First Essay: The Impact of Technology on Social Relationships

Topic: Technology’s negative effect on the ability to form social relationships.

Title:  Technology the Inhibitor: The Downfall of Human Interaction

Thesis: Due to the improvement of technology and the increasing usage of these gadgets and the internet, people have become less social; society is impeded from forming strong social connections and relationships on a physical, emotional and intellectual level. 

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