Brave New World Project by Mikalee Kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg en-us 2018-10-02 14:23:29 UTC 2018-10-09 14:23:12 UTC hello@padlet.com Amazon's Alexa is Coming For Your Microwave mikalee_kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288144524 In the article, Alexa is basically transforming our minds to not think for ourselves. While, in the novel the society was conditioned to think a certain way.]]> 2018-10-02 14:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288144524 mikalee_kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288145215 2018-10-02 14:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288145215 Think It, and the Computer Will Make It Happen mikalee_kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288146250 Technology has evolved so that it now has connects to our brains, and could potentially take over are own thoughts. In the novel people are not able to think for themselves, everyone is condition to follow a strict set of rules enforced by controllers.]]> 2018-10-02 14:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288146250 The Perfect Match mikalee_kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288146483 This short story tells us about a society that is highly dependent on technology. People don't have their own thoughts because a machine is telling them how to feel, what to like, and even whom they should date. In the book people are conditioned since they are babies to show them what they should like and how they should think. In addition to that they are taught that they should not be with one person only. ]]> 2018-10-02 14:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288146483 The Internet Diet mikalee_kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288148095 In the article it provides statistics stating that reading texts online is breaking the connection that we would make if we read the text on paper. In Brave New World,  people are not even allowed to read works such as Shakespeare or science, so the characters of Brave New World do not even understand the concept of making connections by reading]]> 2018-10-02 14:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/288148095 Believed to Be Good in BNW mikalee_kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/290360098 - Happiness over anything
-  Soma
-  Sex
-  Human Conditioning
- Human Replication]]> 2018-10-08 15:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/290360098 Believed to Be Bad in BNW mikalee_kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/290360338 - Science
- Love
- Technology
- Feelings
- Families]]> 2018-10-08 15:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/290360338 Our Good mikalee_kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/290362389 - Happiness
- Individuality
- Abide by rules/laws
- Family
- Friendships
- Religion
- Education]]> 2018-10-08 15:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/290362389 Our Bad mikalee_kerr https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/290362466 - Drugs
- Self loathing
- Test tube babies
- Hypnotizing
- Cloning]]> 2018-10-08 15:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalee_kerr/a5bji0l1slwg/wish/290362466