2013.11.26 Internet addiction Internet addiction is a growing problem for the whole world: estimates show that from 5 to 10 % of world population have this problem. Internet addiction is defined as any online-related‚ compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family‚ friends‚ loved ones‚ and one’s work environment (Johnson‚ 2009). Internet addiction has been called Internet dependency and Internet compulsivity. On one hand‚ Internet should not
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Stress among Teenagers Nowadays‚ stress has become one of the biggest problems among teenagers. It comes in many ways that could be a challenge to our well-being but sometimes can lead to serious diseases. Stressful work condition‚ whether caused by individual or situational factors‚ can lead to health problem and risk injury (Arrington‚ 2008). Hence‚ we have to avoid from all the stress sources in order to succeed. In general‚ stress can be divided into five main of categories: personal stress
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The teenager is a uniquely human phenomenon. Adolescents are known to be moody‚ insecure‚ argumentative‚ angst-ridden‚ impulsive‚ impressionable‚ reckless and rebellious. Teenagers are also characterised by odd sleeping patterns‚ awkward growth spurts‚ bullying‚ acne and slobbish behaviour. So what could be the possible benefit of the teenage phase? Most other animals - apes and human ancestors included - skip that stage altogether‚ developing rapidly from infancy to full adulthood. Humans
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People can get lots of things done through the Internet‚ chatting with friends through MSN‚ shopping on Amarzon.com‚ settling the credit card bill‚ making new friends through the Facebook‚ reading newspaper on appledaily.com‚ etc. Besides‚ when we want to search for information‚ we can simply “Google” it‚ and we get what we want. It is no doubt that the Internet has greatly sped up the flow of information. In Hong Kong‚ the popularization of the Internet leads to the formation of different forums‚
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Teenagers Nowadays Teenagers nowadays are desperate. Everyday‚ it seems like their life is wasting away. They can’t handle routine‚challanges and false masaquarades. Teeneagers nowadays cut themselfs with a razor blade Dressing their life in the darkest shade. Teenagers nowadays toy with the thought to die Helpless‚hopeless‚ they break down and cry‚ sick and tiered of lifing a lie What if I tell you‚ that life surely is hard‚ but I haven’t planned on ending it right from the start?
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Mobile phones have become an essential part of our day today life. Teenagers are the majority of mobile phone users in the world. An empirical study about uses and misuses of the mobile phone has highlighted that teenagers are most affected among mobile phone users. Mobile phones offer an array of facilities and services. No doubt mobile phone is a need of the day‚ but teenagers get into various evils and difficulties at a very early age. The facilities offered by mobile phones like SMS‚ MMS‚
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Today‚ internet is the most helpful technology which is used worldwide among the society. It helps us in our everyday life because it is utilised by people of all ages in various aspects of life. Internet is also used to communicate among each other‚ such as sending emails and messages. Other than that‚ for example if someone has a distant relationship or even families from other countries‚ there is also a website called Skype‚ where we can see and talk to each other through the computer. Facebook
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Advertisers and the Internet The chart shows that while Radio advertisers spend 14% of their budgets‚ US households spend 19% of their time listening to it. For visual advertising‚ companies spend 8% of their budgets on magazine advertisement. As a result‚ people in the US spend 6% of their time on them. This research shows a disparity between the quantity advertisers spend on the Internet and the actual time US households spend on it; companies spend 4% of their budget and Americans spend 34%
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What it is like to be a teenager. A teenager’s life is not as simple as many think. The changes each adolescent goes through are enormous. Many people believe the change is only physical‚ which is completely untrue. The greatest change teenager faces are those within his/her brain; another word‚ psychological. In the charts and graphs‚ it is evident that teenagers are constantly pressured by their surroundings‚ which explains the reason for them being stressed. After studying charts in class
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Overcoming Life’s Obstacles Does a bad experience as a child determine one’s future? I refused to let planers choose who I was going to be. When I was child‚ I experienced some real traumatic situations growing up‚ my family and society’s statistics labeled me as if I would not have a successful future. My family often said to me‚ ”you will never be anything in life”. “You will end up in prison or dead.” Society’s statistics labeled my future as one that would involve in depression and poor
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