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Christopher Wills
Prof. Dyckhoff
English 110
20 September 2012
Dependency on Technology Technology is at the center of our universe. Technology has changed so much since the beginning of time and continues to advance even further. Technology can be both a blessing and a curse. Technology has made many of our lives better, but it has also hindered us as well. Technological advances in medicine are a great example of how technology is necessary. However technology often used in social media encourages less face-to-face interaction. I feel that as a whole we have become too reliant on technology. We need to be able to rely on ourselves sometimes rather than just a device all the time. The main disadvantages that technology brings about are it promotes isolationism, laziness, and lack of privacy. One of the drawbacks of technology is that although it connects us to the rest of the world it also separates us from it as well. One of the main uses of the Internet is to connect people who are thousands of miles away in an instant. This can be useful if you are trying to reach a relative who lives in another country. However this method becomes abused when instead of meeting with your friend face to face you just chat with them on Facebook. We should be having more one on one interaction with our friends rather than just keeping in touch with them occasionally through an email. It is much more personal to talk to someone in person rather than try and communicate with them through a screen. Another disadvantage of this is messages can sometimes be taken the wrong way when you send them to other through the Internet. You may type something to your friend in what you think is a friendly manner, however your friend could interpret it as a harsher message. You can’t always clearly convey your thoughts into a written message, and it is much better to talk to people in person so you can more clearly clarify what it is you are trying to say. Instead of spending time indoors
Prof. Dyckhoff
English 110
20 September 2012
Dependency on Technology Technology is at the center of our universe. Technology has changed so much since the beginning of time and continues to advance even further. Technology can be both a blessing and a curse. Technology has made many of our lives better, but it has also hindered us as well. Technological advances in medicine are a great example of how technology is necessary. However technology often used in social media encourages less face-to-face interaction. I feel that as a whole we have become too reliant on technology. We need to be able to rely on ourselves sometimes rather than just a device all the time. The main disadvantages that technology brings about are it promotes isolationism, laziness, and lack of privacy. One of the drawbacks of technology is that although it connects us to the rest of the world it also separates us from it as well. One of the main uses of the Internet is to connect people who are thousands of miles away in an instant. This can be useful if you are trying to reach a relative who lives in another country. However this method becomes abused when instead of meeting with your friend face to face you just chat with them on Facebook. We should be having more one on one interaction with our friends rather than just keeping in touch with them occasionally through an email. It is much more personal to talk to someone in person rather than try and communicate with them through a screen. Another disadvantage of this is messages can sometimes be taken the wrong way when you send them to other through the Internet. You may type something to your friend in what you think is a friendly manner, however your friend could interpret it as a harsher message. You can’t always clearly convey your thoughts into a written message, and it is much better to talk to people in person so you can more clearly clarify what it is you are trying to say. Instead of spending time indoors