Final Blog

This is the first semester that I started to post my assignments on the blog,it feels cool.
I really enjoy seeing others' posts. It is much more easier to make a comment than looking at their papers. I really had fun with fellow classmates. Nice meeting you guys. One thing I'm sure about is this cluster is much more fun than other classes I had before. Thanks to you guys.
What I learned from the cluster is beyond what I expected before this semester began. I do feel that taking a cluster helps me better understand the idea from different perspectives. It also helps me to have same in-depth thinking. Thanks all the professors. They all did a great job.
Happy Holidays.

Critical Thinking Blog Post #5

After learning so much about human cloning, robotics and computer technology, I do think that my way of thinking has changed gradually, and it's both good and bad. First of all, it's great that we have many machines can help us do the hard job, but sometimes we rely on them too much. Like what I read in the article "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Many people have changed reading habits from deep reading to scan the information they need (Carr 20). Moreover, a lot of people get used to use calculators when they need to count something simple, and many people I know don't even know their phone numbers because their cell phone can memorize for them. From my own experience, I understand deeply cell phones changed my thinking. Since I have started to text messages in July, a lot of conversations are  through texting. I wasn't so into text messages before because I always believe interacting with friends face to face is the best way to get to know them better. Now, I still believe so, however, I can't change anything in the situation as most my friends are prefer texting to phone calls. Sometimes it is sad that when we have a chance to share our feelings by talking, many of us choose to keep the distance, spending time to text and waiting for the response. On the other hand, human cloning is another popular topic that many scientists are debating today. As a humanity person, I think human cloning will destroy our identity and uniqueness although it may be a great help in reproductive technologies. Many fiction stories about human cloning have shown what problems we might have if it is allowable, such as Churchill's "A Number" and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go.
In the Brains, Minds and Consciousness cluster, I noticed that many things that I learned from philosophy, psychology, and writing class are connected. I really feel that the interaction of these three courses have helped me improve my writing, I've also learned to think more critically from different perspectives. It was very challenge for me to write research paper with sources as back up information. I was confused of when I should quote, and when I should not. Now, the semester is almost over, I've overcome the problems.