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How Technology Affects Society
10/21/14 Johnathan Johnson
Writing Studio Plus
Over the last five years, technology has been rapidly changing and expanding in every field imaginable. Smart phones are now capable of acting as standalone computer devices that can take pictures, search the Internet, send emails and text messages and yes, they even make phone calls. Technology not only transforms societies, but it also changes relationships between people. How have computers, the Internet and email affected your own social interactions and relationships? How would life be different if starting tomorrow, you never touched a computer again? Technology has had a huge affect on our society. Some been positive and some have been negative, technology has changed the way we live today. Some argue that the Internet has a positive effect on social interactions because it allows us to form friendships online. The development and improvement of technology has greatly improved our lives. It has led to a far better, easier and very comfortable life for the people. It seems hard these days to fathom the original size of computers and how small they have become in the last ten years, but within the last five years they have become even smaller and somehow more powerful and faster than ever before! The Internet allows people to connect with family, friends, and work colleagues from across the globe in the push of a button. Communication options have literally exploded in the instant avenues of text and video based chat as well as the near instantaneous method of email. Gone are the days where one had to post a letter and wait a week or more for a response and long distance phone calls are unnecessary for anyone with a
10/21/14 Johnathan Johnson
Writing Studio Plus
Over the last five years, technology has been rapidly changing and expanding in every field imaginable. Smart phones are now capable of acting as standalone computer devices that can take pictures, search the Internet, send emails and text messages and yes, they even make phone calls. Technology not only transforms societies, but it also changes relationships between people. How have computers, the Internet and email affected your own social interactions and relationships? How would life be different if starting tomorrow, you never touched a computer again? Technology has had a huge affect on our society. Some been positive and some have been negative, technology has changed the way we live today. Some argue that the Internet has a positive effect on social interactions because it allows us to form friendships online. The development and improvement of technology has greatly improved our lives. It has led to a far better, easier and very comfortable life for the people. It seems hard these days to fathom the original size of computers and how small they have become in the last ten years, but within the last five years they have become even smaller and somehow more powerful and faster than ever before! The Internet allows people to connect with family, friends, and work colleagues from across the globe in the push of a button. Communication options have literally exploded in the instant avenues of text and video based chat as well as the near instantaneous method of email. Gone are the days where one had to post a letter and wait a week or more for a response and long distance phone calls are unnecessary for anyone with a