Saturday, April 23, 2011

How does technology affect human relations?




              Nowadays, technology are everywhere around us. We cannot imagine our lives without cell- phones, laptops, and internet. The difference between 20 and 21 century is that now, our lives are more dynamic, and we depend on technology. However, technology has advantages and disadvantages.

          Technology supports our lives, jobs and education. The advantages are simplicity and convenience. The cell phones and laptops are convenient, because every time you want to connect with somebody, you can do it.For instance, just take your phone, dial the number, and you can find your friend who lives in the different country. If you are in an unknown city and you get lost, it is not necessary to ask for directions. You can use your satellite mobile phone map and you can find your way. Technology can support your job. For example, if you are not in your office but you have to write a project, and then you have to send to your partners, easy you can do it sitting at home and just using your computer, cell phone, or I Pad.  When you have a computer, or a mobile phone it is very easy to go on the internet. Using the internet connection is simply way to find everything. For example,through the internet, you have an ability to search, and find different kind of information that you need.Also, you can read latest news,  pay your bills, and to have a wonderful chance to be correlate with the rest of the world. This convince good called internet, can lead you in every part of the planet where you want to be.More over, you want to find pictures and information about a remote area, using the internet you immediately can find it and virtually to be there, and to feel that place.Unfortunately, our developing society does not often use library to make research for school, or work projects. Everybody use cell phones and laptops, which has internet connection to find resources for their projects.    Another technology advantage is that through technology deaf and dumb people have connected with everybody. They have special mobile phones, I Pad, and computers, which allow them to be part of the modern society. They can have friendships with people from all over the world, and they don’t feel isolate from the developing world.
              The disadvantage of technology is that you can create your own world includes your virtual friends from “Facebook”, “Twitter” or “Skype”. That can make a distance between your real friends, family, and relatives. The internet and cell phones obsession can lead you in a wrong way, because there is a possibility for think only for your electronic gadgets and to forget that around you people subsist,you can forget about  your job, and your can dismiss about your family, and even about that, you have responsibility for it. In contrast, using the new technology we have stopped to talk a lot. When we want to say something to somebody, we prefer to write a message from our phone instead talking with this person. Hence,teenagers use phones and computers mainly to make conversation with their friends. I think this fashion to write texts will develop a distance between everybody and the new generation will have a new way for communication with each other. I apprehensive,one day we will not be able to talk and to make conversation. We might forget how to talk with somebody face to face, and I don’t want this passion and excitement when you talk with a real person to disappear.
             In summary, I want to say that obviously we cannot live without technology. Technology will continue develop, and we will be more and more dependent on them. Everyday our society going to fast progress and we are part of it. We should support the newest gadgets and to use them very careful, because they sometimes can work against us. Using much technology all the time our brain abilities will reduce. We start ride only to our computers and cell phones to memories important information, for example telephone numbers, birthday’s dates of our friends, a pin code for a credit card.She should keep and continue to have a nice conversation with people face to face, and it is not necessary all the time to depend on electronic gadgets.Our brain is more powerful machine then any technology. 




Friday, April 22, 2011

Introduction about myself.




Hello everybody. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Miglena. I am from Bulgaria.

Bulgaria is a small country in Southeast Europe. My country is a neighbor with five other countries. On south its borders with Greece and Turkey, on west with Republic of Macedonia and Serbia, with Romania to the north and Black Sea to the east.In addition, every summer I have a month vacation in different cities on the Black Sea. I love that place very much.

In Bulgaria I live in Sofia- the capital of Bulgaria. Sofia is the biggest city in my country.There are live about two million people, now a days.Also, the town is one of the oldest cities in the country.Therefore, when you visit that place, you will have a chance to see many old, and beautiful churches, historical museums,buildings and others. In Sofia are situated the most important institutions and universities.It is also a place for a lot of theatricals, concerts, exhibitions, sport and cultural events.Moreover, around the city there is a big mountain.So, the people who live in the city receive fresh air every morning. Also, during the all seasons you can visit this mountain, and to enjoy to the wonderful nature and some unique plants and trees. During the winter many people loves to go skiing on the beautiful and challenge racing tracks, which are situated in high place on the mountain. 

I graduated university last year. My major is Political sciences. Now I will be boring telling you my future plans. I am sure that everybody knows what are my future plans, because it is too obvious. The most of the people who study in English language program at University of California, Riverside has a plan to continue their education; for example, somebody wants to study Bachelor, Master or Phd degree.If you were wondering what is my future plans, right now you know it. My plans are, first to improve my English skills and second to apply for Master degree program in U.S.A.

In my free time I prefer to do something interesting. I like to go out with my friends, to watch historical movies, or some new movies in the cinema, and to travel. When I travel I get inspiration for my current and future plans, and I have a chance to understand something more for various cities, cultures, and people. I love traveling.

Finally,I am happy that I study in UCR and I met so many wonderful teachers. I hope everybody will enjoy writing and posting in his blog. I wish good luck to everyone.