Thursday, December 4, 2008
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The presentation had many figures that seem astounding when first glimpsed, but the more in depth a person thinks, the less astounding it becomes. For instance, the fact that only 25% of the "genious" person variety in India surpasses that of the entire United States seems like a crazy discrepancy when first viewed. However, when taking into account that the population of the United States this year is an estimated 306 million and the population of India is an estimated 1.148 billion, the gap becomes that much shorter. The probability that India would have a larger group of geniuses far exceeds that of the USA, and while there still would be a gap between the two, it wouldn't be as noticeable such as when not taking into account the ratio of the populations. Also, some of the facts relating to technology weren't that astounding considering society is now expanding and making advancements, something that humans have done since the beginning of their creation. Obviously new jobs will be invented for the new discoveries and inventions humans create as they increase efficiency and proficiency in society. With new jobs comes new titles, and with new titles come new words, which is why the language is growing as well. As we have outgrown outdated terms such as "Thou, ist, and hie," that were found everywhere in Shakespearean times, new generations also seek out to establish themselves away from those of the former, as witnessed in the idea of growing up. While some of the other facts were interesting, they were merely footnotes that weren't really worth delving into.
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