twenty-first century is defined as a digital world. Technology has taken over our present lives. It does not in any way resemble our past lives. Societies all over the world managed to master these technologies and make the best out of them and so far one could argue they have been successful. However one cannot deny that downsides do exist. People today are unable to extract themselves from the internet and all the technologies that come along with it. The Internet is definitely a complex tool‚ a tool that
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PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD Thurday 12/03/09 1. I’m Bob Doughty. 2. And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about five individuals around the world who are making a difference. They are making the world a better place by helping people in special ways. 1. Our first individual who is making a difference is a refugee from Burma. Thousands of people flee Burma each year to escape poverty‚ oppression and civil war. Many of
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Do you agree with Christopher that people rely on intuition (their gut instincts) too much? Consider yourself: recall a time when you had to make an important decision. Did you use mostly logic or reason to make the decision‚ or did you rely more on intuition? What was the result of your choice? In the end‚ were you happy with the way things turned out‚ or do you feel that you should have approached the decision differently (using more logic or perhaps trusting your instincts more). Write a
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Internet brings people closer Not long ago‚ the Internet was decried by dissidents of the online revolution as a threat to society‚ sure to split families‚ fracture friendships and turn users into computer crazed geeks. That is not how things are unfolding‚ according to a new survey which has found that far from driving people apart‚ new tools for email‚ online phone calls‚ webcams and instant messaging are bringing them closer. The Pew Internet and American Life project research‚ one of the
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Does the internet makes us smarter? Nowadays‚ technology is so advanced people are using it more and more‚ but have they ever stopped and asked themselves if the internet is changing their brain. The internet is a tool that makes it possible for tasks to be done easier than ever before. Internet users have found that the internet is a great place to do marvelous work and be more productive. Even though many critics believe that the internet has been harming people’s brain rather than helping them
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HANOI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT ------------oOo-------------- IMPACTS OF THE INTERNET ON YOUNG PEOPLE Teacher: Mrs. Phuong Le Students: Nguyen Thi Lua Nguyen Thuy Trang
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the Internet is the most important source of information. I do agree with those who say that Internet provides people with a lot of valuable information. First of all‚ the Internet is a big library‚ where you can find whatever information you like. Secondly the Internet helps you to communicate‚ which means to trade with the newest information with your friends and society. Thirdly the Internet gives you opportunity to purchase whatever you want without even going to the shop. Imagine you can
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Do you worry about what people say? Around the world‚ a lot of people worry about what others say or think of them‚ but‚ what’s the reason whereby people think a lot about what others say? So‚ according to different references‚ people want to be liked and accepted‚ and in that roll‚ it’s very important what people say about them. But‚ what’s the impact of be worry about what people say? … We’ll see that. Caring about what people say of you it’s normal because it means that you respect the different
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People Are Becoming Addicted to the Internet Computers have been around for quite a long time‚ and now they are in most homes in the United States. The most popular activity on the computer is the Internet. The Internet can be used to gain information‚ chat‚ watch videos‚ listen to music‚ and play games. In today’s society‚ many people are becoming addicted to the Internet. This has become a problem because people spend most of their time on the Internet instead of investing their time in
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definitely taken over the internet‚ and many people’s lives. With a simple click of a button many people can communicate with each other in the blink of an eye. Being able to add however many friends one may want‚ or talk to how ever many people one may want would make someone assume many people are less lonely today than they were 100 years ago. However‚ that is not the case. In recent years‚ the number of chronically lonely people worldwide has gone up significantly. Why one may ask? Research has shown
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