University of Goce Delcev Stip

School assignment for the subject ,,English 2”

Law college/ Law studies, Strumica

The impact of the technology in our

lives

Made by: Slavica Dimitrieva n.071866 Mentor: Biljana Ivanova

Assistant: Krste Iliev

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 The impact of the technology in our lives

The technology these days affects everyone on daily basis. Everyone owns at least a phone
or a computer or a TV. You don’t need to write a letter and wait weeks or maybe months till
it gets to the other person. Now there are the social network apps that allow us to send a
text to someone no matter where they are. Newspapers also are not so popular now. Most
people get their information and keep updated through the Internet. The problem is not all
the information on the Internet is true. The problem is that much of our personal
information through the Internet becomes public. From this, we can see that the progress
the technology made has both, good and not-so-good sides.

Throughout history, people have looked for better ways to meet their needs and to satisfy
their expectations. Technology has improved the way people feed, clothe and shelter
themselves. Technology has also changed other aspects of everyday life, such as health care,
education, job satisfaction, and leisure time activities. People have used technology since
they first chipped stone blades to improve their hunting. Yet some people call the current
age the "Technological Age" because of society's dependence on technology. For the first
time in human history, almost all the goods and services people use depend on technology.
There are so many advantages with improved technology in our daily life. With the help of
mobile technology we are able to talk to our friends and relatives who are living far from us.
With the help of internet, we are able to learn new things and online courses etc. With the
help of aviation technology we are able to reach distant places within hours which took
years of time to reach in olden days. We are using the all natural resources available for
making our life better. With the help of social networking we are able to find our childhood
friends, relatives etc. and important events in their life. With the help of information
technology we are able to share information to any part of the world with in milliseconds.
With progressive technology in the agriculture field, we are able to meet food requirements
of people all over the world.

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On the other hand, there are instances which show the problems with improved and
advanced technology or the solution for one problem with the help of technology is giving
rise to another problem. Instead of taking care personally we are sending sms or giving a call
on important occasions which were attended personally in olden days. With the use of same
internet children are getting addicted to online games and their physical activities and
exercises are becoming considerably less. The same social networks are creating rivalry
between best friends and couples are getting divorced. The same aviation technology is
giving health problems for their workers and creating serious environmental threats. With
the heavy usage of fertilizers soil is losing its natural fertility and several varieties of plants
became extinct. Consider the case study of automobiles regarding technology. Automobile
technology was first developed to make the journey of humans more convenient. Now we
are facing serious environment pollution issues due to vehicles which are releasing
unwanted green house gases into the environment. Now we are trying for more
environment friendly automobile technology which will have less impact on environment
when compared with the present technology. The technology which surrounds almost
everyone in the modern society, affects both work and leisure activities. Technology
contains information that many would rather it did not have. It influences minds in good
and bad ways, and it allows people to share information which they would otherwise not be
able to attain. Even if a person does not own a computer or have credit cards, there is
information on a computer somewhere about everyone. The technology which is just now
beginning to be manipulated and harnessed is affecting the minds of small children and
adolescents in ways that could be harmful. It is affecting our immediate future. It also gives
another form of communication and exchange of information that was not available before,
information that is both good and bad.

Technology is like a coin that has both positive and negative sides. We are the deciders and
we have to choose how to use it. The usage of technology for the over-exploitation of
resources should be always avoided. If we use it for positive things, it will have a positive
effect on our lives and vice versa. Nobody would oppose the development of technologies in
any sector but the developments should be in a positive way and they should not have any
negative impact on present or future generations.

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