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Today's Modern Innovations (Or Inconveniences?)

            Today’s networking inventions have made life extremely different from the way it used to be.  Many essential inventions didn’t exist in ancient times.  If I lived back then I would miss many innovations.  I could not live without my smartphone.  In no time I would be bored to death without Pinterest.  I would feel so disconnected without Facebook.

            If I lived in the ancient world, I would miss my smartphone.  What would I do if I couldn’t get all of my emails and texts at the click of a button?  With my smartphone, I can!  I can constantly stay in touch with friends and listen to my favorite music while I do my homework.  The great games keep me amused on my way to school, in between classes, and when I get home.  It is always exhilarating to get a 1000+ score on Angry Birds or Candy Shop.  I couldn’t live without it!  In ancient times I would never be able to know the joy of listening to hours of music and becoming engrossed in a couple hour game of Temple Run.  Worst of all, I could never get instant calls and notifications from my friends, who are always on their smartphones!  I’d have to talk face to face with each of them instead of receiving texts!  Gladly, I live in the 21^st century where I can pull out my smartphone and catch up on all the latest news at a few swipes of my touchscreen.

If I lived in ancient times I would miss Pinterest.  How would I keep track of the thousands of crafts I find online?  I can compete with friends to get the most pins.  Frequently, I spend hours and hours browsing through the millions of pins that other people, who are more creative than I, have posted on their colossal pages.  I have over one thousand!  I feel exhilarated when I click ‘pin’ for the hundredth time and scroll contentedly through my mile long page of crafts.  In ancient times I would never have a source of cool crafts that I could create.  Because I couldn’t have Pinterest, I would never have any lasting amusement!  I’d probably have to spend hours working on intricate mosaics or elaborate paintings.  I am very content to live in modern times when I can have an indefinite number of crafts at hand. 

            If I lived in ancient times I would miss Facebook.  If Facebook, which is the best networking system around, didn’t exist, I wouldn’t be able to exchange updates with people.  How would my 678 friends feel sorry for me if I couldn’t let them all know that I was having a bad day?  Eagerly, I chat for hours with them and await new notifications.  I can play round after round of Farmville and compete with my friends at gaining higher scores.  I feel like an awesome friend when I scroll through five pages of statuses and like every one.  I get swept up for hours at a time, presently catching up on the latest news.  In the ancient world I’d have to travel all over the place to get the news that I can get at the click of a button nowadays.  That would be exhausting!  Facebook is a simple way to learn everything about everything.  I am so glad I live in modern times where I can connect with my 600+ friends in moments.

            Clearly, my smartphone is an awesome way to keep in touch with my friends.  Pinterest is an incredible source of the latest crafts.  Facebook lets me catch up on the latest news in a moment.  I simply could not live without these inventions.  Easily, I can talk with friends, get cool crafts, and receive updates.  Life was drab in ancient times, and I am thankful to live in modern times where innovative inventions abound!
By Stella Age: 13