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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Studies show between 25% and 50% of homeless youth are LGBT‚ and on the streets because of their sexual orientation. Half of the youth who come out to their parents experience a negative reaction and in 26% of these experiences the child is thrown out of their home. Gay teens are 8.4 times more likely to report trying to commit suicide‚ and 5.9 times more likely to report being depressed compared to teens from families that have no or low chance of family rejection. The average GPA for LGBT students
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THE CRAZE FOR CERTIFICATE BY NIGERIANS In recent years there is this general tendency that an increasing number of Nigerians seem to pay more attention on getting various certificates from undergraduate certificates to professional certificates. They are so many types of certificates‚ the growing tendency among Nigerians to get all kinds of certificates has now involved into a craze. The word craze means an enthusiastic interest in something that is shared by many people but that usually does not
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This paper critiques the slow pace and use of legal rigmaroles in frustrating enforcement investors’ protection laws in Nigeria‚ compared with the American legal system‚ using AJAYI v SEC as reference. It concludes that (a) Nigerian courts should employ their power to sanction lawyers and litigants more proactively; (b) specialised courts’ powers‚ such as the Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST) must be enhanced to handle specific subject-matters in Nigeria; and (c) the rights of appeal to appellate
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Internet Addiction and it Effects on Educational Success Surname‚ Name Professor Institution Course Date Internet addiction is a maladaptive condition of continuously using the internet‚ which has strong withdrawal symptoms like depression‚ and loneliness‚ especially when the victims get off the net for long periods (Johnsons 2009). Just like drug‚ and alcohol addiction‚ internet dependency comes along with a psychological dependency‚ which may lead to medically significant impairments‚
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The New Generation: Internet and the Side Effects Submitted to: Professor Tonio Sadik Submitted by: John Yoo (4578772) SOC 3116 C November 16th 2011 The article‚ "A Fantasy World Is Creating Problems in South Korea" published by Choe Sang-Hun from The New York Times discuss the growing issue of internet gaming addiction among adults in South Korea (Choe‚ 2010). With the emergence of the internet‚ more and more people around the world
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THE EFFECT OF MACRO ECONOMIC POLICY ON NIGERIAN ECONOMICS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT This research work focus on the appraisal of Macroeconomic Policy on Inflation in Nigerian Economy‚ also to determine how it enhances the growth of Nigerian Economy. The aim of this research work is to look into challenges and numbers of hypothesis were drawn. Information necessary to address the test of hypothesis was gathered through secondary data‚ source from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Economic analysis
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QN1. EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF INTERNET TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND GIVE RELEVANT EXAMPLES HOW OPERATIONS ARE CHANGED DUE TO THAT CAUSE. Introduction. The Internet represents one of the most successful examples of the benefits of sustained investment and commitment to research and development of information infrastructure. It is one of the most outstanding innovations in the field of communication in the history of mankind. Beginning with the early research in packet switching‚ the government‚ industry
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TOPIC: IS THE EFFECT OF INTERNET ON OUR LIVES BENEFICIAL? Almost everybody owns a computer today. Everyone has access to a computer. Of all these personal computers in the world right now‚ the majority of them are connected to the Internet. Internet can be seen as a bad thing if you become too dependent on it for your daily life and your daily learning. The internet leads to the destruction of the viewers mind‚ it has also been seen as an educational tool. There are many different types of sites
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it’s hard to imagine going even a few short hours without access to the Internet or phone. These technologies are a requirement in today’s school systems. Without the use of Internet or phone‚ faculty‚ staff and students throughout campus would be headed for a long day of boredom‚ frustration‚ and chaos. It would be almost impossible for a school to function with a loss of either one of these technologies. The use of Internet and phone allows us to communicate outside of the classroom and find the
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