Hello dear followers, once last time! So another semester is almost over and I have yet another paper written. I enjoyed writing this paper since it was on a topic I enjoyed researching. Will our country move into "going green" or will we continue on the path to being a disposable society? Unfortunately, not being much of an optimist at times, I feel as though we will continue on this path of being a throw away country. While looking online at e-waste I couldn't believe the amount of e-waste that sits in developing countries. There are workers in these countries such as Nigeria and Ghana that take this waste and burn it everyday, sending horrific toxins into the air to pollute their cities and townspeople. More regulation on the dumping of e-waste needs to be looked at for fear of future problems to the people of these countries.
I had a great time in Professor Ferguson's class. I really learned a lot when people brought in different technology events that were happening all over the world: from cars that can park themselves, to cell phone trackers and 3D televisions. I especially liked when we all presented our Wikipedia articles to the class; it was nice to see different perspectives from people as to how they perceive Wikipedia. In regards to the books we read for class my two favorites were: "Made To Break" and "The Facebook Effect". It's amusing that we learned about Mark Zuckerberg and he has recently been named by Time Magazine for "Person of the Year, 2010". With all this said I hope to take away a lot of information from this class with me. I will now be much more alert when it comes to new technologies and I will try my best to understand how they will benefit or hurt our society and its future.
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