Explain why you think the airplane has changed people's lives. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Flying has been a dream of human kind ever since. The airplane is thus one of the greatest inventions, which changed our lives significantly in a good and a bad way. The airplane made our world smaller in the sense that traveling thousands of kilometers even over oceans is now possible within a day. Thus, it is nowadays possible to visit people and places all over the world. For my grandmother a typical vacation was spend somewhere in Germany or maybe a neighboring country but for her it was never even imaginable to travel to other continents. Traveling to other countries gives us the possibility to improve our language skills, to see the world from a different perspective and to discover beautiful places. But not only for vacations the invention of the airplane had a big effect. Business and politics have also been effected in a positive way. For some decisions or issues, it is necessary to meet in person. Take for example meetings of political leaders or the world climate conferences, which could only take place because the members were able to meet in person. Without the airplane, it would take too much time for every participant in the meeting to arrive at the location.