I think tinkercad is an interesting and creative program that can help people's 3-D printing concepts come alive. The program itself is slightly rudimentary in its user-friendliness with slightly confusing controls and work arounds. For example the figure "Frustum" wasn't an available option, which many people, like me, would fine valuable in the design studio. Other than these minor things I believe that tinkercad is amazing software. I think tinkercad is an invaluable resource that students can use to harness the force of their imagination and ideas in their head. It allowas students to make a physical representation of their thoughts. Although tinkercad may be a little basic or confusing, the products that people can make help further their individual intellectual quest to find and make something truly unique and possibly world changing.
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Technology has affected society by making us a lot more interconnected. This can be for good or bad as both bullies and kind people use technology for good and bad. Technology makes us live in a more globalized world. People can connect faster, get more things done, communicate, do business, travel, get together, take pictures, find love, and anything that can be done under the sun. I would say that technology has made our lives easier and more intertwined with each other, and it has helped us prosper and helped us grow.
I thought that "The Liker" is unfortunately very true in today's society. We put a lot of our self worth on what people think of us online, when it really does not matter at all. The "likes" on her post were worth more than actually living, and her narcissism enveloped her even more. I think the story was an effective satirization of modern narcissism because it told the story of a woman so determined to live an online life, it destroyed her real life.
Unfortunately I was absent for the circle of friends visit, but from what I have heard it was an incredible visit.
War Is. . .
War is a way that countries deal with disagreements. War is terrifying and destructive and possibly detrimental to the continued survival of the human race. War is the path that many people and politicians decide to go on instead of diplomacy. War is evil, dastardly, horrific, and greedy. War can be a way in which we all learn to hate, or all learn to love. It can destroy families and hearts, while building the prowess of others. War can be_________ or it can be ____________. War can be beneficial to a nation, a necessary evil. It can sweep a nation with change and fill people's hearts with patriotism and swelling national pride and valor. It can bring the end to cruelty in some places, like ousting oppressive or psychotic leaders. It can bring upon an era of increased industry and capital. Or it can be utterly horrifying. Like the scythe of a demon, it can wreak havoc, destruction, and death throughout lands and nations. It can mercilessly kill and disable young soldiers, and picks away at the fabric of the mind to toil and leave scars long after the war is over. It can reap lands of their riches, man made and natural, and can dehumanize even the most humane of us. What we don't realize is. . . That war does not end when fighting ceases, but is stays with us forever. A dear brother gone, a single empty spot at the dinner table, a widow with a new habit of going to the cemetery every Sunday. Long after the war is over minds still flash back to darkness, torture, and evil. People live with disabilities and the memories of atrocities and the searing pain of loss and destruction. What we don't realize is is that war never leaves us. Regardless of what we think. . . People still go to war. War is still prevalent and all to often a necessity in today's society. War still will happen, and we will still have to fight in them. Regardless of any thoughts that I have, war will still continue the world over. War changes us by. . . War changes us by making homes in our mind. By keeping its memory there to lurk and reappear in ways we never could know. It may physically change us, by giving us a disease or amputation. It could take away a great love, changing our outlook on life. It can change the outlook of our own leaders and our government. And it most of all, it can change the part of us that felt innocent and carefree. Devil’s Advocate Can a boy wear a skirt to school? When you hear this question you immediately think, “Well no! Skirts are for girls, a boy can't wear one.” But that is just plain wrong. Yes, a boy can wear a skirt to school because of transgender rights, gender equality, and a more progressive society. It should make no difference to us what an individual wears, as long as they are appropriate and respectful. This argument should be one should be won by equality and tolerance and that means allowing boys to wear skirts to school. The most important reason that a boy should be allowed to wear a skirt to school is the protection of transgender youth and transgender rights. Transgender kids have to deal with dress codes that don’t allow them to be themselves. In our schools “Dress is always a code, particularly for teenagers eager to telegraph their evolving identities”, and this is no different for trans students (Hoffman par. 7). Reasonably, “No trans person should be forced to present in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable”, and for youth who have a different gender identity from the ones they were born with, dressing like a particular gender could be completely awkward and humiliating. (Yeung par. 6) It is the school's job to “welcome all efforts to support young people on trans and gender identity issues and ensure they feel, happy, welcome and accepted at school”, by allowing them to wear clothes that may not correlate with their gender at birth (Yeung par. 5) For the sake of protecting equality and humility, the skirt should be able to be worn by all genders. Equality is paramount, whether it is for transgender rights or for the rights of the two genders. In this one instance, boys actually have fewer freedoms than girls do. Girls more easily can dress like boys at school in pants and masculine clothing, while boys are viewed as weak and unworthy if the even hint at femininity in their clothes. The uncomfortable truth is that “For most men, women’s clothing remains off limits” and reserved only for women, or transgender people (Glosswitch par. 4). This is just a matter of basic equality between men and women, and it only exists because society views femininity as weak. In Actuality “It’s astonishing that given our knowledge of the severity of sexism in schools, gender neutral clothing is not being considered in the context of challenging misogyny”, which is a major plus to boys wearing feminine clothing (Glosswitch par. 16) If femininity was embraced by more males, faculty allowed dressing beyond gender, and boys felt more comfortable expressing their femininity, then acceptance could increase unilaterally. Acceptance is not only being kind and tolerant with people but also valuing their self-expression. A boy wearing a skirt at school should have the same protections and validity as a girl wearing one. People have the right to express themselves, in reason, guaranteed by the first amendment to the constitution. Schools should not be able to discipline or prohibit the wearing of a particular garment of clothing if another student is completely allowed to wear it. The truth of the matter is that we shouldn’t really care what other people wear. If a boy wants to wear an appropriate skirt to school, let him. The constitution grants us the right of self-expression, and if “It doesn’t violate your dress code. You have no right to make the kid change his clothes. But it is your absolute policy to keep the kid safe” and away from discrimination (Hoffman par. 24). Kids should be free to express themselves at school, and in a sensible society, it shouldn’t really matter what clothing someone wears anywhere, let alone school. In this generation “Gender is a creative playing field” open to interpretation and experimentation, and it is our job to protect it and the youth that play on it (Hoffman par. 6). No matter if a child is transgender, or just wants to try out something new, it should not matter what clothes they have on their back if they have good intention in their heart. It should not matter whether a boy wears a skirt to school, nor should it matter if a girl wears pants. None of these things should matter to you in today’s society. For transgender individuals, the protections of their comfort is immediate and pressing, as is the protection of free expression and speech. Equality above all is what we should be striving for, not limiting the expression and decisions of our youth in schools. No one should control the clothing choices of this generation, for individuals know themselves the best, and what they are most comfortable with. One day the question will be asked, “Can a boy wear a skirt to school?” and the unanimous answer will be “Absolutely.” Works Cited (Hanging Indent would not work in this format so screenshots are used)
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