If technology creates "winners and losers‚" as Postman asserts‚ who are the winners and the losers with computer technology? (What is lost and what is won?) Argue for who (or what) in our society gains the biggest advantages and who (or what) takes the biggest loss from computer technology. There are winners and losers with computer technology. The winners tend to be those that already have wielded the most power. They are in a position to use their power to expand their power through technological
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Winners Never Quit How many of you are living your childhood and adolescence dreams? Two years back I went to Arbaminch University to give a bridge design course and on my way back in a plane‚ a 9 year old kid sat beside me. His mother and elder sister sat one step behind us. After some acquaintance‚ I asked him "What do you want to become when you grow up?" He replied "I want to become a pilot." Then I asked him "What about your sister?" He said "She wants to become a queen." The girl’s
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The Rocking-Horse Loser Money‚ although important‚ is not the only thing that makes life worth living. However‚ for the characters in D. H. Lawrence’s short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner‚” money appears to be the only thing that produces happiness. This ideology proves quite toxic‚ as seen in the characterization of Paul and his mother; it is through these two vessels that Lawrence accentuates the consequences of greed and materialism. Paul’s death is the result of his mother’s selfishness which
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Professor Shearer English 101 February 2‚ 2013 “The Rocking Horse Winner” Lawrence son of a coal miner and a school teacher‚ was born and grew up in Nottinghamshire‚ England. Lawrence was rejected for the military service in World War 1 because of lung trouble. This story took place just years after World War 1. It took place near London; London’s Richmond Park. There are a couple of characters in this story. They are Paul‚ Hester‚ Paul’s father‚ Bassett‚ Oscar Creswell‚ Miss Wilmot‚ Paul’s two
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“Once upon a time…” the protagonist is introduced helpless and struggling to surpass the antagonist. The antagonist‚ or the villain’s‚ objective is one of cruel intentions. The moral of the story forms our current culture‚ “kindness is the key‚” “you are never truly alone‚” and “respect others.” The attention is drawn to the perfection of the protagonist even in hardship‚ when handling themselves effortlessly. These characteristics give the audience a chance to recognize a true poster child. The
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“For the love of money is the root of all evil.” in the short story‚ The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H Lawrence. The story is centered on Paul‚ a persistent young boy‚ who remains selfless in his quest to make his mother‚ Hester‚ a happy wealthy woman. Paul shows loyalty throughout the story‚ never giving up on bringing luck into his mother’s life. The happiness of his mother‚ motivates Paul to continue gambling on horse races. His naive belief that money would cure his mother’s depression over being
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writers from Fitzgerald’s Gatsby to Milne’s Pooh‚ writers in the 1920’s wrote with themes centralizing around money‚ love‚ and the problems that follow in a fairy tale way. One man stands out from the rest with a great work titled The Rocking Horse Winner‚ in which D.H Lawrence depicts a scene of twisted virtues and painstaking love. " The final stories of D.H.‚ written in the middle and late 1920’s represent a period of formal experimentation in which he moved away from traditional narrative realism
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Who Was the Winner of Bunker Hill? Who won the battle at Bunker Hill? Many say that it was a moral win for the Americans. Others argue that the battle at Bunker Hill was in some ways a victory for the British. Both the American strategy and British strategy played huge roles in who “won” the Battle of Bunker Hill. According to the Americans they won‚ but according to the British the British won. The Americans only partially accomplished their strategy‚ but they had a moral win of the battle
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The Rocking-Horse Winner "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story written by David Herbert Lawrence‚ an English novelist‚ poet‚ and short story writer. The story was published in July 1926‚ in Harper ’s Bazaar‚ and then appeared in the first volume of Lawrence ’s collected short stories. After that‚ the story was made into a film released in 1949. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a short story that incorporates elements of the fable‚ fantasy‚ and fairy tale. Like a fable‚ it presents morals. Like
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