https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a 1. Read ALL five questions 2. Select THREE questions to which to respond. Post a thoughtful, 3-4 sentence response to each question you've selected. 3. Read through the posts of your classmates. If you are the first to respond to the padlet, check back later this weekend for more student responses. 4. Select THREE student posts to which to reply. Provide a thoughtful, academic comment to their response to the question. en-us 2020-08-16 22:45:16 UTC 2021-05-10 09:59:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694948596 Bradbury chose to use the lions in the story because lions are vicious, dangerous, and they are leaders. The symbolism of the lions is that the kids are displaying their hate towards the parents, and they also symbolize the kids' power over the parents since they act like they rule the parents. The African Veldt symbolizes a dangerous environment because a veldt is filled with wild animals looking for the next meal, and in this story those animals are the lions.]]> 2020-08-24 15:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694948596 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694948855 2020-08-24 15:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694948855 nathand2236 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694949429 Peter is really angry because he had put so much value on the nursery. By taking away his nursery, they were basically taking away his life since he did everything there.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694949429 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694949476 I think the children are so angry with their parents because in a way the parents are taking away the children's "parents" or the technology of the house. The house has cooked, cleaned, washed, etc for the kid's while the parents have done nothing, so Peter seeing this happen get's defensive because of it. In this story, technology influenced the kid's minds by doing things for them that they could do themselves, making them lazy.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694949476 kaitlynp2582 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694949776 The children are angry with their parents because the nursery and home are, in their eyes, their own parents. Their parents are most likely seen as an object or a nuisance to the children because the parents never taught the kids what to do and what not, along with gave them little to no affection. This gave the parents no purpose in the household and all of the housework and caring for was done by the house already. Peter is specifically angry because he is known to be quite intelligent, and he already perceives what his parents are doing. This causes him to become even more angry as he can comprehend the situation and that his parents are trying to take away his "real" parents. Technology can influence young minds by exposing them to the world a lot earlier, which could be both a positive and negative thing. Young minds can also be influenced by social media as well, along with grow to become too dependent on technology.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694949776 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694949999 I believe Bradbury chose the setting of the African veldt because of how open and dangerous it is. In other dangerous settings, like a forest, there are places to hide, and a higher chance of survival. Bradbury uses this to symbolize how untamed the children are. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694949999 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950155 I think the reason Peter rages about his parents shutting off all the technology is because the technology itself raised Peter and Wendy because of all the advances/ ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950155 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950221 The children have spent their whole lives being raised by the machinery in their house, meaning that in their eyes it has more value then anything else. The technology is all they've ever known, so turning it off would be like getting rid of what they view as their only resource. This is why they become so angry and spiteful when they are left without it. The technology has influenced them to the point that they are incapable of completing everyday tasks without it.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950221 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950232 the children are upset with their parents due to their parents' desire for change conflicting with their spoiled lifestyle. Because the house and nursery take care of the children's every need, they have replaced the parents' role in the family, making the parents nothing but obstacles to the children. Since the technology was able to give the children anything they wanted, they grew up with the notion that everything goes their way, and when that is threatened due to the parents, they feel nothing but hate and anger towards them. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950232 junhyungy2619 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950256 The children seem to treasure their nursery more than their parents.  In other words, they think of the nursery and the rest of the homes s their parents.  When their biological parents threatened to shut down the nursery, the children became angry because it was like someone trying to take your parents away from you.  Through the actions and emotions of the children we can see how technology can really manipulate young minds by appealing to all their needs.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950256 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950402 I think he chose the African veldt as the setting because the plains are open. The predators are wild and they do not have any emotional attachment to the parents. Also, the children's minds are like the lions because they are wild and untamed. This reason made it easier for the lions to attack the parents and the children had no remorse. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950402 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950524 The children, specifically Peter, are angry with their parents because they were threatening to shutting down the nursery. Due to the fact that the entire family lived side by side with technology in their household, the nursery had been the one caring for the children by clothing, feeding, grooming and playing with them. This leads both Peter and Wendy to cherish and love the nursery as if it were their real parents. It acted as a safe place for the children, a virtual, fantasy world that tended to their every desire. The technology strongly impacted the children and how they view things, they are used to getting their way and being cared for 24/7 ,so shutting it down would change everything in Peter and Wendy's life. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950524 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950687 I think why the children were so angry with their parents was because they were so reliant on something for their own needs and entertainment. They were raised around technology and for them to have it taken away so quickly may have provoked unpleasant emotions. Technology effects young minds because people get into the habit of relying on it. For example, if everyone didn't have WiFi for the day, people would have to rely on another way of entertainment or actually get outside to do something. This shows that technology is easily dependent on and also very addictive.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950687 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950721 I believe that technology will surpass people in society because there are very few things robots cannot do. They are already starting to take jobs away from people and will continue to improve to the point where we will not be needed.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950721 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950748 The children are angry with their parents because they believe that technology is more important than them. The parents wanted to take away all technology from the kids, so they got mad. Technology influenced Peter and Wendy's life, as well as other kids because they were exposed to it at a young age. They start to depend on the technology more than their parents and develop a need for it. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950748 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950826 Parental control in the short story signifies the theme that too much leeway by authority opens room for disrespect and chaos. I feel a parent should be aware and critique the behavior of his or her child, but should let a child be independent and make his or her own mistakes. A lack of control can make a child feel entitled to rights, while too much will make a child sneaky.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950826 ranyasharaf https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950937 The children are both angry with their parents because their parents were threatening to take away their technology. This upset the children because they grew to rely on their technology, even more than on their parents. Technology influences young minds by being able to confuse you from a virtual simulation vs reality. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694950937 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694951242 To some extent already, technology has already passed humans, and will continue to surpass it even further. This is because humans, are the creators of the technology, meaning they can program the technology to do specific tasks. When technology surpasses humans, it is because it is cheaper to have technology do the ask rather than to have to pay a human every hour to do the same thing.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694951242 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694951395 The significance on parent authority plays a large role in the underlying theme of technology overtaking the lives of the Hadley family. I believe a parent should have majority of respectful control over their children, especially at a younger age (before teens). However, even then they should still maintain control because that's what a parent is supposed to do. Their duty as your father or mother is to personally be there for you, but also discipline you as well. However, with too much control many children stray away and pick up bad habits such as lying and parents truly never get to know their own children. With too little, well, the short story explains very well what happens with minimal authority. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694951395 alisav6667 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694951396 I think that the setting of the nursery is the African veldt because it symbolizes the wild or untamed nature of the children. Additionally, a veldt is a grassland where there is no place to hide or escape. How barren it is also seems to be another showcase of symbology, perhaps of how boring and uninteresting life ruled by technology is. The lions also symbolic. Lions are vicious predators who hunt rarely and otherwise laze around in the sun, which ties into an earlier analysis of the veldt.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694951396 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694951415 The children are angry with their parents because the technology had raised them more than them. They had some sort of technology for each task and had become very dependent on it and it would suddenly be taken away from them. The nursery had raised them more than their parents which influenced them to believe it was more important. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694951415 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694952138 The children are angry at their parents because they are trying to take away their play thing, much like how a child would get upset about their simple toy would be taken away. Technology enhances their distress because it gives the children anything they want and that fact merged with how they have come to depend on it for a long while, it is almost like taking away most of their way life. They are also children and would not have a way to cope with limitation so they resort to anger.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694952138 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694952644 In the story, there is not a significant amount of parental control. George attempted to set rules and boundaries regarding the nursery, but often failed because of the lack of discipline earlier in his kid's lives. Technology made the parents feel like they did not need to discipline their children. Likewise, Peter and Wendy felt like they did not need to listen to their parents when they tried to control them because of technology's large role in their lives. I feel that a parent should have some level of control over their kid, but there needs to be a balance. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694952644 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953243 I believe that the children (specifically Peter) were so angry and mentally driven to despise their parents due to the lack of control and limitation their parents offered with technology. Peter, understands the irresponsibility and spoilage he and Wendy had from their parents. Also, their parents never had the parenting role as the futuristic HappyHome enabled the parenting role more proffesionally. In my mind, technology influences young minds in an assimilated profession but induces them to no creative mindset. Young minds are self-driven to only correct answers if they are commanded which in this short story; it is commanded by technology. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953243 sydneyb2466 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953276 I believe that the children are so angry with their parents because they have become dependent on technology. When they are in the nursery everything is perfect for them but when they get out and face their parents, not everything goes their way. Technology has great influence on young minds as we see here. Becoming reliant on technology causes kids at a young age to not do things for themselves and live in a digital world. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953276 gracel2216 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953280 At some point, technology will surpass humanity. Unlike humanity, technology grows and progresses at an exponential rate, meaning that it will one day surpass humanity.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953280 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953561 The children are so angry with their parents because they don't really consider them as their parents anymore. Since the house does everything for them, the house and the nursery are more important to the children than their parents. The technology in the house influenced their minds by making them believe that the house is more important than their parents.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953561 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953948 I believe that the children are angry with their parents is because they see no use for them. In the story, David McClean tells the parents that the children see the technology as their parents. Therefore, they see their parents as an evil person trying to take their parents away since Lydia and George attempt to lock the nursery. Thus, since they grew up with a lack of human contact, their nursery is the most important. Technology influences young minds by getting them addicted to the screen at a young age. Therefore, children rely on technology so much, since we can ask and receive everything on a screen. This influences young minds by making children rely on technology more than human contact. This changes how they speak to people in person because of the lack of contact.]]> 2020-08-24 15:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694953948 natalien2984 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694954772 From my standpoint, I believe that technology has already surpassed humanity. Due to industrialization snd scientific advancement, there have been more mankind creations that have outperformed mankind itself. For example, the world uses robots in our homes, tractors for our farms, satellites, and a plethora of other technological devices that support us through our everyday lives. Because of this, if it has not happened already, I imagine that in just like "The Veldt," technology will overrule humanity, making us more and more incompetent and insignificant.]]> 2020-08-24 15:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694954772 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694955683 The author chooses this specific setting for multiple reasons. In a place like the veldt, it is abundant of many wild creatures that are untamed. This could symbolize the character traits of the children and how they act towards their parents in the course of the story. In addition, a lion symbolizes dangerous power, and that can be compared to how technology also has the dangerous power to control/ take over a person's life.]]> 2020-08-24 15:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694955683 avishm6449 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694955985 The children feel close to the nursery and towards technology. Instead of having feelings towards their parents, they learned to care for the house and the nursery because it has been there for them since they were young. So allowing technology to parent children has negative consequences.]]> 2020-08-24 15:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694955985 lenak4132 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694956948 The children are angry with their parents because they said they will take away the nursery room and shut the house down. The nursery room and the house itself has become the kids’ parents and a parent role to the children. Technology can brainwash young minds to think that the imaginary virtual world is the reality; technology can control young minds.]]> 2020-08-24 15:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694956948 nathand2236 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694956982 The kids really didn't know what they were doing. Peter is only 10 years old and hated his dad so much that he could kill him. That combined with Peter putting his life into the nursery probably made Peter think that murdering his parents were justified. When a person puts so much of their life onto something or someone and that gets taken away, they will do anything to get it back, especially if they're a child. Wendy also didn't know what she was doing because Wendy only followed what Peter did.]]> 2020-08-24 15:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694956982 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694957741 The children are angry with their parents because they want to take away something that means more to them then their actual parents. They have become reliant on technology and if it got taken away they would be lost in the real world, not this fantasy world they have created for themselves. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694957741 gracel2216 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694958194 The children are angry because technology has been more of a parent to them then their actual parents. When their biological parents threaten to take technology away, the children react violently. Technology, in the hands of young minds, can often be used for bad intentions.]]> 2020-08-24 15:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694958194 oliviac2174 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694959026 I think at some point technology will pass humanity  because we are already so dependent on technology. Humans always have a desire for more, so I think technology will grow along with that. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694959026 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694960821 I think that the children have realized what they have done to George and Lydia Hadley, but not necessarily their parents, because they no longer think of them as parents. In the children's minds, the house is much more important to them than the two other humans that live in it, so over time, the house took over the role of parent in their minds. Killing off two people that they feel no emotional attachment to in order to save the house must have been pretty easy for the children to do.]]> 2020-08-24 15:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694960821 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694963277 In the story, the technology of the house and the nursery ia what raised the children, gave them baths opened the door for them, tied their shoes. As for the actual real life parents only gave them what they wanted. Peter and Wendy wanted this or that and they got it, they never learned to be dependent on themselves, they never really learned how to work for things they wanted, they were always just given things and that is when it surpasses humanity. When the technology works harder than the people in real life. Since technology has much more advances than real humans, they start to fill in the weaknesses of humans and on top that are already persice with everything us humans can do like cook. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694963277 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694963586 The children know what they have done to their parents because foreshadowing in the text shows that they were planning it, but that's the extent of their knowledge on it. Due to the fact that they have been raised by technology, they were unable to learn the traits only taught through humanity. like empathy and compassion. Their lack of these emotions means that they have no regret or guilt over killing their parents,]]> 2020-08-24 15:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694963586 gracel2216 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694964372 I don't think the children have realized what they have done to their parents. They consider technology to be their real parents, meaning they don't care for their biological parents at all.]]> 2020-08-24 15:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694964372 lenak4132 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694964833 I don’t think the children actually realize what they have done. The fact that they have been repeatedly imagining their parents dying in the nursery implies that they actually don’t know how malicious their actions are. For them, killing their parents became something like a bad habit for them. Furthermore, after they have left their parents in the nursery rooms to die, the kids act perfectly fine; they act like nothing happened. This reflects on the kids’ brainwashed emotional state, where they do not care or realize what they have done.]]> 2020-08-24 15:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694964833 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694966434 The children sees the veldt as more important and more useful than their parents. Since the children depend on technology more than their parents, they see the veldt as their parents. The children are angry because it is like their biological parents are taking away their technological parents. And since they value their technological parents more, they are more angry.]]> 2020-08-24 15:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694966434 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694968040 The children are angry because their so called "parents" are taking away the only thing in their lives that have ever acted as parents. The nursery and house is more important to them than their actual parents. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694968040 junhyungy2619 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694969253 I believe that the children have realized what they have done. In other words, they did all of this knowing that their biological parents would be killed. This is shown through how much the children depend on the nursery rather than their actual parents. Their bond with the house was actually greater than the bond with their parents which made them think of their house as more important than their parents. Since the children felt that their biological parents were a danger to their more important nursery, they decided to get rid of this danger.]]> 2020-08-24 15:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694969253 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694969443 The children do not realize what they did to the parents because the house proved to be a better parental figure than the actual biological parents. It was only a matter of the time before the kids learned that they no longer needed their parents in their life but soon learned that their parents were the cause of their misery leading to the death of the parents.]]> 2020-08-24 15:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694969443 oliviac2174 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694971658 The children, and even the parents, are so dependent on technology. The children have never lived without it, so they think that there is no life outside of it. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694971658 ranyasharaf https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694972371 The children are both angry with their parents because their parents were threatening to take away their technology. This upset the children because they grew to rely on their technology, even more than on their parents. Technology influences young minds by being able to confuse them from a virtual simulation vs reality. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694972371 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694972535 The children are angry with their parents because they are taking away technology from them, something they have heavily relied on all their life. The nursery was their main source of happiness and the machines within the house were seen as their parents. To the children, the removal of technology from their lives was the equivalent to losing their happiness and parents, which is why they were so upset. Technology influences young minds by misleading them to perceive their virtual world as their reality. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694972535 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694972797 Technology will at some point surpass humanity, because robots and computers are already able to do most tasks better and more efficiently than humans can. It is only a matter of time before they surpass humans in every way, and probably take over.]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694972797 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694973765 At some point, I believe technology will surpass humanity whether it was intentional or not. As humans have grown over time and developed new ideas, technological advancements have grown alongside us. In time, it could be entirely possible technology could take over us as it has already done so already. As humans, we are naturally curious and we desire to know more and gain better experiences and things without thinking of the cost. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694973765 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694974049 I believe that to some extent, technology has already surpassed humanity. The abilities of a computer greatly outnumber that of any regular person. Even a regular calculator is normally far more skilled than any person. No human is currently able to hold and remember as much information as a phone or computer, meaning technology has already surpassed us in knowledge.]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694974049 ranyasharaf https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694974864 I think the children do realize what they have done to their parents. This is true because the children have imagined killing their parents in the simulation many times before. This proves premeditation, and that the children did know what they were doing. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694974864 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694974941 I believe that the children have realized what they've done, but have not realized the detrimental consequences they will face for their behavior. As Wendy asks for "a cup of tea... in the silence", she makes it clear that she is at ease and unremorseful of her actions (Bradbury 14). The serenity of the scene illustrates that the kids are celebrating the victory with a tea party without any doubt.]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694974941 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694975155 It became as first shock when the children realized what the parents were doing to them. Essentially the real life parents were taking away Peter and Wendy's actual parents that did everything for them. The technology tied their shoes, bathed them, open doors. All the real parents ever did was give give give their children what they wanted. Giving the children what they wanted doesn't really "raise" them as children. With this first shock they decided on what they did and went with it thinking "oh we have all this to ourselves and no one can take it away" when in reality, the real parents realized how spoiled and bratty they made their children and they were just trying to fix it before it was too late. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694975155 alisav6667 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694975197 The children are so angry with their parents simple because they don't view George and Lydia as their parents. Rather, the see the house and its technology as their main caretakers, an observation that both Lydia and David McClean made after viewing the nursery. Since George and Lydia threatened to take away their "parents," their reactions are not exactly unexpected.]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694975197 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694975210 I believe the children have realized what they have done to their parents because they didn't need their parents anymore so it wouldn't affect them if they were just gone. They were so mad when their parents said they were taking away the nursery and other things they probably channeled all this anger into murder. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694975210 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694976302 An African veldt is the setting of the story, because it serves as a manifestation of the thoughts and feelings of the children. The children grew up with technology so advanced that it can replicate their thoughts and emotions into almost material items, making the children spoiled and undisciplined. They weren't raised by humans, but machines that served to their every desire, much like how an African veldt is unclaimed by civilization, and ruled by the strongest predators. The nature of the children is wild and untamed because of this, making the veldt appropriate. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694976302 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694979709 The reason the children are so angry is because they have never lived a day without technology somewhat influencing their life. They have become accustomed and addicted to getting whatever they want when they want it, thus why the parents taking away the nursery makes them so violently angry. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694979709 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694979962 At some point, I believe technology will surpass humanity as it is still growing. Technology is growing so fast and robots are already capable of doing tasks human aren't able to do. We already depend on technology so much, that it is only a matter of time before it surpasses us. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694979962 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694980002 Throughout the story, there is very little parental control. Even David McClean had described George and Lydia's children as spoiled because of how much they give their children. Neither parent has set boundaries for their children. This leaves children the freedom of shaping themselves at a young age, instead of their parents shaping them and teaching them basic morals. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694980002 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694980179 I don't think the kids realized what they did. Even though the family always had a rocky start, family is family no matter what. No doubt, the parents wouldn't have done this to their children, even if they did they would have remorse on what they did. The parents made the Veldt for the children for another source of entertainment and for how the children acted towards their parents seemed very adolescent to the extreme. Clearly, the children acted based off emotion and not off common sense proving that they didn't realize what they did.]]> 2020-08-24 15:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694980179 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694980189 There is lack of parental control throughout the story. Since there is minimal the children feel a sense of freedom and it caused them to try to take control. The parents spoiled their children and could not find their way to take back their control over the household. If the parents had too much control however, the children would end up rebelling as well. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694980189 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694980242 The veldt symbolizes the conditions of the world and describes the dangers of the world regardless of any government control. There is still a risk of something bad. The lions represent the children's behavior because they are always craving more and more throughout the entire story.]]> 2020-08-24 15:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694980242 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694982664 The children are so angry because in a way the parents are taking away their "parents" or the house. The house has done so much for the kid's, it makes it seem that the parents are irrelevant. Technology influenced these kid's minds by doing everything for them which caused for them to know how to do nothing for themselves and made them lazy.]]> 2020-08-24 15:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694982664 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694982953 I think that the children know exactly what they have done to their parents because throughout the story, Peter would say how much he hated his parents and wanted them to die because they were trying to take the nursery away from them. Also, at the end, both kids seemed to be at ease and relaxed, almost happy about what had just happened. However, based on their names, I am still unsure about whether or not it was real or just the children's imagination.]]> 2020-08-24 15:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694982953 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694983562 I believe the children have realized what they've done and what their actions entailed. However, because their parents were so absent from their lives, there is barely a bond between the children and the parents. They understand their actions, but there is no remorse because to them, their technology is their father and mother because it has always been there for them. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694983562 oliviac2174 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694984618 I think that in the beginning of the story, there isn't much parental control. Towards the end, you can see the parents starting to realize the amount of damage they have done by letting their kids be this way, and they attempt to end their children's use of the nursery. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694984618 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694985217 I think that the children did realize what they have done to their parents but they feel no remorse or sympathy to their parents' death as their parents never showed any emotions or care to their own children. In conclusion, the HappyHouse; the technological object, showed more emotion and care for Peter and Wendy which excited them to revolt and kill their parents in order to maintain their house and nursery from being abandoned. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694985217 natalien2984 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694985365 When children like Peter and Wendy are surrounded with such great access to technology, they begin to feel empowered. The nursery, a room simply turned into a simulation controlled by the kids, offers Peter and Wendy an outlet to explore their creativity and establish their independence; therefore, when George and Lydia revoked their privileges of technology, the two felt personally threatened and thus, lashed out on their parents.]]> 2020-08-24 15:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694985365 kaitlynp2582 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694985452 I believe that the children have not realized what they have done because they do not believe their parents "exist." The parents are seen as more of an object and barrier to the kids' dreams because there is no affection for their parents. These "barriers" then try to  take away what they truly love and consider their own parents, which is the nursery. Due to the mindset of the children, they would not care about removing their parents forever because in their eyes, there isn't anything bad with removing something that does/should not exist. At the end of the story, when they simply sit and ask if the psychiatrist wants any tea, this further shows the little to no emotional affect that occurred on the children when their parents died. It helps prove the idea that they do not care for the existence of their parents and see them as nothing more than an object.]]> 2020-08-24 15:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694985452 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694985551 I think the children did realize what they did, but not the impact it had. The children were not affected after the parents died and acted like everything was fine. They thought technology was more important to them, so they killed off whatever was in their way, which was their parents. The children did not realize the impact the deaths had because they acted cool and drank tea. Technology took over their lives so at the end they didn't care about their parents and didn't realize that they actually killed 2 people. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694985551 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694986138 I think that the children do not realize what they did because they had no remorse towards the parents' death. The parents are seen as useless objects and the children do not care what happens to them. The children had little to no emotional attachment to their parent in the end. They had more emotional attachment to the veldt because they saw it as their parents and they do not care what happened to their biological parents.]]> 2020-08-24 15:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694986138 junhyungy2619 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694986951 I believe that technology has already surpassed humanity in certain aspects, and will surpass humanity even more as time goes by. Currently, many of the tasks that are important in our society are done through technology because it is easier and more efficient. In other words, machines and technology are just better than humans in this aspect. In the future, as technology gets even better and artificial intelligence starts to become more advanced, most of the jobs that people have today will be taken by these "robots." There is no mistake that technology has more capabilities than humans, and that if we don't take caution, the entirety of our humanity may be surpassed.]]> 2020-08-24 15:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694986951 alisav6667 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694988174 Yes, I believe that technology will surpass humanity at some point or another. People are always looking for ways to make their lives more convenient, using technology to take care of tasks we are just too lazy to do ourselves. Technology may very well take over the workforce as well, since many jobs are already being rendered obsolete by programs or machines.]]> 2020-08-24 15:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694988174 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694989414 I believe that technology will surpass humanity at some point. I believe that we are far from robots being indifferent from humans, but we already have inventions that are far more advanced than what humans can do. The technology in "The Veldt" is only a fraction of what technology may be able to bring to this world, which is why I think that this story is Bradburys warning for the future generations. Technology definitely has the potential to surpass us,  which shouldn't be taken lightly.]]> 2020-08-24 15:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694989414 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694989858 In the book they mention that the house is like a parent to them. When the real  parents take it away it makes the children take care of themselves.  ]]> 2020-08-24 15:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694989858 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694990119 Yes, technology will surpass humanity. I am not sure when, but I do truly believe that humans will rely on robots and AIs to do everything for them. I think our world will have many humans replaced by robots. This will cause people to become lazy and less smart. ]]> 2020-08-24 15:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694990119 ranyasharaf https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694990125  In this story, the parents had no parental control over their children and they let technology replace them. I feel parents should have a good amount of control over their children so their children can be properly parented. Some consequences of too much parenting can result in a childs lack of confidence. Meanwhile the consequences of no parenting can result in misbehaved children or children who feed you to lions in a virtual simulation in the future.   ]]> 2020-08-24 15:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694990125 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694990270 On the whole, I believe that technology will surpass humanity at some point through the gradual increase of technological advances that capitalize on human professions. Whether it be jobs in the fields of statistics or manufacturing, we can already see that the capabilities of artificial intelligence are stripping Americans from their livelihoods. I presume technology will take over more and more fields slowly but definitely within short upcoming years, eventually driving enough of the workforce to be unemployed.]]> 2020-08-24 15:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694990270 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694990461 I think the kids realize what they've done because of their psycho nature. This is because even after the fact of when they threw their parents to the lions, they just sit peacefully back in the veldt eating their sandwich. They probably felt that their actions were justified because they were just protecting who they thought were parents (the house).]]> 2020-08-24 15:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694990461 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694994651 I believe technology will surpass humanity because people can switch up at any second where as technology is very reliant and as time goes on it will just keep getting smarter and stronger. For example, cars can go over 200 mph while humans can't go over 28 mph. Cars are just faster and more effective when trying to get somewhere. ]]> 2020-08-24 16:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694994651 avishm6449 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694996849 I think the children knew what they were doing, though the didn't know that what they did was wrong, because they were never giving that affection and so they have no sense of morality]]> 2020-08-24 16:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694996849 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694997713 In the short story, there was no parental control. Thus, the consequence was the children only feeling emotions towards technology and not their actual parents. Too much parental control will cause children to be sneaky and have trust issues. I believe that parents should have control, but they should not be controlling. It is unnecessary for a parent to be constantly monitoring their child and forcing them to do unwanted things. Lots of communication will build trust, the parental control can be based on that.]]> 2020-08-24 16:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694997713 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694998120 With no bias opinion, I believe that technology will surpass humanity due to technology having no thoughts or emotion in figuring out our human mindset except for controlling it. We have limitations and boundaries when we do activities but technology only has accurate precisions. They have no remorse, no laws, or no orders, only what their designed to do. ]]> 2020-08-24 16:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694998120 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694998183 technology will definitely surpass humanity. technology allows humans to make calculations and take action much quicker than any human can. It is much more efficient than human labor and that will only continue to grow as it is applied to more and more things.]]> 2020-08-24 16:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694998183 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694998270 I believe that technology will eventually surpass humanity because materials are already being developed along with artificial intelligence. Maybe within the next thirty to forty years, we will see houses installed with technology found in the short story. However, some people are unsure about whether or not it is a good idea. ]]> 2020-08-24 16:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694998270 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694999106 I believe that the children realized what they had done to their parents, however, both kids did not care. After completing the story, we know that the screams heard ringing through the house were Peter and Wendy imagining how they would kill their parents. Due to the fact that the nursery completed numerous tasks for the children on a daily basis by, clothing, playing, and feeding them, it served as the more reliable "parent" in the house. Meaning that the children didn't find their real parents as a necessity to keep around. Even after the lions ate George and Lydia, neither Peter or Wendy felt any remorse or guilt. As as soon as their parents died, the kids simply had a tea party. ]]> 2020-08-24 16:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/694999106 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695000962 The significance of parental control is a big part of raising a child. There shouldn't be to little parental control because that will lead the children to start become bratty and spoiled. To much parental control leads to a kid being miserable and tempted to rebel. I feel like a parent should be strict but free at the same time. ]]> 2020-08-24 16:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695000962 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695001010 I believe the children do realize what they had done, but don't feel and sympathy towards them. They had valued technology more than their parents, so the idea of not having any parents didn't mean much to them. They felt the need to protect what was more valuable to them, and they chose technology. ]]> 2020-08-24 16:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695001010 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695002146 I believe that there already are some pieces of technology that has surpassed humanity. This is because our devices, such as an iphone or computer, are already holding so much information that our brain's can't hold. We also use these devices to calculate equations or numbers we can't do ourselves.]]> 2020-08-24 16:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695002146 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695004699 I think technology will surpass humanity at some point. Humanity has already reached its peak while technology is still developing every further every day,  and it could keep surpassing its limit of ingenuity. When technology is able to create high level extremely intelligent lifeforms, there will be no need for humanity as the non organic beings will replace humans in developing machines. ]]> 2020-08-24 16:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695004699 kaitlynp2582 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695008339 In my opinion, technology has already surpassed humanity. This already occurred because the technology of phones and computers and Google show just how much advancement society has made in the past years. Google is very quick and can store millions of data and questions and topics in general. This type of technology has made society become dependent on it, which already shows how technology is starting to take over our own lives and may even take over in the near future. The development of phones and such showed when technology may have surpassed humanity, as now phones are used widely for many purposes and have become something most people are depending on now, whether it be for social media, games, search topics, etc.]]> 2020-08-24 16:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695008339 nathand2236 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695008412 How a parent raises a kid is how the kid is going to be. In this case, the parents spoiled the kids with everything they ever wanted. The kids had access to everything and had no repercussions. The kids knew that they had the upper hand when it came to punishments; they controlled the parents. Parents should limit what young children can do and give unnecessary things to children as a privilege, not as a right.]]> 2020-08-24 16:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695008412 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695009485 In this story, there was not much parental control because the parents kind of gave up to control their kids since the technology was basically winning the kids over. In real life, a parent should have a decent amount of control depending on the age. Obviously younger kids need more parental control since they do not fully comprehend society, however teenagers and above do not require as much control since they are more independent and they are getting a feel of society. The consequences of too much parental control is that the kid can develop a sense of being locked inside the house and having no freedom, so they will lash out their anger at the parents, however the consequences of more freedom can make the kid feel more free and feel like they can do stuff that the parents might not want them too.]]> 2020-08-24 16:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695009485 natalien2984 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695011605 Parental guidance is a key factor in a child's success due to the fact that the morals and culture parents inculcate, along with the social pressures of the environment, greatly determine the upbringing of a person. With this, a parent should strive to be an authoritative figure: a role model that maintains control but at the same time, is reasonable and allows their children to be independent in certain circumstances. Unfortunately, however, the parents, George and Lydia had little to no control over their kids whatsoever in "The Veldt"; and because of their lack of influence over their two children, Peter and Wendy ended up easily overthrowing them. Now, a loss of parental control does not entail such extreme consequences as "The Veldt" does, but it just goes to show that misguided children end up making irreparable mistakes due to an absence of parental supervision.]]> 2020-08-24 16:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695011605 lenak4132 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695011659 In the short story, there was a minimal amount of parental control. While George tries to control and set boundaries for the kids, the kids have already developed a habit of being entitled and doing whatever they want. A parent should have a balanced amount of control in children’s lives where they respect their boundaries but not let them sway away into bad habits. With too much control, the children will feel constricted and frustrated even in their own home where they are supposed to be the most comfortable. With too little control, the children may take that freedom for granted and allow them to feel entitled.]]> 2020-08-24 16:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695011659 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695032563 I believe that technology will surpass humanity, as some already have. Technology has advanced tremendously over the years. There are newer phones that are able to take better pictures than an actual camera, as well as a computer that can research faster than asking a question. The technology we have today is already so advanced and we rely on it a lot. People depend on their phones to get them to certain places instead of maps. They depend on a lot of technology because they have grown up with it and that's how they live, or they adapted and that's all they know. Robots and machines are also being created and is able to do human tasks. Technology is developing everywhere and will surpass humanity. ]]> 2020-08-24 16:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695032563 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695589965 Being able to control technology with their mind, Wendy and Peter will obviously become more adapted and synchronous with the tech. The technology and nursery has become a part of them to the point where the kids literally think that it is their parent. Their actual parents try to lock up the nursery so they don't completely lose their kids to the technology, and this ends up with their death which can show how much the technology has influenced them to betray George and Lydia. ]]> 2020-08-24 18:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695589965 sydneyb2466 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695934002 I think that the children have realized what they have done to their parents. The technology in the house handled all of the roles the parents would have had. This allowed for the home to become a parent for the children rather than their own biological parents. Mr. and Mrs Hadley were so absent from their kids’ lives that if they were gone, not much would have changed from Peter and Wendy’s day to day routine. When it came between technology or their parents, Peter and Wendy did not miss a beat as they chose a machine over their own blood. ]]> 2020-08-24 20:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695934002 sydneyb2466 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695935882 There was very little parental control in this short story which is why the kids came to be how they were. With no control over your kids, they become entitled and spoiled, which is exactly what we saw with Peter and Wendy. I think it is hard to state a specific amount of parental control that creates good kids. When dealing with smaller children, it is important to have parental control over them because they are too young to make many smart decisions for themselves. As kids grow up, parents must loosen the reigns a little bit. Having too much control ends up having your kids resent you and learn how to go behind your back. When you rule over your kids, it is hard for them to slowly ease into the real world. When there is too little parental control, then children start to do whatever they want with no intent of listening to the adults. This causes kids to think they are always right and not be prepared for the real world. ]]> 2020-08-24 20:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/695935882 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696266776 I think the children were conscious of their parent's deaths, but did not care whether or not they live. The machine had practically raised them more than their own parent's had and did not have a need for their birth parent's because the machine could provide them with everything the parents had done for them and more. The parent's also tried to limit the children's time with the machine and due to being heavily addicted to the nursery, they saw their parent's as hurtful to their new world and wanted any threats to their technical happiness gone. ]]> 2020-08-25 00:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696266776 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696431811 The consequences of too little parental control are shown throughout the whole story. Little  kids naturally crave whatever will make them happy in that moment, as soon as they can possibly get it. However, it is the parents job to instill the idea of patience and limits within their kids. So when that is not done, we end up with kids like Wendy and Peter, who have no idea how to not be constantly entertained at every minute. So naturally,  they will lash out at their parents when they try to restrict them from the nursery. Parents should be able to have some control over their children's life, in order to instill necessary life values from a young age. However, as kids grow and develop, the amount of control should slowly loosen. Control over a kids life is subjective. So it is the parents responsibility to know the situation of their Child and decide what is best for them. However, it is usually best for parents to slowly broaden their kids boundaries zs they grow up. ]]> 2020-08-25 03:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696431811 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696519324 2020-08-25 04:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696519324 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696550933 I believe that technology will eventually surpass humanity. With the advances in technology, it is very likely that, similar to the story, it can easily replace the need to do rely on ourselves to get our own work done. We already have automatic robots that clean the house, VR glasses that can depict a real place almost to exact detail, and tools like Google Maps where we no longer need to figure out directions to any place. Also, we have automated features in our houses already like the house automatically locking doors, setting temperatures, etc. The more this continues, I don't know exactly when, but we could very well end up with a situation similar to the Vedlt, where all of our human qualities will be replaced by technology. ]]> 2020-08-25 05:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696550933 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696557625 I think the children are aware of what they have done to their parents - or else they wouldn't have locked them inside the room, with the lions. To them, their house fills the role of parents - who take care of them, give them food, clothe and bathe them, etc. So, they probably felt that they could do more if their parent, an unnecessary roadblock in their lives would be eliminated. In the story, the father mentions that the children were acting different he didn't let them travel, or do the things that they wanted. The children must have realized that their parents are useless when they have this fully automated home - and so they are perfectly okay without having their parents around. ]]> 2020-08-25 05:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696557625 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696562889 I think that the over-dependency on the technology has caused the kids to feel that their real parents are the house itself, and the restrictions placed on them by their real parents is unfair and rude. At this, the kids, especially Peter get furious, and could be the reason why they fed their real parents to the lions. Technology has influenced young minds by giving them absolutely no restrictions and giving them full access to do whatever they want.]]> 2020-08-25 05:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696562889 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696564487 Many applications of technology create unrealistically ideal portrayals and expectations for life, especially for children. For example, the nursery was developed to study the minds of the children, but in a way that would allow them to fantasize their perfect world and watch it come to life around them. The nursery became a place of comfort and emotional nourishment for the children. I believe Peter and Wendy had an unpleasant demeanor in general because they had unrealistic expectations for reality set by the nursery that it could not meet. They were universally angry because their standards for the world were not met. Specifically, they were angry at their parents because they threatened to take away their only place of comfort and outlet for their imagination. ]]> 2020-08-25 05:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696564487 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696570947 I believe that technology will surpass humanity at some point, and it will be through artificial intelligence. I think that this will happen within decades as A.I. technology is advancing at an extremely fast pace and is drawing a massive amount of interest. Soon enough, A.I. will be so advanced that it will haver a mind of its own and be considered a form of life. At this point, I believe that A.I. will surpass humanity as it will come to believe that it is the superior being, and it will not be afraid to act on that idea.]]> 2020-08-25 05:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696570947 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696582448 I believe the duties of an ideal parent fall into two categories: nurturing their children and instilling within them the capacity to become a responsible adult at some point. The Hadley parents seemed to provide the former, but were lacking when it came to the latter. The second parental role consists of moral education and setting guidelines and boundaries for children so they are prepared for a fruitful, independent life. Clearly, the actions of Peter and Wendy are prime examples and products of parents who lack control over their children. They have become spoilt, entitled, and out of control. Needless to say they are not prepared for their adult life. Conversely, if a parent has too much control over their children, the effect can be just as damaging as this strips away their sense of individuality and leaves them dependent on their parental figures. 

]]> 2020-08-25 05:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696582448 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696591351 In the short story, parental control plays a significant part as the lack of parental control over their children ultimately leads to the demise of George and Lydia. I believe that a parent should have complete control over their child because parents have more knowledge and wisdom than their children, and they have a much better understanding of what is best for their child compared to the child himself/herself. But, there are some consequences of too much control, like possibly the child being unhappy because they are doing everything their parent wants instead of what they want. On the other hand, too little parental control can be problematic as, for example, it can cause the child to develop bad behavioral patterns since there is a lack of authority. ]]> 2020-08-25 05:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/696591351 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/697598982 The children, (specifically Peter) are so angry with their parents because the children find no use for them because of their attachment to the nursery / technology.  Technology influences the mind when people spend too much time with it.  When the usage of technology becomes obsessive, the users will begin to feel like they need it and they grow an unhealthy attachment to the technology.]]> 2020-08-25 15:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/697598982 avos10 https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/1508451045 2021-05-10 09:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/msethomasBHS/6evlic4oknewho4a/wish/1508451045