IS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN CHANGING?
This week’s topic is describing the world we live in. We ask people what they would do if they had a chance to change the world.
Tom Brown: The technology has numerous positive impacts, which make life better and more comfortable, on every aspect of human life such as education, health, security, business and transportation. It also helps us to acquire knowledge through the Internet, entertain ourselves with songs, films, games, and communicate with anybody with just a click of the mouse. We, on the other hand, are aware of the fact that the extensive use of social media, texting, mailing, watching TV for long hours, namely sticking to the screen of our electronic devices has reduced the quality time we spend with our beloved ones. For instance, when we come together with our family members or friends to talk about something important related to our lives, we can’t concentrate on whatever has been discussed at that moment because of not keeping our eyes away from these expensive toys. I wish electronic devices didn’t invade our lives too much. If I had a chance to stop this madness, I would remove all electronic devices that keep my friends away from me. Sometimes I really miss talking to them.
Amanda Levis: Living in big cities, which is the dream of many people, offers us lots of great modern facilities, many social services like education, health care, shopping, eating, drinking and last but not least, transportation. Although people can go from place to place easily through different ways of travelling, commuting takes an hour or more in heavy traffic, which causes people to feel more stressful and tired. In addition, parents who work long hours for a living because of the high cost of living in the cities spend less time with their children. Therefore, in today’s world it can be said that social interactions and family ties have been weakened. Another thing is environmental problems. The polluted air, water, environment described as invisible and dangerous enemies can cause people to have serious health problems. If I could change the world, I would remove all diseases from human life.
Yun Wang: Today’s world is really worth living, but intolerance and the endless conflicts among the demands of groups and people cause violence against each other and even a war between countries. Growing up with the images of violence and wars around the world affect not only children’s emotions negatively, but also ours. Expecting people to live in peace is not a dream if we succeed in building the unity among people. Education is a strong tool to create love, respect and friendship among people and help them to feel empathy for others. I wish all people got on well with each other. If I had a chance to change the world, I would educate all people to show respect for each other not to argue for even a tiny thing. We all deserve to live in a peaceful world.