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Amed Kone ELAI 990 Prof: Henry Caballero 03/25/18 Word counted: 365

The Consequences of Technology

The world in which we live, makes more and more impressive progress in term of technology. However, the usage of technology has some advantages on one hand, disadvantages on the other hand. Why must people be careful by using technology? Technology is harmful to our lives in term of communication and health. Technology is harmful to our lives in term of communication. In fact, people use the technology in the bad way. For example, according to Sabina and Dorathy Espelage, '' Some young people believe that bullying others on the internet or their phones give them social status''. Also, nowadays the percentage of stealing based on the personal information by scammers has considerable increased. For instance, according to the book ''The Grammar You need Level 2'', page50 wrote by Mark Alves, Henry Caballero and Eileen Cotter, '' every year, more than 15 million people in the United States have their identity stolen''.

Technology is also harmful to our lives in term of health. In fact, the usage of devices such as phones, computers and TV could have some risks on human body. For example, according to Lynda Moultry Belcher, '' The more advanced society becomes technologically, the more people begin to depend on computers and others forms of technology for everyday existence. This means that when a machine breaks or a computer crashes, humans become almost disabled until the problem is resolved''. In addition, the excessive usage of devices can have some consequences on our visions. In fact, by using the screen of devices such as smartphones and computers hours and hours reduce the visual field. For instance, an article of Cara Mcgoogan published on February 22, 2016 by technology intelligence said that Half of the world's population could be short-sighted by 2050, research shows. Even if technology has some advantages on one hand, it also has some disadvantages on the other hand in term of communication and health. While, it is important to use technology for a right cause and reduce its usage to avoid being dependent in our daily lives. If we do not stop using the screens devices while many hours, the half of the world's population will wear glasses in 2050....