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Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or reformer ever could. In asserting the usefulness of scandals in addressing problems and issues in the way that no speaker or reformer can do, the author separate the functionality of these two while in fact what scandals and speakers and reformers do complement each other and this is directing the society toward reform and perfection. Scandals have been a part of almost every filed and a wide range of them can be found in different societies. scandals serve many positive functions, they warn people and make them well aware of conspicuous wrong doings in their societies. for example defalcation scandals which are quite prevalent specially in developing countries would increase the vigilance of people about the extent of corruption in their country. however some times scandals are around less important issues and they really don’t deserve lots of attention from the citizens. In essence too much concentration on them would have counterproductive effects. the scandals about love affair of the politicians is a good example in this regard. Although infidelity and unfaithfulness is not an accepted behavior at all but too much attention to it-a natural consequence of a scandal- would overwhelm people to the extent that they start to lose their fairness and they become critical of every single behavior or policy of that person. Also most of the time scandals would disrupt peace and bring about tension and feeling of insecurity and malcontent in people. for instance when people become aware that the most important car manufactures in their country has not comply to the safety standards and as a result of technical fault the cars produced by this company are subject to explosion, they become agitated and nervous. But all these feeling would provide any efficient solution to the problem? In situation of this kind if public outrage is not controlled it would lead to chaos and confusion in the society. At this point a reformer or a prudent speaker can control the situation and unite people in an efficient way and this would bring about a positive change. Many revolution in the world which were result of public dissatisfaction from corrupted authorities and governors were started by wide range of scandals and then a rational an prudent leader in form of a reformer or speaker took lead of dissatisfied public . for example in the Iran’s revolution there had always been talks and scandals about the corrupted king and his family who took the natural resources and wealth of the nation and didn’t committed to democracy. Only when a reformer arouse from the nation all dissatisfaction and discontent were united and a successful revolution took place. To sum up depending on the kind of scandal it can be detrimental or beneficial. But even if the scandals are beneficial they only can be an indicator of a kind of wrongdoing in a society but the real action toward it and finding a solution is in the hand of some one who unite people and guide them into the right direction.

As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate. The above statement contends that technology has a negative impact on human thinking and this is a kind of unfair skepticism toward technology. It seems that the statement is based on this assumption that more reliance on technology and the convenience it brings to human living would make people indolent and lazy. It is true that technology has changed human life to a great extent but most of these changes has lead to more convenience and creativity not to lack of thinking. Technology is an integral part of life and it benefits human in many ways. The prevalence of technology in today’s world makes our lives more convenient and more productive and this can be easily felt within the boundaries of day-to-day life. every thing from cell phone to GPS and automobiles makes our life comfortable. We only can truly appreciate the merits of technology when we compare our life with that of the people in the past. The time when animals were the only means of transport, and the sad period in history that because of lack of medical equipment epidemic like cholera took the lives of thousands of people. before the advent of technology diversified problems that people used to encounter and life hardness debilitate people and hindered them from thinking in a creative way. They were so overwhelmed with meeting their basic needs that they had little energy to come up with new ideas and concepts. How can we expect a man who has been engaged with tiresome drudgery like plowing the ground to think freely and creatively. It is completely evident that a free mind needs a healthy,relax and unstrained body . Above remarks projects how technology has eased the living and has provided the condition necessary for a free imagination. Maslow hierarchy of needs bolster this idea strongly. According to him people are motivated to achieve certain needs. When one need is fulfilled a person seeks to fulfill the next one. Based on this important psychological theory only when people are safe and secure and their physical needs have been fulfilled they start to seek more sophisticated needs and their imagination starts to bloom. Furthermore technological advances bring about new issues and challenges that needs to be dealt with. Addressing these issues is a great way of recuperating mind not deteriorating it. for example discovery of some high pitched devices led to discovery of efficient isolating materials. Another good example in this regard is human attempt for coming up with new and efficient ways for dumping of industrial wastes. To sum up ,it is a narrow minded approach to consider technology as an obstacle toward thinking and vivid imagination. If this statement was true more and more technological advances which are the direct result of thinking would never had happened.As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate. .