The twentieth century saw great change. In your opinion, what is ONE change that should be remembered about the twentieth century? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The wind of change is blowing. Thousands of new inventions emerge from every corner of the world to improve people’s lives, which lead us to live in a more convenient and comfortable way. From simple tools such as levers, hammers and screwdrivers to advanced technology like genetic mapping, nuclear engineering and space stations, no doubt about it, the development of science and technology, to our great astonishment, indeed lift people’s living standard up to a notch. So, among so many breathtaking and groundbreaking inventions within twentieth century, which one should be remembered? Personally I suggest the invention of internet should be the candidate for the one major change to remember about twentieth century and the reasons are listed in the following paragraphs. First, the impact the invention of internet bring us is that we can easily communicate with people from different areas through the internet. One can communicate with friends or families who are thousand miles away through e-mail, MSN or twitter. They can chat with each other or exchange information so that they feel connected in spite of the long distance between them. Internet also bridges the connection between strangers. One can make friends or even find his lovers on the internet. People can enjoy talks on the topic they have interest in, or share their viewpoints, stories and emotions on their blogs. The invention of internet not only draws our friends and us nearer but also offers more opportunities for us to meet new friends. Another supporting statement to my assertion is that the invention of internet makes the access to worldwide information possible. No matter when it comes to map, weather, or currency exchange rates, they are all available on the internet so that we can feel free to be a backpacker wandering in an outlandish alley with ease and comfort. Also, we can explore some fields that we are curious about through the help of internet. When people want to have a quick look or general understanding on something, they can check it up on the internet and enjoy the pleasure of discovery and exploration into an unknown territory. Lots of information and knowledge on the internet and the door is open to everyone, which greatly enhances the convenience for people to learn or to check up information. Also, there are something negative contributed by the invention of internet. The problems raised inside the virtual world, somehow, are much more serious in the real world. Some people just immerse themselves in the virtual world, for instance, on-line games and fail to focus on their studies. Some people tend to chat on-line yet feel shy and unease to talk face-to-face. Some even utilize the internet to commit crimes in benefit of its convenience and anonymous features. Those are bad things brought by the internet. In conclusion, the invention of internet is unquestionably the milestone in human history, and of course serves as the change to be remembered about twentieth century. The internet not only lead people’ s lives to a more convenient one, for example, the convenience for people to communicate with each other and also access to diversified information with little effort, but also bring something negative to us, such as feeling helpless about the real world, indulging in the virtual world and internet crime. Those phenomenon and supporting examples I mentioned above explain why I regard the invention of internet as the major change to be noticed within the twentieth century. --

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