#8 Final course Reflection

After reading, analyzing and learning about all the different material that we have for the LIB200 class, I have learned a lot about sciences, technology and humanities. Before taking this class I used to think that science has nothing to do with humanities however after reading different novel and stories I realized that sciences, humanities and even technology can be placed into the same circle because most of the nonfiction and fiction books that we have covered during the class showed us that most of the times those writers and scientists are normal persons that understand and try to transmit emotions through scientific methods and theories and vice versa. Moreover, I can lie that I still into humanities more than sciences and technology however, now I feel more open minded about the concept and the meanings behind the promise and peril of sciences. In addition, during this class I have learned a lot about the different things that are going on around us and we aren’t ready or even know about it. For example, the clones experiments, global warming, the increases in technology and the different points of views between many scientist and writers when it comes to science, humanities and technology. Last but not least one of the topics that most catch my attention during this class was the story of "Us or Me" this story made me think a lot about human behavior and how selfish and selfless we can be depending of the situations that we are involved. Also, I really like this story because it shows the different aspect of sciences, technology and humanity through the writing of one magnify author.

ASSIGNMENT # 6

             The idea that I chose for my research paper is about “Portraying robots in films” I selected this idea because I’m very curious about what the future hold for us when it comes to technology. Also I selected this topic because I believe that technology is playing a very important rule in our society since the first time that it was invented. However, it could affect our society in the near future in a negative way if we keep depending so much on it.

            For this topic I found two very interesting articles, one of these articles in by Duong and Wendy "Effect Of Artificial Intelligence On The Pattern Of Foreign Direct Investment In The Third World: A Possible Reversal Of Trend." Denver Journal Of International Law & Policy 36.3/4 (2008): 325-334. Academic Search Complete. Web. 5 June 2013.  In this first article the authors explains how IA could destroy society by taking over people jobs and limiting humans to perform certain tasks. Also, in this article the authors discuss how unemployment will increase in the near future if we keep depending too much to it. Moreover, in this article the authors mentions that AI are making “Third World Countries poor” because they are minimizing jobs opportunities for people.  Another article that I found very interesting for my topic is an article by Breazeal, Cynthia . " “Role of Expressive Behaviour for Robots That Learn from People” ." 02 December 2012: n.pag. Web. 5 June 2013. <>. In this article the writer explains how robots can be part of the society but could never be as humans being. The writer mentions that robots are playing a very important rule in our society but we have to keep a control between them because its can harm us in the near future. These two articles (sources) that I found are really important for my research paper because it support a lot of the information that I provided in it.