How Technology Has Impacted Our Lives

In an ever-changing society, there is always pressure to accomplish tasks faster. People every day seek to make their lives simpler, live more efficiently, and in turn get more out of the day. Such emerging technologies have helped us make things easier on us in everyday life. When is the last time you saw an infomercial and thought hey I could use that? Consequently, communication has changed and is constantly changing, accelerating the world around us. Just think about how far we have come, and has ever-changed our pace of life. Technology is fueling our way of life, making everyday tasks faster and easier to do. In turn, this gives us more time to do more with the time in the day.

Technology is defined as machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge. Its original use was meant solely for the service of humans, however overtime it has evolved into something much different. What was originally meant to be an assisting piece of machinery has changed almost every aspect of our culture. The way we think, communicate, lie, and even love has been impacted by the use of technology, and all of this is has made for interesting pieces of literature. In pieces such as Her and I, Robot, we see the evolution of robots and artificial intelligence into a more empathetic and humanlike creatures. This gradual change in our views of robots overtime speaks volumes to the evolution of technology. Technology in literature has become a reflection of human beings themselves, mirroring the very qualities of ourselves that make us human. By looking at the personality that technology takes on in literature, we can greater understand the aspects of ourselves that truly make us human.

Civil Society is a term that’s cropping up more and more amongst those concerned with the changing shape of modern society. A “civil society” is a measure of how much we care for the community and how much effort we put into the success of it. As technology develops more and more people aren’t able to practice the values of a civil society due to the influenced of “screen culture.” This “screen culture” refers to all the devices that have nearly become a limb for many people in this twenty first century. Sherry Turkle, a psychologist, demonstrates in her article Alone Together about how technology has influenced our everyday lifestyles from simple household chores, to having intimate relationships with robots. We now live in a society

Over the last 20 years, Information Technology has invaded our lives in so many ways that we never predicted or even imagined. We have watched in awe as we have gained the ability to stand in the store and pay our bill using our smartphone, or sit in our homes in our pajamas as we order on-line using our computers. Our cars operate with computers that can manage our fuel and performance, it alerts us when our tire pressure is low or we need gas. Our children go to school and work at their own pace with computer tools creating amazing educational projects. We are entertained with games on smartphone, tablets, computers - we hear about a new book or movie and, within moments, are reading or watching it. Medical testing results are

     I would not say that technology has ruined face to face communication, I do believe however that "human contact"

In today’s society Americans are allured into this world of technology. On a daily basis, updates, statuses, and pictures are all buzzing throughout social media sites and networks across the globe. One who doesn’t come into contact with technology daily, may feel lost, or even confused. We are at a point in time known as the “Internet Age.” According to a recent study there are around six hundred and fifty million websites, and over two billion people using the Internet worldwide. Often our lives revolve around technology, us Americans thrive on it. In essence, it makes us feel as if we’re part of something more. In Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Era, Richard Restak explains “Our brain literally changes its organization and functioning to accommodate the abundance of stimulation forced on it by the modern world.” (332) In other words our brain can reprogram itself in order to process the different technologies that it comes into contact with. When discussing how technology is affecting ones brain, certain aspects that must be focused on are the affected attention span, the need to multitask, and the distractions resulting in one’s divided focus. As great as technology is for helping with every day functioning it should be used as a tool, and not a toy. Technology is known to be responsible for many long terms negative effects on individuals ability to communicate and function in society.

Technology was made to connect us to the world and people around us. It is actually disconnecting us. When one thinks about it, technology could stop a marriage. A girl could be at the bus stop and ignore a guy asking for the time because she is too busy looking through her Instagram feed (Nilles). Maybe if she would have looked three inches up, she would be staring at her future husband instead of turning into a zombie. Now, when people meet up for some lunch or coffee they are either on their phones or the conversation is awkward because no one has good social skills anymore (Nilles).

Technology has played a key role in the evolution of our life over the years. Since the early 1980’s the use of technology became popular by demand. The creation of robots has been the most considerable piece of technology to date. Creators and scientists have worked together for years to perfect the future of robots. Recently inventors have released samples of the new age robot, most of which are in the Humanoid form. From chauffeurs to an at home companion, the new ideas and plans for robots will become a necessity rather than a luxury. The use for robots has inclined and is on the rise continuously.

Stepping in to the 21st century, technology is said to have taken over many of our lives. Technology is now part of our daily routine and without it, our lives won’t be as convenient and easy as it is. In this story Alone Together by Sherry Turkle, technology is seen to have built a relationship between humans and robots. Turkle goes on explaining how dependent humans are towards technology. Turkle questions the substitution of technology towards humans and how this substitution possesses the qualities of a real being. In this story, Turkle even showed how humans are more dependent towards technology, in this case, robots to help solve human problems such love, friendship and loneliness. The robots in

Technology is defined as “the practical application of knowledge, especially in a particular area...” (Merriam-Webster, 2016). But what do we define as “practical application?” In today’s world, technology applies to just about every aspect of our daily lives: school, work, and social media...Has it gone too far? Is it being applied to, too much of our lives? Today’s students have access to hundreds of social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, Ifunny, and Pinterest are just a few examples. Often finding it hard to resist the temptation to check it every now and then. “Every now and then” turning into every ten minutes, to forgetting what they were doing when before the got onto their phones, technology has introduced many distractions in a college student’s life.

In current times technology has allowed almost anyone to connect such as, texting, calling, email, and other forms of chat. However, with all this technology how is it affecting our interpersonal relationships? Technology is ripping the human connection apart due to, people being dependent on their devices, we text more than we talk, and children being exposed to technology sooner.

Technology is often considered the key to nations’ economic growth due to the many improvements brought to society. Taking a look back in history, technology has made good changes in human life, due to the automatization and less effort spent to produce in mass. In recent years, the dependence resulting from the usage of small and powerful devices by young people to correlate with others is causing side effects associated with health disorders. Researchers are working to find the best application of technology in human life, without compromising the development of society and leverage the usage of emerging devices and services. The majority of society is more dependent on the evolving technology than they think, causing several issues to human life such as psychological effects, psychological issues, and sociological complications. What can people do in order to prevent the symptoms of emerging disorders?

“What is technology?” Have you ever marveled about the prominence of technology in our day-to-day lives? If you ever have, you have undoubtedly appreciated its complexity and its capability to make everyday responsibilities easier for yourself. For example, cellphones have completely eradicated the old-fashioned method of communicating, by sending mail to friends and relatives. The invention of laptops and computers have brought up a new, more efficient method to stay in touch with the world, though the internet, rather than the previous method of newspapers. However, all these basic ideas of the importance of technology are ideas of what technology done for you, and can be completely different to others. Have you ever wondered what technology has done for others, perhaps people not in the same circumstances as you, perhaps of a different age, religion, race, gender, or socio-economic status than you? Maybe you haven’t, but Microsoft, a leading technological superpower, certainly has wondered about this. Microsoft’s “Empowering” advertisement is a short minute long television advertisement released in 2014, that attempts to demonstrate the importance of technology in today’s society and displays their initiative, as a leading technological company, of “empowering us all” in today’s society. “Empowering” was released in early 2014, during the Super Bowl, as a part of Microsoft’s “#Empowering” campaign in mainly United States and across the world. The advertisement was

Today was a typical day for me. I woke up and started looking through my email and schedule on Gmail. I did a daily reading in my Jesus Calling App specifically for today, took a shower and reviewed my homework assignment on the UMUC website. Later I went for a run and tracked my mileage on Strava and noticed my friend Mike logged a bike ride yesterday so I gave him a “thumbs up.” Later, as I returned to my schoolwork I noticed some pop up ads for new places to visit in Florida since I just returned there and used my Waze and Trip Advisor to get me around.

In a generation that’s technology savvy people are always on their phone at any given time of the day. Think about it for a second, the first thing a person does in today’s world, even before they have to use the rest room is to check their phone. Yes, you heard right, check their phone. It’s become such a natural habit that its naturally stored in our daily routine. Everything is at the palm of our hands to finding something to eat, checking/responding to emails, weather alerts, and amber alerts. The lists of things we can do on our phone just continues to grow rapidly. Do we ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe we are on our phones too much? Studies show that the average American spends 4.7 hours on his or her phone, and will check social media a staggering 17 times a day according to Digital Trends. In more serious cases some have lost their lives making posts to via social media moments leading up to their deaths. The app I’d like to propose a problem and solution to is Facebook.