Keagan Collins

A question  often aroused is about the age that a child should receive passage to adulthood.  Long ago, young men had to earn their rights to adulthood through various tasks and challenges that proved them “worthy”.  Passage from adulthood was often based on age, which would vary depending on the culture.  In our modern society, young men and women receive rights and privileges based on age.  Some other privileges must be received by taking a test or applying for a license as well.  The earliest age that a child starts to pass to an adult is at age 16 when they can apply for a driver’s license.  The most important age to a child is age 18 in the United States because at this age one is declared a legal adult and receives most of the rights.  The age when one is considered a full fledged adult is age 21, when they receive the rest of the privileges associated with being an adult.  Although this form of passage is mostly accepted, questions are often aroused as to whether or not age should determine the title of being an adult. 

“Great thoughts speak only to a thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all humankind”, this quote has been used many times and has a nothing but a true and powerful meaning. The part of this quote that state “great actions speak to all humankind” is a meaningful phrase and it tells us that one must “do” to be recognized. Words are noticed, and forgotten without action. A meaning that can be derived from this quote is that words can lead to action, but without action the words mean nothing. Words are remembered only by the actions that follow, for without this the words would be meaningless. Great actions affect everyone for the better. As powerful as this meaning is, it is simple enough that it occurs in our daily lives. This quote and its meaning can be closely related to an even more common quote, “actions speak louder than words”.

Imagine yourself flying through the sky, racing past birds and blasting through clouds. Many have had this dream before, of soaring through the sky with nothing keeping you safe from the outside except the clothes on your body and the incredible device on your back. Flight was first achieved by the Wright brothers, who designed the first airplane. Now with incredible advances in flight technology, a personal flyer has been designed. This new device, called the SkyMaster300, allows one to blast off into the sky and navigate to his destination. Not only an incredible device, it is also stylish with its sleek look and various shades of color. The SkyMaster300 allows will vastly improve the transportation industry and make automobiles a thing of the past. This incredible machine, while easy to use, has its limits and could also affect our world socially and politically.

The newest technology on the market, the SkyMaster300 is the most advanced flying machine of its class. This device appears as a typical backpack and like an automobile, it uses fuel to propel itself and its user into the air. It allows a small amount of fuel into the engine and accelerates much like an automobile. The flyer operates on gasoline and allows the user to soar through the air at a maximum speed of fifty miles per hour. It is also easy to operate, while it requires little maintenance and is easy to learn to use. The machine operates on a small engine and is very fuel efficient, the owner’s manual has everything one needs to know about how to manage and repair this incredible gadget. The flyer is slightly more difficult to learn to use than an automobile and requires only a small change in body position to steer. While it sounds amazing enough, this machine also comes in a few sleek and unique body styles as well.

The SkyMaster300′s stylish body makes it not only a modern form of transportation, but an attractive gadget which will attract attention wherever one goes. As previously stated, it appears as a backpack with a few other features. The SkyMaster300 comes in five different colors; black, white, gray, blue, and green. These colors define the body of the machine while protecting against dirt and damage that is accumulated while in flight. It not only runs great and attracts attention, but looks cool. It has a thin metal alloy exterior and a sleek look to it. The machine is light and not at all bulky, having a comfortable and safe feel to it. With a means of transportation as fuel efficient and small as this, one would never want to drive a car again.

The SkyMaster300 is the newest and most elite form of public transportation on the market. It is extremely fuel efficient compared to the standard automobile. It is small and weighs less than 30 pounds so it uses a very small amount of gasoline and can carry a load of up to 500 pounds. With the constant complaints about gas prices, this gadget would not only be an investment socially but economically as well. While not only fuel efficient, it is also a great way to avoid traffic. Imagine all of those times being late to work or school because of traffic, well with this device one can simply fly to his destination and avoid traffic completely. Traffic lights and stop signs will be a thing of the past with the SkyMaster300. There are so many benefits with this simple device, its a wonder that it has never been marketed earlier.

This new device, called the SkyMaster300, allows one to blast off into the sky and navigate to his destination. Not only an incredible device, it is also stylish with its sleek look and various shades of color. The SkyMaster300 allows will vastly improve the transportation industry and make automobiles a thing of the past. Although the SkyMaster300 sounds like something that would be great to introduce to the world, there are also possible problems with the product. There are possible political problems involved. It would be nearly impossible to protect borders or private locations if someone could simply fly wherever they want to go. Before this great new invention would be mass produced and marketed government would have to be able to insure safety and privacy by creating laws for use of the product. Unfortunately some of these rules and regulations could possibly hinder the freedom of use of the product. Certain laws similar to road laws would have to be introduced to make sure people do not have too much freedom because of this product. With certain issues regarding the SkyMaster300, it would still be an incredible bonus to one’s social and economical lifestyle.

Of all technological advances in the past, the most important invention to benefit our world, so far, is the creation of the modern computer and its features. There has been no invention so far that has made communication as simple as the computer. E-mailing and other forms of computer-based communication have made contacting another person as simple as the click of a mouse. Easy information gathering has had a huge effect on the way research is done. Computers make information gathering quick and painless, offering us thousands of sources from which to conduct our research. Finally, computer technology has had quite a large effect on the entertainment industry as well. Computers have taken a step up from the basic entertainment technology to allow things such as videos and games, even music, to be accessible with ease. Although the computer was invented not long ago, it helped to make some central aspects of living faster and easier than ever before.

Faster communication is one of the major benefits of computers. With important additions to the computer, such as e-mailing, communicating with someone thousands of miles away takes much less time than before. Before computers, having a conversation with someone in another part of the country often required an expensive long distance phone call. With a computer one can simply send an e-mail to a friend and wait for a reply, taking as little as five minutes. Instant messaging is also an important feature to a computer that makes communication simple. If someone wanted to have a conversation with a friend, it once required him to spend valuable money and time talking to that person on a telephone. With instant messaging, one can hold a conversation with many different people at once while completing a separate task such as doing homework or eating dinner, which was much more difficult while talking on a telephone. While communication may have seemed easy in the days of the telephone, the modern day features of the computer have made it easier than ever imagined and also allow us to communicate information.

A second benefit of present day computers would be information sharing. Online encyclopedias as well as thousands of websites have added to the ease of researching. Finding sources for that ever so strenuous essay or project used to take hours upon hours of reading through books and spending time at the local library looking for anything that would be of benefit. With a computer, researching is as simple as typing in exactly what you wanted to find on a search engine or online encyclopedia. While not only adding to the speed at which information gathering is conducted, computers have also made it easier for use to document our findings. Without the constant aching hands and having to erase the hard work put into writing a paper, simple programs allow one to type an essay or create a brochure much faster than having to do this by hand. Documents can be saved and retrieved much easier as well using the computer’s memory. The invention of the modern computer has shortened the time spent gathering and presenting information by drastic amounts, but has also effected ways to entertain ourselves while working.

Finally, modern computer technology has had massive effects on the entertainment industry. In the past the options for digital entertainment were limited to television and simple, but enjoyable, video games. With a modern computer these options are still available, but are much easier to access and much more complex. Many websites exist that allow the sharing of videos as well as music. Rather than spending twenty minutes driving out to the local video store, one could simply log in to one of these websites and search for the video that he wanted to see. Video games have also benefited greatly from computers. Simple video games were enjoyable before, but with new computer technology a person could play with millions of others in an online game or access a less complex game to pass the time. Modern computer technology has widened the entertainment industry and has made it much easier to access and enjoy, having endless benefits.

The benefits of a modern day computer are endless. A computer has many purposes and can be used to complete countless tasks. Not only does it make so many things faster, it makes them much easier also. While working without a computer is not such a terrible thing, the workload and stress level would almost always be far less if a computer was involved. Important attributes, such as the internet and programs, are very beneficial and enhance reliability. In the future, life is often predicted to be centered on computers and their technological advances. It is interesting to try and imagine life ten or even twenty years from now in order to figure out where computer technology will take the world. While making the completion of many tasks much easier, computers have been implicated so much into daily life, that I couldn’t imagine life without one.
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