Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affected personal relationships? Has this become a positive or negative development?

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Over the past few years,
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has become part of our lives. Some
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believe that the rising of
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affected how
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interact. I agree that
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development brought up more good than warm.  With the advent of the internet and the new smartphones, communication became easier. Nowadays, video calls are not just easily accessible, but
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affordable. For
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living
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might be the only way to get in touch with family and friends.
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,
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allows the development of "dating apps", by using
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, a person has the chance to change text messages and get to know
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before meeting them in person. For a shy person, that has trouble talking with
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before,
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might be a good source to meet new
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applications can
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be used by
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that
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just arrived in a new city to build new friendships.
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development brings
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together that are living in different countries or by helping them
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new friends
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can
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be considered dangerous. It is known that social media open a door for bullying among young children,
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.
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, "dating apps" can be used as a trap by
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without good intentions to seriously warm others. All these affect negatively how
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interact with each other.
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, I believe that
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the right supervision of children while using social media and responsible use of the application can overcome the
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that
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might bring. In conclusion, communication and relationships benefit from the progress of new technologies rather than being negatively affected. Despite
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, from my point of view, having to be used with cautions and responsibility.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • technology
  • interact
  • relationships
  • connectivity
  • communication
  • online
  • face-to-face
  • friendships
  • romantic relationships
  • family dynamics
  • positive
  • negative
  • development
  • effects
  • formation
  • ease
  • impacts
  • communities
  • connect
  • interaction
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