Internet: The Benefits & Setbacks

Pros:

- The internet is an extremely easy way to contact people anywhere. Facebook, Twitter, MSN etc. are all extremely good ways to interact with people when they are overseas, or even get to know about other people who are not from your country.

- Also, if you need help with work or assignments, you can just google it. The internet has all the answers. You are able to ask questions using programs, such as WikiAnswers. I think the internet is a very special factor in our lives.

- There are a lot of things in the Internet, including games. Games help people to release stress too.

- Not only you can shop outside, you also can shop online, for example, e-Bay.

- We also can have the freedom of speech and the freedom of expressing ourselves in front of the world.

- Sites such as Youtube, allow us to see virtually any kind of content you can imagine online. You can also listen to music, catch sports like football all over the world.

Cons:

- There will be viruses, but everything can be fixed sooner or later.

- Internet also brings crimes, and teaches people especially kids, bad moral values since there will be vulgarities and obscene materials.

- Also, there will be people who are evil and may cheat you while interacting with you, hence you might be fooled and it might cause a big loss to yourself (online frauds).

- Internet games will cause people to be addicted to them, and for they will not be able to concentrate on their work and studies, and students’ grades will drop.

- Thus we have to be extremely careful while using the internet, and think before we act in order to prevent getting fooled by others online.