Many believe that modern technology has brought people together, but others say that it has driven us apart. Discuss both viewpoints and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

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There is no doubt that these days a lot of
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to make their life easier. The question is, is
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our society? In
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modern
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on our communication
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. The main reason given to support
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on social media platforms. To illustrate, there are many
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problem if you spent more than 3 hours on your mobile each day and you did not interact with real
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and communicate with them that will lead you to
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and our personal
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modern
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has advantages
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our society.
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assistance us to contact
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us closer
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our community
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the other world to know what happened around us and what is
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updated.
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, we can easily find out some
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the people
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have the same interests
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us to share
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together.
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modern
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has
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on our society.
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time to use it and engage with real
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to avoid
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our communication
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Topic Vocabulary:
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  • communicate
  • social media
  • virtual meetings
  • global community
  • isolation
  • distract
  • face-to-face interaction
  • personal connections
  • dependency
  • technology addiction
  • digital divide
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