1)    Billy Joy’s primary concern throughout this article is the fact that technology has advanced entirely too fast. We are at the point that robots will eventually rule the world. It won’t happen overnight, but will happen throughout a couple years. I think Bill Joy addressed this issue particularly because he has a strong background in technology and definitely knows what he is talking about.

2)   The techniques that he uses throughout the paper really help his argument. It is obvious that it is something that he has issues about and has constantly been reading up through books, magazines, etc. He has also had several conversations with esteemed people in the field of technology, who also have a legitimate concern towards the issue. I like the way that the paper is set up generally. His use of creating a narrative while still constructing a proposal was phenomenal. I think that he puts his proposal and addressing of the issue throughout the paper when he talks about his own life and career. The readers knows that he works for technology, but then he states that he didn’t want to get involved for basically destroying mankind. I really find his use of including paragraphs from books to be the most useful. In the paper, the readers don’t just come across one paragraph from a book. He is constantly referencing the books. Even when he just talks about a new subject, he takes his point and then physically shows the reader that someone else is thinking the same thing.

3)   Personally, I find this problem to not really be a large issue. Yes, there are people who constantly trying to manipulate technology for weapons of mass destruction. Yes, technology has become abused and overused. But there is far more benefits coming from this creation than harm. Today, people are really benefiting from the creation of technology because diseases and illnesses are constantly being researched, different user-friendly devices have come out for people to purchase etc. I don’t think it’s about the fear of robots. This was a notion that people worried about in the 1950s. People would rather check Facebook than try to take over the world with the use of robots.

Problem

American involvement in Lybia

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/20/libya.gates.warning/index.html

Modest Proposal

Some of the issues that Swift addresses throughout his paper is the fact that there are many people who are poor and have a weak work ethic. The country is basically in shambles when he describes the system there. He is talking about some of the malnourished children, where he can really go off about his subject and start to use his satire. By saying he will eat the children, it is really ironic because the children themselves don’t eat. By the pure absurdness that he reiterates throughout the paper, it really draws the attention of the reader. It gets to a point where the reader doesn’t know if he is serious or if he is joking around. The reader can read the first couple paragraphs and laugh about it, but by the fourth or fifth paragraph the author’s sanity really starts to come into question. His strategy throughout the paper was very smart and concise. He really targeted the areas that need extreme attention by making absurd proposals from the beginning to end.

         The toll of anguished mother about the issue of abortion has become alarming and needs to be dealt with now. So, I suggest that we completely shut down the birthing rights from mothers and change it to monkeys. With the father’s genes, the female monkey will produce children that are a little more hairy than our current children and they will have tails. It is a lot better than having to fight about what is right for the child and what is wrong. This will alleviate any problems with rape and unwanted pregnancy. The male and female relationship will just be a mutual relationship with no sexual interaction involved at all.  I know many of you will become alarmed if there are more monkeys around town with people, but it will be okay because we will set up a breeding ground for the male-monkey couples. Economically, the country will become more stable because people will not have to worry about the sale of condoms and pregnancy tests. There will be more money spent on education of children and parents will be able to relax. The major benefit coming from this type of sexual pairing will be the fact that women will be able to stay at home and cater to the man. He will go off to work and the mother will remain with her duties until the baby is fully arrived. The government will not have to pay for maternity leave and will make more money with the extra workers available.