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Compare And Contrast A Sound Of Thunder And The Pedestrian
Human society under technology’s influences
“Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.” (R.Buckminster Fuller) this quote shows how in “The Pedestrian” and “A Sound Of Thunder” technology is not used right. Many people in this generation are using technology for rich and fame and not caring how it could affect many other people. The story “The Pedestrian” tells you the danger of technology when a police car approached Mr.Mead, a man walking out at night. Mr.Mead wasn’t inside watching TV like everyone else. The story “A Sound of Thunder” tells you the danger of technology when Eckles and all the hunters travelled back in time.
The hunters find out upon their return that Eckles had brought back a dead butterfly

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