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June 03, 2009

In class writing

In class writing


In Class Writing
Words are like technology in a way, they are both neutral, it’s only the users of words and technology that can charge them. Words are powerful things, for they are the most popular instrument to use when attempting to communicate, or interact with others. The way we use words is individualistic, we can use them to write an essay, console others, and even tear down others. In other words fall into three categories we can use them in a neutral, good, or harmful ways. The same is true for technology; let me illustrate the point with a car. You can use a car to take up an assigned parking space given to you by your landlord, if someone keeps using in without your permission. You can use a car to give someone a ride to get groceries, to help prepare a dinner tonight, you can use a car to run over someone, or you can run over someone’s garden. This all leads me to one word the future, like any other word it can have different connotations, neutral, positive, or negative. The charge comes is individualistic, so the charge I put on it is positive. In other words I envision a bright future for a plethora of reasons. Reasons include my mentality about the future, the fact that paradigms are changing in my generation, and that innovation will occur.
Why is the charge associated with words so individualistic? My conclusion is that we all have our own unique mentality, for the reason we all see the same thing through different eyes, in other words we have our own opinions. One thing that took away from my happiness many times, is attempting to control things. It was May 2007, after the SATS, and during school time my Dad comes home, and tells me we are going to San Diego for my three day weekend, for his American Psychiatric Association meeting. Surprisingly I was dismayed, I was dismayed for the fact I was close to getting this girl I realized I like when our friendship took one different form then even best friends. While I was in San Diego, I visited Coronado beach and there something big hit me, I gained insight through outsight. I was watching the surfers, surfers don’t control the size, duration, or the direction of the waves, and they just go with the flow. Ever since I gained new insight, it has been all smiles; it is like I forgot how to frown. I let go of my need to control things, I make rough plans, I just know how I want things to be, work for them, things don’t go my way, just go with the flow, and things get done the best possible way. Now I have an optimistic mentality, I see things with a broader mind now.
In the article” New limits to growth Revive Malthusian Fears”, calls to reinstitute fears of lack of resources, to induce innovation, with innovation comes new technology. New technology goes hand in hand with growth. Technology frees up our time by making things easier, so we can focus on more things. The thing is fear is not a good motivator for innovation, for innovation comes from leaders. Leaders are learners, they innovate since they get bored with complacently, so they shake things up with new ways. New ways are always found for there is always a better way to do something, since each situation is different. People who hunger for knowledge will fuel innovation, so we believe we should implant the hunger for the right knowledge. The future looks bright since through friendship and love people are looking for better ways to do things, people are looking for new paradigms. Te authors are looking for science to save us, but take a step back science is made by who, humans. Fellow humans will save us like they always not out of fear but, through friendship and love.

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