Samuel Grounds Tammy Davis Composition 1 3 October 2013 Technology and my generation Technology has a great impact on todays

generation !t has brought so much change that "ith all o# the bene#its that it o##ers$ it is also ta%ing something a"ay Cell phones are used as reliability #or entertainment& contact& and common day to day activities& but they can distract a person #rom "hat is happening around them Technology o##ers many bene#its to todays generation !t o##ers communication and entertainment at the tips o# the #ingers Technology is something that is relied on daily and sometimes too o#ten and has brought improvement to "or% environments& school environments& and at home 'e have gained a more convenient approach to almost everything than%s to technology School "or% is done on computers and online "hich ma%es doing the assignment more convenient #or the student& and grading more convenient #or the teachers !# home"or% is assigned you are noti#ied through the internet ()mail is used commonly and is a pro#essional "ay to communicate and send attachments at the convenience o# each user *ou can ans"er to it "hen it is convenient #or you through a smart phone or computer Technology is greatly changing the "ay "e communicate !t seems that everybody has a cell phone on them and they use it as o#ten as necessary Technology has also greatly e##ected navigation and has almost done a"ay "ith maps

+ost smart phones o##er G,S to route you to any"here you "ould need to go and these are all great improvement that technology o##ers 'ith school "or% and navigation& technology is becoming a big part o# the "or%place Technology in the "or%place is al"ays updating and it is ma%ing it possible #or people to never have to be in an o##ice Con#erence calls and ()mail ma%e contact in the "or%place easier but unless its a meeting& the emotion and contact that is there "hen you are in person is lost Technology in the "or%place is evolving all the time and eventually these traditional #orms o# contact "ont be needed !t is improving so much that it ta%es a"ay the basic things that "e appreciate in a normal conversation 'e lose appreciation #or "hat the other person is saying and the emotions that they are #eeling ()mail and te-t are convenient and pro#essional #orms o# communication& though they can be over relied on and can be overused Technology can have a negative e##ect that comes along "ith all o# the positive improvements that it o##ers ,eople become overly dependent and addicted to technology Todays generation is more #ocused on technology than "hat is going on around them ./mericans ages 10)21 send and receive an average o# nearly 00 te-t messages per day& compared to 12 phone calls The numbers change as "e get older . 34luger 15 Technology can be distractive and ma%e you less productive Todays generation ignores the advantages o# in person conversation and "ould rather be tal%ing to someone else through their phone than the person that is there "ith them Social +edias give people the advantage to share their opinions and people can read and respond "hen its convenient& but this ta%es a"ay the #lo" and emotion that you can have "ith a normal conversation

./pologi6ing through te-ting is arti#icial *ou miss seeing the sorro" in the persons #ace and you lose the true sympathy you should have #or them . 34luger 15 !n Conclusion& Technology has had a big impact on my generation and "ill continue to do so Technology "ill al"ays be important in modern day society !t o##ers convenience #or the user and helps "ith every day activities

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