Technology and War

In class a question was raised on whether or not there would be as many wars if there was different or less technology. In fact history shows many more wars and battles in times before industrialization. In the present, it could easily be argued that there are much more legal, and diplomatic battles fought, threatening with profit rather than destruction. Even if the number of wars has not changed dramatically, there is no doubt that technology has changed how they are fought. Instead of swords and arrows we have guns and missiles. There is a chance that wars may not be as frequent, but there is no doubt that with technologies help they have become more deadly. A single weapon could flatten miles of land in an instant, while a soldier can be given a gun that could kill ten people in a single round of bullets. Maybe, and with good reason, wars may not be as frequent and sought out because we fear what technology will bring us to do, what destruction it will bring.

Owning People

Why do people want to claim ownership, such as ‘my friend,’ or ‘my mom,’ over other people and is it right to do so? In modern society it seems that many people have the want to claim ownership to people. For example we commonly say phrases like: "my Mom," "my Dad," or "My Friend." But what is out justification. Many times we claim ownership to tings we had labored to create or obtain, like "my House," but unless we are someones parents we do create, or buy people. Instead perhaps, people tend to want to claim ownership over people over others because of the bonds they have labored to create. But is right to claim ownership over people. Often times this becomes a touchy subject. In American culture, we often tend to think back to slavery and automatically reject the idea, and yet still phrases like "my friend" are ever present. 
I think that there is a general, silent, agreement that even though we may say "my friend," we do not actually have any true ownership over the individual, but simply a close bond with them. If that is the case, there is no true harm in the statement but rather a way to show connection.