The idea of progress : positive and negative aspects of progress

I'm going to talk about the notion : « Idea of progress ». To begin with, I'd like to give a definition of progress. The idea of progress basically consists in believing that the world can become better in terms of art, science, technology, liberty, and quality of life. However, sometimes progress causes more problems than it solves .Consequently, we are going to weigh the positive and negatives aspects of progress,   in science , medicine and new technologies.

Firstly, we have studied an article from the New York Times which title was « Dolly, the First Cloned Mammal ». In 1996, Dolly was the first mammal to be created by cloning and it became the most famous sheep in history and it died at six years old. Cloning is the production of genetically identical organisms. From a medical point of view it would be a great step forward for the human condition.
This could be used to work around genetic disease, it could be a source of genetically identical body parts for transplant treatment of injured individuals and save their lives. This also would provide the opportunity for sterile couples to have babies.
This document shows that science progress can correct nature mistakes and improve our human condition .

As far as progress in new technologies is concerned,  we studied an article from The Guardian which dealt with cameras CCTV installed in London. The UK is the most spied upon nation in the world. CCTV is used to provide evidence to prove a crime has been committed. Cameras have the ability to reveal someone's identity which can be useful when used in the right way. Video surveillance cameras are beneficial in public places as it means people are less likely to commit a criminal act as there is a high probability that they will be caught and having cameras in public places make people feel safe. This shows that new technologies  have helped improve our daily life.
We also talked about  other new technologies : the internet and cell phones. In today's world, with the development of technology, Information and Communications Technologies have inevitably become  important elements in our lives because they are  quick and easy to use. Nowadays, people are so busy  that they want to reach information in the quickest way and keep in touch with their family members and their friends easily.

New technologies in general improved our living conditions nevertheless, progress for science also raises some issues

From an ethical point of view, cloning raises problems because destroying embryos and using them only for the purpose of research can be considered as unethical. Moreover, cloning could become a real market and would devalue children and treat them as commodities.
There also are uncertain genetic consequences: many of the early animal clones had clinical problems derived from genetic effects. For example, old age illnesses in the youthful Dolly, the sheep.
A lot of people worry that cloned people would be regarded as slaves or second class citizens with no civil rights ,since they are just copies. I find this reasoning absolutely ridiculous, since a person is a person despite his or her genetic source or if artificially created. An other problem is that everyone would be identical and look the same.
About the CCTV, I don't think that video surveillance cameras in public places are a good idea because it is an infringement on our civil liberties. We need our privacy and freedom. We could feel we are being watched constantly and make us uncomfortable. They can be hidden and can be easily hacked into. In those cameras, who knows who is watching us ?Why film innocent people who do nothing criminal in public places ?
Recently, addiction to the new technologies became a phenomenon particularly among young. It may be derived in particular on the internet because there is sometimes a lack of control over the information disseminated. We can also say that the Internet and social networks isolate us in a virtual world and they create a lack of human contact. Some people are disconnected from the real world.
Moreover, recent studies show that  cell phones might have some effects on the humans’ health.

...