Modern Conveniences
Explain what you think it would be like to live in the woods without modern conveniences. Give positive and negative details of living this way.
posted by English11Scholarzone at 3/08/2006 05:00:00 PM
Explain what you think it would be like to live in the woods without modern conveniences. Give positive and negative details of living this way.
posted by English11Scholarzone at 3/08/2006 05:00:00 PM
19 Comments:
To live in the woods can be a positve or a negative thing. The positive aspects of living in the woods without the modernized conviences would be less stress from the negative news on television, not having to worry about cell phone, telephone, and internet bills everymore every month. Negative aspects of living without modernized technology would be that you would not be abreast to whats going on in the world, and you would eventuially become less educated then the rest of the population. Other examples of the negative aspects of living without modern technology would be that it would take longer to do the normal things people do, including cook, clean, and communicate with the outside world. Sometimes I wish that some of the modern things we have now did not exist because it causes us to become lazy and this could be a reason why people today are overweight. Some things were better without all the new technology, but on the contrary, some things were made better with the new technology
2:35 PM
The positive outcome would be that I would learn to appreciate what I have and not be so focused on a cell phone or a Rocawear outfit that may not even fit in six months. The negative outcome is that it is partially opposing the technological acheivements that we have made as though our accomplishments aren't positive effect on our overall physical, mental, and social health.
Janay B
3:04 PM
I couldnt survive in the woods w/o anything because i have never lived w/o them and that would lead to me not knowing what i was doing. I would not like it.
3:17 PM
Living in the woods would probably be a very negative thing for me because I use modern conviences everyday to survive so living without them would be very difficult.A positive thing about living in the woods would be the time you would have to reflect that people don't take advantage of in today's world.You would also have a deeper sense of what it is to live without the modern conviences we have today probably be more appreciative.
R.Comer
4:52 PM
I think it would be difficult and challenging to live in the woods. Living in the woods would give me a lot of time to think and to explore nature. On the other hand I would be completely bored and hungry because their would not be any TVs, radios, or any easy way to cook. I also would be cold becuase there will be no heaters around.
C.George
4:59 PM
For me living in the woods without modern conveniences would be cool for a while. I would like the open space, solitude, and the natural beauty, but not for long. I'm not saying that i can't live without modern technology but when i have lived with it for so long i would miss it. The advantages would be that you wouldn't have to deal with the stress of things breaking down or not working like the internet, satellite tv, cars and so on. The serenity of nature would just bring you to peace. Disadvantages would be the loss of human conversation, unless they came to your home in the woods. It would also be harder to do some things like shower, cook, clean, entertainment and transportation. I guess if we left the city and moved to the woods we would appreciate nature and technology when we returned to civilization.
6:18 PM
i dont think i would like to live in the woods witout what i got because i need my food to survive. i need to talk to my peeps. and i need to be with my family. so there is no positive effects for more because i wouldn't live in the woods even if u made me. no way no how!!!!
10:48 PM
i dont think i would like to live in the woods witout what i got because i need my food to survive. i need to talk to my peeps. and i need to be with my family. so there is no positive effects for more because i wouldn't live in the woods even if u made me. no way no how!!!!
10:49 PM
To live in the woods without modern conviences would be a nice thing to do for a while. You would have clean fresh air. You have the animals ro keep you company, and you will gain the ability to be independent. On the other hand you would probaly get sick without the use of modern medicine. Your animal friends might turn your back on you and attack you or even steal your food. Or you just might scream and call for your mother because living in the woods is to much for you and you can't handle it.
8:15 AM
I think that living without modern conveniences would have its advantages as well as disadvantages. One advantage would be that it would be easier for a person to focus on spirituality without too many distractions. However, a disadvantage would be the fact that since we as humans are so acustomed to using technology everyday, without them most of us, including myself, would be lost.
8:17 AM
Without modern conveniences, I think livng in the woods would be very difficult for most humans because we are so accustomed to survival with the use of technology. Although, if my will to survive is strong enough, I think I could live in the woods. An advantage of living in the woods may be the freedom that I would have. A disadvantage to living in the woods would be not knowing how to be safe from wild animals.
8:40 AM
Living in the woods would have both a positive and negative effect. The positive effect is it would be more helpful in finding food and water. The negative effect is there wouldn't be any technology, shelter when it rain or snowed, and if an emergency occured there is no way of contacting anyone. To be honest I wouldn't be able to live in the woods.
10:18 AM
Living in the woods would be a negative thing for me because im not use to using natural resources. Without technology and other accessities i think i can not survive because i would be very bored and going out of my mind. Living in the woods would be a positive thing for me because it will help me find myself by knowing who i am without any negativity around me and me making peace nature and using natural resources and appreciating it more.
10:30 AM
The positive aspects of living in the woods is the fact that you gain an appreciation for nature and for life. The technology of today, although convenient, has made our society lazy and we don't know the true meaning of hard work. This also can affect us in a negative way because we have become overly dependent on the new age things that we wouldn't know how to survive without us. Our adaptation skills are not advanced and thus makes it hard to accept that we are without it. But also it is not safe. Maybe 100 yrs. ago we would be able to live in the woods without fear but it is a new age now. Lastly, we would be alone and without companionship.
10:36 AM
If I lived in the woods with no modern conveniences there would be many positive and negative aspects. One of the negative aspects would be that I would not be up to date with what's going on in the world. I would not be able to travel a far distance without trouble and communicating with people far away would be almost impossible. When I was in need of medical attention or other emergencies it would be hard to get help. Though there are some positive aspects. I would not have to worry about people bothering me. I could enjoy nature's gifts without having to share. I could also build things and not worry about people tearing it up. Being involved with politics would be another problem I could avoid.
11:27 AM
I think living in the woods would be both good and bad. The good part of it is that there would be fresh barely polluted air and quiet. The woods would seem calm bacause there are no loud noises or people to bother you. Money would also be a plus because you wouldn't have any bills to pay. Whatever money you have would remain. The bad part would be that most of the things that I do to entertain myself wouldn't be available. I wouldn't be able to watch tv, listen to the radio, nor talk on the phone. Also, I don't think I could live without a microwave and refrigerator. Another thing I couldn't tolerate is not going out to restaurants or being able to cook certain foods the way I like them. The woods could be a great place to live, but I'll stick to the suburbs.
11:39 AM
I think living in the woods without modern coveniences could have some negative disavantages and positive advantages. One negative disadvantage is not having any connection with the outsid world. If you were in troble no one would have a way of knowing to help you. On the flip side living in the woods could teach you to apreciate the thing you have. It could also show people the differece between the things the want form the thing they need. Peole will also find out what hard work really means and the way people fined for themselves before technology was invented. I think their could be more positive things that come out of living in the woods then negative things.
11:57 AM
I think living in the woods without modern technology would be a bad idea. Although it's a bad idea there are some positive as well as negative effects of living in the woods. Some of the positive effects are you will be living in a peaceful, relaxing, and calm surrounding. Another positive includes you being able to appreciate things in nature more. Some negatives are your basically cutting yourself out from society. It would be hard for you to get into contact with others. Another negative includes you having to work twice as hard to survive. This includes things like food (which you will have to probably hunt), heat (which you will probably have to produce with wood), and clothes (which you would probably have to stitch).
J.Ellison
9:30 AM
To live in the woods (I think) would be a negative thing. The reason why is because you don't have a television to what the weather is going to be like. You don't have a refrigerator to keep the important foods that you need. You don't have a phone to communicate with other people. It would take you longer to do certain things. On the positive side you don't have bills every month.
9:08 PM
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