Blog #4: Are you a Internet Addict?

Are you a Internet Addict?

           The internet is became part of our lives. Because internet has many uses that help us in our daily activities example as a student internet help us in our assignments like in researching a specific topic. Despite the internet has many good advantages also the internet has many disadvantages depends on the users specifically in a disorder named “Internet Addiction”. 

So what is Internet Addiction?

        Internet addiction is defined as any online-related, compulsive behavior or impulse control disorder which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family, friends, loved ones, or people around his or her. Internet addiction has been called Internet dependency and Internet compulsive. Similar to other addictions, those suffering from Internet addiction use the virtual fantasy world to connect with real people through the Internet, as a substitution for real-life human connection, which they are unable to achieve normally.

How a person consider as an Internet Addict?

         Some Internet users may develop an emotional attachment to online friends and activities they create on their computer screens. Internet users may enjoy aspects of the Internet that allow them to meet, socialize, and exchange ideas through the use of chat rooms, social networking websites, or "virtual communities". But other Internet users spend endless hours on using internet specifically in social media.  In their minds their only task in their life is to use the internet because of so being addict. 

What are the effects of Internet Addiction?

         Internet addiction may results in personal or self being, family, academics, may cause to financial problems, and occupational problems that are also characteristics of other addictions. Impairments of real life relationships are disrupted as a result of excessive use of the Internet. Individuals suffering from Internet addiction spend more time in solitary seclusion, spend less time of socializing with family or other people around in his or her lives, and are often viewed as socially awkward. Those suffering from Internet addiction may attempt to conceal the amount of spending time in online, which results in distrust and the disturbance of quality in once stable relationships. 

Based on the China’s Beijing Review

      Some suffering from Internet addiction may create online personas or profiles where they are able to alter their identities and pretend to be someone other than himself or herself. Those at highest risk for creation of a secret life are those who suffer from low-self esteem feelings of inadequacy, and fear of disapproval. Such negative self-concepts lead to clinical problems of depression and anxiety so they pretend to be someone else. 

      Many persons who attempt to quit their Internet use experience withdrawal including their emotions like being angry, depression, relief, mood swings, anxiety, fear, irritability, sadness, loneliness, boredom, restlessness, procrastination, and upset stomach. Being addicted to the Internet can also cause physical discomfort or medical problems such as: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, dry eyes, backaches, severe headaches, eating irregularities, (such as skipping meals), failure to attend to personal hygiene, and sleep disturbance.

         

Blog #3 : The Internet has Changed not only our Lives but the Whole World

The Internet has Changed not only our Lives but the Whole World

           Since the internet had invented by a genius peoples we can feel the improvements and fast actions in which with the help of internet. I believe the internet has changed the way we live as people. Because for me almost the population of people around the world know how to use the internet. And I believe people use the internet because internet makes their tasks easy and light. Specifically as a student I will choice the internet instead of reading thick books because in just a type in the search bar and click enter you will be in the websites connected to the topic/s you search.

For me the “Main Reasons Why People Use The Internet”:

 

ü First, people can communicate with other people with the help of internet through the social media even in other countries or long distance.

ü Second, people can meet, socialize, and exchange ideas through the use of internet through social media. And we can find friends or maybe true love or relationships with the help of internet.

ü Third, with the help of internet we can find jobs local or abroad or business to franchise to earn money.

ü Fourth, we can sell or buy things we need or we do not need just posting it in social media or other websites regarding in buy and sell.

ü Fifth, if we miss the place we will be going or probably lost with the help of the internet just a click go to “maps”.

ü Sixth, with the help of the internet we can learn something new just watching videos, playing educational games and visiting educational websites.

ü Seventh, internet help the students in making their assignments in just a click.

ü Eight, with the help of the internet we can make a new memories and remembering the remembrance of the family, friends or other things.

ü Ninth, with the help of the internet people can discover more and invent more technology probably connected to solar system, identifying weather or other species  we don’t know.

  That’s all and I believe there's many reason why people uses the internet

          In our modern time now many high technology are invented and I believe in many reason why people  around the world use the internet to cut it short people use the internet because internet make their task easy and light.  And I believe the internet changed the way we live as people because internet became part of our lives. Because almost our task need the internet. And for me internet makes as entertained with the games, news, or stories to read in the internet. And I believe internet connect us not only in our relatives or friends but as a whole family around the world.

Blog #2: Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet

Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet

            Internet is became part of our life in our everyday task or doing. Why? because, for sure every body use their computer or any kind of gadgets with their everyday WIFI and became part of their everyday task or became a hobby.

           For me the internet became part of our life because the internet makes our task easier. For example, we can find the answers in our assignment in just a click or just in seconds probably minutes. We can also find jobs in local or international just a click or just in seconds probably also minutes. We can communicate with our friends or relatives in long distance like in abroad or in other country or maybe in the Philippines and the internet has many more reason to prove how the internet makes our lives or probably our task easier and simpler. 

          Despite in many advantages of internet of course, there are also disadvantages the number one disadvantage of internet is making people lazy and dependent. Why? because, specific example, students will be lazy and dependent on the internet in their assignments or tasks. Because the students will always remember that the internet is always there to make there assignment or task in just a click probably in seconds instead of reading, analyzing and answering the assignment or make task with your own effort, in our own words and our own hard work not the hard work of other people. Second, disadvantage of the internet is people will learn to copy or plagiarize other people's work in specific in assignments. Third, disadvantage of the internet is people having a bad habit like watching bad videos or visiting websites with bad connections in watching videos that are not suitable for minors. Forth, disadvantage of the internet in social media. All of us know we can share or express our emotions in social media but other people express their emotions like mad, sad and many more emotions that we can hurt others feelings or emotions. Always remember to be careful in our specific post in our words.

What is Internet for me?

         

         Basically, Internet is today one of the most important part of our daily life. Why  I said so, is just because there are large numbers of things that we can be done using the internet and so it is very important. You can say that with the progress in the internet we are progressing in every sphere of life as it not only makes our tasks easier but also saves a lot of time. Today internet is used for different purposes depending upon the requirement.

Before the communication used to be a daunting task but all that chanced once internet came into the life of the common people. Like sending a letter through mail.  Now people can not only chat but can also do the video conferencing like Skype, Yahoo Mail and Tango. It has become extremely easy to contact the loved ones who are in some other part of the world. Communication is the most important gift that the internet has given to the common man. Email, social networking sites are some of the prime example of it. This is one such gift of the internet which is cherished by everyone and has made our life easier to much extent.