作者：Will Hite
In this video presentation, 姆托瓦, 来自马拉维的学生, 分享对 21 世纪世界技术双刃剑的看法.
“你知道吗，这么多树可以制成一根火柴，但一根火柴却可以烧毁这么多树,”这是姆托瓦演讲的开场白。 而不是依赖统计数据和事实研究, she uses dramatic flare and metaphorical rhetoric to present her thesis that the impact of technology on our world compares to man’s discovery of fire. In addition, she equates the isolating effects of too much technology, specifically cell phones, to the potentially destructive power of fire if not used with caution and integrity. She notes that the benefits of technology in the last few years ”… limit people’s physical interactions with each other and make them oblivious to their surroundings.” While she acknowledges the dangers of too much tech, she does not deny its value to society but rather, like mankind’s discovery of fire, she urges that society approach it with balance.
Mtowa is perhaps not the first speaker to breach this subject, but I found her approach to the topic unique and riveting. She also connected with her audience. We have all seen the changes in our mentality because of technology. 这说, people are not able to detach themselves from it because at this point in time it’s too imperative to our everyday lives.
I would give this video 4.5/5. Some of the framing choices in the cinematography appear slightly jaunting. 话虽这么说，, I believe the speech itself was flawless and everyone with a phone should give it a listen.
不要错过 Technology is Fire now screening on Planet Classroom.
Will Hite 是康涅狄格大学的大四学生，攻读戏剧和电影研究学位. 他的重点领域包括剧本创作和编剧, 演戏, 导演, 视频编辑, 和戏剧. Will has been an avid member of the student-run theater scene at his college, helping organizing play readings for Wig and Candle as well as founding a playwriting club called Crooked Curtains Theater.
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