Week 3: Robotics and Art

     Industrialization is the key ingredient into making America what it is today. Starting from the first civilization, people have been using tools and technology in order to make life simpler, efficient and all around better.  For example, the printing press created by the Chinese in 1040, allowed for the quicker and quality production of books and newspapers which expanded education and grew the media. 

    Additionally, philosopher, Walter Benjamin, helped expand the popular culture phenomenon through the production of children's literature and writing about toys, travel, gambling etc. Therefore, the discussion of these topics helped shape society and created a better understanding for the worlds top commodities. 

    Some may argue that we as a society are moving too fast, and, the industrialization of society is dangerous. The machines and factories that have been created are polluting earth and causing more damage to society. In the movie Wall-e, we follow the last robot on Earth picking up the waste that humans have left one block at a time. This movie is supposed to serve as a reminder and a warning of the issues that may arise if we do not protect the planet. 

    Although the expansion of technology and innovations can be detrimental to society, they ultimately have created job opportunities, allowed for medicinal development and overall made a more efficient and helpful society. Furthermore, it is our job to protect the planet while building a better society. 

Citations

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Malloryk. “‘Even the Dead Won’t Be Safe’: Walter Benjamin’s Final Journey: The National WWII Museum: New Orleans.” The National WWII Museum | New Orleans, The National World War II Museum, 29 Sept. 2020, www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/walter-benjamin.

  “Printing Press - Invented, Gutenberg, Significance.” History.Com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/topics/inventions/printing-press. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Walter Benjamin Books — Harvard University Press, www.hup.harvard.edu/features/walter-benjamin-philosopher-cultural-critic-and-essayist. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

“Watch Wall-E: Disney+.” E, www.disneyplus.com/movies/wall-e/5G1wpZC2Lb6I. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.