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“The internet just made me feel sympathetic to a neo-Nazi.” (anonymous friend). A quote from my friend after watching a man with a Nazi armband get assaulted for explaining his stance, and everyone just assumed what he would do based on that armband. Although, if anything it got my friend to feel empathy to a neo-Nazi which is currently a hot topic the United States. So, this said the internet can make you feel empathy for the most simple to the most complex of reasons, whether it be someone feeling

My dream has been to travel around the world to enlighten myself on global food and culture. Ironically, I never leave the house and live off of instant ramen noodles. I’m also extremely passionate about creating a positive impact on people’s lives, so I went to Haiti, got a chronic rash, and temporarily turned into the biggest bitch EVER. I have divorced parents, and quite frankly, it would be weird if it were any different. I love my family, particularly because we are all distinctly unique. My

We decided to conduct a questionnaire for the use of Internet slangs within the age group ranging from 14 to 30, which most of the people within this age group is contacting with Internet slangs most frequently. For the questionnaire, we interviewed one hundred people and student in City University of Hong Kong, and half of interviewees are boys while the others are girls. The template of questionnaire is attached as appendix for reference, and the result and data collected are shown as below.

himself keep track of things. Otherwise, he would not have any idea about what or how to do, where to go and so on. The development of technology has let photographs and tattoos to become widespread. The Polaroid photos are created by a Polaroid instant camera which is a popular camera product. Today there are diverse camera products with different functions. Taking photographs has become a very common way to mark the memory. Tattoo is a type of folk artistic culture. People usually have special

fascinating. Although the computer has helped us in other skillful areas, writing skills does not appear to be one of them. Four specific areas in technology seem to be a major part of the cause to this writing deficiency. These areas are Blackboard, instant messaging, keyboarding skills, and e-mail. When used together, they work as a powerhouse for destroying writing skills. The debate between tradition and technology on campus has been a grueling one. Online resources such as Blackboard

it quick and easy to get classes. The Internet is truly the "information superhighway." Not everyone who accesses the Internet uses it for research. Many people, especially young people use the Internet for e-mail and chatting. Chat rooms and instant messengers are becoming more

In Turkle’s book Alone Together, she discusses how new technologies are generally damaging the teenagers. She thinks new technologies are letting teenagers lose interest and attention in many ways like over-excessive texting rather than talking on the phone or even face to face talking, being more alone in reality but talkative with Facebook friends by showing a lot of anecdotage, and talking in her keen psychoanalytically-trained psychologist’s tone. But this does not mean Sherry Turkle is absolutely

Internet Addicts in Danger Internet chat rooms have become a devastating disadvantage to the social interaction and growth of people in the world. More and more of the world’s youth are becoming addicted to Internet chat rooms. Not only are Internet chat room relationships leading to impersonal contact of people hiding flaws behind anonymity, they are leading to the abduction of many underage individuals. In an article published in The Age, a magazine in Melbourne, Australia, Doctor Mubarak

words. SMS means “short messaging service”. Meaning sending and receiving short, most of the time very short messages, to and fro one another. Texting also refer to the art and skills of using abbreviations and other techniques to create SMS and instant messages.

thought-provoking article about the effect that social websites have on childhood development. In short, eminent neuroscientist Susan Greenfield claims that social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter shorten attention spans and contribute to an instant gratification, self-centered mindset. From the article: We know how small babies need constant reassurance that they exist. My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing