6 Page essay on Technology

Randy Ramnath
U.S History
Ms. Jarvis
Period: 8
Technology and Society
Has technology had a positive or negative affect towards society? Technology is a part of our everyday life. Almost everybody in our society uses technology. For example, it can either be your computer, phone, game console, iPod, television, and many more other devices. However, technology has had a lot of positive affects in the world, and it has also had many negative effects in the world. One example of how technology has had a positive effect in our society would be shown by the usage of your cell phone. The cell phone has helped had a positive effect in society by helping people communicate in a faster way. Instead of emailing somebody and waiting for a long reply, you can just text somebody and get a faster reply in a few seconds. Another way that technology has had a positive effect on society is described by the way people use the computer. You can use the computer to find out information by just typing it in on Google and finding out what you need instantly. One example of how technology has had a negative effect on our society would be shown by social media. Technology has had a negative effect on society through social media by causing people to get fired from their jobs, due to the fact of what they post up or write on their account. As you can see, those are a few examples of how technology has had some positive and negative effects in people’s everyday lives. Technology has increased over 18,000 times from 1971 to 2000. “Many people around the world has described the Internet to be a global equalizer. The reason that people around the world describe the Internet as a global equalizer is because the Internet provides a store of information to anybody who has access to the Internet all over the world” (4). These people around the world claim that the information that technology can provide benefits of a large city to other countries and rural communities around the entire world. Which is an example of why technology has had a much more of a positive effect than a negative effect on society. Science and technology has also had a grand effect on society. Science and technology both show how communication and knowledge have been increased in today’s world. It has shown a positive effect in society by an improving access to information, advancing medicine, and improving sanitation. Everyday new advances in science and technology are discovered and continue to be a big benefit to society. Technology has proved to be a positive and very effective throughout the twentieth century. In this century it has been shown by people being able to access information about varies subjects through the internet. By news being so readily available online it brought to light many important issues, like “this century made racism a shameful practice; recognized gender oppression as a social evil; proclaimed human rights as transcending race, caste, and religion; pleased for international economic justice; began to celebrate diversity and to care for the disabled; and condemned exploitation of the young” (23). This is one major example of how technology has impacted society in a positive way.
Ojeda, Auriana. Technology and Society: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 2002.

Another way technology and science benefited our communities and lives would be computers. Computers have become a household appliance. Computers have had an impact on society in a positive way because they play a big part of how technology is used. For example, the computer has transformed civilization. It also serves as a device where it can store and organize a lot of information. Also, the computer has many functions. You can transfer files, download, and upload files at a faster pace, which can save you a lot of time. “They not only think and follow commands but can make decisions, draw, design, scan labels, automate industries, calculate, translate, communicate, and more”(31). This shows how very effective the computer has been in society by being almost replicas of our mind. Another way computers show a positive effect on society is through the Internet. The internet is a very helpful form of communication. Communication has shown many examples of having a positive effect on society as well. Like, being able to search for a job, talk to loved ones far away and run businesses from home.
One way that technology has had a positive effect on society would be represented through the use of telecommunication. Telecommunication can prove that it has had a positive effect on society by showing how people can communicate easier. Such as ways that would be shown in cellular phones. “In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell transmitted his voice across eight miles over a wire” (32). Which shows an example of how telecommunication has started to have the influence it does now in society.
O 'Shaughnessy, Michael, and Jane Stadler. Media & Society. South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford UP, 2008.
It shows from having another person’s voice traveling across eight miles over a wire to communicate easier with another person. That shows how cellular phones have had a big impact on society as well from starting out as a voice being transmitted in a faster way with a more advanced way by the use of physics, and electromagnetism. Another way that communication can show a positive effect on society would be how people communicate on the internet by websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Skype and etc. Communication has a major factor of having a positive effect on society. As you can see, not only have cellular phones can be shown to be proven a positive effect on society through telecommunication but, also through how technology resources can be shown as a great equalizer for education at Schools. Education at Schools has had positive changes due to technology and science. The education system is always trying to find better ways to reach children and help them learn the best way they can, because of this people saw technology to be a powerful tool that could be effectively shown by teachers and families to a better the way students to learn. Proof of this can be stated that it can be a “challenge for educators in a more helpful way because it helps show more advances in technology resources which means new gaps open up in educating students, as quickly as the old ones are” (41). Since technology resources have had that positive impact on students and educators it has also shown how it became an obsolete faster than a textbooks that educators, such as teachers used. Which shows how education at Schools is seen in a positive way on society.
O 'Shaughnessy, Michael, and Jane Stadler. Media & Society. South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford UP, 2008.

Television has also proven to have a positive effect on society. Television has had a positive effect on society by providing a lot of entertainment throughout our entire day. Television has also helped people out in society by creating a lot of jobs for people in the world. It has also provided people with a lot of news and information that can benefit us every day. Tips for safety, recipes for meals, places to shop and more are all at our reach just by changing the channel. Also, the weather, and national emergencies all over the world are broadcasted as they happen to keep us in touch with the rest of the world. Television has impacted society by showing people all around the world problems that other countries and cultures go through almost every day and how they all live. It has opened people up to the world and beyond. It helps make the world better, which is a big positive impact of science and technology.

The internet has also influenced a positive effect on society also. One way the internet would prove to show how it has influenced a positive effect on society would be proven through how everybody uses social media. Social media has proven to be one of the biggest things that almost everyone uses almost every day. One of example would be how people use Facebook. Facebook shows how the internet how to connect with your friends and how to post up anything you want. One example of how Facebook can help is if you need to contact a friend, or a family member. You can easily message them, and receive a message fast. Which shows how social media and the internet can influence society in a positive way.
Not only has social media proved to be shown as a positive thing in society. But, so has the internet has also proved to be a positive effect in peoples life’s then just social media. One example of that would be shown in other websites such as YouTube, Gmail, AOL, Yahoo, Google, Twitter, etc. These websites can also give you a variety in a lot of entertainment, and provide you a lot of news and a lot of information about places and what is going on around the world. For example, Gmail your school can give you updates through your e-mail account and you would be updated with what you need to know with the information a teacher, or staff member gives you. Another example would be YouTube. YouTube can influence society in a positive way by providing you a variety of different videos to watch and laugh from. Basically it can entertain you just like the Television can. But, in more of a way that you can specifically choose from. Also, with Google you can search up anything you want to know or need to research about in the world and find out instantly. Google can affect people in a positive way by helping somebody find directions, or answer your questions. It can also help you if you don’t understand something in school, and you try to find out more about it on Google. These are some examples of how the Internet can really influence people all over the world in a positive way. Even though science and technology has had some negative effects on society the positive effects outweigh the negative. As you can see, there are many reasons, and many ways to prove how technology has a positive effect on society. Whether it is shown in examples of your computer, phone, game console, iPod, television, and many more other devices. Technology has influenced society in a lot of excellent ways and has advanced our way of living in many ways. In conclusion, technology can be shown to effect people in today’s society and throughout history in many positive ways with learning new things, entertainment, and also communication. Computers, Television, Cellular phones, the Internet, and social media have shown examples in how they impact a positive effect on society and how they help and provide a lot with what they can benefit in today’s society. These are some reasons as to why, Technology has had a positive effect in society, than a negative.
Bibliography
Ojeda, Auriana. Technology and Society: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 2002.
O 'Shaughnessy, Michael, and Jane Stadler. Media & Society. South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford UP, 2008.
Berlatsky, Noah. Social Networking. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2013.
Semmelhack, Peter. Social Machines: How to Make Money with the Internet of Things.N.p.: Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, John, 2013.

Bibliography: Ojeda, Auriana. Technology and Society: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 2002. O 'Shaughnessy, Michael, and Jane Stadler. Media & Society. South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford UP, 2008. Berlatsky, Noah. Social Networking. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2013. Semmelhack, Peter. Social Machines: How to Make Money with the Internet of Things.N.p.: Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, John, 2013.