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Some people think that technology made people’s lives more hard compared to the past. However, I believe that developed technology has huge advantages for today’s people for the following several reasons. To begin with, people can have much safer lives. Through technological advancements, there are a variety of methods, such as an automatic door lock, CCTVs, and screen doors, in order to protect individual life. These ways allow people to live less risky situations. For example, 20 years ago, there was a number of falling down accidents in subway stations in Korea. This was because of lack of safety facilities. To make up for it, the Korean government started to build screen doors, which was not exist in the past, every subway station 10 years ago. Finally, the rate of accidents related to falling down was strikingly decreased. This demonstrates that new technological products can protect people from bad events. In addition, the advanced technology enables people to have a happy life. It is obvious that the technological devices, such as a cell phone, a laundry machine, and a computer, make people be more convenient as well as get a higher quality of life unlike the past. For instance, I will use my family’s experiences to illustrate my point. When my mother was in university, 30 years ago, she went to Japan for exchange semester. At that time, she was not able to keep in touch with family who lived in Korea, so she had to do everything on her own. On the other hand, my sister lived in USA, 5 years ago. She called to family every Friday using cell phone. Besides, if she had any problem, she called to mother and asked helping. To sum up, technology can save people from risk as well as provide people great lives. In this regard, I strongly think that technology made our lives better than the past. |