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Poverty and Prosperity impacts the world I live in because when I was born my dad was trying to start his own trucking company, he did it all on his own since my mom had to take care of my sisters and I at home. It took him a couple years to finally get settled and have a good income. Before then, my family was in extreme poverty and it was really hard to get any help from anyone. But my dad didn't give up and now he and mom are running a good business and they earn way above the average income in Darien.

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Right now I have limited power. I am still in high school and cannot do things that adults can. A lot of people have power over me especially my parents, but there are also teachers, staff, any elderly, or almost anyone older than me (that I know. I have power over almost any family member younger than me. I will be able to acquire more power when I turn 18  because I will graduate, I will be independent, away from home, I will be able to vote, and have my own say for things.

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A lot of different things in my life shape my beliefs and values but most importantly the people that have entered my life, the things that have happened in my past, and my religion. I don't know where I would be without some of my best friends and my family. My parents have been shaping my sisters and my beliefs since the very first day. They have always taught us to do what is right and to trust our gut feeling. My religious beliefs wouldn't be as strong as they are today without the polish school I had to go to till 8th grade. I took a religion class every year and learned so much. I had my 1st communion as well as my confirmation. Going to church on Sundays has just become a habit because of requirements from polish school.

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Technology has made so many big and small impacts on my life. I use technology every single day but it doesn't always have to be a bad thing. Technology has helped me in many cases, when I was stranded and had to call someone for a ride, when I needed to finish my school project as soon as possible, and when I was bored and needed a source of entertainment. It has also made my life "worse" in some cases. I can get sucked into my phone for hours and won't even know how much time has passed. I could've spent that time doing anything else but instead I decided to let my phone take control of me. Big tech companies also have a big impact on my life. When I am scrolling through instagram, ads pop up all the time and for the companies, it's the best way to advertise. Technology has shaped the world so that you can do almost anything on your phone and just like me, most people will take advantage of that.

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I grew up in this neighborhood and I still live in the same house I did my whole life. Darien is a middle-class neighborhood developed in 1698.

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Darien has a median household income of $100,003 that is a big higher than the state average which is $69,187. Residents with income below the poverty level in Darien is 5.1% out of the 11.5% in Illinois.

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In my house, my parents have power over me. If they ask me to do it, I will never talk back. There has been times were I have but I got a punishment for it and now I never will.

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I have two sisters. One is older and one is younger, we are all one year apart. I would say that I have power over my little sister but my older sister has power over both of us.

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At school, any staff has power over me and over every other kid. They can get me in trouble and give me a referal and I cannot argue with them. I also respect my teachers and do not make their job difficult for them.

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My family is very religious and has been since I was little. We would always go to church every Sunday especially when my sisters and I took religion classes in our polish school. Now, we try and go as much as we can but it will most likely be every other Sunday. My sisters and I were taught to say prayers before bed by our Grandma and we would read stories out of the bible every night.

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I value my family and friends because they will always be there for me whenever I need them. Some beliefs in my family are to eat dinner together on Sundays. We all have busy weeks so we try to eat dinner all together at least one day from the week. My friends and I all have different beliefs and values but that's what helps us to get alone. We wouldn't have good friendships if we always believed in the same things all the time.

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My parents are very conservative but I honestly don't care. I am leaning more towards the conservative side because I agree with those rights and what that party does. But to me, it doesn't really matter weather the president is democrat or republican as long as the country is in good hands.

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I use my phone on a daily basis. It's always by my bed and it's the first thing I grab in the morning as well as the last thing I look at before bed. I do almost everything on my phone from entertainment purposes to educational purposes. I use snap chat to communicate with my friends and tiktok to keep myself entertained.

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Technology has made many positive aspects in my life. It helps me communicate with my family/friends easier. I use my phone to entertain myself but also to educate myself. I can access everything I need for school on my phone, so it's really easy for me if I have a quick question about a school assignment. In general, my phone has made my daily life easier.

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Technology can be a scary thing, especially for businesses that have found success doing things a certain way and are wary of changing their ways. Technology is also advancing at a rapid pace -- and sudden change is something that many people in general aren't comfortable with. However, if you don't keep up with new technology, you risk losing ground to your competition.

To put your mind at ease, remind yourself that technology has always advanced with the purpose of making our lives better. Also remember that all technology was new at one point in time. Those who were open to new technology have been more likely to benefit from it. So keep an open mind when new technology comes out or as current technologies continue to evolve. We have compiled a few examples of how technology has changed our lives in a positive way over the course of history.

Technology Boosts Business

We live in a capitalist society, which means that a lot of the new advancements that are made in technology are made by businesses looking to improve their products/services or to improve their ability to market their products/services. New tech has also emerged over the years with the purpose of making business operations more efficient and effective as well.

Improving Strategies

Business strategies have evolved and improved greatly as a result of technology. One of the most basic elements of running a business -- the hiring process -- has been drastically improved by technology. It wasn't that long ago that businesses were extremely limited when it came to hiring new employees. You would have to run ads in the paper or reach out to hiring agencies for help. Even then, the vast majority of your hires would be local.

These days, the hiring pool has expanded greatly as a result of online job posting sites, such as Monster, and social media platforms, such as LinkedIn, that can connect employers with high quality job candidates all over the world. The hiring process isn't the only business strategy affected in a positive way by technology. Advancements in statistics, communication, and trade have all been made through new technology as well.

Accurate Statistics

Statistics were once extremely limited. Companies would only get access to reports on a monthly basis, making it difficult to make highly informed business decisions. With the use of automated software tools, executives can collect and analyze data in real time that can be displayed and sent out as reports whenever needed. Because everything is digital, you can also provide your organization with access to dashboards that have the most important metrics displayed instead of having to hold meetings during which you spend time putting up boards or showing slides with outdated statistics. Essentially, technology has made it easier to collect and analyze massive amounts of data to help improve your decision making while also making it easy to share reports throughout your organization at any point.

Easier Communication

Clear communication is vital in the business setting. Miscommunication has cost companies fortunes in the past because of an inability to communicate in time or in a clear manner between employees or between companies and their clients. In the not-so-distant past, the main method of communication was the phone. You would have to have a secretary to keep track of your schedule and you would have to hope for the best that you wouldn't get caught playing phone tag with an important deadline looming.

These days, there are software solutions that help automate scheduling. Communication platforms also allow employees to speak with one another through email or chat that can be accessed on multiple devices whether they're in the office or not. Essentially, everyone is connected, thereby making it easy to communicate with anyone across your organization as well as with clients and prospects.

Smoother Trade

Transactions are much easier and more efficient than they once were. On the consumer side, inventions like the credit card and the emergence of e-commerce have made it easier than ever before for businesses to sell products and services to consumers at their convenience. However, transactions are also much easier on a massive scale on a B2B level. For example, companies buying components for their products would often have to wait days for the transfer of money to clear, especially if the manufacturer of those components was located overseas.

Foreign transactions like these are much easier now -- and they may even get easier as the blockchain, which is an emerging technology, gains traction. Many industry experts expect the blockchain to change everything. It could process overseas transactions in mere seconds and at a fraction of the normal cost.

New Techniques Of Promoting Business

In addition to improving business strategy, technology has also made marketing easier, more effective, and more cost-efficient. In the days before the Internet, companies were limited to running ads in newspapers and magazines. If they had the budget, they could run ads on TV or radio as well. As the Internet grew and social media platforms began popping up everywhere, marketing became much easier, especially for smaller businesses and startups with limited advertising budgets.

Not only is it more affordable to market your company online, but it's easier to find your target audience, identify what their needs are, and engage with them on a personal level. There are far more options when it comes to online marketing as well -- and you can track the performance of your online marketing strategies using analytics tools to see what's working and what isn't -- and make adjustments on the fly.

Increase In Income Generation

As a direct result of being able to advertise more effectively and more efficiently, income generation has increased drastically. Startups have an easier time getting off the ground because they don't need to invest as many resources into trying to increase brand exposure using traditional methods when they can advertise online instead. Additionally, marketing automation solutions have made it possible to eliminate the need for doing many repetitive, time-consuming tasks by hand, reducing staff needs.

Many of the technologies that have come out over the past decade and that continue to come out have made the day-to-day operations of a business more efficient, thereby reducing overhead costs and increasing productivity, both of which help to improve profits.

Impact on Advertising

The ability to advertise online provides companies with a huge advantage over more traditional methods. Now, with the right strategy you can expose your brand to a worldwide audience on the web -- something that was once impossible unless your company had an enormous budget. You can also use your website to provide consumers with content about your brand as well as engage directly with customers on social media, thereby strengthening your brand identity and growing your brand's reputation and awareness.

Not too long ago the cost of making a TV commercial, much less airing it on a national level, were beyond the grasp of most businesses. But today creating video content is no longer cost-prohibitive. Video equipment has advanced to the point where it's relatively cheap to buy high-quality gear, and video content posted online, such as on Facebook or YouTube, often outperforms commercials that run on TV.

Technology Advances Education

Technology has benefited many more people and fields than just the business community. One underrated benefit of how technology has advanced over the past few decades is how it has impacted education. Here are a few examples:

The availability of online courses - Not everyone has the ability to attend college. Many people who would love to continue their education can't do so because they are working, taking care of families, or live too far away from their local college to be able to commute. Online classes have changed all that. Now students can enroll into online programs or take single classes without having to leave their homes and at their own convenience.

The access to web seminars - Students and professionals alike can benefit from seminars; however, they can't always make it to them because they live too far away, don't have access to transportation, or can't schedule around the seminar to make it on time. The schools themselves may not be able to afford sending their students to a seminar during school hours. Web seminars make it possible for them to watch the seminar streaming live from their classroom or their home. For example, NASA has a program in which students can watch a webinar with astronauts in space from their classroom. During such a webinar, students can not only watch and listen to what the subject has to say, but ask questions and interact with them in real time.

The ability to research any topic - Before the Internet, you would have to go to a library to do research. Even then, the library may not have had the books you needed. You would then have to order the books through the library, which could take some time. Doing research was cumbersome and time-consuming. With the Internet, you can find information on any topic you can think of. You'll have no trouble finding multiple sources to verify that the information you obtain is as accurate.

Technology Smoothens Communication

Both business and personal communication have improved by leaps and bounds over the years. Two of the biggest improvements that technology has made on communication include:

Data Retrieval And Information Sharing

The impact technology has made on our ability to contact one another is obvious (mail, telegrams, phone calls, emails, text, etc.); however, technology has also made it possible to share content with similar ease. Computers and smartphones can store photos, videos, and any types of documents. While you can send these piecemeal to whoever you want, you can also save them to the cloud -- offsite digital storage -- thereby saving space on your phone or computer. This also means that to share this content, all you have to do is share a password and the recipient can access everything you want them to be able to access through the cloud, whether they're on their phone, tablet, or computer.

New software tools are being released regularly now that make use of the cloud, which means the software is accessible on any device and that content can be shared within the confines of the platform, making it easier to communicate with anyone who is also using the platform within your organization, but also making it much safer and more secure.

Assisting People With Disabilities

Historically, people with disabilities have been at a huge disadvantage when it comes to their employment opportunities. Physical disabilities often restrict them from being able to physically go to work. Because of how easy it has become to safely and securely communicate and share information through the web using a wide variety of software tools, more people are able to work remotely from home. This is a huge advantage to physically disabled people since there are now fewer barriers to their pursuit of a fruitful career.

Technology has also helped assist with certain specific disabilities. For example, individuals with speech impediments can use apps such as Speak for Yourself to speak for them. Individuals who may not have the function in their hands necessary to navigate phone menus or type on keyboards can use voice control programs.

Technology Makes Everyday Life Better

While much technology has been developed for profit or to improve a company's ability to generate profit, for the most part it's all for the benefit of the customer. However, when it comes down to it, technology in general simply makes day-to-day life better. The following are a few examples outside of the business world in which technology has made an enormously positive impact on our lives:

Transportation and Household

Improvements in transportation have not only made it easier to get from one place to another, but safer as well. Just think about what a massive undertaking it once was to cross the Atlantic. When the pilgrims were first settling the Americas, crossing the ocean was at least a two-month journey. Once steam engines were invented, it took less than a week. Now, it can take as little as five or six hours to fly across.

Transportation technology keeps improving as well. For example, the train has been a reliable method of transportation for over two centuries. Recent advancements led to the bullet train, which transports passengers almost six times as quickly as the standard train. Then there's the automobile, which was first made available to the public on a mass scale less than a hundred years ago. These days, electric self-driving cars aren't just a staple of science fiction, they're a reality.

Then there's the household. Inventions such as the washing machine and the dishwasher have eliminated the need to do routine cleaning tasks by hand. More recently, IoT (Internet of Things) has allowed households to connect all of their electronic devices to a single network, allowing users to control them remotely using their smartphones. As a result, more devices are being built to connect to the IoT. Even appliances like the refrigerator can be connected to your network, allowing you to pull up recipes on your fridge or to order food online the moment you run low on milk or eggs (or any other item).

Advanced Technology For Human Life

Technology is continually helping to save lives and to improve the quality of life through advancements in healthcare, from medical research to robotics. For example, cannabis is still considered a Schedule 1 drug (in the same category as heroin) by the FDA. Yet intensive medical research over the past decade has revealed that cannabis actually has many beneficial medical properties, and it's one of the reasons why it's being legalized in many states. Technology made it possible to easily record the effects of marijuana as well as the properties of cannabis itself in the hundreds, if not thousands, of studies done throughout the world. Results could be compared, analyzed, and accessed using specialized software programs. Technology also made the data that was collected and analyzed easily accessible by other research teams.

Medical Research

Cannabis is just a recent example of how technology has advanced medical research. Take Parkinson's disease for example. There are records of possible treatments for Parkinson's that date back thousands of years. Back in 2002, a surgical procedure called DBS (deep brain stimulation) was first approved. The procedure involved implanting electrodes into the brain and connecting them to a small electrical device in the chest. This device would deliver stimulation to certain parts of the brain responsible for the symptoms of Parkinson's to help prevent tremors. Recently, wireless control was made possible through something as simple as a smartphone, making the treatment even more precise as well as personalized.

These are all recent advancements made in medical research, yet none of this would be possible without some of the massive technological inventions made over the course of the 20th century, from the X-ray machine to the MRI machine, which made it possible for medical researchers to look at the internal systems of a patient in order to learn more about the body in general.

Robotics

Robotics have made a huge impact on many facets of our lives. For example, in the manufacturing industry, many dangerous tasks can be delegated to robots, making the work environment a safer place. Robotics can also help improve the speed and quality of the manufacturing process because robots do not get tired or distracted and because they work consistently the way they were programmed to.

Robotics have also made it possible to advance technology even further. For example, without robotics, the production of complex microchips wouldn't be possible. Human knowledge has also benefited from robotics. NASA has sent various probes through space to explore our universe -- and it wouldn't be possible without robotics. These days, robotics have advanced even further to the point where it's not uncommon to have virtual personal assistants that follow our directions with the use of AI (artificial intelligence), such as Alexa and Siri.

Influence Of Technology

Today's world is built on the technology that humans have invented and advanced over thousands of years. The rate at which technology has advanced has made life almost indistinguishable from what life was like even a century ago. We are very much dependent on the technology we have. This dependence doesn't just refer to your inability to put down your phone for more than a few hours -- it refers to the many technologies that you likely take for granted that may have saved your life and made your current life possible without you even realizing it.

Technology will only continue to advance -- and because of how effective new technology is, it only means that it will continue to evolve at an even faster rate. The human race has been dependent on technology for its survival throughout its entire history, which means that the idea of stopping or slowing down is simply not a possibility. Technology must move forward and it will continue to evolve at a faster and faster rate to meet the challenges of today.

While Tech Can Have its Downsides It Really Does Make Life Easier

Human beings will always strive to invent new technology and to advance current technologies. It's a part of our nature to improve our lives in whatever manner we can, and technology helps us do that. While there are certainly many downsides to technology, keep an open mind when new technology is introduced. You won't want to dismiss new tech that could be potentially beneficial to you or your business.

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Positive Effects Of Technology That Has Changed Our Lives

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The biggest negative aspect technology has made on me is addiction. I used to be so addicted to my phone I would sit in my room for days and only come out to eat. I have some days like that still, but I would much rather go outside and hangout with my friends instead of sitting in my room. Technology has not caused me depression but in many cases addiction does cause depression for many people. If I wouldn't have set boundaries for myself, technology would've taken over my life.

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Art and culture have shaped my life since I was baby. The biggest thing that has shaped my life is my language.  I have been going to polish school since preschool and stopped going last year. My parents speak polish in the house but my sisters and I always talk back in English. Even though polish was my first language, English is my primary language right now. Polish traditions are very different from American traditions. On Christmas Eve, we always put hay under the carpet in the family room, we always go to midnight mass, we leave an empty seat at the dinner table, and there are always 12 dishes and none of them have meat.

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Polish is my first language, it was the only language I would speak in the house for a very long time until I started kinder garden. It was very hard for me to learn another language as a little girl. I would have to take extra classes in the summer to learn English so I would understand my teachers and friends in school.

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Because of my religion(and language), there are many traditions that my family and I incorporate to holidays, especially on Christmas eve and Easter.

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The most cheerful and colorful time of the year has started a few days ago, the whole world is preparing to celebrate Christmas and conclude this year in the best possible way.

In each country of the world, there are different traditions and customs that are unique during this time of year, for example: in my country of origin, Mexico, on December 16th is when our festivities begin, the most traditional things during Christmas holidays are Las Posadas, spectacular parties where we hit a piñata and drink a hot beverage called ponche.

2 years ago it was the last time I celebrated Christmas in my country, it was a magical story since I secretly traveled from Poland to Mexico surprising my whole family.

Christmas in Poland One More Time

This year I will celebrate my fourth Christmas in Poland, the first time I lived the Christmas holidays in this country I discovered that the traditions are not the same as in Mexico, considering that both countries share the same religion for example.

Honestly, I can say that the first Christmas for almost all the foreigners in Poland is something surprising, strange but at the same time something magical. I want to share with you all the Polish Christmas traditions that everyone should know.

Traditions at the Polish Christmas Dinner

As I mentioned before, the traditions and customs in Poland especially during the Christmas dinner is something unique and different so let’s start.

1. St. Nicholas Day

The Christmas festivities in Poland begin on December 6, this day is known as St. Nicholas Day (Mikołajki in Polish), and unofficially it is the beginning of Christmas in Poland.

During this day all good children in Poland receive small gifts (fruits, cookies and sweets), and bad children can receive a piece of coal.

2. Leave an Empty Place at the Table

In all the houses in Poland during Christmas Eve dinner it is very common that at the tables you will find an empty extra place. But why? In Poland, it is common to do this in case some unexpected person shows up at the door, not necessarily has to be family or friend, but anyone who requires asylum during this day.

3. Share a host (Opłatek)

This is my favorite part during Christmas in Poland, before starting the dinner each of the persons gets a piece of host (Opłatek in Polish). Each of the dinner attendees must split a piece of this opłatek with another person, and while doing this you have to say the good wishes you want for that person for next year, for example: a lot of health for next year, or what Poles always tell me: “I hope that you learn a lot of Polish”.

4. Hay on the Table

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This tradition is that popular anymore, but it was very popular some years ago. Under the tablecloth you may find a piece of hay, this is done as it is a way to symbolize the birth of Jesus which was in a manger.

5. Start The Dinner Very Early

The Christmas Eve dinner in Poland is known as Wigilia, unlike in Mexico where we start to have dinner very late (around 10pm), in Poland dinner starts when the first star appears in the sky.

Because during the winter in Poland, the duration of a day is very short, it is very likely that the Christmas dinner begins even at 5pm.

6. 12 Food Dishes … but No Meat at All!

This was and is the most surprising for me: because Poland is a country with strong influence of the Catholic religion, during the 24th of December the majority of Poles are fasting, and during the dinner the traditional thing is to eat 12 Christmas dishes.

The surprise for me was knowing that none of those 12 dishes has meat, something that is completely different to my country. Some of the most traditional Polish dishes are: Barszcz czerwony, Makowiec, Pierogi, mushroom soup and more.

7. Animals Can Speak

In Poland it is believed that during the Christmas Eve dinner the animals are given the gift of speaking for only this night. This to thank the animals that helped to receive the baby Jesus during his birth. Did you always want to hear your pet talk? Well now is your chance!

8. Kiss under the Mistletoe

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The countries of Central Europe or Eastern Europe are not known worldwide for being romantic, but during Christmas this is a bit different in Poland. In this country they have a tradition that is especially for all lovers.

In the houses a piece of mistletoe is hung and every time you are under it you have to give a kiss. In ancient times, mistletoe was a symbol of love and friendship, that is why people kiss.

9. Midnight Mass

After Christmas Eve dinner, it is normal in Poland to go to the midnight mass, which concludes the celebrations of the Wigilia.

10. On December 26th the Holidays Continue

Because December 24th at night and the 25th is spent normally with the family, in Poland on December 26th it is an official free day. On this day it is common to meet friends, and celebrate a little bit more. Definitely a day to continue resting and spending time with the loved ones.

I hope you liked this article and that you were surprised with all of  the Polish Christmas traditions.

Wesołych Świąt! Merry Christmas!

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Art is a big part of my life. I have been painting my whole life and I have taken many different classes for art as well. I started getting serious about art in 4th grade and after that I have become so so much better.