Argumentative Technology
Does Technology make us more knowledgeable and efficient or just more stressed?
People are becoming increasingly more dependent of technology for everyday life. Businesses are using computers for accounting, pricing, stocking inventory, buying shipments, and using other online services. Families buy Christmas gifts online, research their summer holiday destination, and explore potential universities for senior students’ future career. Students use computers, iPhones, and iPads for school assignments and keep up-to-date with their friends via Facebook and e-mail. The average Brit spends between one and four hours per day online, and some spend more time online than with his or her family. While some people agree that technology is a good thing, others believe that technology is actually hindering society more than it is helping.
People who think that technology is helping the world say that people who argue against technology are seniors and do not even understand the modern day equipment. Others argue that computers and the Internet save time and money. It’s a cheaper way to get books, movies, textbooks, and English-class poems. It saves time because it is almost always easily accessible, not heavy, and very easy to use.
All these arguments are valid, many people don’t understand or realize the harm that technology is doing. While the Internet is usually very accessible, there is intensified stress and anxiety the odd time that you can’t get onto the internet. While people think that using online dictionaries and resources are boosting our self-reliance, we might also be increasing our over-dependence on technology. While texting, abbreviations may be shorter and faster, many times those abbreviations are confusing and difficult to understand. With so many online books and resources, reading and comprehension skill are fading away.
One British statistic records over a thousand people who were surveyed said technology is better than religion! Of the
People are becoming increasingly more dependent of technology for everyday life. Businesses are using computers for accounting, pricing, stocking inventory, buying shipments, and using other online services. Families buy Christmas gifts online, research their summer holiday destination, and explore potential universities for senior students’ future career. Students use computers, iPhones, and iPads for school assignments and keep up-to-date with their friends via Facebook and e-mail. The average Brit spends between one and four hours per day online, and some spend more time online than with his or her family. While some people agree that technology is a good thing, others believe that technology is actually hindering society more than it is helping.
People who think that technology is helping the world say that people who argue against technology are seniors and do not even understand the modern day equipment. Others argue that computers and the Internet save time and money. It’s a cheaper way to get books, movies, textbooks, and English-class poems. It saves time because it is almost always easily accessible, not heavy, and very easy to use.
All these arguments are valid, many people don’t understand or realize the harm that technology is doing. While the Internet is usually very accessible, there is intensified stress and anxiety the odd time that you can’t get onto the internet. While people think that using online dictionaries and resources are boosting our self-reliance, we might also be increasing our over-dependence on technology. While texting, abbreviations may be shorter and faster, many times those abbreviations are confusing and difficult to understand. With so many online books and resources, reading and comprehension skill are fading away.
One British statistic records over a thousand people who were surveyed said technology is better than religion! Of the