Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so.

Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence, and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity.

Technological advancements have drastically affected each and every organism on the planet. The topic suggests that these innovations in technology have been detrimental and the author makes a premonition that they cannot solve the ever existing problems which we are facing. Effects of technology depends how we use it. If the technology is used to make nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction then it is bane for mankind, but if its used to find out the treatement for a deadly disease like AIDS then its definetly boon for all of us.

Developments in various feilds of science and technology have made our lives much more comfortable. The amount of energy which our predecessors used to spend was very high compared to what we do now. A vaccum cleaner to clean furniture, washing machine to wash clothes, Mixer and grinders reduce the culinary tasks, coolers, Air conditioners and the list goes on. On the other side technology has lead to the creation many jobs.

In biotechnology feild there have been many breakthroughs which increased the chances of our survival. In India in the early 1950s the child mortality rates were very high one out of three used to die due to the lack of proper medication. Now the conditions have changed a lot, even the deadliest diseases like cancer and AIDS have a cure.

Communication is another feild which was impacted due to the scientific discoveries. Few decades back if some incident happens then it used to take some days for the information to reach all the stake holders.Now at a touch of a button we can connect to any one on the globe. Internet has changed the way information is exchanged between any two entities around the world. Now the whole world has become a global village.

Technology is leading the humanity to its destruction. Now there are many countries with reserves of nuclear weapons. Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities of Japan were victims of nuclear disasters in the World War II, even till date the effects of nuclear war can be seen. In case there is another world war then none would be left on the planet .

Pollution is blanketting the whole earth. Water pollution rates are reaching their limits. Plethora of vehicles polluting the earth every second. Plastic pollution is the new buzz word these days, with ubiquitous thing being cheap and handy finds its way in the hands of every one. The quality of not being degradable makes it more dangerous.

Technology has not helped in solving the needs of the poor and destitute population. With the cost of living growing each day, the quality of life these people live in is miserable. Technology has made life easy for the rich population, and worse for the rest. Developing countries need scientific innovations which can curb poverty. Moreover Technology has not helped in avoiding natural disasters like Hurricanes, and floods. Tsunami in the year 2005 took a death toll of thousands around the globe. If we could have developed systems to foresee such disasters then lives of thousands and the loss of crores could have been saved.

Technology is like a sword. It can be used to harm others and also to protect ourselves from others. Its upto the owners discretion to use if effectively in order to lead a happy life. Similarly, technological advancements in all the feilds have made our lives easier but they have also added problems. I would like to conclude by saying that while developing a technology we should ensure that it will be helpful to all and detrimental to none.

Too much emphasis is placed on role models. Instead of copying others, people should learn to think and act independently and thus make the choices.

Too much emphasis is placed on role models. Instead of copying others, people should learn to think and act independently and thus make the choices that are best for them

A role model is a person whom we like and want to be like him. Each one of us have a role model from our childhood. We learn a lot from them and we try to imitate them in several ways. Having a role model is very common but learning from them changes from person to person. They range from school teachers to rock stars to football players.

Role models come in all shapes and size and try to impact our thought process in many ways. They not only tell you what to do but also suggest what not to do. Walking on the footprints of a role model is good but sometimes detrimental too. Children at their tender age cannot distinguish between truth and fiction about their heroes. Children try to resemble their Super heroes, inturn hurt themselves. There was such an incident in India, after watching Spiderman movie one child tried to jump from the branch of a tree. The child wanted to be like the Spiderman but didnt know that the movie was a fiction and that his hero wouldn't be able to do the stunt in reality.

When we want to become like our role model, we tend to limit our capability. We should set higher standards for ourself rather than bounding ourselves to the limits of our role model. When i see another student in my class coming first in the class i want to be like him. I want to be as good as him. But here unknowingly i am setting a lower range. I could score better than him but setting my limits low doesnt motivate me to go out of my zone of comfort.

Many a times people select a wrong role model and thereby tend to gain the negative things from that person. On the other side of coin role model teach us many things. First of all they motivate us to do better than what we are. A painter who sees Monalisa, sees himself in the same position as the great Leonardo Da Vinci. Whenever he looks at his creations his energy levels grow higher and he performs better, day by day. Role models inspires us to reach their levels.

Secondly we have a role model we have a focused goal. When we see him we tend to see our amibitions in him. Many a times role models are not plaigarized. Instead they are just taken as a reference. When we have a reference to judge ourselves we grow concious and take our steps accordingly towards goal. When we have focussed goals, we dont wander around many goals and achieving none of them. Moreover learning about the role model we know how he or she had solved that problem, this will help in solving our problems too.

In our day to day life a role model acts as a person in whom we see ourselves in the next couple of years. Though following them is bad at sometimes, but they definetly show us the path like a stranger who helps the blind person to cross the street. I conclude by saying that its upto the human being to choose the right role model and gain the beneficial things from him.

We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own; disagreement can cause stress and in

Learning means gaining knowledge or skill. We learn from childhood till we are interred. Learning happens in many forms from watching a aerialist performing on the road to lectures in the class. In any form learning gives us the power to survive in this ever changing world. Discussion is also a form of learning which involves many people and myriad number of views on the same subjects. We human beings tend to discuss many things but hardly learning anything out of it due to our nature of defending our stance.

Agreements don't cause mental tensions, here people agree upon what ever is being discussed. On the other hand, disagreement tends to create an atmosphere of anger, with each part backing its stance and not trying to understand the opinion of others.
Moreover if someone believes your own views then you start firmly believing your view. This is good when you want to reassure what ever you have learnt over the ages.

Though many think that agreements leads to learning but it not quite true. If everyone agrees on one point then there would be no development and no improvement in the thought process and thus no learning. When people agree upon something then it is more likely that they are not analyzing all facets of the discussion. One example which would support this argument could be designing a system. If all the stock holders agree without any questions on the design then it doesn't mean that designer has done a great job, but it means that others haven't thought enough about the problem. This leads to a poor system design.

All the discoveries and inventions, which make our life more comfortable, are there because of difference in opinion. When there is a disagreement we come to know a different aspect of the same thing. Knowing all the facets helps in understanding and improving our knowledge about the topic. Learning process will definitely flourish in such an environment.Disagreement in a discussion leads to learning only if the discussion happens with great composure and coolness. Heated discussions only lead to waste of time and energy. All the interlocutors involved in the discussion should come with an attitude to learn and not to altercate. One famous example I could site for this can be the Galileo's theory about the earth's revolution around the sun. Administration at that time didn't agree upon such a revolutionary theory. Galileo proved his theory due to this difference of opinion, which helped the civilzation in knowing the truth about the universe. Had Galileo agreed upon the contemporary theorists of that time we wouldn't have learnt about it till date.

In disagreement people come to know where they are mistaken. If a child was taught from childhood that sun rises from west. He or she would know that he was wrong only when some one opposes his view point.

I would like to sum up by saying that it is important for us to interact with different kinds of people. And that learning would happen when there is disagreement in the group, and it depends upon the individual attitude.

Essay: 156
Topic: We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own; disagreement can cause stress and in
Words: 518