In the Veldt, a short story by Ray Bradbury, modern technology takes over the roles of the mother, father, housemaid, chef and does all the household chores. This can guide the family in the wrong direction because they are not practicing the art of cooking or leaning or parenting and will lose the skill. "That's just it. I feel like i don't belong here. The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid. Can i compete with an African veldt? Can i give a bath and scrub the children as efficiently or quickly as the automatic scrub bath can? I cannot. And it isn't just me. It's you. You've been awfully nervous lately." With the house doing everything for the Hadley family, life becomes so simple that basic skills such as cooking and cleaning are lost and the family can only function on an easy going life style.
In our modern society, technology also takes over our lives. We use technology everyday and we don't realize it. You drive to school, you text your friends, you use your laptop. Kids even play video games related to sports such as NBA 2K11. Kids would rather play these games then go outside and play. This is bad because first, they might get addicted and take time away from homework to play and second, they will stop playing the sport itself and lose their talent and skill in it.
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