Censorship‚ in true form‚ is the systematic banning of books‚ the Internet‚ or other literature due to content that has been deemed inappropriate. In the United States‚ it is used widely in the context of adolescent literature. Resistors to this movement often claim that the government is violating many children’s first amendment rights. Numerous cases have been brought. Others find this act of restricting material devastating to the education system. Censorship has infringed on children’s first
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As the Internet becomes an even more important part of American lives‚ a debate has started about its legal status. Some say that governmental regulation of the service will help solve issues that have recently come up. Supporters of this idea call it net neutrality. However‚ deeper analysis of net neutrality will reveal that it hurts the economy‚ consumers‚ and Internet providers while providing little benefit for content creators. The model of the Internet as it is today is not very simple. Now
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The Internet – The Pros and Cons of Websites and Writing Josh Keller‚ a Correspondent for The Chronicle of Higher Education and an expert in Comparative Literature‚ in his article “Studies Explore Whether the Internet Makes Students Better Writers‚” describes the intensely debated topic of whether time spent on the Internet influences students’ abilities to enhance their writing. In his article‚ he debates the two sides of this argument providing information and sources from each. Keller uses
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School Internet Censorship: Protected or Freedom? As of 2013‚ 71 percent of the United States population age three and over use the internet on a daily basis (“Fun Facts”). This time allows people to look at anything they want. They can find almost everything and anyone within minutes. They can steal identities‚ make bombs‚ and find anyone’s personal information at any given time. Many of the people that use the internet are children and teens. Children and teens should know internet safety to protect
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Pros and Cons for Kids’ Internet Use Studies Show Mix of Potential Benefits and Risks When Kids Go Online By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang‚ MD May 1‚ 2006 -- The Internet may be a help or a hazard when kids go online‚ new research shows. Some of those risks and benefits are highlighted in a special issue of the journal Developmental Psychology. Among the findings: * Message boards about self-injurious behavior (such as cutting) included social support and risky
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International Journal of Computing and Business Research ISSN (Online) : 2229-6166 Volume 2 Issue 2 May 2011 INTERNET AS LEARNING TOOL: INDIAN ENGINEERING STUDENT’S PERCEPTION Vandana Sharma [1]‚ Rishu Chhabra[2] 1 2 Education & Research‚ Infosys Technologies Limited‚ Mysore‚ Karnataka‚ India Department of Computer Science & Engineering‚ Chitkara University‚ Punjab‚ India‚ ABSTRACT Our global economy now relies on brainpower and innovation rather than manual labor and raw material
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Cell Phones: A Tool in the Classroom In today’s society‚ smart phones are a part of a student’s average‚ everyday life. No matter what people are doing‚ they find time to look at their phone and make a call‚ read a text‚ check e-mails‚ or search something on Google. Even though people find so many uses for them throughout the day‚ they are a controversial subject to talk about in their use in the classroom. Many schools have policies strictly prohibiting the use of smart phones in school. For schools
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Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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International Educational E-Journal‚ {Quarterly}‚ ISSN 2277-2456‚ Volume-I‚ Issue-II‚ Jan-Feb-Mar 2012 The Educational Advantages of Using Internet Mr. K.V.Deore PVDT College of Education for womens‚ SNDT women’s University‚ Mumbai-20‚ Maharashtra‚ India. Abstract Internet is defined as a collection of various services and resources. Although‚ many people still think e-mail and World Wide Web as the principle constituents of Internet‚ there is a lot more in store than e-mail‚ chat rooms
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time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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