Title: Does the Internet promote isol Category:Science & Technology Details: Words: 1920 | Pages: 8.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Does the Internet promote isol
The Internet can be considered the most extraordinary technology invented in the twentieth century. The original purpose of the Internet when it was designed thirty years ago was to provide a reliable way for America to communicate in a post-nuclear situation. The creators might not have imagined how popular the Internet would become nor how dramatic it would impact the society after thirty years. Today, the Internet has become one of the most controversial issues because the changes caused by the Internet are too sudden …showed first 85 words of 1920 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 1920 total…whole world at the tip of our fingertips. Users of the Internet are able to connect with a wide variety of people. Issues of isolation of individuals do not seem as relevant as the benefits of cross-global interaction.
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