Future Students of Eng 103

For the future students of the world (Actually, just those who dare to brave the path towards Eng 103) have to make sure not to procrastinate.  This is the primary rule of thumb for classes like these.  Essentially, having to find numerous sources in one day isn't as fun as it sounds nor is it as quick as it would be imagined either.  It's a time consuming process so plan out your tasks ahead of time.  You probably heard this line multiple times so it isn't anything new.  Time management is the key here!  If only I had predicted how useful time management would be, I would have most likely been done with everything on time without having to pull my hair out.  Be wary and make sure to get the due dates out of the way so that way, you have more time for yourself is you steady yourself.  Also Wikipedia is your enemy for these research papers.  Shrug the very idea of having to resort to one!

Critcal Thinking Blog Assignment #1 - Technology and our Future

      Hello everyone!  Christopher Garcia here with another blog post revolving around the modernized topic of technology.  Is it here to improve our lives or replace them altogether?  Though, regarding them altogether, I stand in the middle of being both hopefully and fearful of the future that will soon constantly revolve around technology.  As we make our advancements, we may soon see more and more robots as well as technology to improve daily task efficiency.  Though, with technology, not only do you have the beneficial aspects of it all, but the harm it could possibly do.  What's to come of any future conflicts?  Are they to consist of A.I. fighting humans or other A.I.?  Perhaps, it may even extend farther than that with the whole "runaway A.I." aspect and soon the very things we created will turn against us as depicted in various Hollywood films (Especially with how flashy they are becoming).  Yet, we use technology daily so my fear only stems from the realm of the possible as it stands. 

      More questions spawn from several other questions and answers about technology.  Is it possible to develop a "thinking" robot, or are they merely programmed to think?  Are we still ever so certain of other individuals to begin to devise methods of clarifying that one day, robots may be able to think for themselves?  It seems skeptical to think about that, as it stands, we ourselves may be programmed to come up with certain responses in a large pool of answers we may pull from.  Whose to say, that robots differ from us if this is the case?  Though, I'm all for technology in improving certain areas, like communiticating, learning new things we may come across via the Web, or being able to write without having handwriting get in the way (My chicken-scratch that I have for writings is what discourages me from writing daily until I get home on my computer!).  Just, I don't think I'm particularly ready to handle robots despite the actuality of it being a ways off...or so I hope to believe. 

A Theory on a Thesis

Technology, coupled with its strong advancement, seems to be shaping (or so to speak, adapting) our minds.  Is this the fault for certain aspects of human behavior? What defines the human behavior from the mind is controversial but I believe that we are born fresh, ripe for the pickings of the world to be molded into what we will become. 

Research Topic - The Mind

The mind, always changing and being shaped by the world around is, is my topic for the research paper.  This has unchanged from the first instance I have chosen it as I have grown to find it more intriguing as I dwell in the waters of cognitive science and the "mind".  Multitasking and technology:  Is it helping us or hindering our minds? 

Of course, foremost I need to acquire a copy of The Blank State by Steven Pinker so I can digest it's content as soon as I can.  Doing such, I'll likely have an easier time then reading it all at the last minute because that will not likely have a happy ending. 

I'm still on the fence on the other sources I need but The Blank State will help kick me off in my search for more sources.  Currently, I'm still trying to reason with my stance in the research paper which I seem to have trouble with overall.  By being enlightened by the topic at hand, hopefully (wishful thinking), I will have a side I can stand firmly on and be able to vocalize my point (through words mainly!) and have a easier time writing.  I should most likely begin using the tools at my finger points and not let them go to waste.

Darwin and Minds - Closer to the "Truth"?

After much contemplation on which topic to go over, it finally came to me.  Scanning over the "Darwin and Minds / Cognitive Science and Everyday Life", I became drawn into the very aspect that science was the key ingredient in attempts to remove the fog lingering around the state of the human mind.  Exactly, is this absolute?  Is this really the case?  Can science give us this "truth" we so desire to attain certainty?  Surely, it sounds easy on paper but in practice...that's another story altogether.  I want to dwell in the realm of science to find exactly how accurate it has all been. 

How humans act--is it merely all scripted, hardwired into our brains from birth or another entity controlling the strings?  Will advances in science uncover that perhaps, there is some underlying dark secret about human behavior?  Frightening as it may be, I'll reject the "ignorance is bliss" road to reach a definite conclusion.  How can one define the "human nature"?

Welcome - Have a nice stay

Self-explainatory introduction.  Slightly late due to technical problems but alas, the deed is done.  Hello everyone!