Technopoly Blog

Just by reading the first paragraph I can see a relationship towards Brave New World. The idea that with new inventions being created people have the opportunity to change a society. In Brave New World there is the moving assembly line which allows the government to mass produce humans. In the chapter it talks about how earlier inventions have influenced more modern technology. In the chapter it explains the idea of technocracy where it's a society only loosely controlled by social custom and religious tradition and driven by the impulse to invent. The idea of a loosely controlled tradition isn't good because it allows negative ideas into the conversation. Their is also the idea of a Technopoly which is basically a totalitarian technocracy. In the chapter there was a quote that caught my eye it says "Everyone invented, whoever owned an enterprise sought ways and means to make his goods more speedily, more perfectly, and often of improved beauty. Anonymously and inconspicuously the old tools were transformed into modern instruments." This quote caught my eye because it made me look at Brave New World differently as an enterprise. In Brave New World they want to make better humans faster and more perfect so they can have a "perfect" society. What they do is trade old techniques with newer ones by using the moving assembly line. Frederick Wilson Taylor is being discussed in the chapter because of his beliefs. The belief that the primary, if not the only, goal of human labor is efficiency; that technical calculation is in all respects superior to human judgement. These beliefs is what Brave New World is supported on. The government needs to be efficient when creating the perfect society. With the ideas in the chapter it makes you look at Brave New World with different perspectives.

Singularity Blog

The concepts in this article are very interesting. The idea that someday humans will be ruled by technology really intrigues me and gives me a very different perspective on the relation between humans and technology. When man merges with technology I see it as a bad thing because I believe that humans freewill will be taken away. Most humans as it is only rely on technology which takes away their power to think. I believe if humans merge with technology the human factor will no longer be. Humans being merged with technology will slowly decrease the human race. Humans rely on technology so much that if they have an easy math problem the still rely on a calculator. In the Singularity novel it states, "According to his calculations, the end of human civilization as we know it is about 35 years away." To me this means that if technology is changing at such a fast pace what is going to stop the world from changing? Bernard is onto something that all humans fear which is a place where technology rules humanity. I agree with Bernard and his discovery. A question I have to ask is, Who wants technology and humanity to merge together? The government or the companies producing the technology?

Rhetorical Blog

satire is seen in many novels.Its use of irony and sarcasm is what brings out the humor in a story. In the article Satire in 18th century british society: Alexander Pope's the rape of the lock and jonathan swift's A Modest Proposal, Jonathan J. Szwec speaks of how satire was used in 18th century britain to point out the shortcomings of society. This article believes to be for an audience who studies satire or 18th century britain because he talks about 18th century Enlightenment writers who write about satire.Because his article is about satire the author has a wider audience because satire is seen everywhere,in movies,on the radio,and in books.His main point is satire and it brings a whole new perspective about 18th century britain.I had no idea people used satire in the 18th century so this article opened a whole new world for me.Surprisingly this is one subject that is not controversial because he uses facts wich can't be argued.The use of content the author uses is descriptive details which allows you to draw a picture in your head and be able to explain it or draw a picture so that other people can see.The author has great evidence to back up his story.He uses ideas and stories from Enlightenment writers.To make his argument stronger he takes examples from satire readings and incorperates them with the writings and ideas of the enlightenment writers Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.The way the writer organizes his paragraphs it allows the reader to understand the article and take the main concepts of the story and be able to understand them.Although the article may not seem controversial the author starts with an opininated introduction.He portrays that 18th century britain is where the ideas of reason came to be the forefront of literature.The author has his paragraphs in amazing order.He starts out with basic backround information about britain then he jumps in to the idea of satire.The authors vocabulary is what makes the article more entertaining.His vocabulary is so wide and mature that it brings the story to life.The writer does a great job of expressing himself in the story.Him putting himself in the story is what makes the story have to different perspectives.