Computers have had a very powerful effect on society, both good and bad. People have come a very long way with computers; we've discovered how they can help us live our life longer, thanks to computer assisted medical advances, and more enjoyably thanks to the empowering knowledge computers are able to share. However, with everything good that comes, must also come some harm, and computers are a prime example of that. The next paragraphs will explore the many ways computers have helped-and harmed- us.

The computer has given us access to countless sources of knowledge; the whole world has literally opened up to us. We are able to explore the daily life in a foreign country with the click of a mouse, something that was thought impossible fifty years ago. The happenings of the world are right at our fingertips; we can find out what's happening on the...