ESSAY WRITING FOR GIFTED STS

TOPIC 09: Write about the changes that information technology brings to your life.
We are now living in the Era of the Information technology, and we feel happy to be supported by modern technologies which make our lives more comfortable and convenient. For me, information technology brings me so many positive changes though sometimes it does cause some troubles.
It is undeniable that information technology helps bring my family members closer together as we always keep in touch with help of telephones, internet, and other conveniences. Beside, information technology helps us stay in touch with the world around. Everyday, we are well-informed by reading news, watching videos, browsing websites. We can also learn much about the entire world from our own tables or even beds. Information technology provides us more choices of how, where, when and what to do things. Beneficially, we have more chances to earn because there are always numerous jobs available in the IT field that helps us make money and shop. Moreover, information technology helps us to broaden our knowledge as we can learn or take various online and offline courses. Socially, we seem to have more and more friends both at home and overseas, we can also share opinions, date with the help of information technology.
On the other hand, modern technology can also make us more isolated when we are absorbed in technological devices. We sometimes feel annoyed by bad and poisonous information, images, or websites. We are also afraid of losing confidential documents and files. Seriously, spywares are now so popular that they make us very much worried and we have to spend more to protect our technological products.
Good or bad, I really think I am lucky enough to live in this information age. I can not imagine my life without the help of information technology. The most important thing I need to do is to take full advantages of the information technology to better my life and try hard to reduce the bad effects that may bring to my life.