santorini高中英语作文--上网的利弊

2021年1月15日发(作者：濮良贵)





Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet

Ten years ago, the Internet was practically unheard of by most

people. Today, the Internet is one of the most powerful tools

throughout the world. The Internet is a collection of various

services and resources. According to Russ Brock, a director

and consultant at the Center for Innovation and Inquiry, the

Internet’s main components are E-mail and the World Wide Web.

“There’s a lot more to the Internet than E-mail, search

engines, celerity web sites, up-to-the-second sports scores,

and chat rooms full of risqué discussions. The Net also ranks

as one of today’s best business tools - if it’s used

adroitly”. Almost all households contain the Internet;

however, before people connect to the Internet, they need to

be aware of its disadvantages and advantages.



Many fear the Internet because of its disadvantages. They

claim to not use the Internet because they are afraid of the

possible consequences or are simply not interested. People who

have yet connected to the Internet claim they are not missing

anything. Today’s technological society must realize, it is up

to them to protect themselves on the Internet “Half of U.S.

adults, or 94 million Americans, aren’t online”.

Children using the Internet has become a big concern. Most

parents do not realize the dangers involved when their

children log onto the Internet. When children are online, they

can easily be lured into something dangerous. When children

talk to others online, they do not realize they could actually

be talking to a harmful person. As a result, there have been

many cases where children have been convinced to meet people

they have talked with online. In fact, “stories seem to come

out every week: a child or teenager lured into something

foolish, dangerous, or even deadly on line” . Cathy Cleaver of

the Family Research Council claims that it is against the law

for a molester to even attempt to find children online . In

addition, children may also receive pornography online by

mistake; therefore, causing concern among parents everywhere.

Whether surfing the Web, reading newsgroups, or using email,

children can be exposed to extremely inappropriate material.

Pornographic sit

es tend to make sure they are the first sites

to be listed in any search area; thus, children come across

such sites easily. A man from Pearl, Mississippi was arrested

in 1996 for downloading pornographic images of children from

the Internet. He was charged with 290 counts of child

pornography . Some critics say that parents are responsible

for their own children on the Internet because there are

available services to protect children. To keep children safe,

parents and teachers must be aware of the dangers. They must

actively guide and guard their children online. Parents should

talk to their children about what is online and what might

happen online, claims Howard Rheingold, writer of The Virtual

Community . There are a number of tools available today that

may help keep the Internet environment safer for children.

Some companies, such as America Online, try to monitor

everything that is said and done on their online service;

however, because thousands of chat rooms are available, it is

simply impossible for everything to be monitored, claims

Tricia Primrose, worker for America Online . In other words,

children want to explore things; however, there are people on

the Internet that are just too persuasive.

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