CCT205-Lab+2

Lab Assignment 2 outline [due January 21 at 11:59pm]

 * **Statement:** "**One Laptop per Child is a neo-colonial trojan horse**"
 * **Question to answer: Do you agree with this statement? Provide reasoning.**
 * http://laptop.org/en/

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Do i agree with the OLPC? I believe there will be both yes and no. The meaning of neo-colonalism is when developed countries have involvement in developing world (Wikipedia). In this case, the OLPC is the idea to introduce children to have access to use computer and internet. Therefore, children have an opportunity to gain more knowledge, and see different part of the world that they may never seen before. However, this idea might be a negative strategy well. =====

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The reason why might be a bad idea to have OLPC is because people in developing countries are facing poverty and hunger issues,therefore, their priority should be focus on these issue and take care of these problems before they have introduce the OLPC. The OLPC might seems like a great gifts (like Trojan hose, people thought was a victory trophy,but the army were hiding inside to attack troy), but they actually can ruin the tradition culture of those developing countries, for example, they might increase their desire of want and need when they see other part of the world have the things they do not have, also, not everyone in the village or school gets computers,so might not be fair for those who do not have one. Also, it might interrupt the teaching system of what they already have. =====

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Therefore I think OLPC is not the first priority for developing countries, instead buying each children a computer, they should use the money to help them with food and health issue first. Because poverty is the main issue, if they do not have enough food or good health, how they gonna have energy to use computer and gain more knowledge. =====

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 Here is the ad from OLPC, when you watching this video, you think the children are actually happy that they have a chance to learn and also have new toy to play. but if you watch carefully, the background and environment of where they live, i dont think the OLPC is necessary. Because, electricity might be one problem, and internet, like they do not have extra money to afford all these. Again these might create chaos to the village and create even more problems to developing countries. =====

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