Assignment 1
The fear of the consequences that “new technology” will bring is one of the reasons people resist new technology. People are afraid to try “new technology” because there are examples where “new technology” has failed and had a disastrous impact on mankind. They feel that it is safer to use “traditional technology” that they are familiar with as compared to “new technology” that has a higher risk of failing. Cynics argue that even though “new technology” might bring more advantages, it also poses a potential threat in society. They prefer to stay in their comfort zone where they are comfortable using the “traditional technology” which they think safer for them. For instance, the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident illustrates why cynics resist using “new technology”. In the earlier stage, when engineers were developing nuclear energy in Chernobyl, an accident occurred and radioactive particles were emitted into the atmosphere. As a result, many children and adults were diagnosed with thyroid cancer. If Chernobyl had chosen to use “traditional” fossil fuels to generate energy, the public’s health would not have suffered. From this example, it proves that “new technology” does not have enough safety measures as compared to the “traditional technology”. Since engineers are new to the technology, they do not have sufficient experience in planning the structures and mechanics of the “new technology” and hence, the “new technology” has higher risk of failing. In conclusion, it is understandable why cynics reject “new technology”, as they are fearful of the possible negative impact on mankind.
W5T2: A common grammar mistake - Verb Tenses
The common grammatical error that can be seen in most of my paragraphs and essays are verb tenses. Verb tenses are generally divided into four parts; simple tenses, progressive tenses, perfect tenses and perfect progressive tenses. In addition, all these tenses can be classified in the present, past or future circumstances.
Firstly, simple tense and simple present tense uses the root form of a verb, simple past tense uses the past tense of a verb and simple future tense will need to add a modal to a verb. For instance, “will” or “shall” to indicate that the time is in the future context.
Secondly, progressive tense and present progressive tense uses a present tense before a verb; conversely, past progressive tense uses past tense before a verb. Further progressive tenses use modals to tell its reader that the action will be in progress in the future.
Thirdly, perfect tense and present perfect tense uses present tense (has, have) to indicate that the action has taken place; past perfect tense uses past tense (had) to indicate that the action took place in the past. Further progressive tense uses modals to indicate that the action will probably progress in the future.
Lastly, perfect progressive tense and present perfect progressive tense uses present tense to indicate the time of an action; past perfect progressive tense uses past tense to indicate that the action had progressed in the past before another action. Future perfect progressive tense uses modals to indicate the future action before an event.
In conclusion, we use present tense when we write something that is occurring now or future and past tense for something that had already occurred.
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