Technology Simplifies Modern Life

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At present people cannot imagine their lives without technology. It is very much a part of modern life, many people see technology however as having a detrimental effect on our lives, others see it as invaluable to our way of life. In this essay the discussion shall be on the positive and negative effects technology has had on our lives. Our world is changing rapidly due to new technology constantly being introduced and improved . Not only does technology improve social well being, it provides us with access to almost any form of communication instantly. We are able to receive news, weather forecasts, and news on natural disasters before they hit. Before technology moving information from one place to another was extremely challenging . Websites like Twitter and Facebook have given rise to a new concept in marketing through social media .Facebook even allows you to find and communicate with old and new friends where with older technology that simply wouldnt be possible. Thanks to email we can now send documents and mail easily and almost instantly instead of sending letters to respective destinations. Changing technology has also led to an increase in employment, due to the increasing need new and innovative technology places like Google, Facebook and Apple are employing more people than before. Encyclopedias and visiting libraries are now a thing of the past as information is quite literally at our fingertips, with search engines such as Google providing us with seemingly endless amounts of information on almost any topic. Technology also lets to use our minds to their full potential. Education has improved as it has become so much easier to do academic research through easy access to television and internet. Keeping all the above in mind the negative effects technology has had on the environment should also be considered. Genetically modified organisms or
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