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P53 [Part 5] TECHNOLOGY IN THE MODERN WORLD (Text B, Discussion Questions, Ramble)
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Reading Text B (another article with a slightly different view of the topic), summarising it and then presenting some discussion questions with some of my own rambling answers.
This is the final part of a 5 part series about technology and its impact on our lives.
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