“Go away. I am not making myself ill.” No; she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window.

Story of An Hour By Kate Chopin

This quote is used in Story of An Hour to show the irony of the story. The story is about a woman named Mrs. Mallard who has a heart disease and finds out her husband has died in an accident earlier today. Mrs. Mallard ends up locking herself in her room and goes through a series of illusions where she is shown to be extremely happy. She realizes that she never loved her husband and that his death has actually brought her joy. The irony of this story is that, the reader finds out towards the end that the husband never died. He returns at the end and she ends up dying from her heart disease. This quote is ironic because Mrs. Mallard insists she wasnt making herself il when in reality she was. She was already slwoly dying during this time in her room. She said she was drinking an exlir of life but in reality that illusional exlir was not of life but of death. She ended up dying not soon after drinking this. The open window gave Mrs. Mallard happiness by showing her a different world and she thought of it as an ascension in life. She ended up passing away not soon after and the life she saw through that open window was maybe scenes that people see when they know they’re about to die.

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The essay “Thinking Again about Science in Technology” by Jennifer Karns Alexander  suggests that the term “applied science” should be reexamined to see if it still has any meaning through the use of controversial pieces written by Paul Forman. The meaning of applied science previously meant technology was used to enhance science but as technology progressed, the roles of technology and science may have swapped around.

Alexander, Jennifer . “Thinking about Science in Technology.”  Chicago Journals 103.3 September 2012 : 518-26 Jstor. Web. 25 March 2015

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The Future of 3-d Printing

When 3-D printing technology was first announced, it drew a lot of attention because of the infinite amount of possibilities it brought. People thought that it was going to change the world right away. People believed that 3-D printing would replace factory workers and manufactures over night. However, the technology was simply not advanced enough when it was first introduced. It took several years for the technology to progressively get better and actually be able to produce parts.

3-D printing was first used to print simple parts like screws and nails. These were easy to design on the computer and relatively easy parts to print. As time went on, 3-D printing technology advanced and we were able to start printing moving parts. We are now able to print very complicated objects through 3-D printing; objects that I’m not sure were possible to be handmade. According to Gizmodo, 3d printing can produce “Mind-Boggling Spherical Gears,” objects that were never possible to make previously.

Every day 3-D printing technology advances and it amazes me what new items we can print out of a 3-D printer. Besides moving parts and tools, 3-D printing has been helping with advancements in the medical field.  According to CNN article “3-D printed organs are on the way,” it is possible that we may be getting human tissues through 3-d printing. .  Only 30% of Americans are organ donors and an average of 21 people die daily from not getting organs in time. However, with organs possibly being able to be printed in the future, this issue would not be a problem anymore. If a patient needs a new kidney, they can get one relatively fast. This will also possibly shut down the black market for organs since it will render actual human organs worthless, assuming it can be printed.

With the endless possibilities that 3-D printing has brought, the question of what is the limit has to be asked. 3-d printing is a relatively new technology and the line of what is right or wrong to print is a grey area. If a person buys a 3-d printer, what are the limits of what they can print? 3-D printing can throw many laws into question, one of them being gun control laws. Should a person be allowed to print a weapon at home? A Japanese man was recently arrested and given a two year sentence for printing a gun in his home.  This shows that there are limits of what a person can print but the exact line between right and wrong is still not set.  As the technology progresses, there will be more ethic issues that arises and there has to new laws set regarding 3-d printing.

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The Comopolitan  article Nick Jonas Confirms that Taylor Swift Throws the Best Parties by Eliza Thompson describes the “new” Nick Jonas. Because of the title, you may assume it’s an article about Taylor Swift’s parties but it is actually saying how Nick Jonas has become a celebrity “who matters” according to Thompson. Nick Jonas has started to openly embrace his gay fans by portraying gay characters in shows such as Kingdom and performing in gay clubs. His portrayal of the gay MMA fighter in Kingdom has gotten a lot of appreciation from his gay audience as well as his friends. Thompson wraps up the article with a tidbit about Jonas’s past. He brings up that he used to smoke pot “elsewhere” and that he felt bad for treating his ,presumably, ex-girlfriends. Due a large female fanbase, Jonas kept his girlfriends private and that may have hurt some people.