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Technology or a means of survival?

Technology has been a fundamental part of our lives since the first generations of mankind. However, it is important to emphasize that the term technology does not only refer to computers, cell phones, or artificial intelligence means. Instead of that,  technology refers to all those tools that have served us for many years for the survival of human beings.  In the first place, we have Prehistory which we know it was composed of eras such as the Paleolithic, the Neolithic, and the Mesolithic. Therefore, the first technological revolution occurred in the Neolithic when they discovered agriculture. In the next era is the ancient age, which focuses on the development of cuneiform writing. In addition, it is worth noting that cuneiform writing was one of the first forms of writing. On the other hand, the most important invention at this time was the wheel where the manual labor of slaves was overexploited.  By the Middle Ages, technology was found in the East and Europe where...

The Ecuadorian team's leading role against the Qatari team

Ecuador was the most relevant soccer team in the first match of the World Cup. During the last few years, the Ecuadorian team was considered as not being at the soccer level to win a match.  However, each and every soccer team was surprised by Ecuador's performance in the first match with Qatar, managing to beat Qatar 2-0. In fact, according to NPR news (2022) "In 92 years of soccer's biggest event, a host team had never lost its opening match" and Ecuador was able to make a difference and set a new chapter for its soccer history. The protagonist of this soccer match was Enner Valencia, the captain of his team. He scored the two goals that gave Ecuador the victory, it is also worth noting that he had a goal that was a marginal offside in the third minute. This marginal offside was the first celebration for the Ecuadorian nation, but at the same time, it was their first disappointment with the referees and VAR judges. As a consequence, every Ecuadorian was very annoyed...