Tuesday 16 June 2009

Internet and Society

Internet is the most important media that has been invented in the last twenty years. It has caused a lot of controversy about the negative and positive influence on society since it was invented. This essay will attempt to give some explanations of these two kinds of influences.
The internet has had significant positive effects on society. One of them is communication, that is, internet has become a dominant way of communication everywhere. It is easy and fast, in spite of the distance and nations. As a result, people use the internet to communicate with each other throughout the world. For example, people who live in the UK can communicate with their families in other countries with voice and pictures. The other positive influence in society is that the internet is informative, because it consists largely of beneficial information which can be freely obtained and used to learn and educate. For instance, the internet is used visually to visit many parts of the world and learn about sciences and arts. In brief, the most striking features of internet are communication and information.
In contrast to the positive influences the internet has, it also has negative influences on society too. It is filled with confused, one-sided, inaccurate and incomplete news. Moreover, everyone can create his or her own website and put information which has no confirmation by any source and without any monitoring. For example, in the Iraqi war, there was much diversity in news talking about the same event on the internet. The other negative influence in society is that the internet is addictive. As a result, people find themselves staying on-line longer than they intended. For instance, when people access the internet to check their emails which needs only five minutes, they stay browsing the internet for five hours. In short, the internet has an adverse impact on society, because it is deceptive and addictive.
To conclude, the internet has a positive and negative influence on society. Also, the internet can be useful or harmful. Furthermore, People fully appreciate the internet by using it appropriately.


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