Era Technological Advances

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In this era (2000-2016) humans have develop new ways for us to work and live more efficiently. The advances in technology and medicine has improved greatly, but the negative side of these new advances have greatly changed the way people act and think. When Historians were born their lives have been very different and will be nothing like this era. Their view of these changes will think that these advances have made

Technologies has developed greatly. It has made keeping in touch with friends and families easier and faster. Having advanced phones let us text someone just by one touch. Some phones have a virtual assistant who can answer your questions, to text someone just simply tell your virtual assistant to text the person you want

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