A theme that I see
presenting itself within the book is “Progression is a Paradox.” What I mean by
this is the migrants that moved to California did so because of change and
progression in technology (tractors). Though when this progression in
technology was occurring the workers in the fields of California were being
treated like slaves which was receding the progress of equal rights in America.
When I researched this
theme I found out that people may see Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal as
paradoxical. The New Deal was designed to institute progress in the American
economy which in theory would give Americans more freedom to do as they please.
Some saw and still do see his social program as something that took away rights
because of having more regulations. Also, I found out from the research that
many people during the Great Depression pushed for higher, fairer wages. The
progress taken toward these fair wages seems as though it would be good thing
all around. This was not true for many of the business owners because they saw
this progress as progress towards Communism which by popular American belief is
a bad thing. The sites I used to get some of this information is below.
When it comes to
progress throughout history, especially in technology, this theme presents
itself. For example, the vacuum cleaner; this machine of mechanical wonder
helped cut the time of sweeping the floor in half if not more. The problem
though is with this new technology came a new standard for how clean a house
should be. This in turn made it so this time saving device made it so the
amount of time spent cleaning stayed the same or actually increased. An example
from today is the beloved smart phones. They are made so it is easier to check
your email, surf the web, make phone calls, and get an app that will do
anything. Smart phones do accomplish this goal of making these things easier
but it opens a door to a world with a need to “stay connected” all the time.
This means people expect less time for replies, returning calls, status updates,
and excreta. So in the end does a smart phone make life easier?
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