WT1: Why people resist new technologies

The negative mindset of the public is one of the main reasons why people resist new technologies. Even though new technologies offer a better life, some people still resist them due to their lack of belief in the worth of learning these new technologies. This attitude can be found reflected in many people. The existence of such an attitude is partially due to them being unconvinced that existing and traditional technologies that are very convenient in their daily lives could be easily replaced by new technologies, even though they are better and more advanced. Since people may have used existing methods for many years, many are not convinced that the new technologies are worth learning. For example, the older generation is particularly likely to be unconvinced, as they do not believe in the worth of, or feel the need to upgrade themselves with new technologies such as picking up the skill of using a computer. This is because to these elderly people, the computer technology is considered to be something extra to their daily routine of life, therefore leading the elderly to feel that it is unnecessary for them to pick up this skill of using the computer. New technologies may also not be proven enough yet for the public to accept and try readily, which also leads to the lack of belief that new technologies are worth learning. Furthermore, newer technologies frequently emerge. This may lead to some people doubting the worth of picking up new technologies since the new technologies are easily replaceable. To conclude, many people doubt new technologies, therefore it is inevitable that they resist it.

Common Grammar Mistake

One of my most common grammar mistakes that exist in my writing is the wrong usage of prepositions, in particular the usage of prepositions ‘in’ and ‘of’ which causes my language sentences to be rather clumsy and awkward. There are two reasons to why I tend to make these preposition mistakes frequently. One of these reasons is due to my personal carelessness and lack of awareness during my writing process as I am more concern in translating ideas into words while they are still fresh in my mind.

Prepositions are used to link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The other reason for my mistake is because the relationship between the object and the rest of the sentence was not as clear and obvious for me to comprehend. For example, “the book is on the table” The preposition used here is obvious in explaining the relationship between the object, which is the book, and the rest of the sentence. However for an example like “resist due to the lack of belief in the worth”, I was often left pondering with the choice of preposition. Therefore in WT1, such mistakes occurred where my paragraph has a sentence like “resist due to the lack in belief of the worth”.

There is a need for prepositions to be used correctly as incorrect usage will result in a total different meaning from the initial we have intended to convey. Taking for example, “that thing was made of” and “that thing was made in” are totally different in meaning where the former refers to the composition that made up the thing and the latter refers to the location in which the thing is made. Therefore we can see that a wrong usage of these “linkages” leads to different outcomes. Linked below is a series of preposition questions which I have tried and they are certainly helpful. Do try the preposition exercises under grammar and dictation.

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