<p>**Prompt</p>
<p>Technology promises to make our lives easier, freeing up time for leisure pursuits. But the rapid pace of technological innovation and the spilt second processing capabilities of computers that can work virtually nonstop have made all of us feel rushed. We have adopted the relentless pace of the very machines that were supposed to simplify our lives, with the result that, whether at work or play, people do not feel like their lives have changed for the better. Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make them better?**</p>
<p>The question "Do changes make our lives easier not necessarily better" suggests that changes do not contribute toward the improvement of a person's mental well-being. In other words, alterations only serve to improve the material quality of our lives. In my opinion, changes indeed make our lives both better and easier. Throughout society and in life, the evidence to support my viewpoint is pervasive.</p>
<p>Consider the case of the Green Revolution, a movement to spread genetically altered crop seeds which yielded huge surpluses to third world countries such as Sudan and Ethiopia. The Green Revolution helped the populations of these countries live easier lives by providing them with food at cheaper prices. Hunger and starvation, which were very prevalent in these countries before, vanished completely. Not only were the lives of the citizens of these countries made easier because of a smaller economic burden, but they were made better because families had a higher chance of survival and morality rates were dramatically reduced.</p>
<p>Another example is provided by the hundred dollar laptop, introduced by the company Redhat in 2006. The laptop was made available to "technology-deficient" and poor countries such as Vietnam and Laos. It soon became a widespread phenomenon throughout government agencies, hospitals, small business ventures, and most importantly, schools. The laptop made the lives of citizens of these countries much easier because previously mentally demanding tasks were now performed in a matter of minutes. However, the laptop bettered lives as well, by providing children of these countries with two essentials of a quality life, knowledge and education.</p>
<pre><code>As a final vivid example, consider the introduction of the MMR vaccine in Eastern Europe in the 1970s. The vaccine helped save millions of lives by preventing diseases such as mumps, measles and chicken pox. Citizens could now go about their everyday lives without the fear of being affected by an epidemic. Not only did the lives of many become easier by preventing the burden on hospitals and health insurance companies, but they were bettered because the vaccine prevented many deaths.
Clearly the above examples show that chances not only make lives easier, but better them as well. The Green Revolution saved countless families by allowing them to survive droughts through crop surpluses. The laptop introduced by Redhat helped school children have greater access to a wealth of knowledge and information. Only by realizing the true power of change can we together facilitate and better the lives of our world's citizens.
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