Living in the Information Age

Paper Summary:

A look at the technological changes in the past century and the positive and negative effects of such advancement. The author looks at the benefits of advanced communication and information and contrasts this to the disadvantages that this may bring on the morals, beliefs and values of society.

From the Paper:

"When I was a little girl, I read in a popular magazine in Europe that by year 2000 we would be able to just pick up the phone and directly dial any country in the world. I remember hardly believing it, since at the time I couldn't even call my aunt in a neighboring town without the operator's assistance. When my sister went off to college, mom had to send her a telegram with a date and time for her to go to the central post office to receive our long-distance phone call.Less than twenty years later, that lifestyle is outdated. We have gone far beyond just being able to direct dial any country in the world. Going a day without cellular phones, fax machines, computers, and satellites would pose a great challenge. With the Internet, we have instant access to information, and that commodity is becoming a necessity as well. From research data to recipes, from movie schedules to news, from fiction to shopping, the Internet is moving in."

More papers on Living in the Information Age:

• Essay # 63377 : "Socrates in Modernity"
• Essay # 64284 : "The Invention of the Personal Computer"
• Dissertation or Thesis # 91737 : "21st Century Perspectives on Ageing"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: