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  1. Feb 2016
    1. What sets us humans apart is the speed at which our means of communication develops and innovates.

      This quote is true. The question is, is this always a good thing? Sometimes being connected all the time is a bad thing. We feel even less connected even when we have so many opportunities to connect. I know I feel this way. There are certainly cons to the increase in communication. (Cyber bullying, etc.)

    1. With this idea I guess it's also important to think about what a human driver would do. Would they willingly sacrifice themselves to save others? I guess it depends on the person. At least with the self driving car it would be consistent. Do you think the car would chose the smallest harm to smallest number of people or not? That is a tough question.

    2. I actually did the same topic, but this article brought up something I didn't even think about. I never thought about the ethics behind the cars and what that could mean. Such a tough question to answer. Another question that is important to think about is who would decide. This moral question is super deep and brings up a lot of really good information about this new technology.

  2. Jan 2016
    1. "Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?"

      Rhetorical questions are something Martin Luther King does extremely often and well. Rhetorical questions make your audience intrigued and forces them to think. In the next sentence he concedes to his audience, but then has an excellent counter argument, which is a good argumentative strategy.