advance itself, without any human influence. According to Forster, this needs to be avoided. We need to maintain firm control of technology and not allow it to rule over us. America will reach a utopian society in the 21st century if it solves its domestic and foreign problems with technology. We must develop universal information technology in order to educate all our citizens, rich or poor. Technology will play a vital role in America in the next 100 years to continue to educate its citizens. Also, we have to solve our immigration problem along the southern border. We cannot reach utopia if we have a rapidly growing population of unskilled and uneducated foreigners. Furthermore, we need to harness the and convert sun’s rays it into energy that we can use to replace coal and oil. That way, we would not have to meddle in the and we can avoid wars. After all, America is comparable to Middle East’s affairs More’s description of 16th-century Persia. A fortress of natural barriers protects us from invasions the – Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west. We are also governed by our own laws, which allow our people to be free to pursue us back is the Utopian happiness. What’s holding principles of not only avoiding wars unless in an act of self-defense, but also a religious commitment to public works. Americans need to avoid isolating themselves from the community like those in do, and start valuing the community by donating their time to The Machine Stops helping humanity. In the end, the advancement of technology is inevitable. Certain advances will help us move closer to a utopic state; but at the same time, we sight that we are the ones mustn’t lose who created technology. This will keep us thinking that we are smarter than it and not servants of it as portrayed by Forster. –
advance itself, without any human influence. According to Forster, this needs to be avoided. We need to maintain firm control of technology and not allow it to rule over us. America will reach a utopian society in the 21st century if it solves its domestic and foreign problems with technology. We must develop universal information technology in order to educate all our citizens, rich or poor. Technology will play a vital role in America in the next 100 years to continue to educate its citizens. Also, we have to solve our immigration problem along the southern border. We cannot reach utopia if we have a rapidly growing population of unskilled and uneducated foreigners. Furthermore, we need to harness the sun’s rays and convert it into energy that we can use to replace coal and oil. That way, we would not have to meddle in the Middle East’s affairs and we can avoid wars. After all, America is comparable to More’s description of 16th-century Persia. A fortress of natural barriers protects us from invasions – the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west. We are also governed by our own laws, which allow our people to be free to pursue happiness. What’s holding us back is the Utopian principles of not only avoiding wars unless in an act of self-defense, but also a religious commitment to public works. Americans need to avoid isolating themselves from the community like those in The Machine Stops do, and start valuing the community by donating their time to helping humanity. In the end, the advancement of technology is inevitable. Certain advances will help us move closer to a utopic state; but at the same time, we mustn’t lose sight that we are the ones who created technology. This will keep us thinking that we are smarter than it and not servants of it – as portrayed by Forster.
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