Standard 21-year-old adults exchanged 250,000 emails, spent 5,000 hours playing video games, and 10,000 hours using their mobile devices (Lei, 2009) . When people hear the word technology, they think of microwaves, televisions, cars, NASA, different types of transportation and much more. However, the technology appeared well before these discoveries. Technology is a debatable issue among people. In the past, people led extremely simple lives without technology. They used candles to light their homes and lanterns in the dark to travel, they used fire to cook, and used newspapers and mail to share news. On the other hand, technology has taken an important place in our society. People live in an age of progressive technology. They use all available natural reserves to make their lives better and easier. Society cannot imagine life without electricity since it allows them to live their daily lives. This article argues that technology has a positive impact on people's lives. Firstly, technology has made life easier for humanity in terms of education and work. Every part of people's daily lives is linked to technology in one way or another. It just makes life easier and things faster. Advances in technology allow people to see how processes can be implemented actively and efficiently (Lynda Moultry Belcher, n.d.). For example, thanks to technological improvements in computers, education has improved significantly these days. Students can learn and take exams sitting and at home and simply using their laptop or computer. This could greatly help people with disabilities, children who live very far from any school and who are temporarily living abroad. Other than homeschooling, today's technology...... middle of paper ......com/advantages-disadvantages-technology-advances-12579.htmlTechnology dependence | Opinion Essay for Teenagers | Ink for teenagers. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.teenink.com/opinion/all/article/470232/Technology-Dependence/Why relying on technology is a bad thing | Psychology World. (nd). Retrieved from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2005/04/21/why-reliance-on-technology-is-a-bad-thing/Does More Technology Create Unemployment? (nd). Retrieved from http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa068.htmlAgain! Technology that doesn't work won't let us work - Businessweek. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-10-01/again-tech-that-doesnt-work-wont-let-us-workbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial- advicePositive effects of technology on society. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/positive-effects-of-technology-on-society.html