Technologies and Society
In 21st century, people try to develop more advanced technologies in order to improve and enhance their living standard. Internet and cyberculture are one of the obvious improvements that make our life much easier and quicker. However, are they really helpful or just make our society even worse? In the story ¡°Fast Forward: Technologically Enhanced Aggression¡± by Deborah Tannen and ¡°Virtuality and Its Discontents¡± by Sherry Turkle, both essays offer a perspective on technologies, specially cyberculture and Internet use, and how are they relate and influence to our society.
Internet use and Cyberculture improve our daily life basis. They make our lives much easier and quicker. Both authors agree on it. Ms. Tannen mentions in her essay, ¡°An advantage of e-mail is its efficiency: The reporter was able to send his ides without taking the time to walk to another floor and talk face to face¡¡± The invention of e-mail helps people transmitting......
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