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PrudenceUID: 2286952

TOPIC: ISSUE88 - "Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics."
WORDS: 538          TIME: 0:50:00          DATE: 2007-4-14

Technology is often compared to a double-edge sword-one as a blessing which is of great help to free people from the burdensome work especially the repeated work, the other one as a curse which leads to many serious problems while many societal enduring problems have not been handled down. With the respect to social customs and ethics, in my viewpoint, technology indeed influence them greatly, yet it is exaggerate for the speaker to assert technology actually determine them.

Admittedly, technology with its unique merits has changed social customs and ethics from their styles and appearance. Take the way of communicating between people who live far away as a typical example. In the past when there was no telephone and computer, such people who did not live together usually communicated with each other by letters, which more often would take them several days to wait for. However, the advent of telephone makes it is possible that talking with others no-matter how far they live away just on line. And now the mergence of computer and internet further change the way of communicating; that is the chat on Internet which permits people to see who they talk with while talking. Thus, in this respect of changing the way of people communicating, the technology should be applauded and welcomed.

In addition, the other side-curse of technology "as a sword" has brought about challenge to the existing customs and ethics. For example, the Internet crime which is unimaginable for people who live long ago when no computer exist is becoming more and more rampant. In order to deal with this new style crime, every country government carries out new laws to punish those people who commit this kind of crime. Although this influence of technology is unwelcome, it is still can be employed to support that technology helps to change the appearance of customs and ethics, rather than their nature and destinies.

However, when it comes to social customs and ethics, it is overstated to assert that technology determines them. Common sense informs us that the formation of customs and ethics is usually accompanied by a significant history event. For instance, the American Thank Giving Day is used to remind the migrating people that when they first came to North America Continent it was American Indians that helped them to adapt to this new place and environment, and they should show their thanks to this warm-hearted America Indians forever. Obviously, in this example it is difficult for us to find the influence or even the shadow of technology which contributes nothing to its formation. Besides, concerning the Chrismas Festival, which is the most famous holiday of America and other countries, it is has everything to do with Christianity. Also, as to this holiday's formation, I am hard-pressed to figure out what contribution the technology had done.

To sum up, from what we have discussed above, we may safely draw a conclusion that technology only go insofar as influence our customs and ethics whose formation have much to do with some historical events. Moreover, we should resist the side-effect of technology as a curse to destroy our customs and ethics as they are our human beings’ treasure past down from generation to generation.

[ 本帖最后由 Prudence 于 2007-4-19 12:28 编辑 ]

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先占个座~
待会上课~回来看~
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ploploUID: 2320001

Technology is often compared to a double-edge sword-one is as a blessing which is of great help to free people from the burdensome work especially the repeated work, the other is one as a curse which leads to many serious problems while many societal enduring problems have not been handled down. With the respect to social customs and ethics, in my viewpoint, technology indeed influence them greatly, yet it is exaggerate(动词的说……) for the speaker to assert technology actually determine them.
Admittedly, technology with its unique merits has changed social customs and ethics from their styles and appearance. Take the way of communicating between people who live far away as a typical example. In the past when there was no telephone and（or） computer, such（cut） people who did not live together usually communicated with each other by letters, which（指代不清，如果逻辑比较复杂的情况，尽量写并列举而不是从句）more often would take them several days to wait for（as a result it would take them long time to wait）. However, the advent of telephone makes it is possible that talking with others no-matter how far they live away just on line(it is possible that +完整句子，而不是分词结构). And now the mergence of computer and internet further change the way of communicating; that is the chat on Internet which permits people to see who they talk with while talking（汉语这么说都别扭阿）. Thus, in this respect of changing the way of people communicating, the technology should be applauded and welcomed.（论据有了，缺乏论证，还有，说了custom，ethics呢？）
In addition, the other side-curse of technology "as a sword" has brought about challenge to the existing customs and ethics. For example, the Internet crime which is unimaginable for people who live long ago when no computer exist is becoming more and more rampant. In order to deal with this new style crime, every country government carries out new laws to punish those people who commit this kind of crime. Although this influence of technology is unwelcome, it is still can be employed（？） to support that technology helps to change the appearance of customs and ethics, rather than their nature and destinies. （没看懂的说……）
However, when it comes to social customs and ethics, it is overstated to assert that technology determines them. Common sense informs us that the formation of customs and ethics is usually accompanied by a significant history event.（别把自己憋角里了，就说“还有其他可能引起风俗变化的因素，比如历史事件”就结了） For instance, the American Thank Giving Day is used to remind the migrating people that when they first came to North America Continent it was American Indians that helped them to adapt to this new place and environment, and they should show their thanks to this warm-hearted America Indians forever. Obviously, in this example it is difficult for us to find the influence or even the shadow of technology（这……老外能理解这么诗意的语言么……） which contributes nothing to its formation. Besides, concerning the Chrismas Festival, which is the most famous holiday of America and other countries, it is has everything to do with Christianity. Also, as to this holiday's formation（我始终觉得这个词有待推敲，说commencement如何）, I am hard-pressed to figure out what contribution the technology had done.
To sum up, from what we have discussed above, we may safely draw a conclusion that technology only go insofar as influence our customs and ethics whose formation have much to do with some historical events. Moreover, we should resist the side-effect of technology as a curse to destroy our customs and ethics as they are our human beings’ treasure past down from generation to generation.

水品有限~只改到这程度~
建议:相比于写长句，表已清晰准确更重要。
加油！


[ 本帖最后由 ploplo 于 2007-4-19 16:31 编辑 ]

PrudenceUID: 2286952

When talking about technology, people always compare it to a double-edged sword-on the one hand, as a blessing, it is of great help to people no matter in every day life or during the time of studying and working; on the other hand, as a curse, it brings about some unwelcome things which add new problems to our societies while some stubborn ones are still rampant. Moreover, when it comes to the customs and ethics, in my viewpoint, what is admitted is technology influences them greatly and thoroughly. Yet, it is exaggerated for the speaker to assert that they can be determined by technology.

Admittedly, technology with its unique merits has changed social customs and ethics from such respects as appearance and style. Take the way of communication between people who live far away as a typical example. In the past when there was no telephone and computer, those people who did not live together usually communicated with each other by mail, which most often would take them several days to wart for. However, with the advent of the telephone, it becomes possible for people to talk with others no matter how far they live away. And now the emergence of computer and Internet further advance the way of communication. By chatting on Internet, people are permitted to watch each other while they are talking. Accordingly, in this procedure of changing style of communication from traditional way to modern one, it is technology that plays an important role, and thus greatly benefits people. All in all, such technology as a blessing should be applauded and welcomed.

In addition, the other side-curse of technology “as a sword” has brought about challenge to the existing customs and ethics. For example, the Internet-related crime such as internet fraud and viruses and hacking and so forth, which is unimaginable for people who lived a long time ago when no computer existed, is becoming more and more rampant. In order to deal with these new styles crimes, every country government carries out new laws to punish those people who commit such kind of crime. Although this influence of technology is unwelcome, this example still can be employed to illustrate one contention that technology only can change the appearances and styles of customs and ethics-for better or worse, rather than crate new kinds of customs and ethics.

However, when it comes to social customs and ethics, it is overstated to assert that technology determines them. Common sense informs us that the formation of customs and ethics is usually determined by other factors, such as a significant history event and the like, rather than technology. For instance, the American Thanksgiving Day is formed when the migrating people arrived at the North America Continent. At that time, American Indian helped them to get used to live there. In order to thank those warmhearted people and mostly thank God for what they have, those migrating people set up this holiday. Obviously, in this example it is difficult for us to find out the influence or even the shadow of technology which contributes nothing to its formation. Besides, concerning the Christmas Festival, which is the most famous holiday of America and some other countries, it is has everything to do with Christianity. Also, as to this holiday's formation, I am hard-pressed to figure out what contribution the technology has done.

To sum up, from what we have discussed above, we may safely draw a conclusion that technology only goes insofar as influence our customs and ethics rather than determines them. Moreover, the influence of technology towards customs and ethics is a blessing and also a curse, and we should welcome the “blessing” while resist the “curse”.


[ 本帖最后由 Prudence 于 2007-4-19 20:42 编辑 ]