TED ANTALYA COLLEGE / 10-A
Communication throughout History
Aleyna GÜVEN
Over the centuries , the world has seen many pandemics , such as the Spanish Flu and the Black Plague . Many people died during these pandemics and the lives of survivors became harder than before . The 21st century welcomed people with a new pandemic , the Coronavirus Pandemic . The coronavirus pandemic started in 2020 and its effects are still being felt all around the world . At the very beginning of the pandemic , obstacles between people increased due to the lack of technological knowledge . However , humans are well known to quickly adapt to new environments . Not even 3 months later , people in quarantine learned how to work online and arrange meetings using computers . Also , schools didn ’ t open that year so millions of students took online education via computers or cell phones . As a result of these situations , the beginning of the pandemic was really hard for most people , companies , and even governments .
It is not easy to overcome obstacles that affect the whole world badly , country by country , person by person . The pandemic was especially hard for people from poor countries . This was because they could neither afford such technological devices nor could their country give them help and support . Economic crises hit all countries , but poor ones were the most afflicted . There were also very rich and very generous people who helped needy people and improved their lives . poor people to suffer and die . Doctors didn ’ t know what to do as there was no equipment . In the end , most patients died . The 21st century is called ‘’ The Digital Age ’’. There were many new inventions and scientists knew more about the human body and health . Also , 21st-century people are luckier than past pandemic generations because they have the technology to communicate with each other and they are aware of other countries too . Education rates are higher than ever , knowledge about medicine has increased , many vaccines were developed , people know their rights and they live longer . From the moment the pandemic broke out , people started to work to find a cure and tried to bring an end to the disease while others were trying to develop apps for meetings and education . The 21st century had enough technology for people to communicate with each other by just using a little screen . The communication barrier between people was thus overcome with the help of governments and philanthropists . Some charities also helped families who had children that were going to school . With the assistance of charities and governments , the pandemic passed much easier for everyone .
Previous pandemics occurred before many technological inventions . Many people lacked the strength to fight these diseases . Most people didn ’ t know what a pandemic was at that time . There was little or no education and the only education that could be found was for wealthy men . Governments left