Abel Lockhart
Professor Crowe
Composition for Scientific World
12/5/2023
With the start of the Bioethics essay, I Inherently lacked much interest in doing a paper on Genomics. But as soon as I began to do more research I found out that I didn’t have to do a paper so much as to go into the science of it, and rather I began to take it more into the perspective of philosophy.
Through the use of displaying the long history of eugenics, it gives insight into the psychology of public opinion and power. Later on I follow up with the discussions of metaphysics surrounding death as a means of justifications for our actions. This serves as how the views surrounding human rights conflict.
After having done more research on the entrepreneurial couple, I got more incite behind their ideals and discovered pragmatism. Pragmatism can lead to a shift of a dystopian society as practicality can be attributed to a sacrifice for morals. If i had more time i probably would have dove more into this rather than centering the argument around our view of death through philosophy. But either way, I still learned a lot. Next time, I’ll dive deeper into Pragmatism and how it can stir up some trouble.
In the following essay on an Op-Ed for change within society, My audience was composed of two idiots that argue as to whether an Iphone or android is better, well neither is right because they are arguably comparing two devices that practice the same function. Rather I think there has to be a better contender to revolutionize the smartphone by engineering modularity into our devices. This allows for the vast options of replaceable hardware to be applicable to many devices. My use of rhetoric had intended to appeal in a very informative way. Starting off strong by applying human-like characteristics to a physical object.
I’ve realized how much power a united industry can be. The computer industry thrives in modularity due to how every company specializes in the production of parts rather than the entire device. Through my research I was able to see how the phone industry is a competition over control, and it makes sense since a phone is portable and it provides a numerous amount of services at any time anywhere. I’ve seen how the implication of software from these companies have managed to suck the consumer into their products at all times. And I can especially see how much more controlling social media is, it has come to the point where our values are shaped by them. Take Instagram as an example. Realistically there is no need for better camera quality, but instagram has created a need for outputting the best parts of yourself. So of course, it enforces this need to appeal to others which is what has been engraved into what we value. Everyone now thinks they wield the power of a DSLR in their hands. We heavily value the likes received on what we show off to people.
Purpose has definitely impacted my writing practices because I see myself constantly morphing throughout the essay. Through the extensive research my understanding of the subject changes, thus my message to the audience changes. At first I intended to have a focus on industry and that they have been the main issue, but I eventually came around and gave consideration that the consumer will have to also have to play their part.
These assignments forced me to organize my writing due to the irregular forms of proposed ideas left on the page. Rearranging blocks of text around so that it didn’t sound like a rant, finding a way to make the information connect in an organized structure. I’ve come to learn that I’m a magnificent writer, but in order to reach that full potential I must foster upon the habit of writing. I cease to struggle in formulating ideas, but perfectionism acts as the hoover dam, a wall of judgment that limits the flow of thoughts. It’s primarily due to the fear of being misunderstood, a fear of not showing my true potential. But as of right now I am pushing myself to write down whatever the hell I’ve got in my mind just for the sake of writing down my thoughts. Because the reality is that nobody is going to see the failed attempts as the finished product. You are literally reading an edited version of a rough draft, this sentence wasn’t even here before. The fear of judgment for one’s mistakes must be removed. We must continue to empower the adolescent, tell them that your imperfections are what make up your perfection. To not shy away from showing your flaws. With the modern society that is in constant pursuit of achieving everso greater achievements, social media pushes out a surge of perfection, it’s no wonder it sets a heavy set of expectations among all audiences.
We are all born into an unjust world due to the variety of experiences that have alluded to a surmount of different agendas from ideas. It is impossible to satisfy everyone’s needs considering the variety of desires. But as Mick Jagger, the lead singer from the rolling stones, puts it. “You can’t always get what you want, but you might just find what you need”.
Too much reflection is done on our flaws, and we forget to look back at what we have achieved. The constant necessity for balance will always prevail, in consideration that nothing lasts forever, the imbalanced world is that of perfection. With perfection as that of a myth, a concept curated to achieve a desired state. Perfection can never be achieved, but it can always be accomplished for a fleeting moment, which is what we all want, to relinquish in the desired lapse of time for as long as we can. A temporary state allows us to long for new opportunities. We may never achieve perfection, but we can always strive for it.
I’ve accumulated a contingency for philosophy. And through the discussions condoned in class, coupled with the diversity of the demographic within CCNY, a spread of beliefs and ideas have been sprinkled on campus. My faith in humanity has ever so grown stronger as I engage in discussions surrounding recent conflicts, philosophy, and religion. The flourishing diversity in college has strengthened my curiosity through wanting to understand the difference in views. Being exposed to these extensive cultures has made me feel connected with people on a global scale.
I’ve come to realize that I have an issue with stepping on a pile of gum, and instead of placing my focus on removing one, I attempt to scrape them all off at once. But I just end up with a big conglomerate of black smudge. Whenever I’m diving into something new I obtain so much knowledge and ideas, so I try to the best of my ability to hoard everything together all at once. But it becomes a disorganized mess where I cant provoke a firm message. On the other hand i’ve also taken into consideration that in certain cases it can be that way. To leave the viewer to question themselves even more, so as to give them short bursts of information that may provoke them to take the initiative to expand on it. To leave them questioned allows for the expansion of new knowledge through their newfound curiosity. Rather than fill in all of the pieces for them, I give them the problem to toggle. And through focusing on one subject, it allows you to master specific issues. But in my case of being a jack of all trades, I am a master of none, I will not specialize in one set of knowledge. But I will continue to take one topic, understand it to the best of my ability, and then continue to spark a lust for knowledge through my writings.
Through my need for curiosity, I do not fear controversy. As the absence of discussion is the turmoil of understanding.
