#2 (permalink) Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:15 am Re: please check my essay: technological progress has made us lazy |
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Hi, I think this is an excellent essay. There were only a few suggestions I was able to make to improve it.
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topic. Do you agree disagree with the following statement? Technological progress has made us lazy.
Technological progress is a continuous process, which plays a very important role in our daily lives. However, some people believe that this progress has made us lazy, saying we rely on machines too much. For me, the progress, while not making us lazy, makes human beings more active both physically and mentally.
First of all, machines or high technology don’t help people do less work but help them complete tasks more quickly. With washing machines, vacuums, other housework machines, people can quickly complete not-so-important {"menial" is a good word to use here} tasks and move on [to] doing other more vital tasks such as going out with their friends [or] family, doing exercise [and] doing their jobs{"earning a living" sounds better to differentiate from the "jobs" you mentioned earlier}. Therefore, they have time to do[focus on] {you don't really "do" your family} what makes their lives blissful: family, friends, and money. Second, machines as well as other technological achievements like the Internet have helped human[ity] do and complete tasks more effectively, and enjoyably. Doing exercise now [has] becomes much easier and more enjoyable for people, while it becomes[also becoming] more effective. Instead of running on the roads in order to keep our shapes, running machines in addition to other training machines which are convenient and safe can help us consume[compensate for the consumption of]{the machines don't help us eat} larger amount of calories, and fat.
Finally, we not only physically work harder but also mentally develop along with the technological progress. Communicating means such as the Internet, television and radio daily provide us with large amount[s ] of information. Our brains [must] work harder to process the information unless we want to be outdated. Consequently, we mentally improve the[our] ability to analyze, research, and innovate.
In conclusion, unlike[rather than] making us lazy, the technological progress helps us effectively work harder, and develop ourselves both physically and mentally.
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