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Developments in technology are causing many environmental problems. Some people think that people should choose a simpler way of life. Others think that we should use technology to solve these problems. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

#developments #technology #people #life
Technology
 has developed
high
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 speed in recent years. Honestly, it really affects the environment and causes some
pollution
 problems. Like electricity litter and some dirty water
to
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 the river. But
technology
 truly changes our lives. In recent years, most
people
 have advised the government that
people
 should go back to nature, and just a similar traditional life. They keep a few rules, put your phone,
and
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give up your TV, drive a car, go back to your feet, just walk, and close
nature
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, go to the forest. I agree with these suggestions. We live in a society
that is
 so complex. And we need to relax our spirit. But even though we can go back to the simple lifestyle without any
technology
 in our life,
the
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technology
 developed has never stopped in the world. So it can’t be to solve the
problem
, we still live in an environmental
pollution
 world. Many countries and places have been changed with their environment by the new
technology
.
For example
, Beijing is a large modern city in the world. But before 2015, there was air
pollution
 in all years and most of the time, it happened in summer and winter. So most
people
 see the blue sky only a few days per year. Following the new
technology
 development, the Chinese government found a way and solved
this
problem
.
Therefore
, if you visit Beijing now, the air
pollution
 has gone and the blue sky with you every day. So, in my view, the
problem
 is not from technological development,
People
 and governments should solve
this
problem
, and
to
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learn how to protect our environment.
That is
 the right way.
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