Friday, November 13, 2009

The pros and cons of the Internet

The world has become smaller because of internet. The internet is a huge network linking to all kinds of information. This technology has made a great different to the world, changing the way we think, the way we do everything and also the way we communicate with each other. However, everything that is good may have its bad sides too. Hence, we must be wise to tell the difference between the pros and cons of internet.
Internet has many benefits. One of the benefits of internet is to provide us with lots of information. Through the internet, we can satisfy our hunger for knowledge because anything can be found in the internet by just a simple click. From secret cooking recipe to astronomy, the internet has them all.
Besides that, internet can help us “travel” around the world. We can understand the geographic and cultural sides of a country. As an example, we do not need to travel all the way to Paris just to see the Eifel Tower in Paris. Instead, we can view the many photos of the tower and read up on information base on it on the internet too.
On the other hand, the cons of internet include negative information reaching younger and impressionable group of internet users. For instance, youngsters are exposed to unnecessarily violence and pornography. Their minds will be polluted by such negative elements and thus they will behave negatively.
Other than that, the internet can be quite addictive. People can be so fascinated by the contents of the internet and therefore they forget about their responsibility. Take people like youngster for example, they will spend whole day being in front of the computer and forget all about their homework. In a nutshell, the internet offers many pros as well as cons. Therefore, we must be wise when we use it.