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I believe that the computer along with the internet has had as great of an effect on the spread of knowledge in the past 100 years as the printing press. Now days, many many people from all over the world have computers and can look up anything that they want on the internet. Someone from England can communicate with someone from the United States in a matter of seconds. Thanks to search engines such as google.com and ask.com information on things from how many teeth sharks have to when something was invented is avalible to anyone who has a connection to the world wide web. Most assignments and projects given at school have something to do with finding information. The world wide web makes that task not only faster, but easier as well. Ofcorse, without a computer all together, finding that information is nearly impossible. Its true that there are books out there with the same information, but the internet brings it to people with just a few clicks instead of reading chapter after chapter and book after book. Its just easier for people who don't have the oppertunities to go places and learn the things that they need to know. It brings the information to them. Thats why I believe that the computer along with the world wide web is a modern invention that has had as great of an effect on the spread of knowledge as the printing press.
I believe that I would have to say that I agree with the famous Latin saying "Carpe Diem" because, alot of things that I have done in my life are more or less examples of that. "Carpe Diem" means pluck the day right? Enjoying things that you do right now and not worrying about what thats going to lead to. It's basically like the saying that I like to not only say but live by. Never regret anything that you have done in your past because at that moment, it satisfied you and made you happy. That's what I do. Sometimes willingly, but alot of times not even knowing it. I'm the kind of person who does think about what would make me happy right now instead of waiting on something that would make me happy later on. I don't plan alot of things, unless its again something that would make me happy. Like planning to go to a concert or something months in advanced. Otherwise, if its a situation where I walk into a store and see something that I want and would make me happy, then I'll get it if I can. Even if I'm trying to save up money for something else that would make me happy in the future, I don't care. Also, if I come to a situation where I need to make a decision on what I'm going to do (like go to the movies with my friends now, or wait and go to the mall later on in the week), I seem to want instant gratification. So I can say that my answer on whether or not I agree with the saying "Carpe Diem" would be yes, I do.
Me and my world history class went on a field trip on a search of greater knowledge for religions. Heres how it went.Al Huda Islamic Center
We first went to was the Al Huda Islamic Center. This place is where the Muslims and the people of the Islamic faith go to worship. We met with the Prayer leader Hisham Ahmed when we arrived and he told us a lot about his religion and what he did. My first thought of the building was wow. It looked so small and definitely wasn't what I expected. That then became a double wow when he told me that 200-500 people go there every Friday to pray. THE ROOM WAS SO SMALL!! I can say though, for it not being my religion or anything, there was a definite comfort feeling. Since I was on crutches, he offered me a seat so that I wouldn't have to stand. I thought that was very generous and very kind. On the carpet, I saw little open spaces all over. It was really cool when I learned that each of those spaces is for one person to pray. Each person has their own space. I also learned that they don't go out and try to convert people like Christians or catholics. That was another thing that really made me adore their religion. Sometimes when Hisham would speak, I couldn't understand him, but the times that I could, I really liked what he had to say. I actually really liked what he had to say about his religion, and if I had to choose a religion out of all those that I have learned about, I would probably chose the Islam faith. The Islamic Center was the only place that I really had any questions. I asked him if they had a certain "holy food" and he told me no. That they believe that any kind of food, besides pork and alcohol, was holy. I also asked him when they are done with Ramadan, (fasting from daylight to sunset) if they grubbed and ate a bunch of food. He simply laughed and told me yes. I can say that I really enjoyed going to the Al Huda Islamic Center and that this trip kind of made me want to go back, on my own time.
