Civilized By Tony Kellerhuis

Tony Kellerhuis Definition paper 4-4-2002 Civilized We are starting to witness the beginning of a new era full of information and technology, and it will help develop the future. Despite all the new inventions and ideas, which indicate how far advanced people have become, versus the past, has society grown in other ways? Does being civilized only mean to become more advanced technologically, or does it also apply to morals? Obviously, society has developed …

…hours and emails fly wirelessly every second. We think becoming civilized means creating newer and better inventions than there were in the past, making us think we have become more civilized. But our nature has not become more civilized. Still, wars, hatred, and acts of violence go on day after day. Maybe it is more important to grow in this area than the other. So in reality, we are not as civilized as we think.