English 12: Freshman Writing I

Kevin Kolkmeyer

November 3, 2019

Is it good or bad that we are so dependent on technology?

People can hardly imagine their lives without modern technologies nowadays. We are used to the fact that all our phones and important contacts are recorded in phones, computers, laptops, and other portable gadgets. We fully rely on technology, we might be depending on it. Calculate how many computers, monitors, phones you have at home! A lot of? There are probably more phones than the number of people in your family, and everyone probably has a computer. These devices have become an important part of our life. Moreover, almost every day either a new technology is being invented or an old one is being improved.

Different people appreciate new inventions differently. Some suppose that sophisticated gadgets are really useful and necessary, while others find them absolutely awful as they influence people badly and called it an addiction. As for me, I am pretty sure that gadgets make people’s lives easier.

Firstly, they do all kinds of dirty and hard work and save a lot of time. Secondly, people won’t be to stop and will work more on new innovations, to helps people in different spheres. For instance, put computer programs into the phone or make robots likeness to people for getting extra help.

According to the article ”Meet Zora, the Robot Caregiver” By ADAM SATARIANO, ELIAN PELTIER, and DMITRY KOSTYUKOV. It is one of the good examples of do not be scared and does not think that we may be addicted to technology. Zora is an experimental robot that helps change care for elderly patients. ” When Zora arrived at this nursing facility an hour outside Paris, a strange thing began happening: Many patients developed an emotional attachment, treating it like a baby, holding and cooing, giving it kisses on the head” from the article ”Meet Zora, the Robot Caregiver” By ADAM SATARIANO, ELIAN PELTIER, and DMITRY KOSTYUKOV. I would like to repeat the sentence ”Many patients developed an emotional attachment, treating it like a baby, holding and cooing, giving it kisses on the head” because it sounds very joyful and people may have a chance to be happy again and share their love to someone else such as Zora. All nursing can control the actions and communication of Zora from a laptop and it’s useful to remind what is scheduled for patients and furthermore takes more care of individuals to all patients. However, patients have told the robot things about their health they wouldn’t share with doctors. It means patients trust more to robots than to people since people may hurt or offend hardly and the patient won’t trust them. The robots have artificial intelligence and all action is under control, so why it’s bad to be addicted to technology?

Furthermore, everybody has a good chance to be happy and enjoy their lives. All new technologies, innovations, programs were made to make life easier. In the present day, a lot of people have a relationship with robots and feel very happy with them. According to the article ”Do you take this robot…” by Alex William ” This comes quickly on the heels of growing worldwide acceptance of gay, trans and bisexual people. Now you may describe yourself as polyamorous or demisexual — that last one is people who only feel sexual attraction in close emotional relationships. Perhaps you best identify as aromantic (that’s people who don’t feel romance) or sociosexual (that’s a primary attraction to people of no, or multiple, or complex genders).” All people may have the right to be free and can choose what they want to be or, with who they want to be. So why people may choose their gender, but not choosing their relationship? People want to be happy and not waiting for their single life to be what others want.

Another area involves information technology is education. The schools began to start electronic diaries of students, with the help of which parents learn about their child’s performance. In universities and other educational institutions, teachers are increasingly practicing throwing away lectures on electronic media, as well as practicing independent study of topics. Thus, the need to attend lectures is reduced. By submitting a term paper or diploma paper for verification, a student can simply drop his work to the teacher by e-mail, while reducing the time spent on a trip to the place of study and the time of the teacher: he can check the work at a convenient time and send it to the student with instructions for completion . In principle, the difference between full-time and part-time forms of education is reduced: in both cases, students study topics on their own. It is also worth noting the importance of distance learning. People with disabilities have a chance to get an education, to developmentally.

Furthermore, students may have fun to study and share their thoughts in school by using social media such as Instagram, snap chat or tick-tock. According to the article “High Schools to TikTok: We’re Catching Feelings” by The New York Times“There’s a lot more than just funny videos,” Kaylani Heisler said. “I see countless ways to take notes, get organized. I see chemistry study aids. Students occasionally involve their teachers in TikTok stunts, and many educators have set up their accounts. Sarah Jacobs, a physics teacher at San Jose High School in California, said some of her students made TikToks explaining Newton’s Laws for extra credit last year.” It makes the teacher closer to the students and moreover to understand students, their moods, their interest and be connected with them.

In my opinion, how much we will be dependent on the computer – it may determine on us. Person himself should determine what to spend time on,how to live life. And if you use technology and other devices only for useful purposes and in moderation – life will become easier not only for us, but for future generations, and they will not have to suffer from our carelessness and laziness.

Option 2:Identify a topic that came up in the class readings and use a question to bring attention to a way in which it is an issue. Develop your answer to the question in the body of the essay. Be clear about your point of view from the start; in other words, have a thesis statement that gives your answer to the question you pose. In the body of the essay, use counterargument strategy to deal with challenges to or concerns with your thesis and supporting ideas. In addition to using one or more of the articles assigned in class, you are required to use as a source ONE article that you find in the New York Times. Finally, attach a Works Cited page that lists the texts cited in the essay. Possible topics include but are not limited to technology and identity, technology and violence, technology and privacy, technology and ethics, technology and education, technology and the environment, technology and justice, technology and language, technology and race, technology and mental or physical health, technology and class, technology and freedom, or technology and the future.