▶ Your Answer : Some people say that technology has brought about many side effects like environmental problems and depletion of resources. However, I believe that such adverse effects are overwhelmed by its benefits which science technology has gave us like that it allows us not to do repetitive or dangerous work by making machines done it instead; to communicate each other easier. First of all, technology has made us safer and not bored by using machines in risky or tedious tasks. In that when people do dangerous tasks, they are likely to hurt or lost their lives; when they do boring work, they tend to be lethargic, technologies have strongly helped people to become happier. For example, in the past, when people needed to make tunnels, workers had to do perilous tasks including breaking stones with tools in person and conveying them. Through the processes, many people got hurt and dead because of unfortunate accidents. According to the record which is calculated by the Ministry of Labor of Korea, in 1950s, the number of workers who dead in tunnel construction sites was about 3,500. Compared to that, at present, there are much fewer people lost their lives while doing construction work. This is absolutely because construction technologies have advanced. In other words, technology saved lives of a lot of people. In that anyone's life is directly concerned with other's happiness, science technologies have improved our lives. Also, science technology let us communicate each other much better. The Internet and cell phone have been widely spread throughout the world. Since such devices allow us to communicate each other very easily and fast, even though we live far apart each other, we can make conversation as frequently as they live near our houses. According to a survey conducted by sociology department of Texas University, people are making contact with their family or friends about 70 percent more, compared to 40years ago. This increase has occurred more sharply when the Internet appeared, and until now, the rise has continued. In that the fact proven by various psychology experiments that true happiness comes from interaction with other people, no doubt, technology has contributed to happiness of people. In short, by employing science technologies, people come to be significantly free from risky tasks, as we can see the decreased number of deaths of construction workers. Moreover, development of telecommunication has allowed us to make conversation easily which will also help us to make deep relationships. For these reasons, I strongly believe that technologies have made our lives blissful. |