Participants on the Internet can easily create an anonymous handle for themselves. ... While statistics on how much of the Internet community is committing sexual harassment is as difficult to compile as the amount of harassment occurring, a quick browse on the Internet shows that abusive language, threats, misogynistic texts, and pornography are all plentiful on the Internet. ... To sexualize the relationship between a man and a woman communicating on the Internet is to shatter to the egalitarian illusion that the Internet is merely a sharing of texts. ... Though women must overcome significa...

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There are people that believe that the internet has improved our children's education. ... Instead of direct interaction, both children (and adults) communicate only through exchanges of email, chats, instant messages, etc., losing that personal connection that face to face interaction provides. ... Addiction has become another big player with the ease of access to the internet. ... Most of that time spent on the computer can be directly attributed to internet use. ... Bullying has also become a serious issue through the internet. ...

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Traditional Methods of Training for Teachers: Teachers haven't been left to figure out the internet for themselves though. ... Without a doubt, these efforts have aided many in beginning their journey towards computer and internet literacy. ... They are different from other trainers in one fundamental way: they have a connection with their trainees that extends over a long period of time. ... Two sucessful programs are Project CIRCLE, and The Internet Schools Project in Singapore. ... Across the globe in Singapore, The Internet Schools Project began in 1993 when internet acces...

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It was no surprise that the study linked higher rates of internet use to higher levels of depression and loneliness. ... The danger too is that many individuals, then rely on sources of media for all their knowledge and connection with the world around them. When one relies on far-removed sources for information, the issue is that there is no connection with the event or story. ... One might argue that a person can learn about history through reading about it (on the internet or otherwise). ... It comes from our connection with others and our ability to reach out to tell first-hand history...

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Some even suggested that the "participant's reactions represented a "newbie" effect, i.e. their behavior reflected their relative inexperience with the internet rather than the characteristics of the internet itself" (Knapp and Daly 543). ... Likewise a report by the "Pew Internet & American Life Project (2000), a survey data from 1,690 Internet users indicates that communication with family members and existing friends through email forms a significant portion of their internet use" (Knapp and Daly 544). ... Kraut and his colleagues have recently revised their findings on the internet us...

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