BLOG #6

Trying to find a solution to the technology problem is definitely challenging, but I think possible to find.  One of the first issues to the technology problem is that they say they could take the place of doctors and teachers.  For me I think this would be a huge mistake!  With both doctors and teachers you need face to face interaction, along with someone giving you the feeling that they care and are there to help you.  With technology a computer would not be able to comfort you before you go into open heart surgery, or be able to give you a look of confidence that helps you mind feel at peace.  Along, with technology would not be able to take the extra time to make sure everyone in a classroom was learning.  Especially at early development of a child’s brain it is important for someone to take special care in each child in order to help the child become the greatest person they can be!  Another kind of outlandish idea would be for the people that become unemployed, because of the technology in their work they could work for service organizations.  Some how service organizations could be funded and then they could pay employees to go to Africa to help with clean water, or help homeless in the United States, or plant trees, ect… This would allow a person to still have a job along with being able to help America and others in the process.  Overall, I think that technology is great, but should not take over positions that have to do with people an there feelings, and how they develop.  Psychologically humans are complex and without human interaction people would go crazy.  

BLOG #5 Technology in the workforce!

     Technology is a great thing, but sometimes too much of a good thing can become a bad thing and in this case a life changing bad thing!  Some jobs that technology could potentially take over are teachers; they could have a computer talk to students therefore, taking away thousands of jobs.  Also, factory workers, because technology would be made, so that the human labor would not be necessary anymore.  This would be a tragedy in my opinion, because then people would miss out on human interaction and would then be learning from a more stagnant perspective.  Along, with our country as a whole would no longer be able to prosper as it once did.  As technology gets more advanced there has been given great predictions that about 50% of the work force will be taken out.  If this happens there will be great distress on our economy.  To have a stable and well running economy you need the number of producers and the goods they make to match up the amount of consumers and the amount of goods they can buy.  If fifty percent of our current work force is put out of jobs they will no longer be able to contribute to our economy.  Therefore we will see a great amount of surplus in almost every good.  Also, it could affect children detrimentally.  The reasoning behind this is that if children’s parents can’t afford food, shelter, school supplies, after school sports, ect. how will that effect the children psychologically?  Also, then the government will be expected to feed those families, because the amount of people on welfare in America will go up exponentially!  That will have a huge effect therefore, leading into even more problems.  The technology movement is great, but we need to find a way to have technology and people be able to work together and not compete for the same job! 

Analysis of Obama’s Speech

            When making an un-bias decision on whether or not Obama’s speech was a well given argument or a poor one there are a few things we need to consider.  Obama knew going into the conference that he was going to be speaking to an audience that disagreed with his views on government and religion and that believed strongly in their religion and faith.  Therefore, as someone analyzing one must be careful that he discussed his topic in an ethical way and gave an argument that talked about the topic and not the people on the opposing side of the argument.           

            At the beginning of his speech Obama thanks them for speaking about justice and poverty and putting pressure on the government to find solutions to these problems.  He then makes a reference to the bible that speaks about poverty and how it relates.  This relates to the pathos of the audience showing that he understands the bible just like them, and therefore making them less guarded and more open to listening to him.  He explains how Mr. Keyes had called him out and said that he was not a true Christian.  Then he goes on to talk about how he is a true Christian and how religion is important in America because 90 percent of Americans believe in God.  This relates to the audiences ethos, because he is showing him his back round, character, and why he is a good person to listen to when discussing religion in politics.  This makes him seem like he is on the side of the audience, which further more helps his argument.

            Further down in his speech he starts to discuss how some of the greatest leaders were religious and gives examples of Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln, but then goes on to explain how faith is important and helps a person make their decision, but it should not be a part of the government.  This relates to the audiences logos, because the statements that he has made makes logical sense and gives a good argument that you do not need religion in government to lead people.

            Overall, Obama makes a good argument. Whether or not a person agrees or disagrees with the position he shown his audience how they can trust his judgment and character, along with relate to him and think like him.  He showed all the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, and logos.

Obamas Speech Summary
     Obama gives a speech on the topic of religion in government.  He is speaking to an audience that believes firmly in Jesus Christ and their Covenant and that is wanting for religion to be in the government rather than separate.  He begins his speech talking about how he is a Christian and gives an example of how he found his faith.  He relates well to the audience that he is speaking to, and makes himself seem more approachable, by discussing something that is close to their hearts.  He goes on to explain how 90 percent of Americans believe in God, and that therefore the American government can not take God away from America, because faith is a big part of America.  He continues with his speech giving examples of how influential people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln were men of faith, but also great leaders in America.

 Obama states that the America is a pluralist nation, and therefore the government needs to consider everyone of every religion like, Catholic, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, ect.   He makes a reference to the bible about the story of Abraham and Isaac, and what the American people who do if they saw a man trying to kill a child.  They would act rationally and call the police and try to separate the two people. This however was different to God’s plan, but being an outsider a person would not know that. 

Overall, he states that religion should be separate from government to have a fair viewpoint on serious topics.  He explains that it does not mean to take away faith from anyone, but to take away the tension between politics that they can reach a common idea and decision on “hot” topics, such as abortion and gay marriage.

He concludes with a letter from a doctor that was sent to him that spoke about fair-minded words.  Barrack Obama closing statement is, “A hope that we can live with one another in a way that reconciles the beliefs of each with the good of all. It's a prayer worth praying, and a conversation worth having in this country in the months and years to come. Thank you.”  He clearly made his point with religion not interfering with politics, while also showing his audience that he is like them and that he wants what is best for the country just like they do.