The internet's effects

The issue of the internet’s effect has been a topic of argument for a long time. Some people believe that it’s useful, while the others think that it’s damaging. However, in my opinion, the internet is a double edges weapon; it has become an integral part of everyone’s life, although it has some damages. In this essay, I’m going to talk about the positive and negative effects of the internet. These positive effects are: using the internet in the educational and commercial field and communicating with other people, while the negative effects are: becoming addicted to the internet, healthy problems and watching bad things.

Now, let’s begin with the good effects of the internet in our life .First of all, it’s widely known that the internet has been used in the educational process. The internet is considered one of the largest information bases. So, students and teachers can get any information they need easily and quickly .If you are searching for any topic, you can find thousands of researches just by writing one word. Millions of people worldwide use the internet to share information. ”71% of students use the internet at their primary source for their last major project, and they also report accessing online study aids” (www.pewinternet.org). Therefore, schools and universities are supplied with the internet. In addition to that, the internet has been used in the commercial field. Many companies use it for offering their products and services; the consumer can get whatever he want just by clicking the button. Also we can use the internet to communicate with the people all over the world. You can talk and see your friend directly even if he is in other country. I think that the internet has changed the world into a small village.


On the other side, the internet can cause negative effects if we use it in a bad way. Some people spend a lot of time using it, so they become addicted to the internet. The researchers say that 6% of the internet’s users in the world are netaholics (www.droob.com). The best example of these netaholics is my friend “Amal”. She uses the internet for 15 hours daily even if she is in the class. So, she gets low marks in her exams. The second bad effects of the internet is the healthy problems. Using the internet for a long time causes back pain. It is also harmful for our eyes. Finally ,some children and teens watch bad scenes, such as violent scenes, and they imitate what they see. So, they became as violent as they favorite characters, and they harm themselves and other people.

In conclusion , as we have seen above, the internet is useful and harmful at the same time. It’s useful because we can use it in educational and commercial fields and it helps us to communicate with other people. And it’s harmful because some people become addicted to it, it can cause health problems and it teaches children and teens bad things. However , I believe that the choice is in our hands, we should exploit this great technology to develop our country. I can’t imagine our life without the internet.

Written by: Israa Amin & Shaima