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The editorial, "...to float upon this tide," suggests that the need for technology is finally realized. The author writes of how in his past a person needed to make due with his resources and support himself, along with his family, with his strength and craftsmeanship. The author goes on to say that it wasn't like that anymore and that people needed to understand the technology so that they can manage the unskilled worker to do the work for them. For it's the person who manages others that will remain on top. - Melissa Graham | The editorial, "...to float upon this tide," suggests that the need for technology is finally realized. The author writes of how in his past a person needed to make due with his resources and support himself, along with his family, with his strength and craftsmeanship. The author goes on to say that it wasn't like that anymore and that people needed to understand the technology so that they can manage the unskilled worker to do the work for them. For it's the person who manages others that will remain on top. - Melissa Graham | ||
| − | I thought the "Moral Influence of Steam" was a very interesting article. It not only put forward its own arguements but it also put forward those of its opposition and attempted to answer them. I particularly found the reasoning of the peaceful uses of steam quite good, and that if steam ever was misused it would be on the hands of men, and that they would have to fix it. | + | I thought the "Moral Influence of Steam" was a very interesting article. It not only put forward its own arguements but it also put forward those of its opposition and attempted to answer them. I particularly found the reasoning of the peaceful uses of steam quite good, and that if steam ever was misused it would be on the hands of men, and that they would have to fix it. - Brian Brown |
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| + | The article "Railroads and Missionaries" was very interesting, especially when compared to the situation of events today. Today, religion and science are put at odds nearly constantly in both the media and schools. The article states that religion and science work together and that the advancements science has made evangelism more widespread and more successful. Additionally, the article put forward the claim that anything that brought up contension between the two was the work of the devil. -Brian Brown | ||
