Webster defines technology as " The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to solve practical problems." When one hears the word technology they instantly think of cellular mobile phones, computers,video games, and anything else used with electricity. What society fails to realize is that the world could not function without technology. technology does not only consist of devices that operate based off electricity. Technology refers to any device and the inner workings and process used to operate that device. The usage of technology is needed and used at all times in everyday life.
For the last 50-80 (fifty through eighty) years the world was in what is known as the industrial era where mass production of things such as automobiles were the "cash-cows" as most would say. From a current standpoint the world is making a transition into the information/technology age. If your not aware on what this is, the information era is a time when individuals will have access to instant knowledge that they could not obtain in previous years as well as the ability of society to transfer information freely and operate technology logically with no perplexity. With the excellent transition the world is making into the new era many useful things have came from this great transition such as advancements medically, in communication, and overall electronically. Technology at its best will result in the advancement of countries as well as different regions across the world who lack technology literacy.
Technology is proven to be used in everyday life. The average day of a human begins with a wake up alarm from an alarm clock or even a cell phone. One then begins to get ready for their day, after one gets finish bathing they dry their hair with an electronic handheld hair dryer, then begin to style their hair with devices such as a comb, electronic curlers, and electronic flattening irons used to lay hair down. Now one prepare breakfast after ironing their clothes with an electronic iron. They open the refrigerator which uses electricity to cool food and they prepare a simple breakfast. They make toast which was cooked in their toaster, and they also prepare and omelet on their electronic stove. The day continues as work and an average citizen eventually returns home nine hours after leaving while out the person used technology in ways such as getting fuel for their car, using their cellular phone, using a cash register based upon their occupation, using a computer, listening to the radio in the car, ordering lunch at a drive through menu restaurant, it even goes back to placing money in a electronic parking meter in order to go to an electronic money machine. After making dinner on their electronic stove the person watches a little electronic television and then sets the alarm on their electric clock or cellular phone in order to start their day over.
Others argue that the usage of technology deadens the human brain when in reality technology is making the human brain think and make decisions on when and how to use a device properly. Others argue that technology makes people forget about work ethic and having to work for things. What people do not understand is that with technology in the world it advances citizens personally as well as occupationally. Without technology I would not have been able to do something as simple as write this essay on how we use technology while using technology. Technology is everywhere at all times and it helps us as people to make life not a stressful doing simple things which is a need. Technology is needed and is used at all times in everyday life.
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