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1、TheEffectsofTheInternetonOurLivesTheInternethaspositiveeffectsonourlivesMynameisZhuFeiandIamspeakinginfavouroftheInternet-IbelievethattheInternethaspositiveeffectsonourlives.TherearetwomainpointswhichmustbeincludedwhenweanalysetheInternet.ThefirstisitsvalueforpeopleWhoarelookingforinf

2、ormation.ThesecondisourabilitytorelatetoothersthroughtheInternet.Whenpeopleneedinformation,fromthenewsandweatherforecaststotravelpackagesandacademicresearch,theInternetisnowthefirstsourcetheyturnto.Withthetouchofabuttonortheclickofamouse,astudentwillfindabundantinformationfromthelarge

3、stlibrariesandmuseumsintheworldashisorhercommand.Internetuserscancommunicatewithexpertsonallsortsoftopics,andreadarticleswrittenbypeoplewhoareleadersoftheirfields.Yet,somepeoplearesceptical.TheyclaimthatsurfingtheInternetisawasteoftime.Theymaketheassumptionthatchildrenspendtoomuchtime

4、chattingandplayinggamesinsteadoffocusingontheirschoolwork.However,arecentsurveyconductedintheUSAshowsthat80percentofInternetusersemployitmostlytosearchforanswerstoquestions.ThesecondmostcommonuseoftheInternet,for79percentofInternetusers.istofindoutinformationabouthobbies.Thesestatisti

5、csprovethatgatheringinformationistheprimaryusefortheInternet.AnothertrulywonderfulaspectoftheInternetisthewaypeopleuseittobuildsocialbonds.OneofthegreatestbenefitsofInternetfriendshipsisthattheyarebasedoncommoninterests,ratherthanappearanceorage.Youngpeoplefromdiversebackgroundsanddif

6、ferentcountriescanformfriendshipsthatwilllasttheirentirelives.Whatismore,peoplewhoaredisabledandmuststayintheirhomescancorrespondandcommunicatewithothersaroundtheglobewhohassimilarinterests.WithouttheInternet,thesepeoplewouldhavefeweravenuestomeetpeople.Forthesereasons,IbelievetheInte

7、rnetisapositivetoolthathelpsmakeourlivesbetter.TheInternethasnegativeeffectsonourlives.MynameisLinLeiandIwillbespeakingagainsttheInternet.Inmyopinion,theInternethasnegativeeffectsonourlives.ThemaindrawbacksoftheInternetIwilladdresstodayarethatithastoomuchinformationthathasnotbeenevalu

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