Zhorken
groove out!
- Pronoun
- they or she
My English teacher assigned this yesterday and I'm to have picked three of the "Terms Associated" as topics (or found three others to get her to approve) and use them to argue her point. Even if I can find three progress-related things I think we're screwing up, I don't think I could use them to argue that science and technology in general are monstrous. I'm not allowed to argue the opposite; if I'm lucky, I might be able to argue that "science and technology are advancing much more rapidly than is our wisdom to use them properly" for a general but not absolutely inclusive value of "our" and that it's the fault of the people who don't want to advance, but I don't really believe that either and would only be arguing it to be obnoxious. and I don't want to.
[code] is kinda gross here but it's the only way I can find to get monospace text and non-breaking spaces. Here it is on pastebin for the next month, but pastebin doesn't parse bbcode. Mistakes and typographical oddities are verbatim.
What do I do?
[code] is kinda gross here but it's the only way I can find to get monospace text and non-breaking spaces. Here it is on pastebin for the next month, but pastebin doesn't parse bbcode. Mistakes and typographical oddities are verbatim.
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[b]SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - MONSTERS WE HAVE CREATED[/b]
The Nineteenth Century was a time of great change. The advances in science and technology
made possible the Industrial Revolution, a revolution which fundamentally altered the way in
which millions of people lived their lives. However, not everyone was willing to accept the
notion that such change was, by its nature, inevitably beneficial to humanity.
Indeed, the wisdom of placing too much faith in science is called into question in some of the
literature of the time, two examples being Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark" and Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein. Both authors seem to be suggesting, amongst other things, that raising
science to the status of godhood carries with it inherent risks that demand careful consideration.
This essay requires that you research the role that science and technology plays in our own
time and from that research and your own thinking about the topic, develop an essay which
demonstrates how [b][i]science and technology are advancing much more rapidly than is our
wisdom to use them properly, and thus are becoming the equivalent of modern day 'monsters'
that we have created.[/i][/b]
1. Extensive notes and reflections that emerge from researching [b]THREE[/b] different aspects of
science and technology (see brainstorming list). [b]You will need [u]at least one [/u]quotation per body
paragraph. You will search [u]at least three[/u] different sources for each premise.[/b]
2. [b]An essay outline[/b] which includes thesis statement, a topic sentence for each body paragraph,
and points properly organized for each body paragraph.
3. [b]A rough draft[/b], written on alternate lines, which shows evidence of editing. If you are using a
computer, you must print out your rough draft and edit that draft. [i]If there is no sign of significant
editing, it will not be considered a draft.[/i]
Product A formal essay, 800-1000 words, double-spaced, using MLA style, with proper citations
and a works consulted page. [b]PLEASE NOTE: Essays submitted without the process work
described above will not be accepted. Due date: ____________________________[/b]
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Terms Associated with Science and Technology:
acid rain animal testing automation & unemployment
bioethics biomedical- technology cloning
computers ecology electromagnetic- radiation
environment ethics eugenics
fetal tissue gene therapy genetic counselling
genetic engineering genetic screeing global warming
human experimentation human genome project nuclear energy
organ donation ozone layer packaging
pesticides pollution pre-natal testing
reproductive technologies toxic waste toxicology
transgenic research transplants trans-species transplantWhat do I do?
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