'Cause really, isn't it all about you? <wink wink nudge nudge>
Note:
Please don't make the other prompts "dummy" prompts - I'll be revisiting these options later next semester.
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| Big Butter Jesus, in Monroe, OH |




This picture shows men waiting in line for the possibility of a job during the Great Depression. As you can see, men are lined up all the way down the street for one job opportunity. At the time, the economy was so bad, and people were desperate to make money to support themselves and their families. The Great Depression (during the era 1929-1939) was a time in American history in which due to the New York stock market crash, the economy was doing so poorly, that most businesses could no longer support themselves, and therefore, most families could not, either. Families would start taking in boarders or selling chickens for extra money. Most men were unemployed. Families could not feed their children. All of the men in this photo were probably going through the same situation, struggling to support their families. The Great Depression has since been a part of American history that we will never forget, and we can hope to never repeat.
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| Raising of the Flag at Ground Zero |
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| Ray Rice hits former fiancée in hotel elevator. |

I think my stance on technology must be that it benefits us. I say this because I'm doing my assignment at 11:30 Sunday night on my cell phone. Without the technological advancements we have today I couldn't procrastinate nearly as well; a short time ago (before smartphones) I would have had to use the computer to submit this, and likely get chastised by my parents for staying up late.
Technology gives us opportunity. The glorious internet is indicative of this fact. It gives us a new perspective on life, whether it's staying up later to do an assignment or effectively organizing 4 classrooms of students to submit weekly assignments. Since I only picked how technology has benefitted humans, I won't delve into the other end of the spectrum which the opportunity for potential evil, and other minor attrocities, is possible through our connectedness as a society via the internet.
It feels naive to refer to immediately the internet when talking about new technology. Plenty of modern inventions have no need for the internet in their use. But I guarantee that the internet took part of their creation. I insist that technology gives us opportunity. The opportunity for greatness doesn't come without a price.