Bonjour je suis en terminale S et dans une semaine je passe mon oral d'anglais pour le Bac et j'aimerais savoir si ma notion d'idée de progrès est juste svp.

First of all I would like to give a definition of « progress ». The idea of progress can be defined as an improvement, a development or a change, a technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. Now, I propose we look at a question : « Is new technology really beneficial ? »

I . a. First of all new technology allow us to spend time when we are bored
b. They allow us to be instantly in contact with people all over the globe 24/7. Indeed in the text One hundred tweets of solitude it is said« The advantage of all that gadgetry of course, is connectdness : email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than any other time in history »
c.With new technology we can be informed all the time and anywhere, even in poor country we can stay informed with internet and social networks.


II.a. However new technologies are dangerous for your health because we
can have problems to stay on the phone or watching televsion and can print some microbes on the screen of the phone if everyone put his hands on.
b. With new technologies people use too more that and finaly don't communicate anymore, communication between the family is less. It deals with communication. In this audio mother decides to cancel the son's subscription . Indeed she finds he spends too much time on it and therefore he doesn't communicate with his parents. At table he prefers to play in secret with his laptop and sends sms nonstops. They can no longer communicate with him when he has his phone. This audio denounces the negative points that have new technologies on exchanges with the parents.
c. Moreover, these tools are a waste of time as you get used to using them, we becomes addicted, we work less and our notes fall. In the text « One hundred tweets of solitude” they said “the technology that was supposed to simplify our lives has become the ultimate time-suck” Though it is a more efficient way to communicate, we end up spending more time at it.
d. people who are able to use internet take advantage for their personal use, for example download movies illegally so the autor earn less money because their movies won't be sold. Indeed we have seen in the cartoon, where we see stars on the red carpet and a fan who say them « I love your movies, i've pirated them all », this cartoon denounces the negatives points like this person who had download all movies without paying.


We can conclude by saying that the notion of "the idea of progress" is a very large notion which could countain positive or negative points. Truely a progress can be good in some case and bad in others. For exemple the communication with children with cellphone isn’t, in point of view, good because child stay always on their phone, they are inked so don't speak at all ; furthermore they doesn’t know how to occupe themselfe without those technologic things. This amazing progress has also a negative side.