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<p>Topic: are there benefits to be gained from avoiding the use of modern technology, even when using it would make life easier?</p>
<p>Every coin has two sides may be a trite saying, but it holds amount of truths. Although technological advances have benefited one in some minor ways, they have brought one bad influences. In fact, technology just makes life easier instead of making it better. Honestly, one can gain a lot both mentally and physically from not using technology.</p>
<p>At the same time technological advances enable all kind of people to join together as a big family, it also removed their unique identities. Standing on the street, one can see people walking around with similar outlooks. Last year, when my friends and I went to the mall looking for our prom dresses, we disappointingly found dress by dress with identical styles decorated with patterns alike. People are losing their creativity as well as their own characteristics as technology developed. If the technology was not as advanced as it is now, people would have to use their own mind to create their own dress instead of simply going to buy one and they would have to figure out their unique ways to connect with others. Thus, each one would be creative and carries his or her identity.</p>
<p>On the other aspect, with regards to more serious matters, technological advances are harming people physically. Pollution, for instance, has negatively affected peoples health since the use of modern technology started. Many people tried to keep themselves away from the negative effect caused by pollution by moving from cities to urban, especially people worked in main cities like New York and London. However, the harm influences caused by pollution have not been reduced. SARS, swan flu, H1N1 and many other new appeared diseases continually emerged killing thousands of people. Considering those dreadful effects caused by technological advances, people probably should have avoid using them in order to at least maintain healthy. Caught in more kind of diseases and more ill people, the use of modern technology should be avoided to gain benefits for human beings health.</p>
<p>Consequently, one can view technology as a sweet treat. It is like a cookie that immediately satisfies hunger. However, the cookie will only cause poor health. Similarly, technological advances appear to be convenience and even beneficial, but they could only holds negative effects for people. In this way, avoiding the use of them will benefit human beings mentally as well as physically.</p>