There Will Come Soft Rains: Is Technology Helpful Or A Menace?

Technology Helpful or a Menace? Christian Lous Lange once said, “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.” In the 1950’s technology was just pieces of machinery that made doing task simplier. That was until the Cold War. The U.S dropped a bomb in the ocean in Hiroshima, Japan. It killed thousands and injured many. The U.S misused the power of technology. In the short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury, he writes about a house that is filled with machinery that can do everything from cleaning, cooking, etc. In the end the house is destroyed by a fire that comes from a fallen tree branch. The house is left crying out in terror and is destroyed. Technology has harmed society because even the most wonderful technology

In the text “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury it states, “The dog frothed at the mouth, lying at the door, sniffing, its eyes turned to fire. It ran wildly in circles, biting at its tail, spun in a frenzy, and died. It lay in the parlor for an hour” (paragraph 22). This signifies that the house didn’t take care of the dog so it died from hunger and went insane. Therefore this shows that technology has hurt society because the house was too caught up with the other events it didn't take care of the dog. Additionally in the text “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury it states, “The house shuddered, oak bone on bone, its bared skeleton cringing from the heat, its wire, its nerves, revealed as if a surgeon had torn the skin off to let the red veins and capillaries quiver in the scalded air. “Help, help! Fire! Run, run!” Heat snapped mirrors like the brittle winter ice. And the voices wailed, “Fire, fire, run, run,” like a tragic nursery rhyme, a dozen voices, high, low, like children dying in a forest, alone, alone. And the voices fading as the wires popped their sheathings like hot chestnuts. One, two, three, four, five voices died” (paragraph 55). This expresses that despite all the amazing things the house could do it was destroyed. Consequently this shows how technology has harmed society because the house was highly advanced and intelligent but it

For instance in the article, “How Technology Helps Us In Our Daily Lives” By Amy Williams she states,“Cell phones allow families to text updates on activities, practices, and even grocery lists. Do you remember how hard it was to organize schedules without cell phones?” This conveys that families are organizing all their group activities on their cell phones. In other words technology has helped society because now it is easier to remember what you had planned and prevents you from forgetting. Another example is in the article, “Five ways Technology has Improved Society” by an anonymous teenager it states, “Another way that technology has helped society progress is through text talk. It helps cut down on time you talk and write/type. Here is a scenario to help you see this concept: "omg did u like C becca's outfit