The Positive Impact Of The Modern Era Of Technology

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Konrad Szulc
Mrs. Maynard
ENG3U1
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
The Modern Era of Technology
Our society has developed dramatically over the years. One factor that has changed our world in such a critical way is technology because, for the past decade, it has had a major positive impact in our lives. For example, Medical equipment and medicines have become more advanced in the 2000’s, improving the lives of sick and injured people. People are able to get back to their old lives because of new medical advancements looking into getting rid of life changing diseases and injuries. Another example is technology making jobs more efficient, and increasing the amount of employment for people in the past decade. People are able to work in safer environments …show more content…

Jobs, all over the world, are being changed by new technologies that are helping to increase productivity. For example, the mechanical arm is a great invention to increase efficiency to help build lots of cars in short periods of time in the assembly line. Using the Mechanical arm, also, makes it safer for the workers because they do not have to risk getting injured from carrying the heavy parts and welding them together. Especially, the entire automobile industry is dealing with an aging workforce and they need help fulfilling their tasks easier. The most important part is “keeping assembly-line workers healthy and accident-free [which] are paying off, with a 90% drop in injuries at Honda of America Mfg. over a 10-year period” (Shuldiner). Due to the mechanical arm innovation it increases the safety for the older workers, to keep auto businesses running strong and have no problems with employee accidents. As well, there are many jobs, where new technology is improving the world such as transatomic power, which is a new way to power energy and increase efficiency in nuclear power plants. There is a “new reactor design, which so far exists only on paper, produces 20 times as much power… that means relatively small, yet powerful, reactors could be built less expensively in factories and shipped by rail instead of being built on site like conventional ones. …show more content…

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