The history of the internet is a brief one, of course. It's brief because the internet (in one form or another) has only been around for about 30 years. The first instance of the Internet was launched in 1971 with a public showing in early 1972. This first network, known as ARPANET (Advanced Researc...
The history of the Internet began with the United States government. ... The Web began in 1989; it wasn't released to the world till the early 90's, that's when it became the World Wide Web. ... In 1999 they became the third company in history to exceed $300 billion in market capitalization, second is Microsoft, and first is General Electric (Bunnell 29). ...
This paper will discuss the Internet's history, its many uses, its future implications, and its impact on society. The Internet has had a long and interesting history. ... In 1989, English computer scientist Timothy Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web. ... "Internet History." ). ...
Child Sexual Abuse It is frightening to realize how widespread sexual abuse is in our society and yet how strong the denial of it is.1 "Don't waste your time talking about what an aberration it is and how unlikely it is " just get to the place where you understand that one of the things humans do is have sexual contact with children,"" says [Gavin] de Becker, author of Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane).2 Sex with children is a crime. It has long been illegal for adults to have sex with children in the U.S. But [thanks to a 1994 federal law,...
