Technology Can Be A Good Thing

I had originally posted a couple of days ago, and after going over it again, I noticed that I steered away from the subject of "Technology", only to write about the short stories, and a couple of my personal experiences.

I'd like to revise this if it's okay. So, here I go.....

Technology is a good thing, but like all things in life, it depends on the person and/or people that invent and use the applications. I believe that most of us, as human beings have good intentions. It's just a shame sometimes, how one person can spoil the whole darned thing, and ruin it for everyone.

Let me go out on a limb here, and bring up the subject of identification. Not long ago, someone that's close to me was a victim of identity theft. That crime is not considered a "Violent Crime", and so the guilty party went unpunished. The case is still open, but it is on the back burner. Meanwhile, 72K later, we are still suffering. The woman that did the crime is still out enjoying her life I'm guessing, because we haven't seen a hide nor hair of her since she did this. She got away with it by getting her greedy, grubby, filthy fingers on a Company Credit Card. You know the kind. They send out cards randomly to entice you to spend your money. "We don't do plastic",....but apparently she had NO PROBLEM there! So, is Technology good? That's a hard one! Let's just say no, on that scenario.

Good can come from technology. In fact, technology is a wonderful, and most the time it's a wondrous thing. Just think of all the lives technology has saved! And let's not forget about how spoiled we are, either. There's alot of folks that couldn't do without it. We can take the subject of Technology down to the bare bottom. Fire. Although fire is one of Nature's natural resources, we use it with technology everyday. For example, heating up our concoctions in the beakers we use in our Laboratories everyday.

Transportion is another way of our world. Most of us couldn't get to Grandma's house, (although mine is in Heaven) if it were not for the combustible engine? But the "down" side of the combustible engine is pollution. There are many old and new idea's out there that tell us we don't have to use that pollution causing motor, that there are other mean's of transportation. I mean water and electricity for example. One Bureaucrat vs. the other Bureaucrat, and there we go...in a controversial debut. And in most cases, it all boils down to either votes or money. (In translation that means power.)

So in conclusion, technology is only as good as the people inventing it, and putting it to use. Now, HOW we put it to use is the question. In some cases we can actually say when, but it still has a line drawn in there. Good or Bad. I vote for the first option.

Technology

Technology has its benefits when it comes to transportation and communication. Also in forms of entertainment like ipods, computers and cell phones technology may have its quirks. But what is this all worth? Does it make you have better happier lives? TV and video games have been manipulating children's minds for years. The media on tv is also manipulating minds of adults since the government has funded corporate television outlets, spreading lies and covering the truth. Technology may be the cause of global warming, throwing nature's cycle off course, and who knows what this would do. There is no doubt that technology has benefited society as a whole, but in the long run what will it really do for us?

I’m not sure what side I want to be on in this. There’s no denying that technology is beneficial to everyone. Technology is a major part of my life. I believe that technology is both beneficial and detrimental to society. No one can deny that technology is beneficial. Think about it. Where would we b without it?? Almost everything we do involves technology. For most of us, it is a part of our daily lives. I am on my cell phone 24/7. I don't know what I’d do without it. Ever since I’ve come to COM, I do literally all of my work on the computer. My whole life practically revolves around technology. I’m interested in a career in the medical field, and all of the medical technological advances are simply amazing. The things that doctors today can do for us because of technology are very beneficial to everyone. Some people would not even be alive if it weren’t for technology.

Idk I guess I’m gonna list a few random things that support my idea that technology is beneficial to us all

-there are so many ways that technology has benefited in the medical field that they may just be uncountable
-technology has helped a lot in communication. You can send a letter to your friend who lives on the other side of the world in like 10 seconds through email, or u could pick up your cell phone and make calls across the world.
It’s so easy for everyone to know what’s going on in the world because we can turn on our televisions to channel 11 or 13 and watch the news.
-transportation has come a long way due to technology. We can travel safely by land, air and sea.
-what the heck would I do without my hair dryer?? I ♥ my hair dryer. Thank u technology!!
- We can track hurricanes and storms.
-and much, much more

There are so many awesome things we can do that we owe to technology, but it can be detrimental. Like Jeremy said, it depends on how we use it. We shouldn’t use technology to be evil, and we shouldn’t use it in a way that harms our environment especially if we can prevent it. And like Quentin said, we shouldn’t let it make us lazy. Instead of watching TV or surfing the web all day, try a nice walk in the park or something, ya know?? But like Zach said, the good outweighs the bad (in my opinion).

Well ha I guess that for different reasons, I’m going to be on both sides. I might just decide to say that it is beneficial. But idk yet. I believe that technology is beneficial, but it can be detrimental if we go about it the wrong way.

essay 2 on tech

Technology is both beneficial and detrimental to humanity. Technology has changed our life in several ways. If you think of how we get around, how we communicate and what we do for entertainment. Technology has also made our life harder in several ways like identity theft, war, and Technology
There are several benefits to technology. The life expectancy of people is higher than it has ever been. Our health care is one of the best in the world because of technology. Technology has saved millions of lives. This is only a little bit of how technology has been saving our lives. Technology has revolutionized the way communicate towards each other is. Thirty years ago if you would of told some one walking down the street, that in a few years they would be able to take there phone with then any where in the world they would of laugh in your face. Look at the way the computer and internet has changed the world. Computers are a part of our lives in almost every since. Computers are how we keep up with our money and pay bills. At work people use them to run their business. If it was not for technology we would not have computers. Transportation is all about technology. Cars now days are full of wonderful peaces of technology besides the car itself. Safety in cars has never been better. If you look at how cars are made, it is incredible the amount of technology that is used. In a car factory robots are taking the place of people and assembly the vehicles. It seams impossible but some how they can do it because of technology. Technology is hear to stay one way or the other

FGundermann Essay 2

First of all I like that there is spell check but you will enjoy that more than me. The messages that Stephen King gives to us through his short stories are pretty clear. Technology can and already has corrupted our way of life. I'm not to say if its good or bad due to the fact I would be the biggest hypocrite in the state. I say that Technology has corrupted us because of the high dependency of it. Technology is good due to the number of diseases that can be stoped due to the research allowed by it. In "Night Shift" a man made substance had been released into the air and became a IDLH "Immediate Danger to Life or Health". The machines used to create this is a form of technology that can take a turn for the worst. In Quitters Inc. technology was used in the manner that no one really would approve of, discipline/ tourcherd. Dr. Danatti took the loved ones of the patient and tourcherd them in front of the patient to help them during their withdrawls.

jescalante essay2

Technology, although very helpful in many ways, is not beneficial to the human race. Medicine
has advanced tremendously; yet, there are a vast number of diseases for which there is no
known cure. A good example is “Night Surf,” where the A6 virus wipes out the human race or “The Woman in the Room,” where a son kills his mother because technology will not be able to cure her.
Even vehicles can cause damage when not used properly. Every year thousands of people are killed in accidents. Vehicles are supposed to take us places rapidly and safely, but they can actually be a death trap. In “Trucks,” vehicles not only kill people, but they also enslave the entire human race in an effort to keep them fueled.
Guns are meant to be used in times of war or to defend ourselves. Instead, they are used to commit crimes. This might be the harshest and most dangerous misuse of technology.
Technology could even cause machines to develop a mind of their own. A future of machines killing humans and taking over the world, as shown in the movie “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” does not seem so fictional when we see how advanced technology is truly becoming. In “The Mangler,” an ironing and folding machine gets a taste of blood and then goes on a killing spree.
Technology is man’s greatest accomplishment; yet, it could also be the downfall of man.

Technology and its Benefits

Technology can be detrimental, but I think it is more beneficial than it is detrimental. There are many sides on if it is detrimental or harmful, but I think it depends on how you use or even depend on technology. If you use technology a lot then you probably think it is beneficial or even if you do not, but most of the time people who do not use it that often do agree that it is that beneficial. I think technology can be both, but mainly beneficial. It is very beneficial for the reasons being many, but I think these are the most important. It is beneficial because it keeps you organized, contacting someone is easier, and it is good for health reasons. It helps a lot in those areas of this universe, being that if we are more organized it helps things go faster, being able to contact someone easier will help in many different areas, and technology is very beneficial in the health area for multiple of reasons. Yes technology is not always beneficial, but the for the most part it is very beneficial and not as detrimental. It helps this world function in many different ways.

Francis Codina

Technology is what makes the world go round

We depend on technology to make our lives easier and happier. Some may say that technology has a dark side and are bad to this planet. To this I ask if you blame the gun for killing the person or the man who pulled the trigger. You can not blame technology for what bad people use it for. Technology have helped the human beings become what we are today. Without technology cave men would not have eaten because the spears and arrows they used to hunt are concidered technology. Technology can also be credited to amazing medical advancements such as curing diseases and prosthetic limbs. The ones who put a bad name to technology can not say so with out naming off all the benefits they themselves use. The fact that they are using the internet to blog about how detrimental technology is an oxymoron itself. Unless these nay sayers all live in a box their beliefs can not hold strong because they are hypocrites, then again the box they live in is also a technological advancement so they would probably just live in the bushes. The fact that chimpanzees can use technology shows that mother nature approves of our advanced thinking of making our lives easier with technology.

My Idea's for Essay 2

I have decided to stick with my original idea that technology is good. Withought the technology we use we would be in a prehistoric state of living. Technology has brought on more good than bad and it will only continue to get better and better. Withought technology we would have a much greater death-rate, would not be able to save the wounded, and could never find out things we usually would know. Without computers we could not be conected to the world like we are, and world relations would be down. Withought technology cars would not exist. Neither would cell phones, microwaves and game systems. With technology we can keep moving towards the future. In fact, I think that the future kind of hinges off of technology. Not saying it's bad though. I will also delve into the downsides that technology has brought. For instance, alot of war tools have been created due to advencments in technology. Also, technology can be used for terrorism. These are just a few idea's I would like to touch.

Technology Beneficial or Detrimental, NUNU

Technology! Wow! It amazes me how fast it's progressing. Look around you technology is every where. Computers coming from rooms full of hardware with the memory of a calculator, to microprocessors and smaller than you can handle computers being able to process faster than you can type. From the old way of writing a book with a pen, to saving tons of ink by typing your blog on the internet. Will it ever come to an end?
Well as a technology freak waiting on the newest portable media player or something new to that I don’t even know or heard about. From waiting ten days to receive a letter from folks with Polaroid pictures, to typing the message and adding attachments such as pictures of the family and sending it via email. It all makes sense. Technology not only helps us keep in touch with our far away peers, it beats riding a horse to San Antonio to deliver mail.
I’ll be using “Quitters” and “The Jaunt” as examples in my essay. Although it seems I’m all on the beneficial side of it. I have this thing on my mind about it. The day humans build something they are unable to control. Something like a robot that can read your thoughts just by analyzing the temperature of your body. I'm in the middle of it all but I hope we don’t take it that far.

Technology- Is it Beneficial or Detrimental

Well I think technology is both beneficial and detrimental. I think that it's great that we have cell phones, cars, computers, appliances etc... It's good to have a cell phone if we're in trouble or have a flat tire or even in the worst case if someone needs to call 911 when on the road. If we didn't have computers I don't know where the world would be. Everything is done by computers theses days. Cars, well I don't even have to say why those are beneficial. With all that said let's look at how theses things are detrimental. Take cell phones, how many accidents have been caused by people talking on their cell phones while driving and forgot about the road. I mean people have been killed and some of them were someone else not even in the car of the person on the cell phone. Computers are great but when they go down everything goes with it. Cars are a necessity but when they break down, it breaks you're pocket too. Appliances are great, but again when they break so does your pocket. I think there is a disadvantage to every advantage in most things. Also as harse as it sounds, I think with all the technology we are fourtinate to have today has some how made us as a people very lazy and dependable on things instead of ourselves.

Daniele's Ideas

Do I think technology is good or bad? I'm indecisive about it. I believe that technology can be good and bad in many ways. Depending on if its helpful to others or if its harming to others. Some technology can put people out of a job and some can help people in their job frame.

Alot of people are unfamiliar with technology and that may put those people in the mind frame that technology is not good. Have you ever thought about that?

Some ideas for technology are becoming to extreme and are costing a great deal of money to portray.

Some ideas for technology are very useful in times of an emergency, such as cell phones and email.

Some people think that technology is good for all the wrong reasons such as, hacking into other peoples files and running online scams for money.

These are just a few things for you and I to think about when going over ideas about whether technology is a good or bad asset to this world.

my tech essay ideal

Well, the big topic.Is technology beneficial or detrimental? i'm not to sure. first inmy essay i want to actually discuss what technology really is, and how much it relates to our lives, and how similar it is to other common tools. i want to put on the actuall definition of technology and my definition. many people are supprised to hear the actuall definition. it would be more precise to call the topic 'is electronic technology beneficial or detrimental?' then i want to discuss the time frame side of electronic technology. many people see the future of tech either very good or very bad, often times they forget to think about the past or present state of tech simply because of movies and stories playing on the imagination of people about tech in the future. a story in a futuristic setting will either have amazing tech or computers will take over or something. i also want to discuss the moral and ethical side of tech. whether or not it make us insociable or reclusive. values and beliefs affect your perspective on everthing. then at the very end i will write my opinion and reasons for it. ttyl

Technology

Without a doubt, technology is changing the world on a daily basis. In the last 20 years alone we have made leaps and bounds in the fields of medicine, business, and communication. But where does it stop.? When do we say enough is enough.? The world isn't even the same anymore. Technology has it's benefits, but I believe it is starting to become detrimental to our society.
Let's start with the small issues and work our way up. Our society is becoming very unhealthy. What happened to a large fry and drink.? Oh no.! Now you have to "Whatasize it.!" "Super size it.!" and "Biggie size it.!" which is fine, except we dont do much to keep the weight off. And why should we.? I mean we can go home, turn on the tv (with all 150 channels.!) and when you're tired of Who wants to be a Millionaire.? you can go hop on the computer. Now days our youth want to sit at home and watch the 9 different channels of Nickolodian (spelling.?) or just get on AIM and talk to all their friends while they check their MySpace and listen to stolen music. Pft, who wants to go play outside after school.? It's hot as hell out there right now. I'll have Central Cooling with a Keyboard, please. I was playing WoW (yeah. i love MMO's) just the other day and my boss, so i thought, starts sending me tells talking trash. Naturally, i retort back with speed, accuracy, and non-stop verbal shots below the belt. Come to find out, it was his 7 year old daughter.!!! This little adorable girl was over here ragging on me and takling to me, just like her daddy, and i had no idea.! Her typing was perfect.! I remember learning to type when i was about 13, becuase the school made me...
Hackers are running rampant. A good hacker can just sit at home and make a living on the computer. They can get your Social Security Number, your credit card number, passwords to everything on your computer, bascially - ANYTHING. All they do is use a keylogger. It's crazy. Our personal security is compromised on a daily basis when we hop on the internet and just start bidding like a madman on EBAY. "But i have the most up to date computer protection programs." NO.! You think those people aren't smart enough to keep up with that and work around it.? C'mon now.
Let's go a step above hackers. Predators. These sick fucks sit around all day and talk to underage kids, both girls and bois. Haven't you seen the commercial.? The little girl says that guys his age really "get her." They understand. Noone else does. They really get their rocks off playing the whole game, the understanding, charming person who is the only one that really gets you. These people get busted left and right by FBI agents posing as young kids and setting these people up, but to be honest - Even if you had 100,000 agents on the computer every day acting like underage kids, you still woudln't catch all of them. It's just too easy. And they get off a little too easy, in my opinion.
At what point are we gonna piss someone off so bad that they make (or build, whatever.) a huge nuke and then send it our way.? Certainly we'd have to send one theirs. America will not stand for that.!!! So then, both countries are left with a barren waste land of dirt and a radiation infected population, if we're lucky. This would certainly cripple the world's economy, but then the allies of each side would have to fight it out, and eventually the world would slowly become just another uninhabited planet.
What about cell phones.? Dude, i seriously have no clue how people did without them 20 years ago. My cell phone is never more than 5 feet from me. I charge it on my nightstand, and then it stays on my ear or in my pocket during my 18hour day. But what about the research that is showing a huge link between cell phones and brain cancer.?? I suppose it's like cigarettes. You can prove it and preach till you're blue in the face but ultimately, people are still gonna smoke, and they're damn sure gonna keep that cell phone on them. The world is at your fingertips, literally. Hell you can get on the internet and check your email using just your thumb.
Technology is growing so fast that it's starting to scare me. Call me crazy but i do believe eventually it is going to be our downfall. I believe that one day, we are going to start being implanted with Chips or tattoo'd with bar codes or something for identification. Almost like your CVS card, but inside your hand or something. Now, i'm only 21years old man but i've said it since i was 10years old. I really would have liked to have grown up in the '50's. Times were so much simpler. It wasn't uncommon to hop on your bike and ride 3miles to the creek 2 or 3 times a day to go swimming, or fishing, or just to hang out. TV was civilized. Some cardboard fat kid eating cheasy-poofs on tv yelling "GOD DAMN IT KYLE YOU FUCKING JEW" was unheard of. Words like that were spoken behind closed doors.
Well class is over, sorry for cutting it short. :-/ i hope this blog is ok.
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Technology: The Pro's and Con's

As I started this paper, I peeked at my peers idea's, the format, and etc., and I noticed that most everyone had a "qualified statement" format. The first paper that I did in this class was a qualified statement and it seems that I could've done better by actually deciding to take a stand, one way or the other.

Which leads me to; Technology is a good thing. (Besides "Big Brotherism"- if that is a term, I don't know but it is now!) Just think where we would be without it!

If you can't tell by now, I am kind of confused. I want to touch on the short stories that we all have read, to revert to special topics of technology.
On the short story "The Jaunt".... (I watch alot of SciFi.) "Stargate Atlantis" and "Stargate SG1" could possibly be happening now! That would be so cool. It beats the heck out of riding a couch to Earth or Mars, I think. Of course this is only my opinion. It would also give us an option in case our world blew up due to pollution. Which I pray never happens.
I often worry about my grandchildren, and their grandchildren. Should we stop having children? That's what "Grandma Doughty" use to say.

On the short story "The Woman In The Room"...I realize that this isn't as technical as the other short stories, but it does raise the question, "what would you do?" For instance if my mother (who has long since been gone), needed my assistance in dying I would probably leave her the pills, but I wouldn't feed them to her.
When I lived in the country, we all used to shoot our suffering animals because there were no Veterinarian's that were less than 70 miles away. By the time you got the cow, horse or which ever animal was suffering, loaded up they would be dead. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to sound like I'm comparing my mother to a cow, but animals are living beings. In fact, I trust animals more than I do most people.
Obviously there are countless idea's on technology, that we can all "ponder upon", so I will be thinking more on these idea's, and all of the idea's that yawl have posted, will give me information to further my paper.

Shae's Idea

There is a question about technology whether it is beneficial or detrimental? I can agree to say that I am more for the issue rather than against it . In most cases I feel that having technology is convenient and speeds up the process and make it for everyday living. For example: computers are one of the most efficient tools used today. I am able to communicate to the outside world now through computers. Because of computers, I was able to find a cousin that I raised from birth until the age of six years old when her birth mother came and took her away. She went online to search for me and we were re-united three months ago, she is now twenty years old. In the same aspect the downsides of using a computer is that it makes you more susceptible to identity theft. Also if a computer crashes you could also loose a lot of important data. Cell phones were another good invention. For instance having a cell phone in the event of having a very important emergency like a burglary, a car accident and also if your child was sick and needed assistance. A downfall of this would have to be, that you cannot use it while driving because your more likely to get in an accident. Another good technology resource could be a GPS or navigational system, it is very much so a good source because there are many people that travel and having that at hand could be very suffient.

Juan's Idea: The Dangers of Technology

With all the benefits of the internet, computer, cellphones, and other electronic devices there are also many dangers that come with using it. Hackers, phreakers, viruses, spyware, and other malicious things compromise your saftey. For every upgrade to your anti-virus there is a virus to mess up your computer. For every software patch to stop hackers there is a loophole to get around it. You might have heard the old saying "Where there's a will there's a way." This is especially true for nerds who dont have anything better to do then mess with programs all day to find out strange things to do with the newest version of Windows.

Its not just your everyday PC that is at risk though. Your cellphone is also a target. Take Paris Hilton (I'm pretty sure you dont care about her) for example. A while back her phone was hacked and all her contacts and risque photos were leaked to the internet. While this incident did lead to some quite hilarious conversations with some of her contacts, it does give a good indication of how vuneralbe you are.

The Good and The Bad of One World(jessica benson)

Technology is both good and bad. Many people will argue that it is only good or only bad. There are many good outcomes in technology such as health care for cancer patients or the disabled and also in education. Not only for students in school, but also for senior citizens and toddlers. Technology has been very beneficial to society. It has helped us as a whole move further into the future. You can look back and see how people used to live everyday life without cell phones and computers to get them through everyday, but now it seems as if people can not live without a cell phone or a computer. Some people have just become too lazy due to cell phones and video games, but also realize that missing people have been found because of a cell phone signal. Technology in itself is a very broad term. It changes everyday for the good and the bad. Most people have probably heard about my space, so you would know that it helps people keep in touch with friends and family and allows you to express yourself, but then there are people who sit around all day and all they want to do is ruin your day. An analogy everybody should use in everyday life is, everything in moderation. Technology allows us to communicate with another person faster than the speed of light, but if we just sit around all day and do nothing, but chat online all day then we are rotting good brain cells. Technology has helped me personally about 3-4 years ago. My grandmother was in the hospital for a major heart attack and went into a coma for 3 months, but because of the technology used it saved her life and now she is home and living her normal life.

Quitters Inc. has a hidden form a technology. Not only are the process's new and unheard of, but you have to sit back and think about how in the world do they spy on you and watch your every move. It's very sneaky and very sureal to think that anyone in the world could know everything about you in the blink of an eye.

Zach Von Ruff ideas.

i believe that technology has it good and its bad time. But I do believe that technology does more good than harm. I think that without the advances of technology life would be much harder. But also believe that some technology we would be better off without. I think that technology has improved or ability to communicate with one another. We have cell phones and email witch are all great things. Without my cell phone my mom would be worried sick about me. She would never know were I ever. My email helps me keep in touch with my friends and family in the military or overseas. I also think that technology does make people lazy. People would rather drive 5 minutes than walk 10. People would rather sit at home and play video games than go outside and get some exercise. im not entirely sure what stories I want use to support my ideas. I like the story The Mist. It questions rather is it worth takeing risk to better technology. I also like the story quitter inc. It show how technology can be used to spy on you. It makes you think is somone watching me or is someone listening to my phone calls. I also like the story night surf. It makes you think what if we had the technology to stop the spread of disease. Then the entire world wouldnt be wiped out by it. So there are lot of cool thinks to talk about its just of narrowing the ideas down and picking one. But I do believe that technology is more benifical than determental.

Angel Travis's ideas for essay 2

I personally think technology is a good thing for us. It has its bad points too but I think the good out ways the bad. Our use of technology daily is so common that we hardly realize how much we actually use. Every thing we do from the moment we wake up each day uses technology. The alarm clock, the bathroom light, the instant coffee programmable coffee pot. then we get ready for work, and leave the house setting the alarm on the house, clicking the button on our key less entry to get in the car, cars with a/c, c.d, mp3 players, and don’t forget the GPS, power locks and seats (how often do we think about that). I’m not even gonna go in to all the things at work that use technology, and rely on. We rely heavily on technology for nearly aspect of our lives. From the small and mundane to the large and vital things we use technology. [But to what cost] these are some of the areas that I can think of that technology has helped and that we have benefited from

* medical advances
*criminal evidence testing
*daily communication made easier
*instant access to data
*world wide communication
*education benefits
*news reporting
*weather forecasting
*travel
*utter convenience
*electricity
*safety

*criminal justice correctional centers

there are some down sides to technology too {The cashiers at Wal-Mart would not know how to ring up the customers order if the power went out.} how would parents deal with their children w/o power. they would have to entertain them and have conversations with them, and to some parents that is a taboo concept.

most of our houses are not equipped to to save and prepare food w/o power. but that is another paper all together.

Nicko Tibaldo's Ideas-essay 2

So far i am planning to do my paper on a general understanding of technology and how it has benefited and detremintal people as a whole. I haven't really been able to pick one topic for me there is too much informatioin for just one, i think i am going to have to pick several and just talk about the pros and cons of them and how it has affected us.

To me there is some major upsides to technology. The things that you can do with it are amazing. We have been able to send people to the moon, create cures for diseases, and even come up with ways to communicate with others on the other side of the world. To me i think it is unbelievable. I am thinking that there should be plenty of information to, use along the lines of medical resaearch and computers, for some of the major benefitting and detremintal points of my paper.

The bad part of my paper is going to be when i have to combine the bad and good parts of technology. It is not going ot be hard to find evidence to show where it has gone bad but it is when i have to tie the two side together. I mean technology has brought about a kind of laziness that we depend on too much. In kings story, Nightsurf, he shows how people tried to create a disease and it back fired and in the end it caused the end of civilization.

If people could not rely so much on technology and were not so dependant we could use it and still be able to not have to worry as much if something was to go wrong.

K Beanland's Ideas

My view on essay 2's topic, technology, is that it is very beneficial to our everyday life. We depend on technology more than we can even comprehend. Every single day, everything we do and everything we see has been produced by, or by something that was produced by, technology. From the buildings that are all around us, to the computer chips that are running this computer, everything is enhanced, perfected, upgraded, easier to use, and just plain better because of technology. It is very difficult for us to imagine what this world would be like if we didn’t have technology. I think the playful thoughts that probably come to most peoples’ minds are of cavemen and Indians. But the truth is that that’s exactly where we would be without technology. No one wants to think about not being able to eat without someone killing or gathering it first, or not being able to wear clothes that are made of anything but animal skin, or not being able to escape the weather conditions, or not being able to keep up their personal hygiene because everything that we have today to have all of these things has come from technology. We can survive without technology.. but not nearly as convenient, and comfortable as we do today. Not to mention we’d stink.

Technology makes life easy. It makes it fun. It allows us to relax, have better health, be able to communicate and learn faster. Although there might be a few negative sides to technology, the good outweighs the bad by an unlimited factor. That’s why I am going to write about how technology is beneficial to our lives.

Is technology beneficial or destructive for man kind (jeremyw)

My ideas for this essay will support both views between the beneficial aspects and the destructive aspects of technology. My thesis statement will begin with "Is technology beneficial or destructive to mankind". I will be using most of my examples from the Stephen King short stories "The Jaunt" and "The Mist". Ill will be using history to support my ideas with the examples, like Alfred Noble the man who the Noble Peace Prize was named after, He created dynamite for the purpose of serving mankind like in mining but instead his own creation has been synthesized to be used as explosive devices for war. Or the Rockefellers who helped create the atomic bomb but now has one of the largest humanitarian organizations in america. The creation of plastics that are used in creating medical equipment, blood bags, i.v. tubes, surgical tubing and etc, are also used in weapons manufacture like gun stocks, bomb bodies, containers for biological weapons. Among other things is my essay will also use the effect that technology will have on the enviroment, like global warming, weather change, smog in industrial areas. I will also include how technology can fix the damages that it has done, like reversing global warming, producing more free energy, and recycling 99% of all the waste we have made. Bottom line is technology beneficial or destructive to mankind well thier is no real answer for the question because we need technology now in our daily lives , Its not technology that is destructive or beneficial,its how we use the technology is what counts

Michael's idea: Technology, friend or foe?

Technology, with the benifits that we gain, also come the hazards of its use. Technology has helped us in many ways, with the abilities to send messages instantly around the world, computer gaming, and just household items that improve everday life. With the ability to instant message and everything being extremely fast paced theses days, we tend to abbreviate almost every word that we can. This may provide a faster way of telling someone a story, but you sacrifice your abilities to write properly with it. An easy way to relax after a hard day of work, would be to pop in a game into your gaming console, and wonder off into an adventure. With the ability to play online games though, you may easily become addicted. When your wondering around a new world, with a character of your own choice and name, it is easy to get dragged into the world and turn it more into a job than a game. With the aid of technology, many things that we used to do around the house are now being overtaken by robots. There are many new types of household cleaning robots, some that follow a set track maped around your house to sweep, or others that have an electrice sensor and clean what they can see. with such aid's as these, we may become sluggish and depend on them to get the house clean. Technology is very benificial to human society, but we can easily become very dependant on it as well.

Technology...Beneficial or Detrimental

Is technology beneficial or detrimental to humanity? I must say that my view on this subject leans more to beneficial than detrimental because of all the great technology that we have today does benefits us in one way or another. I couldn't imagine if someone were to take away the goodies that we enjoy when it comes to technology and we have to live like they did hundreds of years ago. I mean, can you imagine getting around in a horse and carriage or living without air conditioning? I think, we as a society today take for granted the great technology that we enjoy.

I don't see much harm in technology today if anything, the harm from technology is usually caused by human error.

In the short stories "The Mangler" and "Trucks," we read that technology comes alive. For instance, in"The Mangler" a demon takes possession of a dry cleaning machine and kills more than once. In the short story "Trucks," we read that all types of machinery have come to life and threatens all mankind. These stories are really good but, I like the short story "The Jaunt" best. Can you imagine traveling by a way similar to the jaunt. The consequences of not taking the gas doesn't sound good though.

Essay 2: Technology

After reading several controversial fiction stories regarding the topic, “is technology beneficial or detrimental,” I have formed my opinion to respond with. Technology is, of course, beneficial. Actually a better word would be vital. Although I do recognize some problems with technology, the benefits from developing and implementing it in our routines holds much more weight. I can’t even imagine how our everyday lives would be affected without the presence of technology. Since there are too many examples to demonstrate the fruits of a technological-driven society, I will try and focus more on the more broad aspects of my position. What exactly is technology? Merriam-Webster provides one definition of technology as “the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area.” So, when did this horrible thing called “technology” start creeping up on humanity? I guess that all depends on how you imagine humanity in its most early state. Regardless of your personal beliefs, the answer would be the same. I’m no psychology expert, but it would seem apparent to me that humans naturally develop and apply technology. How are we expected to turn our backs on basic instinct? More importantly, are we to turn our backs on breakthroughs and advances that revolutionize the way we live our lives? Is, ignorance really bliss?

Essay 2: Technology

Like most people this day and age, I would be lost without the everyday use of some kind of technology. When it comes to whether its benefitial or detrimental for our society I'm going to have to ride the fence. Like many people I think that technology has its pros and cons. The advances that have been made in the past have really made life simpler. Such as something as basic as E-mail, now and days you can speak to someone on the other side of the world at no cost as in 20 years ago you would have to pay an arm and a leg for a three minute conversation. It's even possible for a person to never have to leave their house for anything because everything is availiable online and can be delivered to your doorstep. But of couse all good things have a downside including technology. Could you imagine having to go one week without the daily usage of a computer ,i know i couldnt. That might be the problem. People may be growing just a little too dependant on technology.

essay 2 technolgy

Is technology a benefit or a detriment to society? Now to me i believe it is a benefit. I believe there are several benefits to it. My whole life has been full of technology and i don't know how people really did it without it. .
Almost everything you use now days has some kind of computers in them and is always improving to make things easier and better for people. Look at our vehicles now days there is so many different electrical gadgets in them. You can call some one o unlock your vehicle for you without anybody touching your car. Not to long ago we didn't even really have power windows or even alarms on our vehicles. Now every car out there comes with one.
Then look at today's medicine compared to back in the day. People use to die from the regular cold virus. Now that we have advanced in medicine that is like nothing now days. And then the advances in surgery and emergency care. The football player that broke his neck and already is able to move parts of his body because they used some kind of cold stuff that was injected into his blood system to help the swelling. Which allowed him to come back so soon. I know a guy that broke his neck riding motocross and it took him a year before he could even start to move. it has been over 2 years since then and he is just now getting to use some of his body parts freely.
Now Internet usage is a big thing now days. Some people don't even leave there house anymore. They just sit on the computer now and order everything through the Internet. It has come so far that now we are able to order food from the Internet.

Essay2-Technology good or bad?

Is technology a benefit or a detriment to society? Okay-like most things, I’m gonna ride the middle of the road on this one. One the positive side-we as a society have made many great advancements in technolgy that have been very beneficial to society. Think of how many of us may not be alive today if not for medical technology. Asthma alone probably would have killed me as a small child if doctors hadn’t figured out what caused an attack and how to stop one and give the proper breathing treatment to make breathing easy again. 15 years ago I would have had to spend hours in a library looking up the same information I can find in a fraction of that time on line in order to do this paper. On the negative side-I believe we have allowed computers and our reliance on them to put us in a position where we may not be able to live without them again. Most of our personl information is available to anyone with the knowledge of how to break in to private databases. The work in my office is brought to a stand still when our computers go down. No appointments, no insurance or billing information can be brought up to assist a patient. Great advancements, but our ability to survive like we did 15 or 20 years ago may have been taken away with all those same advancements.

Essay Two Technology

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