JH404ChenYingzheQ1.Technologyhasmadeiteasierforustomakeapositiveimpactontheworldtoday.Doyouagree?Technology,whichisofferedadefinitionbytheMerriam-Websterdictionary:“thepracticalapplicationofknowledgeespeciallyinparticularareas”,changesourworldinagreatextent.However,thedevelopmentoftechnologyisalwaysarguedinthesenseofgoodorbadimpactsitbrings.Inmyopinion,technologyhasmadeiteasierforustomakeapositiveimpactontheworldtoday,asitmakesourlivesmorecomfortable,helpshumansexploremoreknowledgeindifferentfields,andalsomotivateshumans’intelligenceandcreativity.Technologycreatesalotofpossibilitiesforus,makingourlivesmoreefficientandconvenient,andmoreimportantly,offeringtheassistanceforfurtherstudiesinmanyfieldsbydoingsomethinghumancouldnotmake.Ifaircraftswerenotinvented,itmaytakeafewmonthstotravelfromSingaporetoChina;orworse,itmaytakeyearsifsteamshipswerenotinvented,either.Also,withtechnology,satellites,spacecraftsandevenhumansaresentintothespacetoexploreandmonitortheuniversethatwecouldnotimaginebefore,sothatastronomy,physics,geologyandotherrelatedsciencesarebetterstudied.Similarexamplesareeverywhere,andallofthemtellpeople—technologyhasconvertedsomuchimpossibilityintopossibility,andmadegreatbenefitsforbothpeople’sdailylifeandprofessionalstudies.Whatishumans’commonpurposetodevelopalltheway?Ibelieveitistomakehumanstolivebetterandsurviveformoregenerations.Inthissense,technologyisimportantbecauseitisthemostusefulmethodstoachievethegoal,asitkeepslookingformorecomfortablewaysofliving,andalsocreatingbettermethodsandenvironmentforhumanstosustaintheirlives.Hencetechnologymakesapositiveimpactontheworld.Technologykeepsmotivatingpeople’spotentialinintelligenceandcreativityaswell.Whenyoudrawacircle,imaginingthattheareainsidethecircleisyourknowledge,andtheareaoutsideisunknownknowledge,youcouldfindthat,thebiggerthecircleis,themoreunknownthingsyoucouldrealize.Similarly,astechnologykeepsbeingdevelopedandhasmorefruit,morerelatedinnovationscouldbeimaginedandfoundfeasibletomake,basedontheprev