Analyzing Wright's Article 'Friending, Ancient Or Otherwise'

In the present day, the development of internet causes considerable changes in social relations and people lifestyle. Internet users spend most of their life online. One of the recent trends is the development of social networks, which encourage the creation of realistic communities. In such a situation, the question concerning the impact of Internet on human being, especially on human brain and behavior arises. In this concern, views on the impact of Internet vary consistently. On the one hand, Internet is recognized as a valuable intermediate, which helps users to share and broadcast information easily. But, another view on the impact of internet, that Internet is noticed as a threat to the social life and identity of individuals

The internet itself now plays an important role in our everyday lives, and has revolutionised both society and education. Following the invention of electronic computers in the 1950’s, the main format of the internet (that we still use today) was invented in 1978, before going global in the 1980’s. Primarily, the invention of the internet is important, due to how it revolutionised technology, and in such a short amount of time. Thanks to the internet mobile phones, laptops, and developed social media have all been invented, following the global demand during the 1980’s. As well as this, the invention of the internet has benefitted society due to the new technology that has sped up general tasks around the home, the spread of news and political topics, and the time used for revision, particularly with students. Just like the Civil Rights movement, without the internet, our modern society would be very

Technology and the advancements that come with it have had an enormous influence on American society. The internet, being amongst the greatest technological changes in this country. Establishment of the internet has created a brand-new set of issues, among them, being the introduction of cyberbullying. The internet can have both positive and negative consequences on society. “Positive effects of the internet include: It is easier to do research; communication with family, friends, and relatives is faster; there is a great possibility to earn money while working from home; faster business transactions and cheaper products; along with savings on travel cost.” On the other-hand “negative effects of the internet include: Children, young adults, and even adults become addicted to online games; pornography is rampant; loss of the human touch; criminal elements use the information to advance their malicious intents; cyberbullying; as well as the abandonment of family.”

Recently, society has become consumed by the internet and technology. It has become a daily ritual that affects our social and academic lives. The issue has been whether or not the internet has a positive or negative impact on people. Some may say the internet positively affects how we can express ourselves artistically and intellectually. However, internet in technology diminishes our ability to think by causing distractions.

In conclusion, Abraham Fox man main points were to mention why cyber bullying and Social networking sites has been harmful to teenagers. (par.1). “The Internet has” “created racist forums”, “to communities and” to new “social networking sites”. (par.1) also “cyber bullying has become a

For decades, people have lived without a phone, a computer or a tablet in their hands. But, in these days, surviving without any kind of technology connected to the Internet is so difficult to overcome. Moreover, the youngest individuals are learning to live in a world completely dependent on the Internet. Moreover, it you want to learn about how to use computers and the Internet, go to ask your grandchildren to teach you. Anyone cannot imagine how to live without the Internet. Of course, this is categorized as the best development of the history.But, how does it affect the cizicents of the world? Some adults and teachers are worried about the loss of social skills, as the ability to communicate up close and personal with friends and family, as consequence of the Internet.

The authors Baris, and Tosun (2011) said that Internet has reduced geographical distance and fast communication. For example, people communicate through digital forms of communication such as social network sites, instant messaging and text messages due to time shortage and distance in a capitalist society. The Internet is also a resource for information that allows users to upload, download and publish ideas to large audiences. Additionally, this availability and accessibility to information via the Internet has transformed the world into a global village and with little time consumption, major tasks can be performed through the Internet. This widely spread of the Internet around the globe has created job opportunities and expanded the work circle and revolutionized the way business is done, such as online shopping, Internet banking etc. The Internet has also introduced tremendous flexibility in the education sector. However, this boom in world-wide digital communication is widely accepted and helpful but it has created a sort of “disconnect” and negativity in real life relationships (Baris, and Tosun 2011). For example, people are spending less time with family and friends that caused decrease in social ties, this can be an example on Durkheim who said mainly unmarried males are susceptible to suicide, people with less personal relationships people become more likely to

The Internet has significantly transformed the world we live in today. The question on whether or not the internet is good continues to raise a heated debate. Whereas some claim that the growth in internet use is for the better of the society, others claim it is for the worse. However, it has turned the world into a global village. Bill Gates once said that "The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow." If the world lacks a digital future, the issue is what the speaker will have to sacrifice for them to be heard in this ‘digital town square.' The controversy arises when one looks at the quote from the language lens and this important particularly for the young generation. Nevertheless, it is evident that bridging the digital divide will promote exchanges and ultimately empower individuals and therefore the growth in internet use is a good thing.

In conclusion the internet is changing the way we communicate in many ways. It has had positive and negative effects on people but it has a very secure place in society. In some cases the internet is a useless timewaster while in emergency situations it can be the fastest and most efficient way to communicate internationally. The internet is changing the people that use it, and also changing the English language. The art

With one click of a button, someone’s life can instantly be ruined. For example, in the film Cyberbullying on ABC family the main character gets bullied on a social media website because her best friend pretended to be a guy and spread rumors about her being pregnant and a prostitute. Her getting bullied for it got to the point where she tried to commit suicide. The internet is not the perfect invention because it causes cyberbullying, addiction, and lack of privacy.

The internet is the newest mass media and has the potential to change human society. It has given us the ability to access almost all of human knowledge in an instant. It has also allowed the constant connection between friends and family. As technologies go it may well be the most influential in human history. The internet is one of the most impactful technologies in human history as presented in The Shallows by Nicholas Carr, specifically because of its speed, interconnectivity, and its impacts on the human mind.

The effect of the creation of the internet on individuals is hard to quantify. While it has led to many positive changes for society, many would argue it has only complicated our lives, but the increased access to learning and cultural resources and information is difficult to ignore as a source of self-improvement. In the essay “Project Classroom Makeover” Cathy Davidson discusses how students born in the information age interact differently with learning because of their experiences on the internet. Thomas Lethem also posits that changes in our environment, like the creation of the internet, change the art that we create in his essay “The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism.” Even with these great resources, human nature does not always tend towards the self-improvement made possible by the internet and humans often self-organize to avoid it. In the essay “The Myth of the Ant Queen” Steven Johnson discusses how humans tend to group themselves up in ways that keep different types of people separate and aim to minimize personal growth and improvement. Fighting against this human tendency towards complacency, the internet has created incredible opportunity for individuals to improve themselves by learning and expanding their minds through access to global culture, free information, and instant social interaction without borders. Despite this, many people have ended up in internet communities where they do not see global culture, are given false information, and have interactions with only a very ideologically limited set of people. This can lead people to become more misinformed and hostile to ideas other than their own, so to fully take the opportunity granted by the internet, individuals must push themselves to not settle into any such narrowly defined community and to use the resources given to them. To understand why this self-motivation is so important, it is important to first understand how much opportunity the internet and technology provide.

Is the internet benefiting our teens and children or is it harming them? If it is benefiting them; in which particular ways. If it isn’t benefiting them, what is hurting teens? The internet can benefit or ruin you if you get addicted; it depends on the person and his uses. The internet has come to the point where it can make many things that you couldn’t have done before become possible, and make life easier. The Internet can make you fall into temptation as well, with all of its amazing features. The Internet can cause depression and the feeling of being left out of the real world, if you can’t get online. The Media and the Internet can really help a child in his academic skills and social skills outside of school as well if used correctly. In todays time our children are being addictive to the new technology and are surfing webs spending a lot of useful time using other peoples creation of technology, they are not being creative and it isn’t benefiting them at all. Should parents limit the internet or not; choices like these will impact a teen’s life and should be researched before a decision is made. The Internet can benefit our youth and our future in a magnificent measure, but there should be a limit so it can affect our youth in a healthy way and not in a negative way.

In addition to this, Ali also includes that people upload tons of personal information (like pictures on Facebook), which can easily be misused by others, landing them on deleterious ramifications like cyberbullying (Mwila). Thus, regardless, people should always make use of privacy settings in order to avoid threats from such stalkers. According to an online survey, it has been found that social networking sites are used to sexually solicit the underage youth. It is found that typically 10 to 15 years old using social networking sites faced unwanted sexual solicitation on the internet (Michele L. Ybarra). This survey clearly reveals the harmful impact of social networking sites on today’s youth.

Communications have been part of technology since late 1900 were when the internet became appeal worldwide. Communications technology was a method for people to store data, host business, interact and have accessibility to resources. Communication technology then became a trade for information technologies to develop fast-growing social media sites that allowed people to connect with families, friends, and people in general worldwide. In recent years, much controversial if social media remains a safe place for people worldwide to connect or an unsafe place that had impact individuals psychological and emotions. To most, communication tools such as text messages, email, websites, chat, and social media sites are methods to stay in contact and connect with families, friends, and acquaintances worldwide. However, now all communication tools are just not used to connect with loved ones; it has become a hot spot for people to attack others through the internet. Cyberbullying has become a comfort zone for people to be behind their technology screen in their personal space to act revenge, criticize, verbal assault, and make threats to others. While cyber bullying continues to impact innocent lives across worldwide, high profile death cases are linked to cyberbullying and are the cause of using communication technology tools.