To what extent do you agree or disagree?

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

AGREE

-        Better living conditions (facilities: hospital, school, entertainment centres)

-        Technological advancement (internet à learning + connecting/communicating)

-        Culture (more open)

-        Nutrition (more types of food, more varieties of food, vitamins)

DISAGREE

-        Polluted environment (air, soil, noise…)

-        Taxes

-        Overusing technology à isolation from society

-        Food safety (chemicals, food preservatives, harmful fat…)

-        Too busy pp à less time spent with other pp

-        Pressure from work + study

One major problem throughout the medieval ages to today, a stable food source has always been a top priority for any civilization. In the past, you would have to constantly worry about whether or not the next harvest would be bountiful. The grains may not be enough to feed your family and the food would spoil in days so food preservation would be another concern. Salting, smoking, pickling,… would preserve food but food then wouldn’t be as tasty as it is today without all the spices we have. In our world, food is no longer a problem and is widely available with many tasty dishes from all around the world. Furthermore, infrastructure has never been better, houses are constantly being built with all the commodities of the modern era e.g electricity, plumbing, etc. Roads connect cities to cities and you can travel distances that in the past would take you weeks in only a few hours. The medical field has never been better, we have developed treatment for diseases previously thought incurable. An infection today would only need a trip to the doctor and some antibiotics for someone to get better but in the past, an infection meant a loved one passing away. Such times are over with our advancement in science and with our basic needs met, we have invented new forms of entertainment to pass our time. Films, videos games, social media, etc that is easily accessed on your phone with a touch would have been seen as magic by the people of the past. What’s more, society has gotten much more accepting and fair. Slavery, sexism, homophobia is almost gone from our society and such practices is despised by the public.

In conclusion, the advantages of the 21^st century severely outweighs its flaws. No one has to worry about food, shelter or entertainment. And the average person today lives more luxuriously than kings and emperors of the past.

 On the one hand, life in the 21st century can have many better factors than in the past. First and foremost, one of the reasons for this is the development of technology. For instance, as the time passes by, a great variety of new inventions has been created and the internet is one of them. With this, individuals can access information from around the world within seconds, and they can connect virtually, regardless of geographic barriers. In addition, the improvement in people’s thought also contributes to the better quality of life. From previous generations, there are many people who are seriously racist, but nowadays, people are completely open to others’s differences in genders, cultures, skin colors which will make the society and the community we leave in become much more better.

   On the other hand, there are some factors from the past better than in recent years. To begin with, food safety is a reason for the betterment. As we all know, the present time gives us a bigger variety of food, but at the same time, the food in modern life may be unhealthy or non-organic because of the chemicals and pesticides. Moreover, modern life can be considered more stressful and isolating for some individuals. Many people spend a significant amount of time in front of screens, leading to an increase in sedentary behavior. Social media, while providing a sense of connection, can also contribute to anxiety and stress as people feel the pressure to present only their best selves online.

   In conclusion, whether people living in the 21st century have a better life quality than those in previous times is up to personal interpretation. What we need to do is to combine the benefits of both to make the best lives.

First, the advancement of technology is one of the most significant improvements in the quality of life in the 21st century. Technology has innovated the way we communicate, work and live our daily lives. It is far more convenient to contact with friends, family now than previous centuries because there are more means of communication such as Internet, smart phone,...With the advent of  smartphones, the internet, and social media, people can easily connect with each other from anywhere in the world. Furthemore, people in 21st century are more likely to have better living conditions. There are also more hospital, school, entertainment centres to serve basic needs. Besides, we must talk about the food. People now have a lot of nutritous foods, provide them with vitamins and others nutrition. 

Meanwhile, living in the 21st century also have downsides compare to previous century. First and also the major problem is the environmental issues. Climate change, global warming, pollution are the subtype examples. Those have bad effects on the environment as well as citizens’s life. Besides, there is another serious problem is that people overuse the technology and addicted to it. This results in the isolation from the society, don’t want to interact with other people. Last but not least, it is also the problem of study and work pressure. People may suffer from stress, because of large amounts of work and study.

In conclusion, people in modern era experience different aspects of life, more than people in the previous centuries. For me, I don’t completely agree or disagree the state.

The life quality of people living in the 21st century has improved greatly since the last century. Although there are several drawbacks, the life quality nowadays has improved significantly in my opinion.

On the one hand, in today’s ever changing and developing world, numerous problems may occur and may affect our lives greatly. With the incredible growth in the field of technology, many difficult tasks are being done for humans by robots and artificial intelligence but a lot of simple tasks are being done by robots as well, which makes humans more lazy and depended. And it can create isolation between humans. As the world continues to develop more pollution will be caused such as air, soil and water. The pollution caused by factories significantly affect the daily lives of not just underdeveloped countries and tribes but also every human beings and our nature as well. Research has shown that in less than 50 years all of the ice in the arctic will melt away due to global warming caused by humans.

On the other hand, living conditions has improved greatly. There are more hospitals, schools and other important facilities which provide people with necessary healthcare and education. There are now more than 60 percent the number of schools now than in the 20th century. Another factor that has made great changes in our living quality and lifestyle is the diversity in cultures. Now that all of the racism and sexism has generally been put to an end, every race is equal and accepted and every gender gets paid equally.

In conclusion, although our life quality has and will always be improved, a certain amount of carefulness should be taken to maintain our quality living conditions.

   On the one hand, with the enhancement of our living conditions, infrastructure has been upgraded and modern medical science were introduced and boosted our capability. Science are developing rapidly in this era, thus greatly improve transportation and medical service. Travelling time has been reduced to a greater degree compared with horses or carriage, it took people months to go on an expedition, whereas in today’s world, planes and trains can take you across the world within a day. Furthermore, scientists have made major breakthrough in medical field, which create cures and protections from infectious virus and fatal diseases. Vaccines can be taken as an example for being one of the crucial item in protecting humans and animals from many diseases like measles and the latest virus which caused an epidemic, COVID-19. 

    On the other hand, the old time still have several advantages than to the modern world such as a non-polluted environment or chemical-free food. Rapid development in the society also comes with excessive amount of trash affecting the environment. This is something that would rarely happen in the past where the forest and fields have not been replaced by large factory and buildings. Moreover, poisonous chemicals like pesticide and growth-simulated chemicals were not widely used and vegetables were grown and handled in a way that is safe for the consumers and the environment. 

   In recapitulations, the development of our modern living conditions can offer us better infrastructure and medical service, however, the previous century still have a non-polluted environment and a clean source of food. 

            On the one hand, life in the 21^st century has some better aspects then that of the past. Firstly, thanks to the advent of the Internet, we have had many revolutionary changes in a variety of fields such as transportation, education, communication, information searching… People now can call or  text their friends from worlds away and sit still; or do research on any topic at their fingertips. Secondly, scientific research has made a lot of progress. Now we have ways to prevent and cure dangerous diseases that people could not survive before. We also have many new discoveries in astronomy and are on an experimental journey to send humans to Mars, which will help a lot with the problem of overpopulation.

            On the other hand, today’s life also has some problems that the previous generations did not suffer. First, people no longer pay attention to the mental life. The advent of the Internet is like a knife that cuts both ways, which gives us uncountable advantages but also many disadvantages. Nowadays, many people spend a lot of time on screen, they do everything of the day on the Internet. As a result, sometimes people aren't aware that the Internet is unreal and that is not what we live for. Second, modern life is very stressful. The more society develops, the more the population grows, creating a great competition between people in society. In the rat race of finding a position in this draconic society, we strive for money and sometimes forget that we have others to care for.

            In conclusion, life in the 21st century not only makes people's lives much better thanks to the development of technology and sciences, it also raises many new problems that we need to pay attention to.

 

On the one hand, life in the 21^st century has many things better than in the past. One of them is the technological advancement, especially the advent of the Internet. It is now easier to learn, communicate and entertain. Many people have a smartphone or a laptop, ... and are able to get access to an enormous amount of knowledge. Also, some problems such as gender discrimination happens less and women are more respected. Unlike in the past, many girls can go to school, study and contribute to society. They don’t have to stay at home, do housework and be forced to get married at a very young age.

On the other hand, there are numerous drawbacks of our modern life today. Firstly, they have suffered from pollution for years. Today, the rapid development in many fields of industry makes the quality of life a lot better but our environment also be affected negatively. And it happens everywhere in our planet, even where we think it is impossible - the North Pole. Secondly, overusing technology creates isolation from society. Instead of meeting face-to-face, people choose to chat with friends online and some seem to be addicted to that. It is not unusual to see people keep their eyes glued to smartphones all the time. 

In conclusion, from my point of view, our life in the 21^st century has both benefits and drawbacks. We have to adapt with all of this to have a better life.