"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." - Albert Einstein. I can’t seem to think of a better way to explain this quote than by taking a deeper look into the short story, "August 2026: There will be soft rain" by Ray Bradbury. This story gives us an abstract way of looking at how the evolution of technology has shaped and is continuing to shape the world that we live in. It also questions the level of dependence that we as humans have on technology and how far we are willing to go to ensure that technology is always up to date. The story starts off with a lone house making breakfast for a family that is nonexistent due to a nuclear war that destroyed the world. This house, created by humans, was created for the sole purpose of making life easier for the humans that lived in it. The ironic part of the story is that despite the house's exceptional abilities it still could not save the family from the nuclear bomb. Meanwhile, the house is still able to function regardless of human interaction, in fact throughout the story the house doesn’t even notice that they are gone. Mice continue to clean, the house continues to water the garden, and stories are read to no one in particular. It does this oblivious of what has happened outside. This is a vivid and highly accurate view on how the world can possibly be in the future, in my opinion. With technology advancing everyday it's very hard for anyone living in this day and age not to succumb to the technological advances that are presented to us. Who wouldn't want a stove that can cook your food and clean itself? It's convenient. But where do we draw the line when it comes to our dependence on technology? We use technology everyday, alarm clocks, iPads, cell phones, and everything else in between. We depend on the devices to get through life because it makes things easier. If we have a question we can simply "Google" it. We've even gone as far a