There were no buses back then, so most kids had to walk 2 miles to school every day. You only went to town on Saturday night, and that's when you did all your trading for groceries. Back then all the roads were dirt, so if it rained, you didn't go to town. We buy things online, and instantly send letters across the phone lines. We have grown up with vcr's, computers, shopping malls, microwaves and wireless phones.
Technology is a main part of our everyday life.
Computers control everything from power plants to the cars we drive. We do our homework on computers and even write speeches on them. Today, in our homes, we have access to all the information held in every library in the entire world at the click of a button. Growing up in today's world has not always been peaches and cream. It can be very stressful and scary growing up today.