my name is Modern industry brings us many conveniences. But at the same time, some problems emerge. For example, “the green-house effect” is a very serious problem that scientists try to solve. It increase the earth’s temperature, causes icebergs to melt and the ocean level to become higher and higher. Maybe someday the oceans will swallow some big cities nearby them.

Progress enhances the efficiency of industrial production, but it also brings us another serious problem-pollution. Pollution in some countries is so serious that ecological balance is damaged and many animals and plants lose their living environment and become extinct eventually. The air is polluted and it is not suitable for people. The water is also polluted and people are facing deficiency of drinking water.

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Progress makes the pace of life faster and faster because of the application of computers and automobiles machines. People have to work faster than before and it makes them nervous. More and more physical and psychological problems disturb people’s life. Many people do not have time for recreation.

From the above statements, it can be concluded that progress is not always good. It has its own negative influences on our life. Let hope those problems can be solved by more progress.

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With the evolution of civilization over the past several thousand years, man has made tremendous progress in all aspects of human society. While enjoying all the convenience and happiness brought about by this progress, we cannot deny that it has also caused severe problems. Scientific advance is always praised and extolled by many as the most essential cause of social development.

However, we shall not forget that one the other hand, major scientific inventions and technical advancement sometimes also form big threats to human society. The two World Wars happened during the past century witnessed the blood shedding battles that cost millions of lives. Weapons made with modern technology have brought about such large causalities and devastations that could never been done by people in the previous time. Environmental problems have attracted mor