Documentary

Cause and Effect Essay

Joe Costa

Ms. Mckoy

English II

Block-4

November 15, 2013

                                                The Effects of Technology on People

            Technology has been growing and changing over the past century. Back then factories were run by people. Since there was not a lot of technology back then, a lot of people where active. Robotic devices have been taking peoples jobs. Technology has and still is today causing unhealthy behaviors like low self-esteem and depression. It also has been taking over peoples social lives. Unemployment, unhealthy effects like depression/ low self-esteem, and no social interaction, are the effects of technology on people.

            One of the effects of technology on people is unemployment. Technology is replacing people’s jobs in factories. In the article “Digital Library and Archives,” author Theodore Lewis states “companies are finding it possible, mainly because of enabling technologies, to lay off experienced workers” (Lewis 3). Technology is changing us and changing this nation in a negative way. Once people lose their jobs they are what you would call helpless. People used to work in car factories; however, robotic machines replaced those people’s jobs and therefore, caused unemployment. Technology has caused thousands of factories workers unemployment.

            Another effect of technology on people is unhealthy effects like depression/ low self-esteem. This is a wide spread effect that is going on today. It is proven that technology can cause depression and low self-esteem on people. In the article “How Technology Effects Americans Health,” author Alice Martin states that “Humans have begun to fall into the trance of a sluggish lifestyle; working, eating, watching TV, and sleeping. No wonder depression, low self esteems, and other mental ailments have arisen” (Martin 2). This basically means that people are consumed with technology that it is causing them to have depression and low self-esteem. Another health factor that technology is causing is obesity. In the article “How Technology Effects Americans Health,” author Alice Martin states that, “It has huge contributed to the obesity epidemic, particularly child obesity. In the past 25 years obesity rates in children have almost tripled. Approximately 26% of children between the ages of 2-17 are considered overweight or obese” (Martin 1).  Technology is destroying us and most importantly our health.

            Another effect that has on people is that there is no social interaction with people. Technology is taking over people and the gift of meeting someone and talking to them face to face. With all of the new technology and all the SNS (Social Network Sites) people talk to other people on the SNS sites all day. In the article “How Technology Effects Americans Health,” author Alice Martin states that “Social interaction is a fundamental human need” (Martin 2).  She also states that “people have begun isolating themselves with these devices; favoring technological entertainment over bonding with friends or family members” (Martin 2) Technology has isolated us; therefore, some people do not know how to socially interact with people, or they forgot the meaning of talking to people face to face.

            Technology has done many things to people. Some of those effects consist of unemployment, health issues such as low self-esteem and depression. Another effect of technology is that there is no social interaction with other people. Technology has affected millions of people in the U.S. positively and negatively. Most importantly, it has affected people negatively and it needs to be changed. People can make a difference by taking action, and informing people about what technology is doing to this country. It needs to be done. 

The Impacts of Technology

Narrative Poem

Joe Costa

English II – Block 4

Ms. Mckoy

9 October 2013

 

 

 

Technology

 

It was September third, 2013.

I arrived at work and my boss tells me that

He is letting me go because I have been replaced by a machine.

That was the most shocking day of my life.

 

I arrived back at my house with nothing to do.

With nothing to do I decide to watch TV, play on my playstation,

and check my facebook status for the past month. So for the past several months

I notice that something just doesn’t feel right with me.

 

I feel… DEPRESSED……… and I ran out of glee.

Some days I just sit there in my chair

staring into space with nothing to do thinking of how I arrived there.

Because of this problem that I have I decided

 to go and see a doctor.

The doctor tells me that I have come

down with a case of depression

and LOW SELF ESTEEM.

With depression… and low self esteem what can this mean?

 

I have noticed that I haven’t been real social with

people since I lost my job. What has happened to me?

Technology has ruined my life! I asked myself

“Does technology really help us?”   

 The answer to this questions is NO; technology

is hurting us as Americans and we need to fix this

MONSTER that we have created.

   

 

Letter to the Editor

2050 Hwy, 501 East

Conway SC, 29526

September 19, 2013

 

Editor and Chief

The Sun News

P.O. Box 406,

Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

 

Dear Editor and Chief:

 

My name is Joeseph Costa and I am a sophomore at Early College High School in Conway SC.

 

I am writing to address the impact of technology on American’s social lives, health, and jobs. Today’s technology has impacted Americans in a negative way. Americans today are falling into a trance of just working, eating, watching TV or playing video games, and sleeping. From this, American people have started being diagnosed with depression and low self esteem symptoms. It has been proven that corporations are eliminating more than two million jobs annually.

 

This is not helping the American people at all because this is causing people to loose their jobs. My view on the technology is that people should understand the negative outcomes of the new technology. In order to change Americans lives and health people need to know what the technology has done to us.

 

Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate your help hope to hear from you soon

 

Sincerely,

 

Joeseph Costa

 

Exploritory Essay

Joe Costa

English II – Block 4

Ms. Mckoy

10 September 2013

                                                Technology Affecting Our Lives

            Technology has a harmful effect on our health, approximately 26% of children between the ages of 2-17 are considered overweight or obese.  As you can see technology has been impacting or affecting our society in a negative way. People get addicted to video games, phones, and tablets, and do not want to go outside and throw a football or hangout with friends. A lot of people don’t know that technology can ruin there social skills and jobs. Even though technology has its positives it has its negatives too. Another example is that a lot of people use the social network sites like facebook and twitter. It kind of takes away peoples social skills. I’m not trying to that technology is a bad thing and people shouldn’t use it, but I’m telling the negative impacts of it. Technology has an impact on Americans social life, health, and our jobs.

              Today’s technology is having an impact on our social life and health. This is because author Alice Martin states in her article that “in the past 25 years obesity rates in children have almost tripled.” (Martin pg.4) Another reason why it impacts our social lives is because technology has made an inactive lifestyle for us. Also social interaction is one of the needs us Americans need in life. A lot of social talking is done online now because of technology and is changing the way people use their social skills. Technology has made a lifestyle for people that we have fallen into a trance of just working, eating, watching TV or playing video games, and sleeping. From this people have started getting depression and low self esteem symptoms.

            Technology has impacted Americans jobs in many ways. One way is that computerized technology is taking the jobs of workers in the manufacturing factories. Technology has also taken over the car manufacturing unit machines which has been taken over most of the job. Global unemployment has now reached its highest level since the great depression. Martin states “it has found that corporations are eliminating more than 2 million jobs annually.” (Martin pg.3) Technology has changed over the past few years and is taking peoples jobs. Even though technology has helped people’s jobs it is still taking their jobs as well.

            This topic is how technology impacts Americans social lives, their health, and their jobs. I would like to explore this topic into more detail because technology is important to people’s lives and they need to know about the negative impacts of it. Also people need to know how it affects there lives, health, and there jobs. I think that my topic is an important topic because in today’s society it revolves around technology, and it is a part of our lives.

 

 

 

 

                                                Works Cited

Martin, Alice. “Technology Affecting Americans Lives” www.Google Scholars.com.  Mon. 2 Sept. 2013.