Internet - Jungle

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When I think of the Internet, I think of something that started out as absolutely nothing other than an idea. I think of something that meant nothing to advertisers or students doing research papers. When I think of the Internet I think of something that evolved into one of the world's most powerful resources for communicating, and as we speak is becoming even greater. The expansion of the Internet is unprecedented. Television reached 50 million people in 13 years; the Internet took only four. And there are no signs that its growth is stopping. The Internet is going to keep becoming more powerful whether it is in the world's best interests and whether the world is ready or not.

The Internet was developed as a source of continuously updated information that would provide information to users about almost any topic that they needed. So why is it that users, especially teenagers and young adults use the Internet for other purposes that are against many cultures and traditions all over the world? The reason is probably the fact that the teenagers' parents do not talk with them. The teenagers are not told about what the Internet contains and so when they 'explore' on their own and come across uncensored pictures, etc. they think that

There are also cultural value systems that will be put forth on the Net and take root globally. In general, these value systems will be the systems of those who currently have access. For example, the highly educated and the economically privileged.

This is where the potential benefits of Internet globalization come in to play. There is potential for broader based economic success for those who are computer and functionally literate. Also, broader based freedom of expression/speech (offers opportunity to overcome inhibiting oppression). Next, better communication among peoples hopefully fostering improved understanding and greater tolerance. And finally equal shifts in power.

It is very difficult to tell children that they cannot have access to the Internet today, because that would mean cutting them off from the outside world and the future. The Internet is very useful in many ways. Students who have to produce projects need to research and get a variety of information, which is preferably up-to-date. Combining information from a number of books as well as from the Internet would help them a lot. The Internet is also very useful if people have free time and they want to find out about the latest explorations, inventions, etc. If people do not have the Internet, then they would be ignorant in new matters and this is a disadvantage in the world we live in today, where new t

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