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My argumentative essay discussed three reasons why Amazon will have a positive impact on society over time. I explained why each reason would benefit us as a whole, as well as discussed the counterarguments others may have. Amazon Go, Drone delivery, and the increase in online shopping are the reasons I discussed. Jeff Bezos has created Amazon from the bottom up and it has truly made a groundbreaking impact on the world and will continue to do so.

Some sources that helped me to support my arguments are:

Hatung, A. (2017, February 28). How the ‘Amazon Effect’ will change your Life and Investments. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2017/02/28/how-the-amazon-effect-will-change-your-life-and-investments/#3241ff8f5e76

Forest, C. (2018, July 3). Is Amazon-Gos’s Cashier-less shopping the future of retail? Retrieved from https://www.zdnet.com/article/is-amazon-gos-cashier-less-shopping-the-future-of-retail/

Basulto, D. (2015, July 30). Why zero delivery time could be the future of retail. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/07/30/why-zero-delivery-time-could-be-the-future-of-retail/

A reason why Amazons future will create an easier way of life, is their new delivery system. Within the past few years Gur Kimchi, the vice president of Amazon, presented his vision of the future of automated drone delivery systems. These drones will give consumers the incredible ability to receive their items in thirty minutes or less. Just imagine, receiving any item online as quickly as receiving a pizza. The main goal of the drones is to be able to ship a product to a customer as quickly and efficiently as possible.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jilliandonfro/2019/06/05/amazon-new-delivery-drone-remars-warehouse-robots-alexa-prediction/#3854bb5145f3

Jeff Bezos says “Internet sites like amazon.com made it possible to overcome the geographical challenges, enabling anyone with an Internet connection and a computer to browse a limitless universe of items and then buy them directly from the comfort of their homes.” The possibilities and handiness that online stores bring us cause more people to shop online instead of traveling to stores and markets. This is a major reason why Amazon is such an extreme influence on society. It has been making an impact since 1995 and will continue to do so. Not only by improving the quality of online shopping, but by changing the way we actually do it.

https://sites.google.com/a/ewg.k12.ri.us/amazon/effect-on-society

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Laura Fathauer’s presentation was about User-generated content and Mashups. This information may help me in my future schoolwork because I didn’t even know what a mashup was to begin with. They are compositions that combine existing works which are protected by copyright and change them into new original creations. Another thing that can help me is that some documents can be freely used by people because they are now in the public domain. Since they have been published before 1923, we have the right to copy them. This will be very useful when completing future assignments for classes!

Why is Amazon going to benefit society in the future?

1. Online shopping is not the only thing that Amazon is successful at. In my previous posts I mentioned “Amazon Go” which is their up an coming grocery store. This futuristic store allows you to walk in and out with your phone without checking out at a register. In the future years to come, I can predict that this will only kickstart the future of the way we all start grocery shopping.

Forest, C. (2018, July 3). Is Amazon-Gos’s Cashier-less shopping the future of retail? Retrieved from https://www.zdnet.com/article/is-amazon-gos-cashier-less-shopping-the-future-of-retail/

4. Hatung, A. (2017, February 28). How the ‘Amazon Effect’ will change your Life and Investments. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2017/02/28/how-the-amazon-effect-will-change-your-life-and-investments/#3241ff8f5e76

What: this is an article that discusses the future of amazon and how you can personally change and be effected.

Who: this can talk about anyone who invests in the company, provides products to them, or who is a regular customer.

Why: Amazon will have a large change in the future and Forbes magazine tries to predict how.

Where: Forbes magazine

How: I found this article through google trying to get more information on Amazons investors.

5. Forest, C. (2018, July 3). Is Amazon-Gos’s Cashier-less shopping the future of retail? Retrieved from https://www.zdnet.com/article/is-amazon-gos-cashier-less-shopping-the-future-of-retail/

What: Amazon has created a new grocery store that lets you walk in and out without paying through a cashier

Who: This is an article written by Connor Forest

Why: This type of shopping can be the future of how everyone gets their groceries in the future

Where:  Places all around the world will possibly be able to experience this new and futuristic way of shopping

How: Through an app on your phone, you will easily be able to experience Amazon-go

6. Basulto, D. (2015, July 30). Why zero delivery time could be the future of retail. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/07/30/why-zero-delivery-time-could-be-the-future-of-retail/

What: Amazons recent goal of theres is to use drones in order to achieve zero delivery time

Why: This could be a new and improved way to shop, although this seems like a crazy service to experience, this can be very possible to happen within the next few years

Who: The Washington Post wrote this article about this new delivery system

Where: This could change the future of amazon and delivery for many other companies throughout the world.

How: New and improving technology and the great minds of amazon will be able to make this possible

Trademark Gunderson had a very interesting presentation that really made me think. Learning about copyright and copyleft will make me more aware and careful about what I publish online. I learned about copyleft and how artistic work is modified and distributed freely online. Until his presentation, I was very unaware that copyleft was something that existed, learning about how artists can be affected by this was very eye opening and interesting.

1. Do you think Amazon will be positive for society? Yes and no
2. Where do you see Amazon in the next 5 years? A global player in all high-value industries being first or second in each industry they compete in
3. What issues do you think Amazon could cause? Environmental issues, which Bezos is trying to mitigate.
4. Who do you think Amazon has the biggest impact on? Competition in a capitalistic society – how do we redefine monoploy
5. What are some changes you think Amazon should make? A shift towards a true environmentally friendly organization
6. What are some other companies that you think will largely impact society? Banks, WalMart, Google, Apple, Samsung, Facebook
7. How could Amazon have a negative impact in the future? On the environment
8. What is your opinion on business’s that may fail due to the rise of Amazon? This is a sad reality but consumers are driving this
9. How do you think jobs could be replaced in online shopping takes over? Unemployment in this sector will continue to raise. The replacement of jobs won’t be a one to one tradeoff.
10,. What are your other thoughts/comments on this topic? Amazon is a powerhouse that is going nowhere. Their rise is like nothing the business world has ever experienced.

1. https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/03/tech/amazon-effect-us-economy/index.html.         What: This article talks about how large amazon truly is and how it keeps spreading. It also talks about the founder, Jeff Bezos, and how he is the wealthiest man in the world because of it. Who: This article is by Lydia DePhillis who works for CNN business. Why: I chose this source because it explains how much one company can influence so many people in a society and it accurately represents how one person can change the path of the future we will live in.
2. https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/07/07/where-will-amazon-be-in-5-years.aspx.              What: this article discuss’s where amazon will be in the next 5 years, the power of Jeff Bezos, and the rise of e-commerce. Wh0: this article is written by Beth McKenna and it is a pretty recent article. Why: I chose this to explain how this company will still have a tremendous effect on our society and continue to grow.
3. https://money.cnn.com/2018/01/26/technology/amazon-go-store/index.html                     What: This is an article about the new “Amazon Go” stores. These futuristic stores let you walk into a store, grab anything you want, and leave. The amazon app tracks what you picked up and charges the items to your account. Who: Written by Heather Kelley for CNN Why: I wanted to chose this article to show more of what amazon has been doing. Its not just a website, its an ongoing lifestyle and continues to create to ways of everyday living.

Scotts presentation during class last week was very eye opening and informative. He discussed a lot of topics that I don’t usually think about when I am doing my daily assignments. Learning how to use the internet wisely and securing your privacy is extremely important. Things like, using two-factor authentication, not putting bank information online, and using a very intricate password are just a few things to keep you protected. He reminded me about things I haven’t thought about in a long time and I plan on using his advice when completing school work.