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Little Brother Technology

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Technology is used throughout the book Little Brother by Cory Doctorow for both beneficial and malicious purposes. Technology has many pros and cons to it, through this novel will learned on how it can be used for malicious purposes which ties perfectly into our world. Technology is supposed to make our lives easier but it can also cause more problems. At first, his use of technology is just to bypass the security measures at their school. The second way that Marcus uses technology when he gets in the most trouble with the Department of Homeland Security. The group of friends took advantage of technology for something bad. In the beginning of the book Marcus uses his knowledge of technology and computers to fool around at school. Right from the start of the book, Benson wants Marcus to confess that he's w1n5t0n. It's Marcus's internet handle, but he keeps denying that he knows anything about this person who's been posting how to sneak out of school and disable security measures. Later on in the book the group …show more content…

Technology is very powerful. It can be used for anything and it is definitely part of our day to day lives. Without technology we can't do anything. It is used to work and to grow crops. No technology equals no humanity, the world has gotten so use to technology that without it, we would not know how to live. This world is full of the benefits that come from technology. Therefore, we are sometimes depending on technology too much. For example, in today’s society everything, absolutely everything can be obtained and sent to the foot of our door step through one simple click or one simple call. One can simply order something to eat by telephone and wouldn't have to wait in line, through the service of the delivery system, so one does not need to move from his house. This is why technology now a days is a very powerful source and everyone around the world uses

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