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6. Why do some people fear modern Technology?
Today we are living in the Age of Technology but some people do not like, trust, or want to use technology, especially computers. So we either accept these changes and move with the times, or we resist and become technophobes.
Technophobes are anxious because the environment in which they live and work is changing. Most fears are expressed by a strong physical reaction. Technophobes suffer feelings of self doubt and anxiety. They often feel insecure and obsolete. Some worry that they will lose their job because they cannot keep up with the times. In more extreme cases, technophobes convince themselves that technology will take over the world or that humans will be controlled by computers and robots.
In most cases technophobes belong to older generations who were not brought up playing with computer games and cell phones .They have never sent a text message or heard of an iPod. Not only do they not possess a DVD, they still have not worked out how to use their VHS .These examples seem to validate the old saying
, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. It is understandable that technophobia exists. Experts in the field of technology are becoming younger and younger .Traditionally information and knowledge has been passed down from older generations to younger generations. Now it’s the other way around .And that’s what upsets the elders.
, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. It is understandable that technophobia exists. Experts in the field of technology are becoming younger and younger .Traditionally information and knowledge has been passed down from older generations to younger generations. Now it’s the other way around .And that’s what upsets the elders.
If ignorance is, in most cases, the cause of technophobia, then it follows that knowledge and learning is the way to rectify the situation. What technophobes need is information. Simple computer classes often prove highly successful, especially where the student groups are made up of peer groups, like-minded people of a similar age who are willing to learn but who have no desire to be patronised by fellow students who are twenty years younger and possibly quicker on the up-take.
To sum up technophobia results from ignorance and the only way to remediate it is by teaching the elder. This is because if you know it you won’t fear it.
I didn’t have class last Friday afternoon, so I accepted my friend’s invitation to go the movies. “Amok” was on at the Royal cinema which is my favourite place to watch good films.
“Amok” is a film made by the Moroccan producer, Souheil Ben Berka with a crew made of Moroccans, Europeans, Americans, and Africans. Meriam Makeba and Robert Leisol played the leading roles.
The story takes place in South Africa: one day a black school teacher left his village and went to visit his sister in the big city of Johannesburg. There he was chocked and appalled by the terrible conditions in which the black people live. He saw poverty, misery, unemployment, violence, discrimination, prostitution and a lot more.
This film is worth seeing because it is a smashing one describing the life of the blacks under the apartheid regime in South Africa. The actors, too, are excellent and their performance is good and convincing. Besides, the music performed by Meriam Makeba, herself, is sad but expressive. I liked it a lot.
My final opinion, though, about the film is that some parts are too violent but it shows the harsh reality of the blacks in a rich but racist regime.
Terrorism is the use of violence for political reasons. This includes any use of violence for the purpose of putting the public in fear.
Terrorists typically reject democratic means of change, like elections, and believe that only violence can bring about their political goals. So, terrorists often strike out at ordinary, innocent people - even children. They want to show that the government cannot protect its own citizens.
Radicalism or terrorism is an ideological movement and political approach that is foreign to Islam. When examined closely, these radical groups, it becomes clear that they are using a compilation of Communist/Marxist slogans and methods.
Terrorism, then, is one of the greatest dangers facing mankind and which has to be fought before it engulfs the world. Firstly, people should be willing to cooperate and give up some of their freedoms to be secure from terrorism (checkpoints, inspections of identity…). Secondly, we should make change in the law to increase police powers. Thirdly, we have to reduce the sentences of convicted terrorists if they volunteered useful information. Fourthly, we need to fight illiteracy, poverty, and unemployment to prevent young people from joining terrorist groups who promise a better life.
Finally, as a reminder, Islam considers any attack on innocent people as a major crime. They are not Muslims those who adopt the “fanatical rage of the Time of Ignorance” (Qur’an).
A lot of people emigrate from the country to the city. This drift has a lot of causes as well as effects.
The first cause, in my opinion, is drought. Severe droughts have not only ruined the crops in Morocco but also left people with very little or no water for them and for their crops and animals. So, lack of water in the country means unemployment.
Secondly, work is hard in the country because poor peasants have no machinery. Most of them work more than ten hours a day and do not have any vacation at all.
Thirdly, there is a shortage in schools in the Moroccan country side. That's why the farmers prefer to move to the city so as to give their children good education.
Fourthly, the country in Morocco lacks good infrastructure and services. There is no electricity, no roads, no hospitals, no recreational or sporting facilities…
Because of all these and other things a lot of people prefer to drift toward the cities. This immigration has, however, a lot of consequences. Among these are: these people often settle in the outskirts of the cities where housing is not adequate: no electricity, or tap water, or hygiene.
Also children often find it hard to adapt to the city life and may not continue their education in crowded classes in the outskirts of the cities where these families settle. So, they drop out of school and turn to drugs, crimes, and violence.
Transportation, as well, is a problem here. Buses and taxies are often crowded and uncomfortable. So these immigrants just jump "from the frying pan into the fire"
To conclude, I think, providing people in the country with good infrastructure and creating jobs for them in the country is the only way to encourage people to stay there.
Should women go out to work or stay at home? I think that’s a decision women should make with their spouses and family. I personally think that women should go out to work for various reasons:
To begin with, the man’s salary is not enough to cover all the household expenses and make ends meet. You have to have two to get by. You need two incomes to survive in today’s troubled economy, hence the need for extra income and a second pay-check.
Also, It's selfish for women in this troubled economy to depend and rely on their spouse for support: There's nothing worse than seeing some poor guy working 60 hours a week while his wife sits at home and spends his money.
Besides, women should contribute to society in some way even if they are wealthy enough to live on one income...working for spending money, volunteering, etc. Women should work to pass time and to make money. It's an insult to the women in today's world who do have to work, raise kids, and do all the other little things that need to be done.
Moreover, housewives become overly dependent on the men in their lives, which make them vulnerable. Women should not be denied of having career aspirations. Women need to have the skills and ability to support themselves if they need to.
All in all, women should work if they want to but men and women should then share all the responsibilities of the house and children 1/2 and 1/2. Men should help raise the kids and do housework and women should make some money.
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