might have been stuck with the technology of the 1930's. Germany, which has always been at the forefront of engineering, pioneered the technology for early rocketry. ... It was humiliating to America that her long time foe, Russia was ahead in technology. ... The military benefited significantly with the technology gained from the space race. ...

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In today's society there are many factors that are going to help decide whether cloning should be controlled or banned among them are religion, infertility, and a scientific aspect. ... In the article about cons and pros of human cloning the author states "The question is whether or not it is possible to hold cloning technology to just that, cloning organs and curing diseases."...

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The day was July 20, 1969 and the first human had walked on the moon. During the cold war era (1961-1970) the United States pumped billions of dollars into its NASA program with the sole goal of landing on the moon. With its goal came consequences. On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched it...

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Lastly in his essay Havel states, "Perhaps our lack of responsibility for the planet is only the logical consequence of the modern conception of the universe as a complex of phenomena controlled by certain scientifically identifiable laws, formulated for God-know what purpose. The science and technology that we have in today's age is not only a helper it is also a destroyer. ...

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The next article, "The Social Construction of Gender," talks about how sports, technology, and bathrooms are based around males. ... When women started doing more and more athletic competitions, supposedly "good" scientific studies showed that women would stop menstruating. ...

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Technological Advances The Internet, cellular phones, high powered and compact notebook computers, and satellite television are all new technologies in their infancy. ... Technology will increase the speed of communication and the pace of advancement. "As scientific discoveries and societal realities force widespread ethical choices, domestic industries will intensify their efforts to attract Baby Boomers,"" (Wolf, 2003). ... Relentless Technology, a marketing and media company, reveals, "[i]n order to run a fluid and successful project from start to finish, IMC planning is essential to ens...

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