The Positive Impacts Of Technology In Our Society

In the 21st century nothing has been more influential on the human race than technology has. Technology is a part of anything and everything and the thought of no technology would be considered the apocalypse. Two women, Jane McGonigal, a video game designer, and Sherry Turkle, a technology professor at MIT, both have their own perspectives on technology and how it impacts emotions. McGonigal’s main focus is how video games can be used as a model on how we as humans can make this world a better place. Turkle’s studies are focused on how technology such as cell phones, online avatars, and social media make a whole generations personal development different from past generations. McGonigal is extremely optimistic towards the idea of not only video games but technology as a whole being a huge impact on the improvement of earth’s population. Turkle is more skeptical on technology bringing up thought evoking questions regarding whether technology and its effects on us should be considered good or bad. Even with their contrasting topics both of these women are trying to show how the technology of everyday life alter the emotions. Turkle and McGonigal’s ideas are comparative regarding the emotional effect on people using alternate realities being positive and they also agree that technological communication has become a tool for emotional benefit in society, but their technological views differ on how technology will help us mature as a person.

Advancements in technology have made it possible for people to access medical information, communicate with their doctor, manage and track diseases, seek help, and maintain anonymity. Technology has facilitated the tracking of medical information, for example, Kaiser Permanente uses a computerized system to store and track patient information. Any doctor in a

Jenny Arledge reminds us that, "Technology can become the "wings" that will allow the educational world to fly farther and faster than ever before—if we will allow it." Technology over the past few years has blossomed into something bigger and better than we could have ever imagined. Technology is and always has been a debatable subject. Most older people do not think technology is doing anything but teaching kids to ignore everything around them. However, the use of technology has had many positive effects on everyday life: it helps us stay in touch, keeps us up to date on the news around us, and leads to prodigious advancements in science.

Technology obviously has an impact on society but its impact can be negative or positive. As a matter of fact, it has major influences on our daily lives. It influences the growth of the economy, our culture and our living standards. Technology today controls the world, from creating advancements in how we communicate, travel, and interact throughout the world. Over “77 million people use social media like Instagram (Luong,A)” to post a picture of their meal before they can eat, while millions of people use Facebook as the most convent way to communicate with friends, and you can’t even move from one place to the other without using some form of technology like “55% of those who own a smart phone or a smart car. (Luong,A) “

1) Based on the resources provided above, how would you define technology? Be sure to use your own words!

Technology is used on a daily basis to accomplish specific tasks or interests. Modern technology increases human capabilities and this technology has evolved with years. Technology simplifies life in so many ways and everyone defines technology in their own way. They’re new types of technology on the market, this technology simplifies our daily lives. They’re endless demands as consumers of technology, people use technology to accomplish simple tasks every day. Technology’s used in business, education, communication, healthcare, entertainment and so much more. There’s an unquestionable impact of technology on society. Whether considering the plow, vaccinations, or the internet, technology has had a huge impact on society. While not every advance benefits society, there’s many positive effects of technology. Modern technology makes life more convenient now more than ever. Modern technologies like broadband internet makes it possible to access relevant information at any time anywhere. Today’s technology makes it simple for students to learn from anywhere through online education and mobile education, which improves the education system. It also improves the health system, most hospitals have implemented modern technology in surgical rooms, which may reduce the number of mistakes made by doctors. Modern technology’s more convenient than when it was simpler because, it provides an easy way to access information, improves the education system, and it improves the health system.

Today, people open their phone more than they open a book. Technology gives us an opportunity to connect with people whom we are unable to meet daily. Technology improves the efficiency of education, medicine, transportation, entertainment, business, and lifestyle. Every part of our daily life is related to technology in one or other way. It has made many tasks so much easier. Technology is one of the unsurpassed things in the world, but it is also one of the worst things in the world. Technology affects our society significantly. It has more negative effects than positive effects.

Technology 's impact on society has changed in many areas of our lives. Technology has changed travel, you can now book your own plane ticket without going to a traveler’s agency, schooling you can take classes online, and have access to doctors and medicine without having to leave your home. I chose to write about the topic of banking. With the help of technology banks are able to reach out to more customers and provide better services to them. How has technology affected the world of banking? What choices do we have when it comes to our banking needs?

Since the beginning of time , humans have created forms of technology to communicate (1)to people . People have created paintings and carving in the time before 30 000 BCE to communicate their stories and lives to others . As people would communicate with others the technology being used would advance over time (2)in society in different forms . From prehistoric paintings and carvings there progressed communication such as cuneiform and hieroglyphics . From there human advancement created the Alphabets in 1850 - 1700 BCE which till this day we currently use in written form of communications (3)in email , letters , and etc . In China , around 100 BCE paper was created and used which made writing easier , and wouldn 't be as difficult to carve in wood or carve into clay tablet 's for people to send messages . With the invention of paper communication increased , and in 1440 CE a man named Johannes Gutenberg created the very first printing press . Following the printing press Samuel Morse and other inventors in the 1830s and 1840s created the telegraph . The telegraph would have two points connected by a long wire that would allow you to communicate by a series of signals like Morse code for instance . In 1850 , the first undersea cable connected London and Paris . Thus this invention created instant long distance communication with people compared to signal fires and it was simple to construct . The telegraph also required help to decipher the code , thus interpreters were

Without technology most people would be lost. People don’t think about how much technology impacts their everyday life; you couldn’t do most easy things without technology like simply talking with your family everyday when you aren’t with them, but I also think sometimes we would be better off without so much technology. You might think technology is all good, but in many ways it has ruined our world over time. 60% of adults in our society have smartphones and 42% have a tablet computer(Wade). Technology itself is not negative the way people use technology and take advantage of the technology is what is bad about it. The way people overuse technology is where the problems start. It has affected our world a lot; some of the ways are very good but also some have definitely ruined our society and changed how it’s ran. It has affected our relationships, our mental and physical states, our jobs, and the way we live our lives. We humans use technology for almost everything like, to communicate, to travel, to learn, and to do business. One of the best things that has come out of technology is the way it’s used with medical advancements, making new medical cures and using technology to save lives everyday. I believe that the worst thing that has come out of all of the new technology that people these days only communicate over texting or calling, and some kids don’t even know how to talk in front of people because all their life they have been able to be behind a screen while talking. Society and technology can not be separated; we have cyclical co-dependence on technology(Ramey). There are many more pros and cons to technology, so now I will enlighten you them.

The society in which a person is born in is wildly different than the one they live in now. This raises the question if society is improving. Some think it does not improve, it only shifts. “Society is a wave. The wave moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not” (Emerson 3). Technology advances so often that it becomes something that people depend on. Which could be the one of the reasons why people have become lazier. Not only that, but the internet exploits people’s private information, and and divides people with unpleasant comments. Technology should be used to help solve problems, but instead it has made people more dependable, lazy, and unpleasant.

Since the dawn of time, humans have had an innate drive to innovate and revolutionize technologies that surround them in day to day life. This drive to innovate has led to technologies that have made it easier to create, manage, and exchange goods and information. Planned technological systems such as the steam powered railroad provided a widely accepted vessel which society could improve on through increased trade efficiency. On the contrary, individuals can take progress and technology too far entirely, eventually affecting people’s land, increasing pollution, and promote unfair labor. Technological systems must have guidelines in order to avoid misuse of the newly developed technologies, society must also accept the technology and all of its proposed benefits and consequences.

Throughout history, our ingenuity has provided us with a resource in which our society has become greatly dependent on. Coal, a solid stone like fossil fuel, has been found to be useful in many different ways like refining materials, use of it 's by-products and heat, but coal has been mainly used as a source of energy used to power machinery and produce electricity. It is the resource that powered the machines responsible for the industrial revolution nearly two hundred and fifty years ago, and sparked the birth of what society as we know it. This paper will discuss the history of coal and the role it plays in creating the building blocks for modern society, including the early uses of coal, leading to today 's use for coal, the adverse effects and how it has become a resource in which the world has become dependent on.

When it comes to technology, I feel that it is used quite a lot in our lives. Whether it be listening to the radio or using our cell phones to communicate with others. Technology has helped us in many ways which made it part of our daily routine. When I start of my day, I use my phone’s alarm clock to wake myself up. Once I am up, i grab my ipad and play some video on youtube. The video is usually like some type of podcast just to listen to while i get ready. Then i sometimes eat breakfast while still listening to the podcast. After eating breakfast, it's about that time to go to school. Before i leave, i make sure i have my phone because without it, I feel like i lose connection to the “world”. As i drive to school, i listen to my spotify music. Once i get to school, i usually don't use much of my phone. I occasionally check the time and to see if i got any texts. Other than that, I am paying attention and taking notes. By the time my classes end, I head to my car but while doing so, i check some of my social media accounts. The social media accounts i use the most are instagram and snapchat. I realized that i only check it while i walk because i feel that the walk to my car seems quicker. Once i get home, i make sure to feed my dogs and either make something to eat or eat something i bought. While doing so, i watch youtube videos of the people im subscribed to. So far, throughout the morning and afternoon, I realized i use technology quite a lot. It just increases from

With this new glass of Merlot by my side, I sit and wonder at the amazement of technology. Each velvety sip opens me up in my corner a little more just as technology has done so for the world. But now I must go off and ponder further on into an important philosophical question of whether this technology, endless as it has come to be, should be considered as a thing that has brought out the best or the worst in society. How complex a question! Surely I could easily look back fondly and count the many ways that technology and its manifold presence has been nothing but a blessing, not only to facilitating human kind, but also our intrinsic pursuit of society. But now, as easy as that might be, it would be a more healthy venture to play the