issue 43 model outline

43) The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

I strongly agree that the increasing pace of life creates more problems than it solves in our technology-driven society. I will illustrate my position with examples about transportation, communcation, and diet.

*With the advent of private cars, people in modern society have live their lives in the fast track.

• commute and travel by cars - faster, more convenient and comfortable
• problems: car accidents, road rage, sendentary lifestyles (obesity, high blood pressure)
• more problems: income gap; isolated from others on the road; inequality

*With the advent of digital computers and the Internet, people can communicate more rapidly but the new technology often causes more problems.

• email saves time and improves efficiency (solve some problems)
• but people write faster without thinking carefully
• email becomes a burden for many people
• security is a big issue as well

*Fast food is another consequence of the rapid pace of life.

• it solves the problem of time shortage (grab a hamburger to go)
• but fast food is junk food (too greasy; too much calorie)
• no time to spend with family (dinner time used to family time) *