I feel that the scientific advancements that were made during World War 1 & 2 changed the course of humanity forever. The cost of humanity that these two wars brought were very substantial. The need to improve technology that played a part of these wars caused many problems to become allowed in the present. World War 2 is known for people riding in on horses in the beginning of the war to people flying out in planes at the end of the war. With this change of pace it had allowed many countries with a lot of power to benefit from this and learn how to implement it into their technology. Nowadays we have all these fighter jets/helicopters and giant tanks that can cause mass destruction or that can be used for power. All I can say is that even though nations have gained power from these new technologies, it's scary to think of what other possibilities can rise from these new powers.
These advancements continue to impact our community because it continues to change how we live on our own land. Hawaiʻi used to be such a beautiful place and with this influence of new technology from the U.S. our islands can no longer go back to how they used to be. As a current kanaka of this land, the cost that my people had to pay for the "society" was very detrimental. We as Hawaiians lost many years and generations of culture. When the Hawaiian language was banned, many native Hawaiian speakers had to find ways to preserve the language in hopes of it not being lost. Which worked but at what cost. Many modern day Hawaiians don't even know how to speak the language, maybe a few Hawaiian words here and there but we lost the ability to be raised up in our language. There are some lucky few who get to go to Hawaiian Emergence schools, but the majority of Hawaiians ended up going to regular schools and have to find their own ways to learn their own culture. So to me, the cost that Hawaiians had to pay changed the course of the newer generations of Hawaiians forever.
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