Blog assignment #2

"I record the fact for whatever it may be worth. "Write it all down," Bokonon tells us. He is really telling us of course, how futile it is to write or read histories. "Without accurate records of the past, how can mena nd women be expected to avoid making serious mistakes in the future?" he asks ironically. So again, "Papa" Monzano was the first man in history to die of ice-nine."

This passage really caught my eye because it reminds me of a time when my history teacher was talking to our class about why it is so important to study history. He described history as the documentation of our past and how we have become the people we are today. It also allows us to learn from our past mistakes so that they will not be repeated. When studying history, you also see how we advanced in technology. We once were people who lived in caves, and used tools made of animal bones. We once considered fire to be our greatest invention. With technology so quickly advancing, I question what past events can show us our limits of how far we should take technology. I think its hard to use the past history of technology to helps us decide our future since the technology is uncomparabale. So far, we only see the good in most of our previous inventions.

How long will it be until we see the harmful affects of things such as cell phones, and television. Our advances in medicine have proven to be amazing and saved many lives. Diseases which once meant certain death, are now easily treated. But, because we have seen advances in technology as beneficial, how will we know when enough is enough. Although stem cell research could possibly allow us to save many more lives, do we need to draw some rules when it comes to things such as cloning. Just because cloning could be done, should it be done? Some argue that we are beginning to play God and and tamper with things which should not be altered.

Looking back in history, we can see the affects of some of our advances. Such as, our advances in medecine leading to a higher population, nuclear bombs affecting the whole world, cell phone radiation believeing to cause brain cancer, harmful radiation, the affects of new technology on the 0-zone layer, and much more. With every action there is a reaction. Since history shows that technology is always eveolving, how will we know when to draw the line and be content with the point which we have reached?