The Interview

 

One day I was looking for a job on the Internet when suddenly I found a page of a company. This was an international corporation that was starting and needed people to work. They were offering high wages and a good environment and it was only necessary to work 30 hours per week.

When I read this I was shocked a lot because I could not believe it was true. The only problem was that the company was located in another city far away from my town, my family, my friends and my favourite tree. I was bewildered because I had never been outside of my village and the idea of living somewhere else terrified me because I did not want to forget the smell of my land, the flavor of the oranges on my favourite tree and the sound of the rain when it fell on the roof of my house, but I had a big debt with the bank and I needed to get this job.

The next day, early in the morning I received a call from a woman with a scary voice that worked for this company and she told me I had an interview the same day in the afternoon and that I had no other option. I was so overwhelmed that I just thought for a couple minutes and breathed deeply. Then I called the airport and bought a ticket to travel to Cali.

Then when I was at the airport and was doing the check in, "Oh surprise,” I realized I had forgotten my boarding pass in the taxi so I began to feel desperate and started to sweat. My face was white and my hands trembled. Then the stewardess helped me, she gave me another boarding pass. After that, I was in the boarding area for nearly three hours because my flight was delayed by bad weather.

However during the flight things were no better. First there was great turbulence and we were all very scared and some passengers were screaming hysterically. Second I was intoxicated with the food because it had some cheese and I am allergic to dairy. I had rashes on my face and neck and I felt dizzy all the way.

Finally, when I arrived in Cali the first thing I did I was called the company and I said to the old woman, “I apologize, my flight was delayed because the weather was not good and I need to go to a hospital before I go to the interview”, but the woman responded to me “It is not my problem, you had an appointment, so I cannot do anything about this”.

I was devastated and I began to hear a loud noise in my ears. This sound was intense and uncomfortable and it became more intense until it woke me up and I realized that all that had happened was a dream and my phone was ringing. I really felt relieved but when I answered my phone I listened to the old, scary voice of a woman, “Hello I am calling you about the application that you made yesterday to work in our company”.

Technology has created less free time rather than more

            Recently, a lot of technology has been spreading. We are able to use this technology and it helps us. We have a lot of time, because technology has been developed. People use a lot of technology such as computers and it has created more free time by, reducing the hours spend doing our housework, making our life style, and liberating us from our restrictions.

            Firstly, we can save time because technology has developed. We do not have to take much time for doing housework. For example, if you use a washing machine when you wash your clothes, you can do other things while washing clothes. There is an also automatic vacuum cleaner, called rumba. If you use this machine, you do not have to take time to clean your room. Also, technology has created more leisure in our work. For instance, routine work is being cut, if you use a computer. When you use computer technology such as Microsoft Office, you do not have to write all things by hand. If you use Microsoft Word, you can easily write long passages. My junior high school teacher uses Microsoft Word, and writes news about our class and our school. She had to do a lot of other work, so this technology has been saving her time. Finally, it has become natural to have our own mobiles. It is very useful for doing work. For example, my father sometimes get phone calls from his office when he goes outside. He can work smoothly by using his mobile. Therefore, we can save time by using some technology.

            Secondly, some technology helps our life style. It has changed our transportation. We sometimes use car or bus to go to our destination. If we use them, we can arrive faster than on foot. In my case, I go to city by bus. However, I cannot use the bus on Sunday and public holidays. I have to walk, so I think the bus and car are very useful to have free time. Also, some technology changes people’s way of working. People who work on their laptops need not go to an office or wear suits. For example, some illustrators and writers work in their houses by using their laptops. These days, they can draw pictures on their computers. They can draw or write anything faster than using writing utensils. Therefore, technology has created more time in our life style.

            Thirdly, technology has been helping us liberate from restrictions. People who are taking care of an elderly people or physically challenged people have to take so much time and then, such as having their baths. If care robots spread, people can have some more free time then. Also, you can use some functions when you watch TV programs. You can watch some TV programs in your free time, if you use the recording function or video sites. When I was in Japan, I watched some TV programs, but sometimes I could not watch them. In this situation, I was able to use the recording function and video sites. I was able to watch all programs when I wanted to watch them. If I use some video function, I can control my free time. Therefore, technology liberates people from time restrictions.

            In conclusion, we can save time, change our life style, and being liberated from restrictions when we use technology. I do not think technology has created less free time rather than more.

Using the internet develops important skills in young people

With the development of science and technology, networks has entered our life. They have become a very important part of our daily life. Nowadays, plenty of people use internet. Especially the young people, surfing online is quiet common.

However, some people say there are many disadvantages about young people using internet. They argue that teenagers will be addicted to internet easily if they use a lot. In addition to this, poor sitting posture may lead to fatigue, scoliosis and spur.

In my opinion, using the internet develops many important skills in young people.

 

First of all, the internet offers young people to open their minds. They have a lot of information and knowledge online. Most people search online when they have problems such as students use the Internet to find out the answer when they have trouble with homework. The internet provides quicker and more efficient materials.   Some may ask how though young people can learn to distinguish unreliable information. Google, for example is really helpful when people trying to search. It gives young people plenty of useful information.

 

Secondly, the Internet can develop skill on the interpersonal relationships. Recently research shows that expand relationships online can help people exclude difficulty and anxiety. People use the Internet because they are more convenient to chatting. They even can chat with far away friends. It can help people be more confident and develop sense of humour. For example one of my friends who is not good at talking to stranger face to face, started to use online social media and talked to many people who she doesn’t know. Through this way, she became more confident and not shy to talk to people anymore.

 

Finally, the Internet enriches young people’s spare -time life. Online games are quite popular recently. As for young people, games and play are their instincts. Games are way to study as well. Though the games, people can learn a lot such as politeness and rules. As for me, I like to play games which are in English, and I found it is really helpful to improve my English level.

 

In conclusion, there is no doubt that the advantages of the Internet far out weight many disadvantages develop important skills in young people.

 

Using the Internet develops important skills in young people

Nowadays, the Internet is one of the essential tools in our life. However, using the Internet has some disadvantages.

              First, using the Internet makes young people’s physical ability decline. In Japan, children’s physical strength has declined, in contrast with the past. The main reason is that they overuse the Internet on a lot of devices such as tablets and Nintendo DS. Using these devices means that they do not play outside. Their eyesight is getting worse because of using the Internet too. They look at the Internet through the screen. It is not good for their eyesight. Actually, my brother uses the Internet by tablet or computer every day. His eyesight became worse, so he always watches television with his eyes half-closed. Also, it is a serious problem in Japan that their necks became straight because they lean them forward. It easily causes a headache or a stiff neck.

              In addition, using the Internet has reduced their communication skills. This is because it reduces conversations with family or friends. Since the Internet became popular around the world, it enables people to communicate without looking at their each other’s faces. For example, social networking sites enable them to communicate with anyone. Communication ability is the most important skill for them. It is said that this skill is an important point most taken into consideration when they have a job interview.  If they do not talk to a person face to face, they cannot be successful.

             Finally, using the Internet leads to a decline in academic ability. First, it robs young people of the need to think.  The Internet is close to them, so they can get information without thinking at once. Also, using the Internet robs their learning time. There are many pages on the Internet, so they often cannot stop looking at them. Then, their learning time decreases. In my case, I was crazy about online shopping. I sometimes did not study when I was a high school student, and I did homework at school in the next morning, then I regretted that I should have done my homework before the school.

              In conclusion, there are some reasons why using the Internet is not good for young people. However, we cannot live without the Internet now. Therefore, people should use it properly.

Gadgets such as cell phones, tablets and computers benefit our society

Do you have useful items? It is convenient for people to use gadgets. I have these goods and, everybody uses them, too. They have many kinds of good applications. For example, “You Tube” is used by people all over the world. On the other hand, these tools include negative points. This essay will talk about that these items are not good for time, danger and ability.

Firstly, gadgets can be a waste of time. Communication with other people will decrease. For example, my friend uses gadgets a lot of the time, so the number of our conversations is small. Then, my brother is not good at communicating with our family because of gadgets. Also, people can’t concentrate on their work. For instance, I couldn’t focus on my study when I got my cell phone. The parents of my high school classmates reprimanded them when they got bad scores and took their cell phones away. Therefore, users of gadgets don’t spend time wisely.

Secondly, people meet dangerous situations easily. We are not able to see the cost of telex rates. For example, young people don’t notice how much money they spend on interesting games. Then, people often encounter swindling. For instance, it is difficult for us to find one click fraud. In addition, our personal information outflow in a romp. I sometimes look at a person who does a takeover of an account in Twitter. So, there is a world which is not safe in gadgets.

Finally, people lose their ability because of gadgets. Our eye sight becomes in a bad state, and then it’s too late. For instance, I lost my eye sight when I was a junior high school student, so I deeply regret that now. Then, people who type many letters can’t write by hand. For example, Japanese young people can’t remember the Chinese characters when they make a sentence. Also, people don’t try to think for themselves, and they believe the words which appear on the Internet. Because young people spread their opinions easily on the Internet. Therefore, gadgets take our ability while we are not aware.

In short, to waste time, to meet risky environments, and decrease physical health and ability show that these gadgets influence our society. People stop connecting with other people, we can’t understand clearly our positions and these things influence our bodies and minds. For these reasons, I can’t recommend gadgets willingly.

 

Gadgets such as cell phones...

 

#3 Gadgets such as cell phones, tablets and computers benefit our society.

 Gadgets such as cell phones, tablets and computers have many advantages in our society. These days, they are indispensable to us. We can not only enjoy using them but also learn with them anytime.

 First, we can communicate with many people, because we send emails easily by using our cell phones. We don’t need to write letters, so we can save time. I also think that we can enjoy commenting on each other’s pictures. There are many social networking sites. I think Facebook and Twitter are very popular among young people, because we can enjoy posting and sharing pictures and watching videos with friends, and we can send messages to friends. I think that we can talk after school and before we go to bed is the most attractive point.

 Second, Cell phones are used instead of teaching materials. When I do my homework, I look up unfamiliar words by computer, because I can check a pronunciation too. We also can get a lot of information from websites. For example, news, weather, and so on. If we search on the Internet for teaching materials for English conversation, we can watch so many videos. My favourite education website is “TED” which is difficult, but I learn a lot from it every time. Videos from the website is used in my Japanese university.

 Finally, they are very useful in our life. I often book restaurants, make hair salon appointments, and buy movie’s tickets using my cell phone, so we don’t need to call. We can do anything easily. Website shop shows prices, menus, and a lot of information, so it is easy to choose a restaurant or a hair salon. In addition, we sometimes get some discount tickets by using mobile booking services.

 In conclusion, gadgets are such useful tools they are considered essential by many people, so I think they will evolve more.