BRAVE NEW SOCIETY.
As the years go by and as we age, technology is constantly improving. These technological improvements are targeted at making our lives easier and more efficient. The invention of cars more than a century ago helped us humans to transport ourselves more quickly, easily, and comfortably than walking or via a horse. The introduction and now the rapid advancements of computers have helped make our everyday lives easier and better. With computers, our ability to remember things is incredible. All we have to do to remember to attend an important meeting with our boss that is three weeks away is write it down in the calendar of our computer. When that day arrives, our computer reminds us to attend the meeting. The examples listed above are ways in which the majority of our society believe technology is for the better and not worse. However, when is technology going too far? When is making life so controllable that it is pushing the most basic human values? These conflicts surface in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The way the Fordian society controls the kind of humans they are made, not born, is controversial. Even though our society is not as controlled or stable as the Fordian's, our technology and science enable us to have the ability to create a Fordian society. Modern technology can both help and harm the well-being of a society. .
Our genetic research and developments have enabled us to determine the gender of a baby, clone people, and also map the human genome. Sooner or later, we will be able to create "Superman", a super smart; super strong human being. This ability to create human beings has its advantages. Like Fordian society, our society can heal people. We have medicine. Altering babies" genes before people are born can prevent serious illnesses that were passed down to them by their parents. For example, if doctors can predict a child is going to have only one arm or a severe disease, changing the child's original qualities will save his or her life.
