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Student Essay on The Effects of the Internet

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The Effects of the Internet

Summary:   The Internet has forever changed the world in both positive and negative ways. The Internet enables one to find information any time of day, as well as provides convenience with regard to such activities as paying bills. On the other hand, the accessibility of pornography and false information and the occurrence of pop-ups on the Internet serve as negative effects.


The Internet today is in many ways seen as an essential to life. It is used in the workplace, school and home. With the invention of the Internet the world was forever changed in both good a bad ways.

Many positive results have come from the invention of the Internet. One positive that has resulted from the Internet is the fact that you are always able to access research information anytime of the day or night. The Internet has every kind of information that you could possibly want, there is everything from how-to's to high level medical research information. Besides research information there also is daily local and world news information, and also weather. Young children also benefit from the Internet because there are so many websites geared to learning for them. Convenience has also been another benefit from the Internet. You can pay your bills by the click of a button or even buy Christmas presents without even leaving the house.

Not everything that has resulted from the Internet has been positive, some negative things have also come along with it. One of the worst results from the Internet is, inappropriate content such as pornography is available to anyone, including young children. Another negative affect of the Internet is that false information can also be found, which can lead to lots of confusion. Frustration from advertising has also increased with the Internet, the advertising on the Internet can become annoying. For

Instance pop-ups delay what you are doing and most of the times are about information

that does not even apply to you.

Today the internet is part of our daily life and we must learn to ovoid the negatives so we can enjoy the positives to their full extent.

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