English Literature GCSE
Technology and the loss of human control
What Technology and the loss of human control means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Technology and the loss of human control
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Mundane aviation terms are defamiliarised through the passenger's heightened sense of dread, fixating on strange engine sounds, turbulence, and fragile human mortality.
Topics that use Technology and the loss of human control
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