Ever heard this before? Technology is great when it works but stinks when it doesn’t. Everybody who has ever had a computer problem knows what I’m talking about. But do you know anyone who could live without their phone, iPod, laptop, TV, or even radio? I believe we are too dependent on our technology. Here’s how I know.
In the morning my mom always wakes me up, but what wakes her up? Her alarm clock. Then I go downstairs and have some toast. What toasts it, the toaster. Then I take a shower, with the help of plumbing. Then I brush my teeth with my electric toothbrush. All the while I am listening to music on my IPod. And if I feel like I’m getting behind I can always check the time on an electric clock. Then to get to school I take a, bus. And that’s just the morning.
During the day I spend almost the whole day on my laptop. My teachers rely on laptops, projectors, and calculators to do their jobs. Even the lunch ladies couldn’t make enough food for us without their own appliances. Not even gym teachers are seen without their computers. The library runs on an electronic system. We have entire classes devoted to computers. Typing has replaced good old-fashioned hand-writing.
Later on when I get home from school I personally work on my homework, on my laptop. Then maybe I’ll go on my home computer to watch YouTube. Almost every day of the week I will then go to Tae Kwon Do. At Tae Kwon Do I have to check in, with their computer. After I get home I eat dinner. Maybe steak with baked potatoes made in our microwave. Or meat loaf fresh from the oven. When it’s time for bed I will listen to my iPod or read a book, with help from my book light, until it’s time to say goodnight.
Please understand that I do not mean to criticize any one for the way they use technology. In some ways technology has and will save lives. And with the help of numerous inventions life is much easier than it used to be. All I wanted to do is to make people ask themselves, how much do I use technology? And another thing what would you do if suddenly there was no technology? Would you survive?
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