Today is officially the last lesson and last day that we will be going for TWC L TWC was such an enjoyable lesson and I always felt as if my knowledge has expanded after every session. After today, I will not be able to receive so much information about new emerging technology in 3hours L On a lighter note, the knowledge I have gained through the mod will definitely allow me to discuss about technology with other people. Also, Prof Singh has been such a fun filled prof and had made a plain mod become interestingJ I will certainly miss going for lesson L
Anyway, we had the last four groups to present on their websites and today’s presentations were yet again interesting topics J The first group presented on Technology and the development of Tablets. Their website was well done and professional J One question that was brought up in class “do you foresee offices to change to Tablets too?” In my opinion, I believe so. We see the changing trends of use of technology over the past decades. Firstly, the computers used in companies were those of the large bulky desktops with small screens in the past. Then the desktops started to shrink, with sleek monitors and small drives, with of course, faster speeds. After which, in today’s offices, the advent of laptops started to replace desktops altogether. The laptops shrank too, from the very first laptops till today, designs have become more sleek and more portable. The introduction of Tablets was just a recent phenomenon. Therefore, I can foresee and believe that Tablets will indeed replace laptops in offices in the near future. Not only offices will adopt replacing , but also all the laptops that we are currently using.
Next up was the topic on Beauty. Their presentation was engaging and website is informative too J We all know Beauty takes on many forms, but mainly inner and outer beauty. The group presented on the history of Beauty. Particularly, I thought that the binding of feet in ancient China is extremely disturbing. No offence, but I really have no clue how the binding of an adult foot is attractive. I thought it was more of cruelty, as wouldn’t it be hard to walk on a feet with a small surface area? Imagine a woman of 1.8m walking on a small feet, it would be hard for her to move about. Also, I visited the Ripley’s: Believe it or not museum some time back and I have seen the lengthening of the necks, the enlarging of earholes or mouths in certain cultures. It was really a mind blowing experience in that museum. These were the forms of beauty that were appreciated in different cultures which I thought was really special and different. Also, another question was brought up regarding the future baby that “will there be a time where everyone will look the same?” It is hard to believe that it will happen but I think it will eventually happen. I think all parents will want their children to be the crème of the crop, and become an outstanding individual. Therefore, it may come a time where there will be trend to produce perfect babies and that everyone will soon look similar.
The third group presented on Technology and Politics. Their presentation was clear and engagingJ Politics and the use of Mass media is a recent popular trend. In the latest US president election, President Obama made use of mass media to reach out to the public, especially the young voters. He made use of Facebook and Twitter as a medium to advertise and promote himself, and this has been proven effective as he managed to convince young voters to vote for him, thus winning the election. This has been the same for the recent Singapore elections where almost all the candidates made use of the mass media to campaign.
The last group presented on Technology in Terrorism and Counter Terrorism. Their presentation was smooth and well presented J The same internet we use in our daily lives is the same internet terrorists use to spawn their activities. It’s quite eerie if I put it in this way, but technology and the internet is often bittersweet. The terrorists can use various methods to spread their ideologies using technology, but the police can also use technology to counter them.
In all, today’s presentations were very comprehensive yet informative J I would rate today’s lesson a 9/10. As this is the last post for the module, I would conclude and rate the whole entire mod a 10/10! J
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