Technology: The Influence Of Technology In The Modern World

Technology has become an important part of modern society. There was not always a time where a person could leave the house and send a friend a text message letting them know he or she were on the way over. No, the person would usually just show right up at his or her friend’s house, or how about the daunting task of doing research for a school assignment having to look through the school library for the answers. Technology has made a these things a bit easier. Since technology early introduction in the world it has changed significantly. Not only has it changed but also brought people new technology and resources like the cell phone, Google, and Facebook. Although the advancements mentioned have been beneficial; however, there are some minor

Come on think. The pay phones use to be located on the corner of some streets. In the 1970s the cell phone was introduced to the public, and at that time it was about the size of a landline phone. As time went on the phone became more and more compact while more people became owners. Later texting became the new technology allowing one to type on their phone a message and send it to another. Not out to victimize anyone of having a cell phone, but as time goes on people seem to lose a human connection that is important today. I can already see the faces of the people using his or her cell phone to read this text. Again phones are not bad nor is phones the problem. But let psychologist Sherry Turkle tell it “society has become a more technological place where we are always communicating, and yet have sacrificed conversation for mere connection.” A statement that is profound and if not looked at from a different angle can be taking lightly. The objective is to bring awareness to the people of the way technology has made an impact on a social stand point. Cell phones were not always around therefor you had to interact with people by talking-usually face to face. And often people would call from a home phone-that’s if it still exist today. Now people would rather text or go on social media to talk to people-through a screen. And doing so people are not able to soak in the

The Internet is a search engine with multiple avenues of information and it allows people to search just about anything in mind. This remarkable piece of technology is a useful resource when used correctly or in an efficient way. With the Internet anyone could look at the news, e-mail, research, or experiment with the new recipe he or she found; these are a few things a person is capable of doing on the Internet. However, the Internet has been portrayed as making one dumber. How do you feel about this? To have mix feelings about the statement for one the Internet does not possess the power to control what a person do while on the web, but the person has the power to control what he or she do while on the Internet. Nicolas Carr writes about the effects that the Internet has on the mind today, how it is “turning [people] into scattered and superficial thinkers” (Carr). It may be true for some; however, it is not true about all people. It have been said by scientist that the mind adapts easily to the tools we use, especially if it involves sharing, storing, and finding information. As a result the Internet can alter the neurological pathways in the mind and cause for some pathways to be stronger than others. The Internet can disrupt the brains cognitive ability. An experiment was conducted at Cornell University during a lecture where half a class was allowed to use the