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Great article here ... http://teenink.com/opinion/social_issues_civics/article/166619/How-Technology-Affects-Us/

Technology affect people… 

technology |tek?näl?j?|
noun ( pl. technologies )
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, esp. in industry: advances in computer technology | recycling technologies.
• machinery and equipment developed from such scientific knowledge.
• the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.
DERIVATIVES
technologist |-jist|noun,
technologize |-?j?z|verb
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Greek tekhnologia ‘systematic treatment,’ from tekhn? ‘art, craft’ + -logia (see -logy) .

affect 1 |??fekt|verb [ with obj. ]have an effect on; make a difference to: thedampness began to affect my health | [ with clause] : your attitude will affect how successful you are.• touch the feelings of (someone); moveemotionally: the atrocities he witnessed haveaffected him most deeply.ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense‘attack as a disease’): from French affecter orLatin affect- ‘influenced, affected,’ from the verb afficere (see affect2) .usage: Affect and effect are both verbs and nouns, but only effect is common as a noun, usually meaning ‘a result, consequence, impression, etc.’: my father'swarnings had no effect on my adventurousness. The noun affect is restricted almost entirely to psychology (see affect3). As verbs, they are used differently. Affect most commonly means ‘produce an effect on, influence’: smoking during pregnancy can affectthe baby's development. Affect also means ‘pretend to have or feel (something)’ (seeaffect2): she affected a concern for those who had lost their jobs. Effect means ‘bring about’: the negotiators effected an agreement despite manydifficulties.affect 2 |??fekt|verb [ with obj. ]pretend to have or feel (something): as usual Iaffected a supreme unconcern | [ with infinitive ] :a book that affects to loathe the modern world.• use, wear, or assume (something) pretentiouslyor so as to make an impression on others: an American who had affected a British accent.ORIGIN late Middle English: from Frenchaffecter or Latin affectare ‘aim at,’frequentative of afficere ‘work on, influence,’from ad- ‘at, to’ + facere ‘do.’ The originalsense was ‘like, love,’ hence ‘(like to) use, assume, etc.’

technology can affect people and many different ways

Colleen

Can you give examples?