ARW Winter (A)

Is anyone here?

Hi! I am sad because I cannot meat you in class.
Of course, I finished my all assignments, however, I miss this blog.
Thank you!! I really enjoyed this class!

Hi, Everyone! This is a question from Ayumi.

May I ask you a question? I'm sorry it is very simple, but I'm confused about it.
Do you think the range of topic in the thesis statement and the range in essay( it means the range of paragraph) should be the same?

Discussion Question 2/3

Through this article, Smith insistes that what we need for the future about the mass production is not only the automation but also the betterment. Can you imagine other elements? Also, do you think the way to develop in America and Japan are the same?

HW-- Discussion Q.4

In conclusion, Smith asserted that we need to get back to fundamentals,
but the current economy seems too large to be innovated.
What kind of solution can you saggest?

Discussion Question

Smith argues that the idea of progress has its positive and negative aspects (P309,L22). What is positive aspect? What is negative aspect?

HW: Discussion Question 4

I would like to ask about "Ford's paternalistic program (P305, L27)."
Why is it effective to solve the labor problems?
Do you want to work in Ford's?

Discussion Question

In conclusion, Smith insists it is time to get back to fundamentals. But I think if more and more world progress, they might be able to solve some problems which we are faced.
So, what do you think? Which one is better that we have to progress or not?

Discussion Q

I think that if people are used like a part of machine in a factory, it is a reasonable function as a worker.
I mean the requirement of working in a factory is depends on the factory's function, as same as the function of office worker.
How do you think about it?

Discussion Question

In this text, Smith argues computer automation. What do you think about computer automation? Do you think that computer automation influenced Japanese society?

Discussion Question for Friday

Smith states that the promise of material comfort such as money has not generated the incentive, loyality, and high quality work.
What do you think those workers really wanted?

Discussion Question

What kind of field do you think automation had already penetrated in at present. Are people receiving its benefits? or is it not needed (=waste)?

HW-- Discussion Q

According to Ford, democracy blocks progress and just makes waste.
Why did he think so, and do you agree with him?

Discussion and Question

What is the good point and bad point of Automation ?
What benefit do you take from car or other computer?
How does automation influence on American peopoe and society?

Poem

When I look into the future...,

There are more than 90 billions of people .
Some are rich and some are very poor
There is farm controled by computer
There is also small farm all of job is done by man's hand

Discussion Question

According to Smith, he insist that the self-propelled motor vehicle caused "bore responsibility for increased sexual promiscuity, decreaced church attendance, and the breakdown of family and neighborhood solidarity (p.303 l.1-3)" by using some observer's idea.
Do you think so?
Is there any connection between two?

Discussion Question

According to Smith, what are the problems of automated mass production such as Ford's system?

Discussion Question

According to Smith, he notice about "Third Industrial Revolution" through computer. Do you thinhk is it possibility to be controlled human by computer in the future?

Discuswsion Question -the latest

According to Smith, in 19th century Americans belief had shifted from religious quality to science and utilitarianism.
But religious belief seems to be still existing more than 100 years later, today.
What do you think is the reason of the remaining of religious belief today?

HW:Discussion Question3

In the article by Smith, Ford presume that democracy was inherently wasteful.
Do you think so? If it is true, do you think what relationships among waste, technology and progress are?

Discussion Q

p.309 l.28
which do you think the most important political liberty, a just society, or human betterment?
(if there are moral principles for progress)

Discussion Question 2/1

According to Smith, the idea of progress rests on technology.
When technology hadn't came so popular topic to people, how do people think about "progress"?

Discussion Question 2/1

In this text, the author uses examples of Ford and Model T for explaining technology as progress. What do you think about these examples? I think that the examples are often used as a cross section of mass production.

Discussion Question 2/1

In the article, Smith notices about the Third Industrial Revolotion through computer or machine. What do you think about the best way to go with these elements in order to make our future? ( What kind of "association" we are required?)

Discussion Question for Wednesday

As important aspects of the notion of progress, Smith refers to the material and spiritual prosperity.
Which aspect has more significance in our society?
Can you give any example that supports your opinion?

Discussion Question

What do you think of the possible positive and negative aspects of technology (esp. automation)? Smith (probably...) points out that technology will usurp human's position (=human will obey a robot or something new technology)in the future.

Poem for the future

I am sorry to be late...

When I look into the future
There are no greens
There are no foods
There are no animals and humans
But there are only aliens

Discussion Question 1/30

In page 302, it is written that the Christianity stood for love and the science and utility stood for power. Do you think it is possible to exchange those elements? (It means Christianity-power and science and utility- power.) What is your opinion?

Discussion Q

Do you think that American still has views which is based on history or culture?

Poems for the future

When I look into the future
There are few people
There are few animals
There are few nature
But there are a lot of rubbish

Discussion Question

Smith mentions the example of Ford. What is his position toward mass production and the standarization of work?

HW:Question2

According to Smith,

As citizens and consumers, however, their attitude toward technology often took a different twist. .....working-class Americans seemed to embrace the idea of progress as fervently as members of other classes. (p301)

Why people wish the technology and the progress?

Discussion Q

In p300, I could not understand "Works and days were offered us, and we took works."
What is days? and what is works?

Discussion Question

Why author use Jefferson for example?
What is author's opinion?
I can't understand.

Poem for the future

Today is the future for former people
Did they know the appearance of us?
Did they know the world as this?
Today is the future which is known
By us and Future’s people

Tomorrow is the future for former people and us
Do we know the appearance of future’s people?
Do we know the world of future?
Tomorrow is the future which is known
By Future’s people

poem for future

When I look into the future
There are many robots for housework
There are convenient system for teleworking
There are symple ways for communication over the borders
But, there isn't need to go out
there isn't much chance to meet somebody directly

Discussion question

What is Jefferson's saying social end?
Why he thought that industry cause social end?
What is the evidence of his opinion?

Discussion Question 2

According to Smith, Jefferson took people active needs into account in the argument of progress.
On the other, Coxe emphasized need for further social order.
Which do you think is closer to today's idea of progress?
and why the less closer idea is different?

Poem -visions of the future

When I look into the future...,
There are huge knowledge tanks.
There are lots of people, waiting in the supply base.
And there is a doctor who inject the content of knowledge tank to the people.
But
There is really few original physical/mental ability for each individual.
There is no people who can live without the injection.

Discussion question for Monday

Do you think that the advantage of technology is always greater than the disadvantege?
Is there any possibility of technology causing a disaster that leads to extinction of human species?

Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ

Where did Jefferson refer to the balance between spiritual and material?
I cannnot find basis of this...

Poem for the future

When I look into the future
There is the landscape which hardly changes from the present
There is the shop which sells packed lunch (Hokaben)
There is new designed paper money which is printed anyone famous
There isn't any people who wear silver body suit like SF,
but there is people who watch SF and laugh at those image about future

HW-- Discussion Question 2

What is Jefferson's view of progress,
and how did it affect to American development?

Discussion Question

Smith says "In the process, we have to be willing to ask, debate, repeat, and hope to resolve"(pg.310 line 23-24) Do you think these kind of things are really effective? I cannot understand exact effectiveness, so please give me possible examples.

Poem for the future

When I look into the future

There are still many friends
There are still many foods
There are still large lands
There are still innumerable stars

However

The friend are robots and clones
The foods are artificial
The lands are no longer the place human can live
The stars are the new place to live

And human willmake the same mistakes again there.

Poem for the future

When I look into the future,
There are many high building.
There is ocean around the land.
There are many cars and moving on the sky.
There are many robots.
But there is no nature.

Poem for the Future

When I look into the future
There are many flowers
There are many trees
But there is no smell in them.

Discussion question

Why do you think the author returns to jefferson's idea?

Poem for the future

When I look into the future

There are convenient robots
There are very small computers
There are huge buildings
There are new foods
There are new medicines
There are many products of new technologies in advanced nations

However

There are no convenient robots
There are no very small computers
There are no huge buildings
There are no new foods
There are no new medicines
There are no products of new technologies in developing nations

There are only gaps between rich and poor

Discussion Question

What do you think the Smith's idea that the auto industry is related to progress?

Poem for the future

Jan. 29, 2100.

When I look into the land

There is nothing, nothing but a mountain of debris.
There is no building.
There is no animal.
There is no plant.
There is no one to talk with.
There is nothing.
All I can see is debris.

When I look into the sky

Of course, there is no bird to fly.
There is no blue sky.
There is no sun to shine.
All I can see is dark and heavy clouds.

We human beings could not stop World War Three.

ARW Winter (A)

Monday, February 27, 2006

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Sunday, February 05, 2006

Hi, Everyone! This is a question from Ayumi.

Friday, February 03, 2006

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Wednesday, February 01, 2006

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

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Monday, January 30, 2006

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Sunday, January 29, 2006

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