Collective consciousness is a set of beliefs, ideas and traditions within a certain society. With its definition, it can be said that the term is etched in society’s culture since its members share some traits and characteristics with one another. For example, as Filipinos, we are known to value our families greater than those in western countries because we don’t leave our parents when we reach 18. Besides this, a good example of collective consciousness is the Bayanihan spirit where there is communal unity and camaraderie. Back then, it was often referred to as the act where members of a community would help families move by moving their whole house. Nowadays, this virtue can be seen on the Filipino people. While there are no physical houses to be lifted and moved up, acts are now done in order to uplift each other’s lives without compensation. For example, people here would be glad to help their neighbors whenever they can such as providing cooking ingredients when one …show more content…
The availability of information became easily accessible because of ICTs. However, technologies can also be used to spread misinformation which can be used to further divide the people. As such, while there is a trove load of information that is readily available to us, we should learn how to scrutinize and validate it for its authenticity and reliability. Before the information age, the challenge was to bridge the gap between the information rich and the information poor. With that advent of the information age, we should now focus on how to value and utilize the information that is made available to us to unite the people and not to make it divided even more. We should therefore use our newfound knowledge in order to make the world a better place. As Kofi Annan once said, “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every
Collectivism is the idea that a group 's needs must be put before the needs of oneself and the society functions as “we” rather that “me”. Throughout the stories one sees how each author portrays the use of a collectivist society though uniqueness, equality, and transgression. There are many similarities between the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand and the story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. In Anthem and “Harrison Bergeron” one could see that a similar theme is that going against the grain causes consequences. According to “Harrison Bergeron” a ballerina states that “ ‘Harrison Bergeron age fourteen,’ she said in a grackle squawk, ‘has just escaped from jail, where he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.
Humanity is in a perpetual state of trying to make living in the world an easier place. In just a few seconds, people can access information at their disposal, instead of having to look through different books to find what you need. But the question arises; does this boundless place for information honestly make us more informed than before we had the internet? Joe Keohane, the author of the article “How Facts Backfire,” is a political journalist who has also written articles on technology and culture.
When knowledge is used it will expand mans' horizon and open his eyes up to a whole new world and create a new perspective never to be dreamed of, There are so many people with great lengths of knowledge and exceptional talents who aren't allowed to share them, because someone or something is holding them back from expressing themselves. Anthem, a page turning novel, written by Ayn Rand is set in the Dark Ages of the near future where everyone is a unified society and is expected to follow a set of strict rules set by the House of Scholars. The power of knowledge is the strongest thing man can have and all Equality wanted was to learn more in a society that forbid any extension of learning. When Equality was younger he had a "curse" that triggered him to want to learn more, and because of that, teachers punished him for having a quicker mind, since he wasn't equal to the rest of his brothers.
The Internet is widely used around the world, originally acting as a source to find information quickly online, but nowadays it has developed so much that people also use it as a way to communicate with others, as well as sharing opinions on blogs and other social media. In the article titled “The Things People Say: Rumors in an Age of Unreason”, published in the New Yorker (November 2009), staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert discusses how individuals only believe what agrees with their views, and argues that people are the source of rumors and misinformation, especially online. Kolbert supports this claim by first introducing the video of a birther speaking out against President Barack Obama’s birth certificate as an example, describing the skepticism
The main characters in Anthem & Fahrenheit 451 use knowledge to gain the confidence that allows them to inspire others, and seek their freedom. Once the Equality 7-2521, in Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, obtains knowledge he's able to run away with Liberty to build a new society where everyone is free to think for themselves. When Guy Montag, in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, started reading books he determined that by knowing what has happened in the past, he may be able to prevent the bad things from reoccurring. Knowledge is the key to discovering who you are, what you want, and then finding a way to obtain
Knowledge can be compared to a torch, or fire. Fire brings light and can help guide us through darkness. At the same time, fire, when not used wisely or contained, can lead to destruction. Similarly, the human species can use knowledge to further advance us, or we could let it tear us down. This is a common theme in the novels
One hundred years ago nobody heard about the news or current events from Facebook or the newest tweet. Until fairly recently the most up to date news had to be heard through the grapevine or read in a newspaper. Since the creation of the internet and the mass media that comes with it, information can now be spread all the way across the world in the time it takes to hit the enter button on a computer or phone and upload it to the internet. Some people think that this is a bad thing because so many things that are uploaded can be either false information or simply information that is misleading and could teach individuals the wrong thing. However, if mass media is used in the right way it can be beneficial to the accessibility of valuable information,
The search for knowledge is arduous, to utilize knowledge wisely can be blessings, but
Clay Shirky, the author of “Does the internet make you smarter?” wrote about how ignorance has poisoned the internet with incorrect information. Not only does technology has its flaws, but so do books and novels dating back to the Protestant Reformation. Even though many people are against the internet Shirky reassures that if used correctly and appropriately, then it can become a very useful tool that can “tap our cognitive surplus”. The increased collaboration of technology is important to society for the reason that the internet is full of valuable knowledge that can be claimed very quickly and easily. Increased collaboration is absolutely a benefit.
This quote directly represents how I feel educating is important to one's self-improvement and the improvement of the work around them. It is crucial for a person to always keep learning, its what develops the brain, helps to form our character and it is a privilege that not all people are able to get. it is when we stop learning and educating ourselves out body becomes a useless vessel. But education can't help build a better future without action, one of my personal goals is to help people, inspire them and make their lives better. I was lucky enough to have a chance of getting an education, having food on my plate and a roof over my head in order for me to become who I am today.
Having all this information, people have all of the education that we need, just from our technology. Also, schools around the world educate many people every day. Furthermore, humans are constantly discovering new things about the world. However, having this knowledge does not prevent war, in some ways it increases it. War has existed for many centuries now, but with increased knowledge, nations have had the ability to create war-based weaponry, such as nuclear weapons.
Synthesis Essay New technological advancements are assisting people in their everyday lives, and the future for technology looks bright. But, alas, that which glitters is not always gold. Christian Lange once stated that “Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master” (Christian Lange). Society is becoming more and more reliant on technology, but there may come a time in which people solely rely on it to function.
In only a couple of decades, technology has imbedded itself into people’s lives, to the point it would be difficult to live without using technology. In Neil Postman’s speech “Informing Ourselves to Death,” he explains how not all technology is being used for what its original purpose was, and how people are starting to drown in the useless information technology gives. Postman also makes the claim, “And therefore, in a sense, we are more naïve than those in the Middle Ages, and more frightened, for we can be made to believe almost anything” (5). Though Postman gave this speech about thirty years ago, this accurately describes modern society. Technology was meant to help people learn and improve their lives, but it has instead increased the naivety of the world.
Theory of Knowledge Essay “Without application in the world, the value of knowledge is greatly diminished.” Consider this claim with respect to two areas of knowledge. In contemporary society, it is often argued that the value of knowledge is determined by its application to the real life situations. I am of an emphatic opinion that without application, the value of knowledge certainly abates.
Understanding Digital Inclusion The society in which we live in today is advancing towards the era of modernization in a very rapid manner. Dominated by the ever-changing developments of technology, most of us are directly or indirectly affected by the transformation which comes along with digital revolution. Being a tool which have transformed and have the capability to transform how we live and connect to one another, new technology is often regarded as a double-edged sword which is associated with social stratifications as it can either alleviate or exacerbate existing divisions in the society (Warschauer & al., 2004).