Anthony Villanueva reflection on technology

Uncle Billy McCrea

Uncle Billy McCrea was a slave in the 1900's from Jasper, Texas. He would cook on a steamboat for about six years, the boat would travel from Jasper to Beaumont,Texas which according to him was about fifty miles each trip. He would enjoy singing songs like 'Blow Cornie Blow' while he was toting salt. His master at the time was old Col. M. who lived in the post office. He had thirty-six children, eighteen in which were boys, and sixteen of those boys were raised in Jasper with him. He would be eighty-nine in the October of that year. He explained how every day he would go out in town and watch the yankees go home, and they would have six to eight mules to a cannon, which were dressed in blue.Their punishment was to be hanged just by their thumbs, so this would require many men to help untie the slave that was hanged.                                                    

Great grandchildren and current technology

My great grandparents had a lot of trouble understanding our current technology and I had a lot of trouble with theirs. I had to ask them about all of their tools because I have never seen anything like it before. Most of the things were outdated and has advanced in my era of technology. This got me thinking how it would probably be the same with my great grandchildren.They would have advanced and new tech while I am still in my old era of technology. I think they would be so confused when they see our current technology because in their time period our current tech would be way outdated for them, and I would have to explain to them what everything from my era of technology is and how to use it, and they would do the same and explain all of their new, advanced, and superior technology to me.