Technology

Jocelyn Beltran

English 100

M/W 5-7pm

Technology

    Growing up I don’t really remember technology having a big impact on me. Now-a-days, we see kids of all ages with tablets and cellphones, and are left to wonder if this is what the future holds. It wasn’t until I was in middle school that I started to get into using technology. I spent my childhood outdoors playing with my neighbors and friends building mud cakes or playing with rollie pollies, not in front of a computer screen. Its not that I didn’t have technology available to me, it’s just I never used it myself. I remember my older brother being glued to his computer and video games, and he hasn’t changed to this day. The one situation where I do recall using technology was watching Laker games with my uncle and cousins, not that I was ever into watching sports, I just watched it to hang out with them. Other than that, I only remember actually using technology as a resource until I was in middle school, and I had to turn to the internet for help on my homework because my mom wasn’t able to help. This was when I was introduced to a whole new world: the world wide web.

    Now that I’m older, I have the internet available to me at my fingertips. Ive grown accustomed to asking the internet for all my questions in life. From everything to help on my work, giving myself a self-diagnosis when I’m sick, to figuring out the title of the song that’s been stuck in my head for days. The internet also allows me to communicate with my friends when theyre not around, and be updated with what they are up to throughout the day, all through the use of social media. I am able to share my ideas, music, adventures, and things I find to be funny all with social media. This alone impacts my life because the little free time that I do have, I am able to easily communicate with friends or distant family at times where I am not able to see them in person.

    With such easy access to millions of web pages, I am able to research new topics and learn something new everyday. I can be informed on whats happening with the world around me, all with the click of a button.  The internet holds so much information, enough to keep you entertained for hours. I can say that now I tend to spend the majority of my free time online, and I don’t know what I would do without it. Ive gone days where I try to refrain myself from using the internet, and I feel like I am missing out on the world. The internet has become a part of my daily routine, and I realize the impact it had made on my everyday life.