Expository Essay
Dees 1
Randall Dees
Professor Nakamura
English001 20373
January 29, 2015
The Internet: not just for porn
Though many people feel, jokingly or not, that the internet is for porn, there are many contributing factors to the purpose of the internet, both from providers and users prospective that have nothing to do with porn. The internet began as a way to share information more easily between CERN (a European particle physics research organization) employees and scientist in relevant fields of study, but by 1993 it had grown full-scale and had become a household phenomenon. Since then internet providers have been working hard to give everyone reliable service and access, but it’s not just for customer satisfaction. They do so because it is a multibillion dollar a year industry, striving on commercialism and marketing sales. Today we use the internet for just about everything, whether it is for education, information, entertainment, communication, socialization, or shopping. Our day to day lives are intertwined to the internet, whether we like it or not. The internet opens new possibilities allowing us to exchange information, connect socially, and exchange goods in ways we never have before.
Dees 2
Communication in this day and age is very reliant on the internet, we check our emails and social sites to maintain contact with friends, employees, relatives or customers. Think about how often you yourself check your email or social site, now try to accurately picture yourself with no access for at least a week. Does this idea seem frustrating or even impossible? Some would view it as a blessing while others regard it as a curse. According to research by the
Relevancy Group 66% of American's check their emails between 2-8 times a day, 13% end up checking their emails hourly. In today’s society where almost everyone has a smartphone or tablet it is easy to access the web and more often than not our emails are sent directly to our personal devices so that we can be as
Randall Dees
Professor Nakamura
English001 20373
January 29, 2015
The Internet: not just for porn
Though many people feel, jokingly or not, that the internet is for porn, there are many contributing factors to the purpose of the internet, both from providers and users prospective that have nothing to do with porn. The internet began as a way to share information more easily between CERN (a European particle physics research organization) employees and scientist in relevant fields of study, but by 1993 it had grown full-scale and had become a household phenomenon. Since then internet providers have been working hard to give everyone reliable service and access, but it’s not just for customer satisfaction. They do so because it is a multibillion dollar a year industry, striving on commercialism and marketing sales. Today we use the internet for just about everything, whether it is for education, information, entertainment, communication, socialization, or shopping. Our day to day lives are intertwined to the internet, whether we like it or not. The internet opens new possibilities allowing us to exchange information, connect socially, and exchange goods in ways we never have before.
Dees 2
Communication in this day and age is very reliant on the internet, we check our emails and social sites to maintain contact with friends, employees, relatives or customers. Think about how often you yourself check your email or social site, now try to accurately picture yourself with no access for at least a week. Does this idea seem frustrating or even impossible? Some would view it as a blessing while others regard it as a curse. According to research by the
Relevancy Group 66% of American's check their emails between 2-8 times a day, 13% end up checking their emails hourly. In today’s society where almost everyone has a smartphone or tablet it is easy to access the web and more often than not our emails are sent directly to our personal devices so that we can be as