technology
Technology. Good or Bad?
Technology can be good or bad for society. Certain advances like medical science can help bring society closer to a cure for fatal diseases like cancer. While others, like new phones, a better tablet or a faster Internet doesn’t help a lot of things in our society. Things like the Internet make people dependent on technology to do everything for them. People these days do everything on the Internet, their work, live their social lives, even shopping. In conclusion, with all these new things being introduced, such as the
Internet, people have forgotten how to do things for themselves.
There are several dangers to using the Internet that have had many impacts on the world. One big thing about the Internet is that while it may be useful it can be dangerous also, “No doubt the Internet can be an extremely useful tool for young people.
But instant messaging, chat rooms, emails and social networking sites can also bring trouble - T he Internet can also bring trouble, from cyberbullying to more serious
Internet dangers including exposure to sexual predators” (Kam, 1). One of the big things that have happened because of the Internet is cyberbullying. In the world today many kids have been cyber bullied because of anyone's ability to access anything on the
Internet, that includes social networking sites, and emails. Another reason the Internet can be a bad idea to continue using or advancing is because of sexual predators seeking out the younger generation through the Internet,
“While sexual predators have targeted children in chat rooms, they migrate to wherever young people go online...More predators are now scouring social networking sites, such as MySpace and Xanga, because these sites have centralized so much information...A child's profile typically includes photos, personal interests and blogs.”(Kam, 2). In the past predators could only get to
kids outside of their homes, and now kids aren't even fully safe and sound like they should be
Technology can be good or bad for society. Certain advances like medical science can help bring society closer to a cure for fatal diseases like cancer. While others, like new phones, a better tablet or a faster Internet doesn’t help a lot of things in our society. Things like the Internet make people dependent on technology to do everything for them. People these days do everything on the Internet, their work, live their social lives, even shopping. In conclusion, with all these new things being introduced, such as the
Internet, people have forgotten how to do things for themselves.
There are several dangers to using the Internet that have had many impacts on the world. One big thing about the Internet is that while it may be useful it can be dangerous also, “No doubt the Internet can be an extremely useful tool for young people.
But instant messaging, chat rooms, emails and social networking sites can also bring trouble - T he Internet can also bring trouble, from cyberbullying to more serious
Internet dangers including exposure to sexual predators” (Kam, 1). One of the big things that have happened because of the Internet is cyberbullying. In the world today many kids have been cyber bullied because of anyone's ability to access anything on the
Internet, that includes social networking sites, and emails. Another reason the Internet can be a bad idea to continue using or advancing is because of sexual predators seeking out the younger generation through the Internet,
“While sexual predators have targeted children in chat rooms, they migrate to wherever young people go online...More predators are now scouring social networking sites, such as MySpace and Xanga, because these sites have centralized so much information...A child's profile typically includes photos, personal interests and blogs.”(Kam, 2). In the past predators could only get to
kids outside of their homes, and now kids aren't even fully safe and sound like they should be