Tanvir Mahmud Project 1 – Rough Draft Modern technology has made tasks and procedures easier, more accurate, and more convenient. However, people have become heavily dependent on technology, including the health care sector. In Ray Bradbury’s “The Martian Chronicles,” one of the main themes is that the people have relied on technology too much and it has led to their destruction. This idea can be applied to the health field. Relying on too much technology takes away the human element of healthcare and overlooks a patient’s specific needs and wants, and contributes to the destruction of healthcare. Two short stories from this collection, “There Will Come Soft Rains” and “The Million-Year Picnic” portray this through the use of plot, character, Bradbury also uses irony to further portray this idea. It is about an automated house that still functions even though the population has been wiped out from nuclear explosions. From the activities that the robots carried out, it is clear that the family completely relied on the house. For example, breakfast is made automatically and there are voice reminders even though no one is there. A storm sets the house on fire which collapses, all but one wall which has a voice call out the date repeatedly. The story features the poem of the same name written by Sarah Teasdale which describes a war that has destroyed mankind and that nature will be indifferent that they are gone. The house plays this poem which is very Rather, it will cause less jobs in the healthcare sector. IBM’s Watson may be the beginning; there are robots that can perform surgery and there may be medical androids in the future that can replace certain health workers. There will be destruction in careers and patients will be interacting with machines more than with other people. In “The Million-Year Picnic,” the father shows his kids Martians at their request by letting them see their own reflections. This suggests that they are no longer ‘human.’ Just like how they have become Martians, the over-reliance on technology in healthcare will take away the human side of medicine. In conclusion, Bradbury’s theme that people are becoming overly-dependent on technology which will lead to consequences can be applied to the health field. The growing reliance on technology in healthcare will lead to less jobs and take away the human side of it which is the most important aspect of medicine. Bradbury’s collection of stories, “The Martian Chronicles” portray this theme by setting in an apocalyptic world after a nuclear fallout. Two of the stories, “There Will Come Soft Rains,” and “The Million-Year Picnic” relate this theme to the health field using plot, character, and many examples of
The concepts discussed within the article regarding medicalization and changes within the field of medicine served to be new knowledge for me as the article addressed multiple different aspects regarding the growth of medicalization from a sociological standpoint. Furthermore, the article “The Shifting Engines of Medicalization” discussed the significant changes regarding medicalization that have evolved and are evidently practiced within the contemporary society today. For instance, changes have occurred within health policies, corporatized medicine, clinical freedom, authority and sovereignty exercised by physicians has reduced as other factors began to grow that gained importance within medical care (Conrad 4). Moreover, the article emphasized
Dr. Atul Gawande, a Harvard Medical School graduate and writer for The New Yorker, phenomenally illustrates the unknown side of healthcare professions in his book, Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science. By exploring the ethical and analytical aspects of medicine while entertaining readers with relatable anecdotes, Gawande impresses on his audience the importance of recognizing the wonders of the healthcare field, as well as the fallibility of those within it.
If the Martian Chronicles had been written in the 1999’s instead of fifty years ago, many issues and problems would change. Ray Bradbury wrote his book in 1946. In it he wrote about problems such as censorship, man’s cruelty to man, and loneliness. Each issue shows up in one or two of his chronicles. All of his issues affect every one of his characters in many different ways.
...x the problem. In today’s society, because of the advancements in the medical field, technology and the rise of professional doctors, we do not need to resort to supernatural phenomena to cure medical hardships. Doctors have the ability to fix most of our troubles through procedures such as medicine or surgery. Hence, this demonstrates how the study of history, puts human experience in context and allows us to understand ourselves as people and how much we have evolved, and will continue to evolve for centuries to come.
The underlining theme in The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury is unarguably war. War is the point of origin from all conflicts generated throughout this story. War drives man to Mars, nearly wipes out the Martian population, wreaks havoc on Earth, and forces humans to leave their newly found planet to its previous tenants. War is the driving factor for this whole story; without it, this story never occurred. It gives humanity the courage to travel way out of their comfort zone onto a wasteland of a planet. Being that war follows humans to Mars due to their actions makes humans realize that they cannot escape their own violence.
middle of paper ... ... The house stands alone on scorched land, surrounded by ruins, remnants of other buildings and homes. Animals also exist in nature without humanity, however, in poor conditions. Foxes, cats, and sparrows search for food and shelter from the home; the family dog dies from radiation poisoning and starvation.
Bradbury’s use of personification in “There Will Come Soft Rains” also exemplifies the intricate relationship between humans and technology. For instance, he writes, “At ten o’clock the house began to die” (Bradbury 4). When the house truly starts to die, the readers begin to feel confused because everything it has done has been entirely methodical. The houses aspiration to save itself joint with the dying noises evokes human sorrow and suffering. The demolition of the personified house might convey the readers to sense the deep, penetrating grief of the situation, whereas a clear, detailed portrayal of the death of a human being might merely force readers to recoil in horror. Bradbury’s strong use of personification is effective because it
Tom Harpur, in his 1990 article in the Toronto Star - "Human dignity must figure in decisions to prolong life" - presents numerous arguments in support of his thesis that the use of advanced medical technology to prolong life is often immoral and unethical, and does not take into consideration the wishes of the patient or their human dignity. However, it must be noted that the opening one-third of the article is devoted to a particular "human interest" story which the author uses to illustrate his broader argument, as well as to arouse pity among readers to support his view that human life should not always be prolonged by medical technology. This opening section suggests that a critical analysis of Harpur 's arguments may find widespread use of logical fallacies in support of the article 's thesis. In this essay I will argue that, given how greatly
...e gap in attitudes between pre-medicalized and modern time periods. The trends of technological advancement and human understanding project a completely medicalized future in which medical authorities cement their place above an intently obedient society.
the humans doom and feel indifference towards the house. If one were to read Bradbury’s words
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles shows us not only a different world from Earth and Mars, but also the future of America. Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles depicts the colonization of Mars in terms of the colonization of America. The story is similar to what America experienced, such as thediscovery of America, the invasion of Indian colonies, and the new civilization. Dana's response paper also discussed the colonization of Mars.
Patients have long lamented that their doctors do not truly listen to them. A new emerging discipline, Narrative Medicine, seeks to rectify this problem by teaching both medical students and doctors alike the value of empathy and through the use of literature how to listen, dissect, and reconstruct patient’s narratives. Although Rebecca Elizabeth Garden and Rita Charon, agree on many aspects of Narrative Medicine, Garden tends be more critical and points out more flaws in her work entitled “The Problem of Empathy: Medicine and the Humanities,” whereas Charon cites the numerous benefits of Narrative Medicine in “Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness.” Although Narrative Medicine is beneficial because it allows doctors to develop empathy, one should also realize the many potential pitfalls and complications that arises.
...t act on its own programming. The house cannot therefore make any decisions to stop working from the humans who are already dead. The house therefore represents order in the midst of chaos; the house is the only thing that is functioning with all the things around it destroyed. It is the only thing that bears meaning despite there being total destruction after nuclearwar; it is the only place that holds to purpose despite the meaningless things happening. The house tries to fight entropy but does not win, it rubble just falls into the larger rubble of the city that is now destroyed. This symbolizes the pessimistic view of determination of humans in the search for meaning in the world (Chopin, There Will Come Soft Rains).
ABSTRACT Technology affects society in every aspect in today’s world. There is not one single industry that has not been affected by technology, but no other industry is more affected than the field of medicine and healthcare. Modern technology has changed the structure and organization of the medical field. With rising health care cost the amount of uninsured people keeps rising higher and higher. With new technology the prices will only continue to rise. There are currently approximately 46 million people without health care coverage and that number continues to climb with rising health care cost. Employers are either no longer able to pay for employee insurance because of the 54 percent cost increase, or they are having to change policies
Destruction, it happens in our everyday lives. But most people never really know why so much destruction takes place. Ray Bradbury’s book, The Martian Chronicles, explains to us causes of destruction and how fear drives humans to destroy. Despite the fact most of his short stories take place on the planet Mars and are based more on the future, most of the problems are very relatable to problems occurring today. With examples from The Martian Chronicles and from events occurring today it is shown how fear drives humans to be destructive.