Issue88 =So What=小组第4次作业 by fengrui129

fengrui129UID: 2639927

88"Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics."
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fengrui129UID: 2639927

Great changes have taken place along with the development of technologies. Computers insinuate into every hook corner of the world, thereby enhancing the efficiency and productivity tremendously; machines take over the performances of mundane and repetitive task; thereby emancipating people from burdensome work. Flying in face of this statement, as an indispensible part of human civilization, technology does influence social customs and ethics, yet it can hardly determine them.

It is manifest that the breakthroughs of technologies, more often than not, trigger the transformation of social customs. To illustrate, In the past, people have to draw pictures or make notes for a long time to record things, now digital cameras allow people to capture picturesque scenery and unforgettable moments less than a second; In the past, people have to rely on horses or camels to travel, now automobile provide people with golden opportunities to travel whenever and wherever. It seems that technology possess some omnipotent force to change the way we live, the way we perceive the outside world. At the same time, old thing has been replaced by the now one. For instance, in ancient China, women bind their feet to cater for the alleged standard of beauty, despite the fact that they suffered from great pain and permanent disability. But now, as a result of Industrial Revolution, people have realized that this traditional custom hampered the progress of the society so that it was abandoned. Likewise, ancient Chinese people hold the belief that the thunder and Levin are caused by angry god and thus they live with constant fear that god will be irritated. But now, owing to the development of technology, those superstitions are broken down and they know all those things are merely natural phenomenon. In a word, all these changes in social custom and ethics derive from the development of technology.

However, complicated as social customs and ethics are, there are various factors exert influence on them. More specifically, they are passed down by our ancestors with so many vital elements such as the history background, the religion, the natural condition. The dragon boat festival is a convincing example as this time-honored tradition is closely related to certain historical story but has little to do with the technology. At that time, Qu Yuan, the patriotic poet, committed suicide by jumping into the river, for his motherland was occupied by the enemy country. In order to rescue him and prevent his body was devoured by fish, local people were driving dragon boat and threw Zongzi into river. Without this cultural background, we could not have this festival, not to mention the custom of eating Zongzi and racing dragon boat. Similarly, America people could not have celebrated Thanks giving day if the historical event that aboriginal people assisted the new immigrants had not existed. Apparently, those customs are marked by identity of a nation rather than technology. Moreover, religion also casts shadow on a nation’s customs and ethics. Jesus was accused of high treason and thus the Romans were crucifying and persecuting them. The reason why Romans kill Jesus Christ should attribute to religion belief instead of technology effect.

Furthermore, ethics, which is the study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person, also bears no resemblance to technology. Even though technology develops at an eye-dazzling rate, it can never alter people’s attitude towards some eternal issues like truth, goodness, excellence and so on. Those virtues are deeply rooted in people’s mind and the importance will not fade away.

Overall, technology does influence social customs and ethics to great extent, but it just plays an assistant role rather than a determine one. History factors, religions, human nature and technology work together to impact the social customs and ethics.

Faquir_LynnUID: 2653896

写的不错，通过读你这篇文章，我又学了几个新单词，呵呵，O(∩_∩)O谢谢
作为一个局外人，发表一些旁观者之言：
1、个人认为，social customs and ethics属于比较深度的话题，你写的还可以更深刻一些。
2、看到第一段最后一句话，yet it can hardly determine them.我在想你是不是和题目意思相反哦，看到后面，我才领悟到是反驳题目的观点啊，呵呵。
3、第一段的，貌似都是针对提高劳动生产力的，最好和社会风俗与道德规范更贴切一些。顺便说一句个人的观点，科技在早期的确把人从繁重的劳动中解放出来，但发展到今天，computers and machines却把整个社会绑架上了一条不断加速的不归路，使得人们生活节奏越来越快，越来越匆忙
4、妇女裹足的取消，个人认为和科技发展有关系，但更重要的因素源于思想的进步，随着妇女运动的兴起，人们认识到女性的存在不是为了迎合男性的审美、生理等的需求，而应当有独立的价值。题外话问一句，既然是GRE，是不是写中国的事情他们就无法更深刻地理解？
5、Qu Yuan, the patriotic poet, committed suicide by jumping into the river, for his motherland was occupied by the enemy country.呵呵，你还挺能杜撰历史的啊，屈原投江的原因是“举世皆浊我独清”，不忍以身之察察，受物之汶汶，故赴常流葬乎江鱼腹中，而不是故土为外族所侵。
6、GRE考试我不了解，但我想任何考试、presentation或者论文，都需要迎合读者也就是评分者的胃口，才能得到较高的评价。对美国佬而言，无论是他们阅卷还是他们所开发软件进行阅卷，评分者最熟悉、最感兴趣的还是英美文化，所以我认为你应当按照他们的思维方式和价值观念来写，举例多用一些美国的历史。
呵呵，闲来无事，讲几句闲话，仅供参考，(*^__^*) 嘻嘻……

gabywUID: 2633725

Great changes have taken place along with the development of technologies. Computers insinuate into every hook corner of the world, thereby enhancing the efficiency and productivity tremendously; machines take over the performances of mundane and repetitive task; thereby emancipating people from burdensome work. Flying in face of this statement, as an indispensable part of human civilization, technology does influence social customs and ethics, yet it can hardly determine them.

It is manifest that the breakthroughs of technologies, more often than not, trigger the transformation of social customs. To illustrate, In the past, people have to draw pictures or make notes for a long time to record things, now digital cameras allow people to capture picturesque scenery and unforgettable moments less than a second; In the past, people have to rely on horses or camels to travel, now automobile provide people with golden opportunities to travel whenever and wherever. It seems that technology possess some omnipotent force to change the way we live, the way we perceive the outside world. At the same time, old thing has been replaced by the now one. For instance, in ancient China, women bind their feet to cater for the alleged standard of beauty, despite the fact that they suffered from great pain and permanent disability.(跟科技有什么关系呢？) But now, as a result of Industrial Revolution, people have realized that this traditional custom hampered the progress of the society so that it was abandoned. Likewise, ancient Chinese people hold the belief that the thunder and Levin are caused by angry god and thus they live with constant fear that god will be irritated. But now, owing to the development of technology, those superstitions are broken down and they know all those things are merely natural phenomenon. In a word, all these changes in social custom and ethics derive from the development of technology.

However, complicated as social customs and ethics are, （什么语法？）there are various factors exert influence on them. More specifically, they are passed down by our ancestors with so many vital elements such as the history background, the religion, the natural condition. The dragon boat festival is a convincing example as this time-honored tradition is closely related to certain historical story but has little to do with the technology. At that time, Qu Yuan, the patriotic poet, committed suicide by jumping into the river, for his motherland was occupied by the enemy country. In order to rescue him and prevent his body was devoured by fish, local people were driving dragon boat and threw Zongzi into river. Without this cultural background, we could not have this festival, not to mention the custom of eating Zongzi and racing dragon boat. Similarly, America people could not have celebrated Thanks giving day if the historical event that aboriginal people assisted the new immigrants had not existed. Apparently, those customs are marked by identity of a nation rather than technology. Moreover, religion also casts shadow on a nation’s customs and ethics. Jesus was accused of high treason and thus the Romans were crucifying and persecuting them. The reason why Romans kill Jesus Christ should attribute to religion belief instead of technology effect.

Furthermore, ethics, which is the study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person, also bears no resemblance to technology. Even though technology develops at an eye-dazzling rate, it can never alter people’s attitude towards some eternal issues like truth, goodness, excellence and so on. Those virtues are deeply rooted in people’s mind and the importance will not fade away.

Overall, technology does influence social customs and ethics to great extent, but it just plays an assistant role rather than a determine one. History factors, religions, human nature and technology work together to impact the social customs and ethics.