Internet

We as human beings have changed a lot over the last 100 years.... scratch that, 10 years. We are so dependent on technology today that we get all stressed when our internet access is being a little slow. We freak out when the battery on our phones or ipods is low. Technology has helped us in so many ways. We can communicate faster (although not better socially) and find information faster. But is it really helping us? The author of the article commented on how reading an article has changed, The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle." He noticed that his attention span has diminished and that he can no longer comprehend what the article is even saying. People cannot handle reading lengthy articles of books and just want immediate information. Like in a study they found that, "They typically read no more than one or two pages of an article or book before they would “bounce” out to another site. Sometimes they’d save a long article, but there’s no evidence that they ever went back and actually read it." I have noticed that people kinda don't remember how to spell words. Like the other day, I could not remember how to spell the word giraffe. I sounded it out and asked other people how to spell it. No one really knew how to spell it. So we turned to the almighty internet on someone's phone. It told us the correct way too. I've noticed in the way people write essays that it is kinda in a texting format.... weird. One thing I found with regarding the internet is that it separates us from other people. Its totally opposite the intentions of the creators in the first place. But its totally true we are so absorbed and we isolate ourselves from others. People would rather text others or facebook people then to go somewhere with that person. We spend so much time on the internet. We put the internet above even ourselves. We don't give personal time time but we give plenty of internet time. We forget to do things but we don't forget to check out the most recent gossip about Jon and Kate. Our brains have become like little children. Limited attention span and can only handle small doses of information.

Post post modernism

Dr. Alan Kirby believes that post-modernism is dead and that something new is surfacing. There is a more technical thing coming. As the video (Did You Know) showed with facts that the world is producing a lot of information and new technology every 2 years. People are learning and being trained for jobs that don't even exist right now. The belief now is how much information can you possible have. How quick can you get to information. Google has trillions of searches it has every day. It is exceeding every year as people seek for information. Kirby says said post-modernism was "one reads, watches, listens. " But now people use "phones, clicks, presses, surfs, chooses, moves, and downloads." No longer to people just absorb things. There is now an action that must happen and people want to be filled with knowledge. But we don't know what to do with this power. America is loosing its leadership in the world. Japan, China, and India are become the world leaders in education and technology. We are not socially capable of having more information produced. There are so many other problems that we have. Some people don't know how to read or write and we are wanting to add more technology and "help" people become more intelligent by having unlimited doors to information? But of course it may not even matter if someone knows how to read or write, as long as they can text and click a mouse. I see toddlers playing with phones and surfing the web. I think we need to go back and try to solve some problems that we have. How can China soon be the #1 english speaking country? (Did You Know?) Crazy! television, internet, phones, and ect. All require a certain amount of activity. It seriously takes no intelligence to find information. Wikipedia has information that is totally untrue. Articles that can be edited by anyone. Anyone can write on a page you put up and change the meaning. Its like a Cat's Cradle. its a never ending cycle and it just becomes more complex and you don't know what to do with it but just keep adding more and more to it.

Cat's Cradle

Ok, so this book is ok to read. Its not hard and is very entertaining. So, I found that this book is saying that people have different backgrounds and that affects them. For example, the woman and the doghouse blueprints. The author shows her a blueprint of a doghouse that she wants. She says that she does not understand it but prior she claims to know everything about God. People are hypocrites for some of the things we say. But its ok. its how we are brought up with a mind set that they know everything. But really they don't even know how to work a toaster. Everyone is different have different ways of expressing themselves. Also, chaos will never end. Things get more tangled up and worse. This is evident when the father plays with a string and makes a cat's cradle. The process never ends and more shapes are formed. With so many things going on now, it is no wonder that things are getting worse and we are just digging ourselves a deeper hole. Things become more complex when you just add to the mix. This can be seen when you are in a business. If you too many workers, you start to lose money and profit. Also, when the two brothers were playing with fighting bugs, "the bugs wouldn't fight unless the jar was shaken." This is true with people. A person will not flip out unless someone provokes them. Like you say a minor critical statement (teasing) to your sibling. They flip out and get really upset. It may not be towards you but because you said something critical, they get upset. Its a cause and affect thing. Someone will get upset when you provoke them. So those are some of the things I saw that were postmodernism related. Thanks for reading my post. : )