Blog 2: Critical Question Draft 1 and Free Write

What happens if there is no more access to technology?  Can humans still function without something that has evolved to be necessary and found almost everywhere? Are the younger generations already having social problems because of social media and technology already?  I don’t even think that anyone can imagine the world we live in today without the technology that is still developing and seems to never end with new breakthroughs.  Just think about all of the people that met through the Internet and media that you otherwise wouldn’t have.  On the flip side think about the people that you didn’t have to meet or all of the problems that the Internet has cause you and how without it life would be a lot more simple.  With the computer invention would I even be working on this assignment of going to college?  If life is so simple then would it be worth paying for more knowledge that wouldn’t be necessary for you to live a successful life? 

Well, looking around in the room that I am in there are many chairs.  Currently empty chairs.  Chairs that could have been filled with enemies, friends, professors, or coaches.  Chairs that help gain knowledge and at the same time distract with their great mobility as wheels.  All the chairs are the same color, but that doesn’t mean the people they can contain have to be the same.  These chairs that I see could be the only thing that some of the people that use them have in common.  Black seat with gray on the back and designer wheels attached to the bottom meant for navigation through the roads in college will take you.   When I showered last night I didn’t think about anything, and by nothing I mean everything.  But seriously I have so much going on in my life right now and I don’t have any spare time so when I shower I don’t think about anything.  Sometimes when I shower I am so tired from the whole days activities that I almost fall asleep.  The hot water keeps me awake along with the thought of how much time that I am wasting by not getting the tasks done given to me by the world.  When I fell asleep last night my thoughts kind of tied right in with my shower thoughts.  Whenever I go to bed I make sure all work is done so I don’t have any more unnecessary stresses.  I lay my heavy cranium upon the softest of pillows and gaze upon the darkness of the back of my eyelids until I doze. Mostly thoughts stop when I hit the pillow and the day is ceased.  My favorite class in high school would have to be anatomy.  I just really like how the body works and what’s inside all of us.  The fact that we can essentially learn about ourselves through history and facts and systems put together just fascinates me.   You live in your body for a lifetime and it’s probably to our benefit to learn how to get the most out of it.  I don’t really tend to get into to many arguments I’m usually the most civil of my family.  When I do get frustrated though I sure do go off.  I think the last time that I argued with a family member would be when I was mad about my dad going on a vacation with my brother and not me.  Even though he had a valid point of me having college class to attend and work on assignments, I still thought that I wasn’t right for my brother to go.  I thought that the options should be either I go on the trip or neither of us goes on the vacations with dad.  I obviously lost because I am typing this right now and going to class and my dad and brother as gone for a while.   Honestly right now I just want to get this assignment done and move on, as I have other commitments.  I also think about how I will/am having so much more homework and studying than high school.  I went to a fairly good high school around here in Lincoln and I don’t think that it prepares you for anything.  I live here in Lincoln and when I think about my house I think about all of the summer that I enjoyed with hobbies, friends, and sports and even some of the summers that I wasted for the good.  I think about my room and how messy it always is to my mother, but when I walk in and look at it everything is just how I like it.  I see the ugly dark green chipped paint on the outside of the house and the small garage to the side of it.  Writing is good for the soul and it relaxes you as you reflex upon the day that is expired and contemplate the changes for tomorrow. 

My critical question is how does thoughts about the future engage the teenage mind right now?  I choose this question because it relates to me.  The teenage mind is fascinating as it is in the middle of the world and changes are happening everyday.  Also teenagers have a different time clock and they operate differently compared to any other of the age groups.  Teens are most prone to issues but at the same time it is the best time to take advantage of your life and make the best of it at a young age.  The teenage brain is learning and building itself and preparing for the future of adventures that college and life and jobs take you to.  I am always thinking about the future and how things will change over time.  I am always questioning how has the world came to be so evolved already and where did we start and if it will ever end.  I have always been intrigued in how everyone affects each other and where does technology jump in the equation.  I think that my question involved everyone because if you are still going to be living on this planet its only going to get more sophisticated from here and wouldn’t you like to see or even plan how your future may turn out.  This question could honestly go with any subject for a project.  In the first project it talks about how the question relates to a cultural artifact and the future would work for that well.  For the next project it talks about how a group or an individual’s story relates to others and I could tie that in on how you can learn from the past and make the future better.  The third project is perfect for this question because it talks about a real-world audience, and people are always asking about the future and how the change it so the future is the best that it could be for them and their children.  I really don’t know if my question is a good question to do all of the projects on and if I need to modify it.  The topic is general so I was thinking that it would work for most projects but I just want to make sure before I turn it in for a grade and do the project wrong.  Also I’m a little confused on the projects and I hope that you could explain them a little more thoroughly in class or I could come in during your office hours and talk about he projects.  I am guessing that there would be more information then what you can get on the syllabus on the blackboard information tabs.  Any information more that you can provide on the projects and/or my critical question will be highly appreciated.  Thanks for any advise.