Technology. Technology is both a helper and a hindrance. ... It is used to classify us into the primitive and the modern, the have's and the have not's. ... For instance, a society with basic technology such as the indigenous tribes of Africa or South America is considered primitive while society with the newest technology such as the US, UK or Japan is considered advanced, modern. ... In modern society the higher you are on the social ladder the more technology you have. ...

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Major distraction is also one of the effect of modern technology. The lure of technology is powerful. ... The benefits of modern technology should be used reasonably or as needed. I believe that people have incorporated the modern technology and disregarding the negative effects in our society. ... With many inventions and the rise of modern technology we do not really know. ...

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As it seems, our rapid movement forward to satisfy man's need to know and explain the unexplainable has left us with many unanswered inevitable questions about mans plight in modern technology. ... Because of all of the great advancements to society attributed to modern science, it is difficult to say when enough is enough. ... has fueled the rapid advancement of modern technologies in genetics, biochemical engineering, nanotechnologies, robotics even weapons of mass destruction (WMD). ... Inaddition to how we can deal with the social implications of science and technology, we also need...

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Technology Versus Emotion The greater portion of Alan Lightman's novel, The Diagnosis, takes place in a modern day world and deals with modern day issues. ... This modern technology is the driving force behind there being nearly a complete lack of physicality among the characters of the novel. ... He is unable to live without his gadgets and is completely dependent upon his use of technology. ... Chalmers' son is also not out of the reach of these modern day advances. ... Technology has an extreme affect on all of the characters of the novel and on most in the modern world. ...

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The greater portion of Alan Lightman's novel, The Diagnosis, takes place in a modern day world and deals with modern day issues. ... This modern technology is the driving force behind there being nearly a complete lack of physicality among the characters of the novel. ... He is unable to live without his gadgets and is completely dependent upon his use of technology. ... Chalmers' son is also not out of the reach of these modern day advances. ... Technology has an extreme affect on all of the characters of the novel and on most in the modern world. ...

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In today's post-modern society, there are many strong guiding forces influencing every single aspect of a person's socialization and development as an individual. ... In that context, if mankind develops the ability to have that type of reproductive and genetic technology, there is a thin moral line preventing what happens to occur in our society. ... Thus for that gift, civilization and all societies, even non-modern, must pay the price that lies at the end of the road, for losing that innocence, or as it can also be seen ignorance. It is impossible to hold moral order within a soc...

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The future of the nation's depends on the power of science and technology they have. Technology is the result of scientific knowledge and sources. ... Universities are trying to improve their level of science and technology. ... The autonomy of the establishment is not enough to occur modern thinking. ... In order to do that, rich libraries and laboratories which have modern equipment are necessary. ...

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People enable the technology to hold almost the same value as food. ... Without recognizing this process, society walks right into the well planned trap as it grows accustomed to the rising culture of technology. ... After all, why would you use your brain when technology can do that for you? If any individual even try to circumvent the effects of technology, he/she falls deeper into the hypnosis. ... If our ancestors could survive without the unnecessary modern "tools," why can't we do the same?...

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The society I chose that is isolated from modern developments and advancement are the Kayapo Indians. ... Unfortunately for many of these isolated Indian tribes of Brazil their natural resources such as logging, mining and exotic species of plants and animals have been sought out by the modern world. Coming in contact with modern society have been threatening there way of life, culture and traditions. ... Technology has to be invented or adopted. ... Technology not only has to be adopted; it also has to be maintained. ...

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Technology cannot change the condition of humanity." ... Firstly, it is not fair to deny the great contribution modern technology has done to the life of humanity. ... However , it is not technology itself bring them in. ... Technology is a two-edged sword. ... That is, technology itself is uncertain. ...

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I found this article to be relevant to our studies in Science, Technology and Society in that advanced modern technology was used to record the data necessary to draw these conclusions. ... By having this kind of technology available through signals, wavelengths and computers, various societies have been able to work together for the common good of all men, as every soul on earth is affected by this research; and even the discovery of how societies around the globe were contributing to the initial depletion. ...

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Modern man tries to use reason in order to gain virtue, but instead, reason has resulted in social inequality and vice. ... Rousseau also suggests that in modern society, men are unequal because of a dependency and a lack of freedom. ... In addition, modern man is characterized by selfish and materialistic qualities. ... This control of nature has allowed us to create many technologies necessary to humanity. ... Each of these things could have easily occurred in nature, but without the technologies of today's society would have been extremely difficult to cure. ...

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The events that occurred in the novel are similar to events that could happen in today's society with modern technology. ... Author of the novel Science of the Impossible, Michio Kaku, describes how technologies such as force fields could completely change the way civilization exists. ... Other topics of science should be discussed in depth prior to the research and advancement of the technology. This should be done in order to avoid grief and sorrow associated with expansion of human technology at such a rapid rate. ... In order to avoid mistakes such as Doctor Frankenstein made, human...

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Second, I will explain why and on what basis the German romantic Johann Georg Hamann loathed modern science and the bold claims of the Enlightenment. ... These intellectuals taught that science and technology were the means to Understanding, and that the world was run by scientific laws, not by God, an unexplainable, unattainable force. ... Enlightenment intellectuals sought to provide, in a sense, eternal life through progress of science and technology. ... In Richard Wright's Biology Through the Eyes of Faith, we see another perspective on how science and technology relates to our Ch...

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BRAVE NEW SOCIETY As the years go by and as we age, technology is constantly improving. ... The examples listed above are ways in which the majority of our society believe technology is for the better and not worse. However, when is technology going too far? ... Modern technology can both help and harm the well-being of a society. ... It is alright to use that technology to help save human beings and allow them to control their own lives, but it is not acceptable to use that technology to control their lives for them. ...

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These texts in time not only warn previous societies, but through insights into human experience, offer caution to modern day audiences. ... Despite the overcrowded multi-cultural society, it ironically reaps isolation due to overtaking technologies, "How can it not know what it is?" Technology's dehumanisation is evident, as financial gain and glory is prioritised over rationalism. ... By warning that ambition and knowledge alienates individuals, audiences realize humanity loses its ability to communicate and empathise due to the misuse of science and technology. Shelley'...

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(Shelly, p. 69) Shelley characterizes Frankenstein as a modern a "mad scientist." ... With the advent of cloning technologies, it has become "scientifically" possible to create a duplicate (at least genetically) of what ordinarily be unique. ... Will cloning technology usher in a new era of human existence, free from disease and pain, or will it instead rear ugly consequences unseen until much too late? ... Are scientists, like the ones at CloneAid for example, true scientific pioneers whose work will result in the extent, or even the perpetuality, of human life or are they simply a modern...

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On the other hand, "for each blessing of modern technology, a corresponding risk comes into being" (Pojman, p. 895). ... This technology could find answers to questions about our bodies, our genetics, and maybe even about life itself. ... Imagine how it would feel to find out that twenty years ago, a bunch of doctors and scientists created you out of technology, not love. ...

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It is a unanimous agreement amongst more than most scholars that China and the Chinese civilization was the most advanced and powerful civilization during pre-modern times. ... Lin claims that as China had larger population size than that of Europe's in pre-modern eras, it made sense that technological innovation in China was accelerated in comparison (helped Chinese civilization to become more powerful and influential). ... The introduction of science focused institutions and the increasing integration between science and technology in Europe that arose from the scientific revolution a...

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Although many of his works were disproved with modern technology, the gaps he made with his limited knowledge of the world at that time shows truly how smart he was. ... His works were still around and important even in modern times. ...

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I have just finished the book Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies by Jared Diamond, and following this statement is the mandatory review. The reason Jared Diamond wrote Guns, Germs, and Steel was to furthermore educate and inform those interested in the fate of human societies. H...

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The technocratic conception of science is a more recent image that has shifted from its relation to religion and philosophy and "It is now concentrated on the visible triumph of technology based on applied science"6 This image basically means that applied science now-a-days is at the basis of production in most modern companies. ... Kakutani says that one scientific development " led to the production of an inexpensive sweetener which both Coke and Pepsi were quick to adopt combined with new technologies."7 As you can see this is an example where companies have applied science to its...

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The general public is not familiar with the DNA technology, some people seem to feel uncomfortable with biotechnology frequently because of the difficulty of the technology and lacking of sufficient information (Hiroshi Harada 1996). ... The current debate on the use of GM crops in agriculture and the need for government, sciencetists and industry to persevere with the technology in the face of widespread hostility. Although a majority of academic and industrial sciencetists agree that transgenic crops pose no risk for the environment or human health, some others believed that certain applicat...

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During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Scientific Revolution, which was the development of new sciences and technology, and The Age of Enlightenment, which was the so called "age of reason", had sparked women's participation in sciences. Ever since Europe was moving towards the modern world, women had been trying to change their social status from regular housework and staying at home to getting better jobs such as teaching and learning science. ... Technologies such as the sextant, which was a tool used for calculating the altitude of objects and the telescope gave women ...

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During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Scientific Revolution, which was the development of new sciences and technology, and The Age of Enlightenment, which was the so called "age of reason", had sparked women's participation in sciences. Ever since Europe was moving towards the modern world, women had been trying to change their social status from regular housework and staying at home to getting better jobs such as teaching and learning science. ... Technologies such as the sextant, which was a tool used for calculating the altitude of objects and the telescope gave women ...

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