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    create. That is‚ games of the MMORPG (massively-multiplayer online role-playing game) class. The most notorious and arguably the best game of this genre is EverQuest. It has single-handedly brought to national attention the effects of video game addiction (VGA). Cultural values deemed essential to a fulfilled life are cast aside in lieu of a virtual reality and steps need to be taken to recover those affected or prevent it altogether. Common‚ important‚ and exciting portions of life like having

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    conducted in 2012 Q1 in the UK‚ the number of adults who had used the Internet was 42.16 million. That is to say‚ 83.7 per cent of the adult population had access to the Internet. Moreover‚ the number of adults who had never accessed to the Internet had diminished from about 23 per cent to 16.1 per cent (Office for National Statistics‚ 2012). In addition‚ another investigation refers to the fact that the phenomenon of overuse of the Internet is increasingly more prevalent (Greenfield‚ 1999). With more and

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    Reyes Intro: You have to admit that there was at least one time that you went shopping and you got carried away. You went to the store for a few things but came home thinking about how much you just overspent on unnecessary items. Background information of Elizabeth Deiter: Well in this article Elizabeth Deiter from Pennsylvania is a compulsive shopper and is definitely not in denial about it. Elizabeth and her husband just recently caught up on their rent‚ in just four to five months she has

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    What is Computer Addiction? Computer addiction is a relatively new term used to describe a dependency on one’s computer. Computer addiction is not limited to personal computers (PCs). It covers video games and the Internet and has already been given a label by psychologists‚ namely Internet addiction disorder (IAD). Internet/Computer Addiction is the excessive use of the internet/computer that affects their daily life activities. This includes gaming‚ gambling‚ pornography‚ shopping‚ blogging and

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    Research essay Internet and children The Internet is a global computer network‚ which connects millions of computers through the whole world. The Internet has been mainstream since the mid-90’s and has only become more embedded in our lives. Yet‚ I find we are still discussing how to protect our children at a somewhat basic level. Many children these days use‚ or at least have‚ access to the internet. But most people are blinded by all the benefits of the internet‚ and fail to notice any

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    Internet effects on students Since the last 30 years‚ there have been many technological changes and development. During that period‚ computer and internet are among the fastest developed technologies. But in that particular period‚ there have been similar dawns. Films‚ radio‚ records‚ broadcast television‚ audiotape‚ videotape‚ programmed learning machines‚ etc. These changes of technologies have also affected our learning institutions such as school‚ college and universities. In fact the impact

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    7) References 14 8) Appendix – A (Pie Charts) 15 9) Appendix – B (Questionnaire) 24 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The primary goal of our research report is to assess the level of mobile phone addiction in youngsters of our nation. Another aim of our study is to determine how the mobile phone addiction affects the time‚ education‚ level of concentration and seriousness and social life of youngsters. One of the purposes of our research was also to assess the amount of money today’s youngsters spend

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    Addiction as a Social Problem SOC 210 Although Addiction to drugs and alcohol can be viewed as a biological and psychological problem‚ it has many sociological implications that suggest it may be caused by cultural structures and society as a whole. Addiction plagues millions of Americans in today’s world. By definition it is the continued repetition of a behavior despite adverse consequences‚ or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors (Lindesmith

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    Drug Addiction and Drugs

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    Drugs Addiction Miami Beach Senior High Ashley Gonzalez Ms. Cooper/Mr.Sussman English II-Period Three 06 March 2013 Drugs Addiction Topic and Thesis Statement Miami Beach Senior High Topic: Drugs Thesis Statement: In an examination of drugs I will discuss causes of this disease/or social dilemma. I will also discuss the effect of drugs on individuals‚ families and society.

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    Dangers of the Internet

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    The Dangers of the Internet By: Mia Bloomer The Internet can be a place to learn‚ to express yourself‚ or to just have fun. But‚ the Internet can also be a very dangerous place. As teenagers we tend to ignore the warnings our parents give us‚ and act as though nothing bad will ever happen to us. But‚ the truth of the matter is that bad things happen to ordinary people- especially when we look for it. In the May 22‚2002‚ issue of the New York Times‚ reporter Corey Kilgannon wrote: By day

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