English essay

 ESSAY ON ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE OF INTERNET

  
Nowadays, the Internet is growing rapidly. Many people open Internet because it assists a lot of benefits to humans. However, many people become victims after accessing the internet. In this essay, I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the internet.
  
Advantages:

1. Information on almost every subject imaginable. 
2. Powerful search engines Ability to do research from your home versus research libraries. 
3. Information at various levels of study. Everything from scholarly articles to ones directed at children.
4. Message boards where people can discuss ideas on any topic. Ability to get wide range of opinions.
5. People can find others that have a similar interest in whatever they are interested in.
6. The internet provides the ability of emails. Free mail service to anyone in the country. 
7. Shopping: Along with getting information on the Internet, you can also shop online. There are many online   stores and sites that can be used to look for products as well as buy them using your credit card. You do not need to leave your house and can do all your shopping from the convenience of your home.

Disadvantes:

1. There is a lot of wrong information on the internet. Anyone can post anything, and much of it is garbage.
2. There are predators that hang out on the internet waiting to get unsuspecting people in dangerous situations.
3. Some people are getting addicted to the internet and thus causing problems with their interactions of friends and loved ones.
4. Pornography that can get in the hands of young children too easily.
5. Easy to waste a lot of time on the internet. You can start surfing, and then realize far more time has passed than you realized. Internet and television together of added to the more sedentary lifestyles of people which further exacerbates the obesity problem.
6. Internet has a lot of "cheater" sites. People can buy essays and pass them off as their own far more easily than they used to be able to do.
7. There are a lot of unscrupulous businesses that have sprung up on the internet to take advantage of people.