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 ====== Pursell Reading ======
 ==== What is technology? (How does that definition (or at least the examples of it) change in different eras and places?) ====
 Technology has gone through many phases through the centuries from the railroad all the way down to what women did in the household. That caught my attention the most is that the technology that was discussed in //American Technology// by Carroll Pursell in the first 10 pages, did not all have something to do with electricity or technological advancements that have happened over the years. Just the fact that women in the household being mentioned because of the complicated technological systems that were involved in the household. One of those being cooking that did not only have the designing of the meals that were being made but the specialized energy that was being used by the stoves in the household that women used (p.3). - Hunter Dykhuis
+Within the introduction of Pursell’s American Technology the focus of technology isn’t just singular items that people have made, or advanced, for their use, but rather the history and social aspects of these technologies. Pursell writes in a fashion that makes me believe that technology isn’t just artifacts, but also moments. In class we discussed how certain technologies we’re slow to catch on, or made obsolete, and my take away from Pursell’s introduction is that is shown repeatedly throughout history. - Elizabeth Davis
 When someone says technology one might think of electronics and things of that nature. It might be a surprise but technology is much broader than just electronics. Technology is anything that was or is invented to aid the person. We see in Carroll Pursell's, American Technology, that technology has been helping people basically since the dawn of time. From stone tools to the computers and electric cars we use today can all be considered technology. The type of technology we use is ever-changing throughout history. As we build our history we build more and more advanced technology with it. - Erin Madden
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 “Technological Determinism” was a well-written infographic on how technological determinism and how it changes the views on the older forms of technology and the knowledge behind them. For example, the infographic used how new and advanced tools are making people forget the traditional methods of farming. Even though this infographic gives examples, the samples should be more updated to help the reader relate to it. If the article mentioned video game consoles and how they advanced with time, readers would relate and connect with the infographic. Also, the authors are not very credible because their academic backgrounds are not the strongest. This brings down the credibility of the infographic. -Reilly Miller
+I appreciated the way that this infographic is set up simply because it is so easy to follow. It had a simple timeline that showed just how the technology changed and the dates. Now with that all being said, it is very elementary level and probably not the best source to use for a research project. It also only gives such small idea of just how impactful each piece is. There may also have been more items created at the same date and it does not show us them all. -Haley Denehy
 ===== Generate a meme that captures your excitement or concerns about first week of classes (search "meme generator" if you haven't created one before and bonus points if you can embed it (hint, see [[wiki:syntax|syntax]]) =====
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 https://imgflip.com/i/396716   - Michael Dietrich
+https://imgflip.com/i/396ubc -Haley Denehy