Do you think modern technology has made life easier and safer? Or do you believe that modern technology has made life more difficult and more dangerous? In recent years, technology has improved in many ways and is now probably better than ever before. Advancement in technology has made our lives a lot easier than the past. Some of the inventions that have really changed our lives are telephone, cellphone, internet, computer and television. Did you know that from 6.8 billion population on the planet, 5.1 billion of the people own a cell phone however, only 4.2 billion own a toothbrush? Everything that has some positive sides also has some negative effects and technology is of no exception. Technology may be very helpful but it can sometimes …show more content…
The positive effects have over taken the negative effects and they are usually ignored by the public. Spending a large amount of time looking at computer, cellphone and television screens can cause a huge damage to our eyes as computer emits a radiation that could harm the eyes of the browser if he/she was exposed to that radiation for a long time. Many Researches have shown that somewhere between 50% and 90% of people who work at a computer screen have some synonyms of eye problems. Moreover, computer and internet provides us with entertainment on just a click. As in result, people tend to sit in front of the computer to play games instead of going out and playing sports, which help them, keep a healthy body. According to a Canadian study conducted in 2003, which was published in the "International Journal of Obesity” claims that children from 7 to 11 years old, who overuse television and computer has significantly increased risk to being overweight or obese. The study has also shown that children who spent 3 or more hours a day in front of technology had between a 17% and 44% increase of risk of being overweight, or a 10% to 61% increase risk in obesity.
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To sum up, it is not appropriate to say if modern technologies have more pros and cons. It has changed our lives and made them much easier than ever before. Many things such as communicating with people around the world
Brazil technology Compared to Liberty middle school's technology Brazil: When the Brazilian government set out to expand computer access in its schools, they had a broad and important set of goals. Based on the knowledge that improved computer access in K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions leads to a more skilled workforce, a narrower "digital divide", a more diversified economy, and wider participation of all citizens in the knowledge-based economy, the government set a plan in motion. For the long term, to have an entire workforce educated and trained with information and communication technology; and within the next five years, to make computer access a part of everyday life for a growing generation of Brazilian children. The biggest challenge:The Brazilian
The research allowed me to grasp and truly understand how big of an issue technology really is. In this reading, Eric discusses how technology is negatively impacting our society. He interviews educated and credible people who state facts and statistics on how technology brings negative results. Eric states,” The evidence for this goes beyond the carping of Luddites. Its there, cold and hard, in a growing body of research by psychiatrists/ family time” (Andrew-Gee 6).
“Technology can be a useful servant but a dangerous master”(Lange). New and advanced technology is seen as beneficial for society but how come the dangers are never talked about? Relatively helpful technology, such as cars, phones, and even AI are all capable of harming individuals. Steven Pinkers “Mind over Mass Media” talks about how technology can be a useful tool for society however , it can also become distracting and addictive.
Martin, Karen. "Electronic overload: The impact of excessive screen use on child and adolescent health and wellbeing." Perth, Western Australia: Department of Sport and Recreation (2011),
Has technology changed so immensely over the years that it now controls society? What has it done to control society? Over the years, technology has become one of the society's major resources. This relates to the use of technology to control the World State in Aldous Huxley’s, Brave New World. In the present day, we aren’t quite advanced enough to create clones or flying cars, but technology has become more of an everyday tool over the course of time.
For the physical health, games will affect their physical fitness and increase the risk of obesity. Online games are sedentary lifestyle and with other associated behaviours during these activities like snacking and decreased sleep time. Sitting in front of computer for a long time that decrease time of exercise and movement. Obesity occurs. Beside the obesity, vision and musculoskeletal may also get problems.
In conclusion, technology can have negative impacts on today’s people in many ways. It is harmful to people’s well-being, makes people lose physical connections with those around them, and it makes students disregard their work. Technology is everywhere in today’s society. These devices can be so harmful to people without them even knowing it. People should be more aware of what technology can do, and try their best not to depend on
Too much of a good thing can be harmful. And technology is an extremely great
However, does all this new technology really benefit us? Will we allow technology to overtake our world? We can already see the ramifications of so much technology. Adults and children have become stagnate which is affecting their health. On the other hand we can also see all the good technology can do.
Technology and new innovations are welcome in the society of the twenty-first century. Technology is advancing every year, and it is being integrated into everyone’s daily life. Technology like smartphones, computers, smartwatches, smart glasses, smart tv’s, and game consoles are being incorporated into people’s homes, jobs, education, transportation, and medicine. Technology makes it easier for people to communicate effortlessly over long distances. People have the ability to search for an abundance of information at their fingertips.
Nowadays, the world has changed. The world now are modern because of the power of technology. People may not have a good life without this technology because of people nowadays are dependence on technology mostly. As we know,the technology are created to make our life more better, easier and comfortable. We admitted that the technology are giving us a lot of benefits,but we has also realise that the technology can give bad effect for us.
The world today is overflowing with technological gizmos which have greatly affected the lives of people. People have become overly dependent on technology. The technology seems to have control over our lives. Over the last decade, it has done nothing but become more advance from day to day. Gadgets such as computers, smart phones, and television have been invented over time to make our lives easier and more convenience.
THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH Technology is a major part of everyone’s life. Technological advances are encountered at home, school and at work. These technological advances have become so helpful to people lives. Every year new technologies appear to help people to live more comfortable by allowing them to do more with less effort. That’s why expressions such as “I do not know what I would do without the washing machine” or “I could not live without my cell phone” are heard more frequently.
Task 2 2B Digital technology ¬– a health threat? We live in a rapidly changing, highly technological world, where the present day digital technology affects several parts of our lives. At work, people use digital technology to communicate, gather information and solve problems relevant to their place of work. A growing number of people also use digital technology at home, to keep in touch with friends and family, check bank balances, play interactive games, participate in online forums and interact with others on social media websites and mobile apps, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Over the past centuries there had been changing in the social, economic and even political aspects of the world but when the 21st century or also known as Industrial Age came in, the changes became more common because of the development of technology. In addition, due to the wide developments of technology it also affects the educational system where it leads to the improvement of the teachers and students to become more flexible in learning new ideas or knowledge. The 21st century curriculum also helps to improve the way of testing the student’s needs and performances, give different ways of classroom management and it also improve the ability and skills of the students in dealing with their problems. Technology in the 21st century is not a separate subject to teach therefore technology is a tool to aid education and learning.