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Shereen. "The most beautiful person we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of th depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and deep-loving concern." Beautiful people dont just happen
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Twitter, facebook, skype.. so many people are voicing their opinions about these social networking. I've been wondering the advantages and disadvantages of the internet. It's difficult to come up with a plausible conclusion. After reading several newspaper articles, I tentatively decide that the internet has more good than bad.Disclaimer: I have no intentions of offending anyone who is conservative about opinions which are being voiced publicly. To begin, I believe there are infinite wonders of the internet. Based on personal deduction, everybody reading this probably thinks the internet is awesome. But for those few who are still doubtful about the internet's ability, here. Firstly, the quickness of the internet allows people to keep in touch with their friends, distant relatives or family members who are overseas. As long as there is an internet access, webcams, instant messaging, emails, social networking devices and such are avaiable. From daily routines to massive breakthroughs, internet users can read the personal reflections of the person. Personally, it's been exceptionally useful for reinstating relationships with friends that i've neglected or forgotten over the past few years, namely my primary school friends. Secondly, it gives people breathing space. For example, emails can be sent within seconds. Yet, the receiver can choose to read it at that instant or leave it for a later time, when it is more convenient. This allows people to calm down and think through before replying. This is especially useful when both parties have just been involved in a heated argument. In addition, it allows people to construct a proper message before initiating a conversation or sending an email. Although skeptics argue that emails are a form of informality, it allows people to take time in drafting their message so that the most calm, most prepared image of the sender can be portrayed in the carefully chosen words. The thing about the internet is that it isnt as intimidating as meeting a person you've just yelled at or answering a particularly condescending superior. Thirdly, the internet is international. This makes it amazing. Informations from all over the world can be attained with a click of the internet. Cliche as it may sound; how often was the internet helpful in getting information? (Note: helpful in the sense of availability, convenience and usefulness) How many webpages of international organisations can be found with Google and Yahoo? How many of us have used the internet to get official statistics for our Language Arts Essay? Obviously, I dont see what's wrong with tagging online and telling everybody what you're doing every single minute of your life. This wouldnt be possible some decades ago and the efficiency technology allows people to update their status anytime, anywhere. It calls for a celebration. It's an achievement isnt it? To me, the availability of the internet doesnt only rob people of their privacy, it also moulds us into unappreciative beings. We're able to attain a key source of information within seconds and instead of saying "hey, thank god", we frown over at how the internet has made us cyber savvy and on the contrary, loosing the habit of reading and writing. Then again, is it your parents' fault that you dont know how to cook? Is it your parents' fault that you're failing due to the overuse of the internet and the corresponding neglience on your studies? Many a times, we have a choice-to blame or not to blame. Some people choose to blame everything in the world but themselves for a flaw in their lives, some people choose to blame themselves, harp on their mistakes and kill their self esteem, while others choose to look into solving the problem. If you think using the internet has lessened the visits to the library, do something. I've realised that the above benefits the internet brings can be countered with the fact that your informations or the informations you need are as available to you as other people. I'm not unaware of the presense of terrorist personalised webpages, internet pornography or email scams. Yet, I must say, the internet does not invade people's privacy. Frankly, it allows people to do so but if people dont do it, there will be no issue. The internet is fast and quick. So fast, so quick that some people have extra time to spare and they use it by hacking accounts and doing indecent stuffs (like those above and more). This is further severed by the possibility of remaining anonymous on the internet. Like I said, the best discipline is self discipline. Now, because of the lack of self discipline, laws and rules are enforced to ensure the basic discipline of the society or a school or an organisation. So, the freedom people are getting now makes them forget discipline, forget righteousness, forget moral values, forget the basic respect they should have for fellow internet users. The internet is undeniably a dangerous threshold to pass. Yet, with careful usage, it becomes a convenient form of communication and a great time saver. So, what's wrong with the internet? Nothing. It's a genius invention. |