Green Roof Essays -- Environment, Plants, Structural Design

Green rooftops, otherwise called living rooftops, eco rooftops, rooftop patios or rooftop gardens, are a rooftop structure of a structure that is halfway or completely encased with vegetation and developing medium, in this way, the rooftop is planted over a waterproofing film and it has additional layers, for example rooftop fence and seepage. He and Jim, (2010) states that green rooftop require the creation of vegetated space on the highest point of fake structures plan. They can assist with lessening the warm properties of structures to deliver cooling vitality preservation and increment social solaces. There are two fundamental kinds of Green Roof-Intensive and Extensive. Castleton and Davison, (2010) clarifies that concentrated green rooftops have a shallow substrate layer that endure further establishing plants, with the goal that the trees and bushes can stay alive. They are generally available and need normal support, for example, broad water system and preparing. This kind of rooftops is commonly thicker and can bolster a more extensive choice of plants and for the most part they are heavier frameworks, yet in this manner it has the most popularity on building structures. Fioretti and Palla, (2010) recommend that Intensive rooftops are viewed as costly to keep up and to manufacture. Nagase and Dunnett, (2010) discusses that broad rooftops are not proper for plant development, in this manner it has lacking water availability, broad temperature varieties, extraordinary introduction to wind and sunlight based radiation that creates profoundly stressed, and sometimes grieved condition. Due that reason, immaterial assortment of plant types is commonly utilized for broad rooftops. Sedum types are the most every now and again utilized plant, Dunnett and Kingsbury, (2008) recommend that they are incredibly adjusted to dry situations. Broad Green Roofs... ...was the powerful precipitation that occurred in the prior fortnight leaving the ground drenched without a lot of ability to ingest extra precipitation. Biodiversity A significant component of green rooftops is their capability to give residence to urban natural life, thusly numerous creature species, for example, rodents and ants would profit by green rooftops. Coffman and Waites, (2008) clarifies that the urban advancement rehearses perceived as rooftop greening offers living space for wild species inside the towns and it likewise helps rise the home-developed characteristic decent variety. In any case, rooftop greening isn't a strategy rebuilding nature, yet it is technique for compromise environment, where altogether new residence is shaped for non-human species. Likewise Green rooftops positively conveys some type of living space, it is additionally conceivable that the properties of the rooftop could hurt the natural life assorted variety.

The Birds :: essays research papers fc

Parody characterized is 'An organization in refrain or composition holding up a bad habit or indiscretion to disparage or satirizing individuals… The utilization of criticism, incongruity, mockery, and so on, in discourse or composing for the apparent reason for uncovering and dishearten bad habit or imprudence'; (Johnston, 5). At the end of the day, parody is the utilization of diversion to uncover moral conduct of man. In the Aristophanes' play The Birds, parody is utilized to ridicule the normal Greek's fantasy about decision the divine beings that they revere. It ridicules the force that they try to turn into the incomparable leader of the world. To comprehend Aristophanes utilization of parody, one should initially comprehend the job parody plays in conveying its message. Â Â Â Â Â At the premise of parody is a feeling of good shock. This shock isn't right and should be uncovered. The objective of a parody is to address this unfortunate behavior of man in a hilarious manner that causes the crowd to identify with the issue and attempt to address it. Parody 'tries to utilize giggling, not simply to help us to remember our regular frequently absurd mankind, but instead to uncover those ethical overabundances, those correctable sorts of conduct which violate what the essayist sees as the constraints of worthy good conduct'; (Johnston, 5). In uncovering these shortcomings, one could find not to carry on in such a way by understanding their missteps. Â Â Â Â Â When setting up a parody, one must do as such in a couple of steps. The initial step is setting up an objective which will represent the lead that the comedian wishes to assault. In The Birds, the objective is the normal Athenian resident, looking for power Pisthetaerus or in Greek interpretation, 'buddy persuader'; (Luce, 300). Pisthetaerus is annoyed with his present day to day environments and embarks to look for another spot, much better than his current home. Â Â Â Â Â Adding embellishment and bending to the objective, the comedian at that point accentuates the trademark he wishes to assault. 'The objective must be sufficiently close to the genuine article for us to perceive what is happening, yet adequately twisted to be interesting, an embellishment, regularly a peculiar takeoff from typicality'; (Johnston, 17). In the wake of choosing to make a city deliberately situated among paradise and earth, so the feathered creatures can govern god and man, Pisthetaerus eats an otherworldly root that has the forces to bring forth wings. Despite the fact that it is obvious that people developing wings isn't conceivably conceivable, the introduction of wings gives birth to the force that Pisthetaerus hungers for a greater amount of.

Peek Over Our Shoulders What Rioters Are Reading On July 16, 2015

Peek Over Our Shoulders What Rioters Are Reading On July 16, 2015 In this feature at Book Riot, we give you a glimpse of what we are reading this very moment. Here is what the Rioters are reading today (as in literally today). This is what’s on their bedside table (or the floor, work bag, desk, whatevskis). See a Rioter who is reading your favorite book? I’ve included the link that will take you to their author archives (meaning, that magical place that organizes what they’ve written for the site). Gird your loins â€" this list combined with all of those archived posts will make your TBR list EXPLODE. We’ve shown you ours, now show us yours; let us know what you’re reading (right this very moment) in the comment section below! Amanda Nelson The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff (Little Brown, Oct. 27, 2015): Schiff wrote one of my favorite biographies (Cleopatra, which is mentioned downstream by another Rioter), so I snapped up her new history of the Salem Witch Trials as soon as I could. (ARC) The Exchange of Princesses by Chantal Thomas:  For consideration for the 2016 Best Translated Book Award (Im one of the judges). (Paperback) Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal: Im on a books-about-books kick after finishing The Rabbit Back Literature Society, and this slim little thing is just beautifully written. (ebook) Brandi Bailey Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago: for my local book club, how hadn’t I read this before?!? (Audible) Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt: for pure pleasure, I really couldn’t wait to get my grubby little paws on this one (e-galley, pub date January 5, 2016) Leila Roy Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson: Second in the super-awesome Remnant Chronicles series. (ARC) He Who Fears the Wolf by Karin Fossum: I can’t stop reading Norwegian crime. (library, paperback) Duplicate Death by Georgette Heyer: Heyer is one of my go-to comfort authors. (library, hardcover) Jessica Woodbury   More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera: catching up with this much-buzzed new release and it’s everything I hoped it would be. (Audible) The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon: I read everything she writes, I just can’t help it, and her move to horror is making me really happy. (e-galley, August 4) Karina Glaser   Woundabout by Lev Rosen and illustrated by Ellis Rosen: Bought this middle grade book from the Strand and can’t stop reading it! (Hardcover) Pleasantville by Attica Locke: Got this from Book of the Month! So excited about this amazing monthly book membership! (Hardcover) Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma: The Walls Around Us was my pick for best book in 2015 (so far), so of course I need to read everything else Nova Ren Suma has written. (Library Hardcover) Jamie Canaves   The Incarnations by Susan Barker: That cover. That’s all it took for me to say gimme. So far it’s good and dark and strange and I like how evil the evil character(s) are. (egalley, August 18) The Bees by Laline Paull: Can I say “that cover” again? I waited this long before reading it in order to forget at least some of the “OMG it’s soooo good!” social media postings. (ebook) Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris: As a kid I used to risk whatever punishment would come my way to sneak into my brother’s room to play My Hero, Haunted House, and Teddy Boy on his Sega. I loved those games so much (still do) which made this book a must read. (Paperback) Derek Attig   Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates: It’s Ta-Nehisi Coates. Come on. (e-galley) The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins: Because other Book Riot-ers have been really enthusiastic about how good and weird and gory it is. They aren’t wrong. (ebook) Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins: I’m a sucker for drought fiction and a pretty book. This one’s both. (galley, out September 29) E.H. Kern   The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings. J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield and Charles Williams by Philip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski: Because it’s about Tolkien. (ARC) Kristel Autencio   Smaller and Smaller Circles by FH Batacan: I read this when it was first published in the Philippines, but this edition by Soho Crime is substantially longer, so I felt that there is real value and going back to reread it.(e-galley) The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu: It’s a high fantasy novel that doesn’t follow the typical European medieval setting of most fantasies. Plus the political intrigue is something I enjoy. (e-book) Eric Smith   Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen: I grabbed a copy of this at BEA, based solely on the Chuck Wendig blurb, not even realizing Lila Bowen was the pen name for one of my favorite authors on the Internet, Delilah S. Dawson (her latest YA novel, Hit, is fantastic). An adult fantasy, Wake of Vultures is about a woman raised by people who treat her poorly, and the revelation of her magical gifts. (ARC, out October 27th from Orbit) An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes by Randy Ribay: “As their senior year approaches, four diverse friends united by their weekly Dungeons Dragons game struggle to figure out real life.” Yeah okay I’m already sold based on that very first line of jacket copy, you guys. A geeky contemporary YA read with alternating narratives, this is a book to look out for. (ARC, out October 16th from Merit Press) Justina Ireland   Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace: I bought this book after quite a few people in my Twitter feed praised it. It’s the kind of book that is hard to explain, featuring a post-apocalyptic future and ghosts and weird mythology, a mish mash of genre tropes that sounds awful when I try to describe it but comes together beautifully in the book. (paperback) Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson: I love Carson’s books and I love well done historical fantasy, although this skirts closer to historical magical realism. A quiet book so far, but I’m enjoying it. (ARC) Chris Arnone To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: I snagged a nice, new, special-edition hardcover of Lee’s classic for a reread in anticipation of her new book. Speaking of which… Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee: I’m writing this the day before release, but the first new Harper Lee novel in more than 50 years will be out in the wild by the time you read this. Like so many, I’ll be diving into this quite soon. (hardcover) Rachel Smalter Hall   The Clasp by Sloane Crosley: a breath of fresh (and funny) air after a streak of sad, heavy reads. (galley, out October 6) The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma: I DNF’ed this several times before giving it one more go. Turns out third time’s a charm! The audio version is so great â€" a mysterious, universal, funny, and dark tale of boyhood. (audio) S. Zainab Williams   A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic by Lisa Papademetriou: My first middle grade read since middle grade! I chose this contemporary fairy tale about two girls on opposite sides of the world who are connected by a mysterious book called The Exquisite Corpse. (e-galley, October 6) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare: In trying to catch up with the world of YA fantasy, Ive decided to read my way through The Infernal Devices, a popular trilogy about shapeshifting 16-year-old Tessa Gray and her dealings with Shadowhunters. (audio) An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir: Im on the edge of my seat with this YA fantasy from debut novelist Tahir. Im enthralled (and driven to madness) by the struggles of Laia and Elias. (audio) Christy Childers   How to Be a Heroine OR, What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much by Samantha Ellis: I spotted this in a bookstore and picked it up on the strength of the title alone. Loving it so far! (paperback) Nikki Steele   Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku: A fascinating book about the future of technology, medicine, AI, space travel, and energy. (audiobook) The Human Experiment: Two Years and Twenty Minutes Inside Biosphere 2 by Jane Poytner: To continue the science theme, a take on the first Biosphere 2 experiment from a person who was there. While some parts are fascinating so far, it does fall into drama and gossip a bit too much for my liking. (hardcover) Tasha Brandstatter The English Spy by Daniel Silva: A new release by one of my favorite authors. (hardback) The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas: Recommended to me by a fellow blogger. (audiobook) Andi Miller   Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire: I loved Wicked so much that it’s taken me forever to get into this one. It seems an audio version has done the trick. (audio) Aram Mrjoian   Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel: Heard way too much hype about this book not to read it. I feel way behind already. (paperback) Jessica Pryde   The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler: I was totally judging a book by its gorgeous cover. Also, The Little Mermaid. Of course I was going to read it. (hardcover) A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev: I was scouring Overdrive for something to read that didn’t have a million holds and this one popped up. WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG?! (library audiobook) Rachel Weber Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler: I will never be bored of vampires thanks to writers like Butler. A killing machine that looks like a ten year old for a hero? So here for that. (Paperback) The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness is so so smart. You know how all that crazy stuff, vampires, apocalypses, aliens, always seems to happen at high school? Well what if you’re not one of the kids directly involved it and you’re just trying to graduate, thanks very much? (Galley, out August 27) The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett. Not my first time reading this book, and won’t be my last. I just really miss having Pratchett on the planet. (ebook) Rachel Manwill   Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America’s Most Select Airborne Firefighters by Jason A. Ramos: Most of the wildfire fighting that happens in America takes place in the West, and a large portion, in one of my home states of Idaho. That alone was enough to interest me, but the sheer awesomeness of this dirty job makes this a must read. (print galley) The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen: On a recent road trip, my mom and I plowed through the audio of The Queen of the Tearling, the first in this adult fantasy trilogy. We finished it, and immediately downloaded this sequel, which we’re now listening to independently. And it is SO GOOD. (audiobook) Troy L. Wiggins   Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone: Someone told me that this book would destroy my notions of Urban Fantasy, so I picked it up. (hardcover) A Wanted Woman by Eric Jerome Dickey: Dickey’s one of my favorite authors, but I haven’t read any of his books in a while. Will be interacting with him for my Day Job soon, and staff had to choose books to read. Of course, I chose this one. It’s so comfortable, like climbing back into bed in the morning. (hardcover) Jessica Tripler   Tailings, a Memoir by Kaethe Schwehn: A friend recommended this short work focusing on a formative period in the author’s life, when her fiance left her, she lived at a Lutheran retreat center in the Cascade Mountains, and she decided to pursue an MFA. In case you’re rolling your eyes at the MFA part, the prose is effortlessly lovely. It’s a really interesting take not just on a specifically Christian yearning, but on a desire for meaning and transcendence many of us seek. (paper) I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot By the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai. I snapped this one up in the Audible sale and what a great listen. The preface is read by Malala herself and the rest by the actor Archie Panjabi. I’m just in awe of her and so inspired by her resilience and her activism for girls’ education. (audio) Edd McCracken   When the Facts Change: Essays, 1995-2010 by Tony Judt: A collection of searing essays from the massive brain of the late historian Tony Judt. After reading Roald Dahl’s wonderful Matilda this was the opposite of a palate cleanser. Meaty, full-bodied subjects such as Israel, American foreign policy, and (with incredible prescience) the European Union have been guzzled down thus far. (hardcover) Johann Thorsson   FLEX by Ferrett Steinmetz: Contemporary urban fantasy in which magic can be distilled into a drug. Using it however, incurs a debt that manifests in misfortune. So, if you use magic to, say, to catch a bus you might otherwise miss, the FLUX you incur might cause a car crash nearby. Bureaucrat Paul Tsabo has some talent for finding ‘mancers, practitioners of the outlawed magic but it turns out he is a ‘mancer himself. Above all else, this book is pure fun so far. (e-book) The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday. A self-help book that teaches readers not to learn how to overcome obstacles but that they are actually something to be used to help you on your way. We’ll see. (e-book) Emma Nichols   Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff: I will never again think of biographies as boring. Though difficult to separate the myth from the woman, Schiff has written a fascinating, factual history of Cleopatra. I love how, where history has drawn her as a conniving seductress, Schiff writes her as a strong, intelligent, and shrewd queen. (paperback) Valerie Michael   Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry edited by Camille Dungy: This is a beautiful, extensive collection of nature poetry written by African Americans and I am enjoying it immensely. I am trying to read it slowly and not gobble all the poems up at once. (Paperback) Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff: I’ve heard a lot of talk about this from other Book Rioters and I just started it. (Paperback ARC) Hannah Depp   The Fine Art of Fucking Up by Cate Dicharry: One of my favorite covers, it has been sitting and taunting me for about 4 months. An academic send up novel, it is funny and edges around the absurd without ever going too far. (Paperback) You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day. It’s Felicia Day talking about homeschooling, feminism, making your way, acting and the great equalizing force (for good or ill) of the internet. It is a charming, fast read that I find myself thinking about during my work day. Always a good sign. (Paperback ARC- Out 8/11/15) Rapture by Carol Ann Duffy. I am trying not to devour this book all at once. Duffy’s poetry is honest, sensual and simple. I’m going to treat this book like a lady and take my time. (Paperback) The Ferguson Report from the Dept. of Justice Report, the Civil Rights Division with an introduction by Theodore Shaw. Sometimes things should be hard to read. While this is a government report, the events depicted and analyzed are far from dry. Shaw’s introduction serves as a guide through the book. It’s taking me some time, but it is well worth it. (Paperback) Alison Peters Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Griffin Burns. I’m reading this for a young adult nonfiction class for school, and it’s a) schooling me and b) making me desperate to remove all plastics from my life, immediately. But conversely, I want a rubber ducky.  (Hardback, library copy) The Kids Are All Right by Diana Welch, Liz Welch, Amanda Welch Dan Welch. I never saw the movie, and lucky for me, because I would’ve been spoiled by this fantastic memoir, told from the point of view of all four kids who go from living The Life (mansions, pools, ponies) with their soap-star mom, to barely keeping it together when first their dad dies, and then their mom get cancer and slowly fades away. Makes you wanna hug your mom.  (Hardback, used) As for Me… Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan: Reading this for coverage consideration. One of the great things about curating the BR new release newsletter and podcast is that I read all kinds of new releases, even if it isnt something Id normally choose. And nine times out of ten, Im pleasantly surprised. (e-galley) Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving: I keep almost starting this, and then getting so excited, I wait a few more days. This time Im gonna do it, for real! (e-galley) How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston: Have heard nothing but high praise for this, so I think its time for me to read it. (paperback) My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem: This is my first time reading Gloria Steinem! I did get to meet her a couple years ago she was amazing. (e-galley) Save

Israel P.L.O. Peace Treaty Essay - 3260 Words

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Recipes For Eggs With Smoked Salmon, Asparagus, And Goat...

Recipes Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon, Asparagus, and Goat Cheese Ingredients 1 tablespoon of butter 8 stalks of asparagus, with the woody bottoms removed, and it needs to be chopped into 1 inch pieces A bit of salt and black pepper 8 eggs 2 tablespoons of fat-free milk 1/4 cup of crumbled goat cheese 4 ounces of chopped smoked salmon Directions: Use a large nonstick skillet to heat the butter on medium heat. When the butter starts to foam, add the asparagus and leave it there until it is just tender. Season the asparagus with a salt and pepper. 2. First crack the eggs over a large bowl and whisk all of it with milk. Season with a bit of salt and pepper and add to the skillet with the asparagus. Turn the heat down all the way down to low and use a wooden spoon to constantly stir and scrape the eggs until they begin to form soft curds. When there is about a mine before A, start stirring in the goat cheese. 3. Turn of the stove top when the eggs are still creamy and soft (eggs continue to cook after you turn off the heat) and fold in the smoked salmon. Lunch: Kale and Apple Salad Ingredients: 3 tbsp of lemon juice 2 tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt 1 bunch kale, ribs removed, (leaves should be sliced thinly) one fourth cup of dates 1 Honeycrisp apple one fourth cup slivered almonds, toasted 1 oz pecorino, finely grated (1/4 cup) Freshly ground black pepper Whisk together the three tablespoons lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil and

Are Technology Advances Bad for Society Free Essays

Steven Thai Ms. Katie English 110 Feb 28th, 2013 Are Technology Advances Bad For Society? Over the past 30 years, humans always tried to create something that helps us reduce the amount of work we have to do. Games were created to help human release our stress while mobile phones help us to call and access the internet anywhere we want. We will write a custom essay sample on Are Technology Advances Bad for Society? or any similar topic only for you Order Now Technologies really help us in every task of our life. However, technological advances are bad for our society because of addiction, censorship, and they may lead us into another technological weapons war between countries around the world. First consider how addictive technology has become. According to Sherry Turkle from TED Talk, her daughter spent time with her friends together looking at their mobile phones devices (Ted. com). These kids had so much fun on their mobile phones that they didn’t even look at their friends. On the other hand, technology became an essential part of our lives right now. Most of us spend time with our electronic devices that we forget where we were standing, what we were doing, or what is the purpose and objective of our life. What makes us addicted to mobile phones? Nowadays, we can do almost everything with our cellphones, such as playing videos games, accessing social networks, and watching videos online. These things have become too addictive to us, and we have spent so much time on such devices. Look back to 20 years ago, back when the time technologies were not very common compared to today. Eventually, we spent more time with each other; we hung out with friends. Technologies are advancing so rapidly that we have become addicted and have forgotten what surrounds us. Some people might argue that there is also a good side of technology advances. According to Dr. Rick Nauert, a Senior Editor of Psych Central, there was an unexpected discovery that playing video games helped human-beings reduce the production of the stress-related hormone cortisol (Psychcentral. com). In order to prove this, Dr. Nauert recorded a group of 23 newly recruited employees of a Montreal-based call center to play games. Later on, he found an amazing result that the games showed an average 17 percent reduction in cortisol production compared to the group who did not play games (Psychcentral. com). This showed that echnology advances can be applied for good purposes to our life. Although technologies help us to reduce the stress related hormone, it brings to us many health problems. Dr. Ripudaman, a master in science and a frequent computer user, claimed that there are heaths concerned when you sit and work in front of the computer for a long time, such as eyes problems from bright screen, and wrist ache after working at the computer all day (Ripudaman ). In addition, if we keep using the computer for a long time, these problems grow bigger. We might have joint problems, and our eyes have to work a lot so they get worse, in which case it costs us a lot of money for eyes and back surgery (Ripudaman). Another thing to be concerned about when we use technology is government censorship. You would feel bad if you lost your own privacy when the government tracked down your phone record, and eavesdropped on your phone call. This is the world when you need your own privacy, but most of our technological devices such as cellphones and laptops are tracked down by our own government every minute. According to Jennifer Valentino, the FBI was concerned by the citizens when they had the rights to access people’s phone record after the attack of September 11th, 2001 (Devries). Additionally, Professor Stephen Vladeck from American University Washington College of Law had put a good question to all of us; â€Å"How can you protect the First Amendment rights at the same time as you protect the government’s interest in secrecy? † (Vladeck). More importantly, no one among us would have see that our record had been tracked down, which should be a concern for an individual’s freedom. Others might claim that the government is doing the right thing in order to protect national security. By tracking down citizens’ record the government can easily find terrorists, who are trying to attack their country. After the incident on September 11th, the concerns over the government keeping track of people’s technological devices who they suspected as terrorists and a threat to the country (Vladeck). To answer for that, we should take China as an example; where the presses have been ranked as â€Å"not free† by Freedom House (Wikipedia. rg). In China, everything is monitored by the government mostly technological devices. We feel bad when our privacy are managed by the government. Therefore, these technology advances are not helping our life get better. Furthermore, technological advances help the government to access our privacy easily compared to our past 50 years. It leads us to a question, should we continue to use devices like cellphones, laptops or s martphone when the government is monitoring our activities through those devices? Lastly, technological advances can lead us to a world war. Countries with strong economies like the United States, China, and Russia always compete to have the strongest technologies for weapons in their hands. The rapid changes in technology help many countries in the world to create their own weapons, tanks, aircrafts, and nuclear bombs. Why are these countries are competing for war technology advances? Take a look at it this way, when a weapon or a bomb is created, it will be tested in Iraq or Afghanistan. There will be more deaths and bigger destruction as the technology of those weapons further advanced. The founder and leader of the Muttahida Quami Movement, Altaf Hussain, has brought us great attention to a possibility of a third world war, where these imperial powers continued to act in a presumptuous manner in world affairs (mqm. org). In fact, world powers countries should stop competing for war technologies advances with each other in the present world to make a better world, to bring peace to those countries whose need it. However, there are others who oppose that the United States and Russia are creating nuclear bombs and missiles defenses to protect their own national security. In reality, they are creating these defense systems to make other countries to be afraid of them. The more weapons and bombs created, the more deaths and destruction the world has to suffer. Instead of using billions and billions of dollars to make technological advances that kill people, we should use that huge amount of money to improve education, health care, and reduce the amount of starvation. There will be more people will feel happy as the government will use money to solve social and political problems. In general, by not using money to develop war technological advances, we can save a lot of lives, rather than killing them by weapons, bombs, and missiles and so on. In conclusion, technological advancement has seen many negative impacts on our society; it causes unhealthy addiction, encourages government censorship, and might lead to another destructive world war. We must stop using technology devices, we should stand together to stop these bad problems from our life. For the great future of our young generation, for the better living of our life, we must stop the bad effect of technologies on our life. Work Cited â€Å"A Third World War May Start If Countries Continued to Compete with Each Other for Superiority: Altaf Hussain. † A Third World War May Start If Countries Continued to Compete with Each Other for Superiority: Altaf Hussain. Mutahida Quami Movement, 7 Jan. 2013. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://www. mqm. org/ArticleDetail. aspx? id=938bec50-9e7f-4b7e-9916-dfcd23ba5c27. â€Å"Censorship in China. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Jan. 2013. Web. 21 Feb. 2013 http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Censorship_in_China. Devries, Jennifer V. â€Å"Covert FBI Power to Obtain Phone Data Faces Rare Test. † Online. wsj. com. The Wall Street Journal, n. d. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. http://online. wsj. com/article/SB10001424052702303567704577519213906388708. html . Hall, Canseco. â€Å"Texas AM International University – Laredo, Texas. † Violent Video Games Help Relieve Stress, Depression, Says TAMIU Professor. N. p. , 17 June 2010. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://www. tamiu. edu/newsinfo/7-08-10/article5. shtml. Nauert, Rick. â€Å"Video Game Lowers Stress Hormone | Psych Central News. † Psych Central. com. N. p. , 24 Oct. 2007. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://psychcentral. com/news/2007/10/24/video-game-lowers-stress-hormone/1446. html. Singh, Ripudaman. â€Å"Health Problems Caused by Computer. † Articlesbase. com. Articlesbase, 21 Mar. 2009. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://www. articlesbase. com/health-articles/health-problems-caused-by-computer-828096. html. How to cite Are Technology Advances Bad for Society?, Essays

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Steven Thai Ms. Katie English 110 Feb 28th, 2013 Are Technology Advances Bad For Society? Over the past 30 years, humans always tried to create something that helps us reduce the amount of work we have to do. Games were created to help human release our stress while mobile phones help us to call and access the internet anywhere we want. We will write a custom essay sample on Are Technology Advances Bad for Society? or any similar topic only for you Order Now Technologies really help us in every task of our life. However, technological advances are bad for our society because of addiction, censorship, and they may lead us into another technological weapons war between countries around the world. First consider how addictive technology has become. According to Sherry Turkle from TED Talk, her daughter spent time with her friends together looking at their mobile phones devices (Ted. com). These kids had so much fun on their mobile phones that they didn’t even look at their friends. On the other hand, technology became an essential part of our lives right now. Most of us spend time with our electronic devices that we forget where we were standing, what we were doing, or what is the purpose and objective of our life. What makes us addicted to mobile phones? Nowadays, we can do almost everything with our cellphones, such as playing videos games, accessing social networks, and watching videos online. These things have become too addictive to us, and we have spent so much time on such devices. Look back to 20 years ago, back when the time technologies were not very common compared to today. Eventually, we spent more time with each other; we hung out with friends. Technologies are advancing so rapidly that we have become addicted and have forgotten what surrounds us. Some people might argue that there is also a good side of technology advances. According to Dr. Rick Nauert, a Senior Editor of Psych Central, there was an unexpected discovery that playing video games helped human-beings reduce the production of the stress-related hormone cortisol (Psychcentral. com). In order to prove this, Dr. Nauert recorded a group of 23 newly recruited employees of a Montreal-based call center to play games. Later on, he found an amazing result that the games showed an average 17 percent reduction in cortisol production compared to the group who did not play games (Psychcentral. com). This showed that echnology advances can be applied for good purposes to our life. Although technologies help us to reduce the stress related hormone, it brings to us many health problems. Dr. Ripudaman, a master in science and a frequent computer user, claimed that there are heaths concerned when you sit and work in front of the computer for a long time, such as eyes problems from bright screen, and wrist ache after working at the computer all day (Ripudaman ). In addition, if we keep using the computer for a long time, these problems grow bigger. We might have joint problems, and our eyes have to work a lot so they get worse, in which case it costs us a lot of money for eyes and back surgery (Ripudaman). Another thing to be concerned about when we use technology is government censorship. You would feel bad if you lost your own privacy when the government tracked down your phone record, and eavesdropped on your phone call. This is the world when you need your own privacy, but most of our technological devices such as cellphones and laptops are tracked down by our own government every minute. According to Jennifer Valentino, the FBI was concerned by the citizens when they had the rights to access people’s phone record after the attack of September 11th, 2001 (Devries). Additionally, Professor Stephen Vladeck from American University Washington College of Law had put a good question to all of us; â€Å"How can you protect the First Amendment rights at the same time as you protect the government’s interest in secrecy? † (Vladeck). More importantly, no one among us would have see that our record had been tracked down, which should be a concern for an individual’s freedom. Others might claim that the government is doing the right thing in order to protect national security. By tracking down citizens’ record the government can easily find terrorists, who are trying to attack their country. After the incident on September 11th, the concerns over the government keeping track of people’s technological devices who they suspected as terrorists and a threat to the country (Vladeck). To answer for that, we should take China as an example; where the presses have been ranked as â€Å"not free† by Freedom House (Wikipedia. rg). In China, everything is monitored by the government mostly technological devices. We feel bad when our privacy are managed by the government. Therefore, these technology advances are not helping our life get better. Furthermore, technological advances help the government to access our privacy easily compared to our past 50 years. It leads us to a question, should we continue to use devices like cellphones, laptops or s martphone when the government is monitoring our activities through those devices? Lastly, technological advances can lead us to a world war. Countries with strong economies like the United States, China, and Russia always compete to have the strongest technologies for weapons in their hands. The rapid changes in technology help many countries in the world to create their own weapons, tanks, aircrafts, and nuclear bombs. Why are these countries are competing for war technology advances? Take a look at it this way, when a weapon or a bomb is created, it will be tested in Iraq or Afghanistan. There will be more deaths and bigger destruction as the technology of those weapons further advanced. The founder and leader of the Muttahida Quami Movement, Altaf Hussain, has brought us great attention to a possibility of a third world war, where these imperial powers continued to act in a presumptuous manner in world affairs (mqm. org). In fact, world powers countries should stop competing for war technologies advances with each other in the present world to make a better world, to bring peace to those countries whose need it. However, there are others who oppose that the United States and Russia are creating nuclear bombs and missiles defenses to protect their own national security. In reality, they are creating these defense systems to make other countries to be afraid of them. The more weapons and bombs created, the more deaths and destruction the world has to suffer. Instead of using billions and billions of dollars to make technological advances that kill people, we should use that huge amount of money to improve education, health care, and reduce the amount of starvation. There will be more people will feel happy as the government will use money to solve social and political problems. In general, by not using money to develop war technological advances, we can save a lot of lives, rather than killing them by weapons, bombs, and missiles and so on. In conclusion, technological advancement has seen many negative impacts on our society; it causes unhealthy addiction, encourages government censorship, and might lead to another destructive world war. We must stop using technology devices, we should stand together to stop these bad problems from our life. For the great future of our young generation, for the better living of our life, we must stop the bad effect of technologies on our life. Work Cited â€Å"A Third World War May Start If Countries Continued to Compete with Each Other for Superiority: Altaf Hussain. † A Third World War May Start If Countries Continued to Compete with Each Other for Superiority: Altaf Hussain. Mutahida Quami Movement, 7 Jan. 2013. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://www. mqm. org/ArticleDetail. aspx? id=938bec50-9e7f-4b7e-9916-dfcd23ba5c27. â€Å"Censorship in China. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Jan. 2013. Web. 21 Feb. 2013 http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Censorship_in_China. Devries, Jennifer V. â€Å"Covert FBI Power to Obtain Phone Data Faces Rare Test. † Online. wsj. com. The Wall Street Journal, n. d. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. http://online. wsj. com/article/SB10001424052702303567704577519213906388708. html . Hall, Canseco. â€Å"Texas AM International University – Laredo, Texas. † Violent Video Games Help Relieve Stress, Depression, Says TAMIU Professor. N. p. , 17 June 2010. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://www. tamiu. edu/newsinfo/7-08-10/article5. shtml. Nauert, Rick. â€Å"Video Game Lowers Stress Hormone | Psych Central News. † Psych Central. com. N. p. , 24 Oct. 2007. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://psychcentral. com/news/2007/10/24/video-game-lowers-stress-hormone/1446. html. Singh, Ripudaman. â€Å"Health Problems Caused by Computer. † Articlesbase. com. Articlesbase, 21 Mar. 2009. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://www. articlesbase. com/health-articles/health-problems-caused-by-computer-828096. html. How to cite Are Technology Advances Bad for Society?, Essays