“Closeness Is Not Related to Distance” is an advertising slogan‚ seen at the Blackberry Store at the Hartsfield International Airport. From a subjective viewpoint‚ has the Internet and other technologies added to our sense of connectedness and well being in our families and communities? The Internet was lauded as the technology that was going to connect the world together with the ability to communicate and work with people of like minds who may live around the corner or across the world. When
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Advantages & Disadvantages of the Internet in Education Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8109434_advantages-disadvantages-internet-education.html Nearly every classroom in America ’s schools can access the Internet‚ a number that grew from 35 percent in 1994‚ according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Some teachers use the Internet with every assignment while others take a different approach. As with any education technique‚ classroom Internet usage comes with both advantages
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INTERNET" A. INTERNET 1. is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve several billion users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private‚ public‚ academic‚ business‚ and government networks‚ of local to global scope‚ that are linked by a broad array of electronic‚ wireless and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services
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The Internet: Boon or Bane? The easy answer is ’both’‚ of course. Like every tool we’ve invented‚ the Net can be used for good or ill. The extent to which it is ill-used is not its fault‚ any more than it’s a car’s fault when someone is run over. So many people--overwhelmingly older people‚ say‚ 45 and up--believe the Internet is a vast shadowy jungle‚ where monstrous things lurk‚ ready to tear out your soul and eat it raw. They are right...in part. The "World" part of "World Wide Web" is literally
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of the internet Internet‚ as most of us know‚ is a large network of networks‚ which communicate with each other by means of data packets. Internet is regarded as the largest information base. Today‚ Internet has become an integral part of our daily lives. We depend on the Internet to update ourselves about current news and rely on the communication platform it offers to get in touch with our near ones. The information from all around the world is just a click away‚ thanks to the Internet. Internet
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The Effects of Television for Children The Effects of Television for Children Most people own a television‚ and many households have multiple television sets in their homes. Television is an American is more than just a pass time‚ but is part of our lifestyle. If we were to stop and think about when we started watching television‚ then when that would have been? For many of us it was when we were children. As we grow we have started to look at the effects that television has on children
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Television is a great invention Some people say television is the worst inventions of modern times. They make this assertion for some reasons. The following points are some of them. First‚ they think that televisions make people more passive than before. Second‚ they think televisions contribute to the fact that people are more distant to each other. To begin with‚ I must admit that the first point is reasonable. With a television all you need to do—and all you can do is to sit on a comfortable
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the Internet‚ is bringing infinite amount of information to your desktop. In the world of the of the Internet there exist a world blind to skin color and other physical appearances. The Internet while still young in age has grown rapidly‚ spreading to countries world wide and connecting 50 million users. With its popularity‚ it is incumbent upon our society to recognize how the Internet works and to be aware of its advantages as well as disadvantages. While seemingly high tech the Internet concept
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The Reality of Reality Television Jacqueline Knudsen ENG122: English Composition II Jenna Fussell February 2‚ 2013 The Reality of Reality Television Have you ever set there watching your favorite reality television show and wondered what effects it could have on you‚ your family or your friends? Truth is most people do not think about the effects television shows can have before watching them or allowing their children to watch them. This
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the Internet on Communication The internet has revolutionized all forms of communication since the beginning of its existence. The world has now become smaller ’ or more like a global village ’‚ so to speak. The internet was first used by the U.S military for communications purposes. The internet‚ from the communication point of view‚ has brought on new developments and techniques to keep in touch not only for individuals‚ but for businesses as well. An example of how the internet has impacted
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