The Harmful Effects of Computers and the Internet Robin Diaz Student ID# Strayer University Abstract Computers along with the Internet have come a long way from their first uses in the military and by large corporations. Today‚ computers are an important part of modern life. More and more people are purchasing computers for use in the home. Whether they are surfing the web or managing their finances‚ computers have become a useful tool. Some parents are purchasing computers and using
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There has been a big percentage of people spending their time on the internet rather than spending time with their family‚ or friends. Internet use has been categorized as an actual disorder‚ and has been termed ’Internet Addiction’ because of its similarity to addictions like smoking‚ drinking‚ and watching too much TV. There are several reasons and causes why people get addicted to the internet; boredom‚ loneliness‚ online TV‚ social networks‚ etc. They could be lonely in the way that they’re
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The Effect of Television Violence on Children and Teenagers In every Saturday morning cartoon there are 20-25 violent acts‚ for every hour of prime time television‚ there are 5 violent acts‚ and the average grade seven student will have watched about 8‚000 murders on T.V in their short lifetimes. This violent programming is having a detrimental effect on children and teens all over the world. Television violence is causing children and teens to be rude and anti-social. It is also causing them to
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of more convenient communication benefit chiefly from the internet‚ others argue that this technology breakthrough may isolate communication further regarding face- to- face interaction. It is clear that human beings relation can be affected by using internet because much time spent is normally in front of the screen rather than face to face. It may be true that more possible opportunities to connect the world widely through the internet are useful for the modern societies. An example of this can
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the internet was considered by most to be a novelty. It represented little significance in the workplace. Most companies wrote off the net as a fad while the brave few embraced the new technology and brought their operations online. Email slowly began to replace snail mail and many companies began using the power of the internet to push their products. The availability of expanding technology‚ lower cost‚ and ease of use allowed encouraged businesses large and small to get in on the internet revolution
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fact that teenagers are the ones who undergo most of the sorrows and dissatisfactions of life. While teenagers‚ the immature adults‚ move on with time‚ they face many challenges and problems. As they are those who are midway between childhood and adulthood‚ the changes in their mental abilities bring about a revolution in their calm and peaceful world. The adolescents though enjoy the wonders of life.none are able to get what they they should have or what they aim to get. Teenagers render this
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Effect of internet on teenagers The Internet has become an indispensable element of life for most people in the contemporary world‚ and children are not excluded. Because of the ubiquitous availability of Internet access‚ in schools and libraries‚ children are increasingly becoming involved in this new technology . As of December 2003‚ 23 million children in the United States ages 6 to 17 have Internet access at home‚ which is a threefold increase since 2000 ). According to a survey conducted
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POSITIVE and NEGATIVE Effects from Internet [pic][pic] [pic][pic][pic] Group Members : List of Pages Cover and Group members ………………………………………… 1 WHY WE CHOOSE THIS TOPIC ? …………………………………. 3 Internet Nowadays ………………………………………………….. 4 The Positive Effects …………………………………………………… 5 The Negative Effects ………………………………………………….. 7 How to use The Internet Wisely …………………………………….... 9
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In many countries there has been an increase in social problems involving teenagers in recent years. Many people believe that this is due to modern lifestyles because parents spend more and more time at work and have less time to supervise their children. To what extent do you believe this is true? There is no question that standards of behaviour have fallen among teenagers. The popular belief is that the principle cause is that parents are unable to supervise
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“Perception of teenagers towards online games and its effect” Introduction: Development in technology brings many things that people don’t have many years back. One of these things is online gaming that is provided by the internet. Online gaming is one of the widely used leisure activities by many people. Teenagers who are playing these online games said that they are playing these games just for fun‚ to keep away from the heat of the sun‚ without knowing that there are a lot of effects of playing
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