Kasi's Digital Past Blog

I have to say the idea that I found most interesting in the reading for this week is how similar the North and South were during the Pre-Civil War and Civil War period, from voting patterns to wealth distribution. Of course there were also the obvious differences of slavery as well as the idea of “one moving forward and the other moving backward” (McPherson). The theme of more similarities than differences throughout this particular reading really peaked my interest because I’ve always been taught in previous history courses that the two sides were completely different from each other, causing the conflict that lead to the Civil War.

This idea also lead me to think about the United States as it has developed since that point. In a weird way, Americans have replaced slaves and other physical labor with various forms of machinery and technology today. Many daily functions are dependent on some type of machine, from making a phone call to driving to work or school. I think it will be interesting to look back as many as 50 years from now, and see how much more will have changed when it comes to technology. I always come back to the slightly far-fetched idea of the movie iRobot, considering we are beginning to reach a point where our technology is becoming smarter than the average person. Even though it might be silly, the idea that something like what happened in the movie could occur makes me afraid of developments such as the iPhone’s Siri!

~ by kasibumgarner on October 22, 2012 .