Technology Has A Huge Impact On Our Lives

There were many good topics we learned about this semester and the topic that I think is the best is when we learned about was the 19th Amendment. the 19th Amendment was created to give women their rights. Around the roaring twenties there was a big protest called the women’s rights movement which caused women to have their rights granted to them. Before this movement women did have the right to do anything really, they didn’t have the right to vote, they didn’t have have the right to own anything, they could not go out and buy anything because they could not work, and they could not do as they pleased. Women only really had a few jobs and that is stay at the house all day cook, clean, and take care of their husbands. This is why the Women’s

The topic that I found most interesting was race. Race and especially racism is something that many people don’t like to talk about. Race is a sensitive topic for some and can turn into an argument very quickly. I enjoyed reading the virtual lecture, it was interesting to learn Anthropologist Richard Lewontin discovered that roughly 80% of all the variation between humans can be found within any given racial group. The Sorting people game is an eye opener that you can’t look at a person and determine what they are or where they come from. I also enjoyed the Ted Talks videos, they have speakers with very educated perspectives. In the textbook “The Essence of Anthropology” chapter 7, I read the story about Ota Benga who was captured in Congo and brought to America to be placed in a New York zoo. I have never heard of this story before this class. I know our history is a dark one, but this happened in 1904 and the horrible treatment went on through 1916 until he took his life. Many in an attempt to move away from racism would say “they do not see color”, or “racism is not real because there’s no such thing as race”. We live in a

A topic that caught the most of my attention was Groupthink, because of how simple a person with authority can affect the rest of the group’s thinking. After reading about the experiments that showed groupthink, it really opened my eyes on how society really affects our decision making.

The topic that we have discussed in class so far that has impressed me the most has to be drug legalization. There were so many reactions amongst the class that it clearly is one of the most, if not relative topics till this day. Some people agreed on the legalization of drugs and Szasz view, but some people also were against it like Wilson. The fact that drugs can have an impact on individuals, society, and the environment is what I think makes it so controversial. It is a prevalent issue since the discussion of certain drugs being legalized are in the works as of right now.

* At last, my other favorite topic was time and stress management. I have found many tecniquest on eliminating my stress and managing time wisely. I’ve learned how to determine my best time to study and complete assignments, schedule times in which I have

As technology has made massive strides over these past few decades, almost nothing has been left untouched. This increase of technology has affected every area of our lives, and education is no exception. Education has always been viewed as the traditional classroom schooling, but this is changing. Education is growing, and with the increase of technology, so is online education. In the years from 2000 to 2010 alone, the number of students worldwide has increased from 100 million to 150 million, and it is estimated that in 2025 this number will be 262 million (de Langen and den Bosch 216). Recently, in online education, massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have become more and more popular. The first MOOC was created in 2008 by George

Then there is the cost factor, to be able to use this software; you must first switch all medical records to a digital system. This appears to be so costly that the government offers incentive money to meaningful users of the electronic patient e-file. Then there is the issue of, what if the system goes down at a critical time in patient care? If there is no hard copy to fall back on how will that affect the outcome? Lastly, there is the possibility of a data breach this could cost thousands in legal fees (Khazan, n.d.)

Personally, the most significant topic we have studied in class as of now is racism and white privilege because I believe it is the biggest divide in our country. Prior to the lecture, I had a very good understanding of the history of

Technology occurred before the human kind and it has improved people’s lives positively and negatively. The influence of technology is really great that it has absolutely changed our lifestyle. Computers, the Internet, Gadgets all these things have transformed our working system completely and our productivity has increased unbelievably. As everyone knows with every positive that have to be a negative, technology is really great, but it also has a huge affected every part of family life. We are spending more time indoors than we are outside. The time we spent on the computer, watching TV, and other electronics drive is about 8 hours a day. During this time, we are usually spent alone and not with the rest of the family. With all the electronics drive, we currently have, we don 't need to get out of the house anymore, you can do everything from the luxury of your home. Almost everything revolves around technology now. Don’t get me wrong, I love computer and all the technology we have now, with every new invention coming out I have them all, Apple Watch, iPhone7 Plus, iPad, new Apple TV, and new headphone, most of my product is around Apple because I love the company they produce a good product, good design, and it last for a long time. On June 29, 2007, about 9 years ago, when the first generation of the iPhone came out, people will wait outside the stores to buy it. The estimated sales of this first generation iPhone were around 250,000 and 700,000 units in the first weekend

In the past fifty years, technology has made such a huge impact on our world. Back when each specific piece of technology was created, things like refrigerators, televisions, cellular phones and etc. used to be luxuries but now they are necessities. Although this does not seem like too much of a problem to us humans, the constant updating of technology is a factor as to why we neglect nature.

My favorite topic that we discussed in class was environmental problems. I really enjoy looking at environmental problems and the implications that arise in society stemming from the environmental problems in our world. We discussed the types of pollution and the complications that come from the different types of pollution. I really enjoy learning more about the topic of environmental change, because I already consider myself to be fairly interested in the topic prior to its discussion in class. We also talked about the social movements backing environmental change. I enjoy analyzing social movements because

Have you ever used technology – surfing the internet, playing a videogame, or scrolling through social media – as a way to escape reality for a little bit? Have you been guilty of ‘binge watching” a Netflix series, or two...or three in one weekend because you did not want to deal with your parents, family or friends for a while? At what point does technology become an addiction, especially for teenagers of today who will be the first generation who knows nothing different than life with technology? Being seventeen, I am apart of the generation labeled as “digital natives,” this means me and many other teens have been born into the technological world, and do not know a world without technology. We are allowing this technological world to consume who we are and what we do with our lives. Especially for the generation of teens today, technology will continue to be difficult to live without; but it also will become something very difficult to live with if we rely on it too much or feel like we can not live without it.

When we talk about technology, most people’s first thoughts would be about phones, laptops, the internet etc. This is because every single argument I found against technology is talking about how we waste so much time on devices and how it is ruining human interactions and real life communication. What they don’t know is that while it does do all of these things, there are some good things that technology has brought upon us. Some examples are that technology assists in transferring water to our houses and it is used in the refrigeration of food. These are things that people may take for granted. Our earthquake resistant and fireproof structures we see today are also a gift of developments in technology.

We live in a society that is completely obsessed with the invention of technology, which has both a negative or positive effect on our lives. Technology has taken over the twenty first century, showing us how powerful it actually can be. Coming in contact with the invention of technology every day, it is hard not to excel in how to operate it. Once we have accomplished how to properly perform the duties on certain technology, we may become more addicted to it although most of us have self-control. No matter the invention, there will always be an opposing side of the creation. Not learning how to adapt to being accustomed to the use of technology is simply not the answer sense most job places require knowledge on different forms of technology. While technology can cause people to become more addicted to being distracted, it can also have a positive impact on our lives if used properly because it can promote a new learning style for schools, and can help health care personnel have a better understanding of how to treat certain conditions; but if used negatively, it can pose too much control causing cyberbullying in teenagers.

No one can deny the effects that technology has on our daily lives. We might disagree weather or not technology impacts education in a positive or a negative way, but we should agree that technology is everywhere, in our homes, hospitals, schools, companies and institutes. According to Ken Funk (1999), “The word technology comes from two Greek words, transliterated techne and logos. Techne means art, skill, craft, or the way, manner, or means by which a thing is gained. Logos means word, the utterance by which inward thought is expressed, a saying, or an expression.” There is no doubt that technology has impacted its consumers in vast areas and especially in education. Technology in education, if applied correctly, will help students and educators to improve the way information is passed to their students, but it can also be used to impact education in a negative way, which may limit students’ progress. In this research we will explore the advantages and disadvantages of having technology when it comes to classroom use, the impact that it can produce in students’ lives, and the benefits that educators can obtain from it.