The good, the bad and the ugly of the internet.

In this generation, the internet has become a source for information which everyone relies on. Since it is always available to people and it is so easy to use, everyone has turned away from the old fashioned way of finding information: books. The internet is now depended on by the upcoming generations of children as well as the already existing generations. There are both positive and negative aspects that make up the thing we call “the internet.”

The internet definitely has its advantages which make it “good.” The internet is a quick and easy way to obtain information and it keeps people updated with news. The internet also helps people reconnect with others that they have lost touch with. The internet has allowed websites like Facebook and Twitter to be created and flourish like they have. The internet is a way of entertainment for people, as it provides the world with unlimited games, music, videos and more. The internet has aloud for many great things to occur because of its existence.

The internet also has its disadvantages to it which make it “bad and ugly.” The internet gives an anonymous voice to people where they can add their pessimistic comments to ideas that do not involve them. The internet causes drama that then leads to confrontational conflicts. The internet also allows for online bullying to exist. The internet also enables hackers to cause chaos for people when their social security numbers are obtained as well as their credit card numbers. The internet can destroy the lives of innocent people because of its capabilities. It can also destroy the lives of the guilty too though and it can get people into trouble. When children and young adults use the internet, they sometimes use the internet in a negative way, such as when children take obscene photos of themselves and send them to someone else. The internet is able distribute those photos at a much faster pace to more people and allow for a larger amount of people to see the photos. The internet has many negative aspects to it which make it “bad and ugly.”

The internet has both positive and negative aspects to it which makes it “good, bad and ugly.” I believe that the internet should not be viewed as good or bad, but the way people use it should be viewed in that way. The internet has many capabilities to it and it is very useful for many people but it is often viewed in a negative way because of how people use it and abuse it. The internet is a helpful invention that has both its advantages and disadvantages to it.

The Beginnings of My Literacy Filled Life

Throughout my early childhood, I’ve always been around literature. I was not necessarily the one that was doing the reading and writing all the time, but I was able to witness the activities everyday. My mother has owned and maintained a preschool since before I was even born and thus, I began preschool at a very early age (at just a few months old). 

Everyday at preschool, there would be “circle time” when one of the teachers would gather all the children to sit in a circle as the adult would read a story to us. I did not participate in “circle time” at just a few months old, but once I was able to move around on my own, I definitely engaged in the activity often. Through this experience, I listened to a lot of books starting at a very young age. It was very peaceful listening to the stories and I enjoyed most of them very much. After “circle time” was over each day, the three and four year olds would go to the table to work on their writing and learn the letters of the alphabet. Although I was not yet three, I would also go to the table and participate in the learning. I learned my alphabet at a very young age and wrote my own stories all the time, although I did not learn how to read until almost first grade! I found pleasure in writing my own stories; I was able to express myself through words.

I entered kindergarten at only the age of four and I found myself to be very advanced at the time. I already knew all my letters and my numbers; I was more knowledgeable than others in the class. I was at the top of my class in kindergarten and received great grades. My teacher was a very laid back, and relaxed teacher and she did not teach any of her students how to read the entire year. We wrote our own stories and drew pictures to go with our writing but we were not taught how to decipher the words in any books.

By the time that I reached first grade, I wasn’t quite at the top of my class anymore because other students had already begun to read and I had not yet learned. My teacher taught me, along with the other unfortunate students that could not read and I caught on very quickly. Since I knew all my letters so very well and I was able to make some words, reading came very easily to me. Before I knew it, I was almost at the top of the class again. I was able to read and write stories on my own! 

As I continued to excel in the topic of literature, I became very fond of the subject and I enjoyed doing the work. I was introduced to literacy at such a young age that I was able to grow and blossom into a young girl that enjoyed reading and writing in school.