According to Vonnegut, author of Welcome to the Monkey House, technology is newfangled contraptions. Contraptions like nuclear submarines armed with Poseidon missiles that have H-bombs in their warheads, and like computers that cheat you out of becoming.
Bill Gates says, “Wait till you can see what your computer can become.” But it’s you who should be doing the becoming. What you can become is the miracle you were born to work—not the damn fool computer.”
-Kurt Vonnegut
I think that this statement is partly true. True, because I think that technology is bad when it is involved in the making of nuclear bombs and weapons. However, technology is very useful and entertaining; especially when doing homework, computers come in handy, and when you're on a long car drive, iPods definitely are useful.
However, I agree with Vonnegut that we should become, and not our technology.
In third quarter my goals were:
The phrase "Holy War' is an oxymoron because holy is the opposite of war. The definition of holy according to dictionary.com is specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority, and the definition for war is a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation. They are different because holy is related with religion, and war is related with conflict. They both don't go together. Many conflicts in the world today are based upon religious differences, yet all major world religions condemn killing. This is because most religions want others to join their religion, so they think that war is an exception.
I believe that there will not be a World War Three, for different reasons.
Firstly, countries are more sophisticated and informed and intelligent. They know that fighting is not a way to solve problems, and that there are better solutions to disagree with others. And even if there are people who don't think this, I think the majority does, so they will convince the others.
Also, there are many "peace" organizations, and many people have joined them, and there is even a peace day. School all over the world celebrate it, and are pro peace.
This is why I don't think there will be a world war III.
September 3, 1939
Apt. 70 Baer Lane, 2092,
Berlin, Germany
Dearest Anne,
How are you? How are our children, George and Marianne? Has Marianne recovered from her cold you told me about in your last letter? Make sure to buy medicines for her, I will send you some money soon. I would hate to have another one of our children pass away, like what happened to Margaret. Things are fine here… I don’t want you to worry about me. I hope to be home soon.
Good News… We have successfully attacked Poland a couple of weeks ago! On the 1st of September, we marched into Poland and fought. We attacked Poland from 3 fronts. East Prussia (north), Germany (west), and Slovakia (south). There were 2 million men, most on horseback, but easy to defeat against with our tanks. In the beginning, we launched our blitzkrieg, which we hadn’t used for 3 years, since the Spanish Civil War!! It was scary, at first, but I fought for the pride of my country. Times are tough here, though. We barely have enough food to feed all the men, but we’re surviving. It was dusty and black, smoky, you couldn’t even breathe or see a thing. But I’m all right. I didn’t get badly injured, just my arm. It got shot, but don’t be disturbed, I will get better soon in the hospital…
It was real chaos! After we attacked Poland, which was the official start of the war, Russia joined in, and helped us fight. But today, France and Britain declared war on us. I believe that if we really fight with all our might, we will come out of this war as the winners!
I must go now; I have to deliver this to the noon mail call. I hope to see you within the month, if things go smoothly. God forbid I never see you again, I want you to know I love you very much, and tell our children that I cared for them greatly!
Your caring husband,
Alfred F. Bürger