How Technology Influences Ways of Transferring Information and Transportation
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How Technology Influences Ways of Transferring Information andTransportationLooking back in time, we realize how much our lives have changed due to the fruits of technology. We can shop online without the need to go outside because of the inception of the Internet. We can observe the stars far away from the earth with the invention of telescope. And it is absolutely impossible to point out a particular technology for the drastic changes in one's life. Therefore, if we hinge on the obvious effects on the ways of transferring information and methods of transportation, we can easily find that they have provided us with freedom and less consumption of time and resources.In ancient time, the ways of transferring information and methods of transportation usually cause a lot of consumption of time, and some also require great drain on manpower and material resources. A common way for ordinary people to deliver message is the pigeon mail. Since pigeons can fly fast with its special ability to identify directions and the instinct of going back home, they are widely used to send letters. Though pigeons can fly quite fast, it also takes as long as several days or even many weeks. Besides, the safety of the information is difficult to be guaranteed if the weather is not so good or the letter is not tied with the pigeon tight enough. Another way is to shout loudly as best as you can to make itheard by others. It may sound a little tricky. But it is really very common among the ordinary people, especially those are very poor. As for the ways of transportation, the most typical one is to transport goods by horses. People also use wooden boats to transport goods. However, these wooden boats are unable to stand big wind and waves, which can result in great loss. But things are little different for the wealthy and powerful ones. Those people are rich enough to hire servants to send letters or transport goods for them. The servant would ride a strong horse with only a few stops at the post houses where the servant can change his horse and get accommodation to assure the speed of his delivering. Besides, sedans are widely used among those rich ones. And a sedan requires four strong men to lift, witch costs much money. So it can be a symbol of power and wealth.However, with the development of technology, the ways of transferring information and methods of transportation have changed totally. The most obviously effective communication tools are mobile phones and computers. As the most effective piece of technology, the mobile phone has been a days being equivalent to a civilization. The mobile phone can receive text messages within several seconds. It also makes it possible to communicate with people who are thousands of kilometers far away. As for the computer, its function is becoming bigger and bigger. Due to the computer, all of us can share various kinds ofinformation on the Internet. We can rely on the searching system to find out whatever we want. Thanks for the communication tools of the computer, people can discuss or debate online to work out new projects or reach new agreements to solve international problems. Now, both mobile phones and computers are not so expensive that almost every one can afford them. And the typical means of transportation nowadays are bicycle, car, ship, train and plane. The bicycle is the easiest and cheapest one. Though it is not so fast, it’s quite convenient because you can use it whenever you want. The car is the most widely used vehicle in many countries. It can drive as fast as more than 100 kilometers per hour. And the ship is much stronger than the wooden boat and is able to resist great storms. The bullet train is smooth and fast and people can sleep and eat on the train. The highest speed of it can be more than 200 kilometers per hour. And the plane is the quickest way of transportation. As far as I know, it flies as fast as 700 kilometers per hour to 1000 kilometers per hour. It is the plane that enables us to travel around the world within several weeks. Most people can afford most of these convenient means of transportation. So we have more freedom to choose a better way. And they have been one of the most important parts of our lives.Though the changes of ways of transferring information and transportation may cause a few problems, we get more benefits from them in general. We have easier ways to get in touch with our familymembers and friends. We have various better ways to reach wherever we want. Because of the changes, we get more choices and consume less time and resources. Thanks to the changes, we have a better life.。