Is Use of the Internet Harmful?

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The internet is more popular today than it was years ago. As technology advances, the use of the internet grows yonder and is an amazing addition in our lives. The internet has been perhaps the most outstanding innovation in the field of communication in the history of humanity. The Internet is a global meeting place where people from all parts of the world can come together. It is a service available on the computer, through which anyone who has access to the Internet can receive. The internet is for a business owner, an employee, a student; it is for everyone.

Although the internet is widely used in the homes, as with other things, yes the internet has its own advantages and disadvantages. Many fear that the internet poses too many harmful effects so its use should decline, but the internet has several positive uses, which outweighs the negative in my opinion. These uses include information, which is most common, entertainment, and business. However, in my opinion the advantages will outweigh its disadvantages.

Frequently, the World Wide Web is useful to gather information and conduct research on various topics through the means of electronic mail (E-mail) and search engines. Today, it is required for students to use the internet to conduct fields of research on projects posed by their instructors. Google, Yahoo, and Msn search engines are a part of student’s daily lives. It is accessible by anyone who needs to find out about anything. It is a pool of information waiting to be dive in. Moreover, information can transfer from one place to the next, no matter how far the distance, via electronic mail (e-mail). One may use it to relay messages quickly and efficiently in the purpose of either business or pleasure.

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In final consideration, you may see that the advantages overshadow the disadvantages. Indeed, the disadvantages can create havoc and destruction, but if the proper precautions are taken one will see that internet is an asset and not a liability. So, to the question: is the internet more harmful? The answer is in the writing.

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