I think that we should not totally refuse technology but not totally embrace it. We should find a solution in the middle of both using technology to help us, while not being dependent on technology and paralyzing our brains.
In many ways technology has increased our lives. It has helped us stay connected to many different people, sometimes all at one time! We are able to contact anyone we need whether they are at home, on the road, at school, or at work by just picking up a cell phone and calling. When we are in need of another person's help in a car accident, we can simply pick up our cell phone and call for help. Back then if you were to get into a car accident, you would most likely have no way of communication to anyone unless you borrow someone else's phone, or stop by a gas station. How would that be convenient if you were in a car accident with no form of communication device near you? I feel that in that sort of sense technology has helped us. Another way technology has helped the world grow is by making us feel like we are never alone. While walking outside to your car at night you can call someone on the phone to comfort you so in a sense you feel safe. It gives us a feeling of not being alone and that anyone who is around would not bother because the person you are speaking to on the phone can simply call for help while being on the phone with you. This is what I do when I leave the mall or school and it is pitch black outside, it gives us a sense of security or that we are never alone and we can call for help and it will be on its way any minute.
There are also many ways that technology has made us dependent because we are not forced to use our brains. For instance, 10 years ago you would have to either carry a phone book around with you or simply memorize your friend’s numbers; now you can just open your cell phone and their numbers are stored in there. You are not forced to do any thinking to memorize anything because the cell phone does all the thinking and memorization that you would have to do if you didn't have one. This somewhat paralyzes our brain or makes us dependent on technology than to use our brains to its full potential. Another thing that technology has done to us is to hurt our communication skills with one another. We could be really talkative on the internet or through text messages but when it comes down to being face to face, the conversation is stale. Like you do not know how to communicate face to face anymore, instead you are use to typing to a computer or a cell phone.
All in all there are ways that technology increased the world but in other ways technology has paralyzed us. I believe that both refusing it and embracing it would weigh out the same so if we could simply find a way to not be dependent so much on technology then everything would be fine.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
National/International/Social Issues (essay 3 topics)
1.) vietnam selling their young girls to lao people as sex slaves
2.) drug selling
3.) prices of metro buses rising due to gas price rising
4.) teenage pregnancy in the united states
5.) justice system being corrupt and needing to be reformed
6.) plastic surgery - wanting to all look like a "perfect" human being
7.) abortion
8.) the age of driving, cause of accidents due to young unsafe drivers
9.) welfare in the united states
10.) immigration in united states
2.) drug selling
3.) prices of metro buses rising due to gas price rising
4.) teenage pregnancy in the united states
5.) justice system being corrupt and needing to be reformed
6.) plastic surgery - wanting to all look like a "perfect" human being
7.) abortion
8.) the age of driving, cause of accidents due to young unsafe drivers
9.) welfare in the united states
10.) immigration in united states
Monday, November 2, 2009
Practical Proposal Draft (revised)
On the fourth week of school, I came to the UH at 1 p.m., the parking lots were all full so I was forced to camp out for a parking spot for about an hour. During that time, not only did two students steal the parking spot that was rightfully mine, but I almost got into an accident over something stupid like a parking spot. By the time I found a parking spot, not only did I have to walk far to get to class, but I was already late, which made me decide to skip and go to the library to study. My mind was so frustrated at that time that even when I got to the library, I couldn't even study because my mind was still on the parking situation.
Due to the overselling of parking permits, students are not always guaranteed a parking spot. Fidel Ramirez, assistant director for Parking and Transportation Services, said 25,590 parking permits were sold this year, but only 12,702 total parking spots are available to students on the immediate campus, including both garage and satellite parking. More than 35,000 students attend the University of Houston and if there are only 12,702 parking spots available on the immediate campus, this would mean that more than 3/4ths of the students are forced to park off campus and be forced to wait for a shuttle bus.
For over many years, students have been struggling with the parking issue at the University of Houston. With the inconvenience of limited parking spaces, students are forced to find different solutions to obtain a parking spot. Many students are forced to leave their homes early in order to try and prevent the consequences of coming “late” for parking. Parking should not be a problem because students have to pay a ridiculous amount of money for parking permits, which doesn’t guarantee them a parking spot when arriving at school. The issue with parking makes students do unnecessary actions; these actions vary from parking in the parking meter, faculty and staff parking lot, or wasting time by camping out for an available parking slot. The University of Houston should improve parking because students have inadequate parking on campus.
There are many different parking lots at UH which are all reserved for certain people with certain permits. These numerous amounts of parking lots are spread out throughout the entire campus; many of which are out of the way for students to park and walk to their designated location. The sign at the entrance states who can park at that certain parking lot, but if you somehow manage to enter that parking lot through a different route, other than the main entrance, the student would not know that they are in a parking lot that they are not suppose to be in. This would become a problem for the student because he/she did not know that she will receive a citation for not being in the correct parking lot that he/she was assigned to. The parking lot signs are unclear and do not tell the driver of the vehicle who that parking lot is reserved for, which is an inconvenience for the students at UH.
The parking lots usually get filled between eight to nine o’clock a.m. A student arriving to school after that time will be forced to drive around different ‘student’ parking lots in hopes of finding a parking spot without wasting a lot of time. The average time that it takes a student to park could vary from ten minutes to an hour, depending on if they get lucky to catch someone leaving school while they are waiting. Sometimes students are forced to fight with another car for a certain parking spot because people will become aggressive to make sure that they get a parking slot.
Due to the overselling of parking permits, students are not always guaranteed a parking spot. Fidel Ramirez, assistant director for Parking and Transportation Services, said 25,590 parking permits were sold this year, but only 12,702 total parking spots are available to students on the immediate campus, including both garage and satellite parking. More than 35,000 students attend the University of Houston and if there are only 12,702 parking spots available on the immediate campus, this would mean that more than 3/4ths of the students are forced to park off campus and be forced to wait for a shuttle bus.
For over many years, students have been struggling with the parking issue at the University of Houston. With the inconvenience of limited parking spaces, students are forced to find different solutions to obtain a parking spot. Many students are forced to leave their homes early in order to try and prevent the consequences of coming “late” for parking. Parking should not be a problem because students have to pay a ridiculous amount of money for parking permits, which doesn’t guarantee them a parking spot when arriving at school. The issue with parking makes students do unnecessary actions; these actions vary from parking in the parking meter, faculty and staff parking lot, or wasting time by camping out for an available parking slot. The University of Houston should improve parking because students have inadequate parking on campus.
There are many different parking lots at UH which are all reserved for certain people with certain permits. These numerous amounts of parking lots are spread out throughout the entire campus; many of which are out of the way for students to park and walk to their designated location. The sign at the entrance states who can park at that certain parking lot, but if you somehow manage to enter that parking lot through a different route, other than the main entrance, the student would not know that they are in a parking lot that they are not suppose to be in. This would become a problem for the student because he/she did not know that she will receive a citation for not being in the correct parking lot that he/she was assigned to. The parking lot signs are unclear and do not tell the driver of the vehicle who that parking lot is reserved for, which is an inconvenience for the students at UH.
The parking lots usually get filled between eight to nine o’clock a.m. A student arriving to school after that time will be forced to drive around different ‘student’ parking lots in hopes of finding a parking spot without wasting a lot of time. The average time that it takes a student to park could vary from ten minutes to an hour, depending on if they get lucky to catch someone leaving school while they are waiting. Sometimes students are forced to fight with another car for a certain parking spot because people will become aggressive to make sure that they get a parking slot.
Practical Proposal Draft
For over many years, students have been struggling with the issue about parking. Many students are forced to leave their homes early in order to try and prevent the consequences of coming “late” for parking. Parking should not be a problem because students have to pay a ridiculous amount of money for parking permits, which doesn’t guarantee them a parking spot when arriving at school. The issue with parking makes students do unnecessary things in order to get a parking spot at school. The University of Houston should improve parking because students have inadequate parking.
Due to the overselling of parking permits, students are not always guaranteed a parking spot.
The parking lots usually get filled at eight to nine o’clock a.m. A student arriving to school after that time will be forced to drive around in hopes of finding a parking spot without wasting a lot of time. The average time that it takes a student to park could vary from ten minutes to an hour, depending on if they get lucky to catch someone leaving school while they are waiting. Sometimes students are forced to fight with another car for a certain parking spot because people will become aggressive to make sure that they get a parking slot.
Other students would either give up on finding a parking spot because of the time that they wasted on camping out in the parking lot, or become desperate to park in places they aren’t suppose to park. Whether it is parking in the staff parking, or the metered parking, students are forced to do these actions in times of desperate needs in order to get to class on time. A numerous amount of parking citations are given daily and this upsets students because it is not their fault that they have paid for a parking permit that does not guarantee them parking.
Due to the overselling of parking permits, students are not always guaranteed a parking spot.
The parking lots usually get filled at eight to nine o’clock a.m. A student arriving to school after that time will be forced to drive around in hopes of finding a parking spot without wasting a lot of time. The average time that it takes a student to park could vary from ten minutes to an hour, depending on if they get lucky to catch someone leaving school while they are waiting. Sometimes students are forced to fight with another car for a certain parking spot because people will become aggressive to make sure that they get a parking slot.
Other students would either give up on finding a parking spot because of the time that they wasted on camping out in the parking lot, or become desperate to park in places they aren’t suppose to park. Whether it is parking in the staff parking, or the metered parking, students are forced to do these actions in times of desperate needs in order to get to class on time. A numerous amount of parking citations are given daily and this upsets students because it is not their fault that they have paid for a parking permit that does not guarantee them parking.
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