For the past few years, the digital world has captured my attention. Acreation made in 1969 by the Defense Department has become my release from reality; a way to explore, learn, and discover something new day after day. TheInformation Super-Highway is my community. As with almost everything, beingattached to something so strongly has both positive and negative effects.For some people, the Internet is nothing more and nothing less than a bundle of information. For others such as myself, the Internet is not only a form of learning - it's a way to express myself. For example, owning a personalwebpage gives me the opportunity to express myself in a way that is muchdifferent from offline expression. Not only is it an emotional release, but I canalso incorporate my artistic abilities within the layout. Chat rooms are a fantastic form of communication. One has the opportunity to speak with someone in adifferent country without the cost of long distance charges. The knowledge onecan gain from viewing an educational, informative website is phenomenal. It can do anything from helping you with a term-paper, to keeping track of your ancestry. These examples all reflect the positive effects of the digital world.On the other hand, the Internet somewhat resembles the game Telephone. Accurate information is hard to come across when browsing the Web for educational purposes. One must research several pages to acquire correct information. The Internet tends to tear you away from important thingssuch as family and friends. Because the Internet is a fairly new concept, itremains interesting - thus pulling you in from your every day life. Anothernegative effect I've acquired is my personal dependency on the Web whendealing with emotion. Most people have a paper diary - mine is consisted of HTML (HyperText Markup Language). Without the Internet, I would definitely be a different person mentally.Comparing my attachment to the Internet in ...
