The Internet :: Web Technology Essays

The Internet When the Internet was developed in the 1960s, most of the world was unaware of the impact it would have on the world and our society within a relatively short period of time. In less than forty years, the World Wide Web has literally become the "Information Super Highway" as Al Gore so succinctly named it (Daly, 1998). With this massive influx of information through a web of interconnected networks have come problems and some solutions. The magnitude of data stored on the Web and the Internet brings about many questions regarding readability, currency, policies, validity, quality, reliability, moral issues, creditability, market appeal, and adequacy in the mechanics of language just to name a few. Except in technologically advanced circles of society, the Web was virtually unheard of prior to the wide availability of the Mosaic browser in 1993. At that time, the Web emerged nearly full-blown and was so successful that within a few months it was being used by millions of people (Maddux, 1998). As a result of this rapid growth of the Web, the quality of many websites today is poor. Maddux (1998) states that "standards for academic and other publishing of traditional media, like books, evolved over a period of centuries while the technical and distribution problems were being solved". The Web has not been afforded the luxury of having the component of time to develop standards for the information being published. Maddux (1998) believes that "Web quality seems to be declining, rather than improving". Often when a person searches for information through a Web search engine, he is inundated with incompetent web pages. It is difficult, time-consuming, frustrating, overwhelming, a nd sometimes impossible for an internet novice to find useful information. In turn, those using the web for educational fulfillment have to jump barriers just to find high-quality information. To remedy the problems with the Web, some guidelines need to be set forth and followed. Authors of web sites need to proofread and revise material for language and mechanics much as if they were writing a paper for their English class to be graded by a teacher. Web site authors should use common sense in deciding what and when to publish and should keep the published material up-to-date. Just as students should not turn in an unfinished assignment to a teacher, the author of a website should not publish unfinished pages or pages under construction.

Teenage Curfews Essay

Everyone has a different opinion when discussing the issues of curfews. Councils across Britain have tried to come up with a strategy for young teenagers to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night. Police forces are trying to impose that teenagers must have a curfew. Teenagers themselves do not get to have a say in the matter. 90% of teenagers already have a curfew that has been imposed by their parents. Although every teenager is different, the local community, the local council and the police believe putting a curfew in place will stop a lot of crime, vandalism, underage smoking, drinking and sex. One of the worries for putting a curfew in place is how will the teenagers react? The police have knuckled down on teenagers. If they see people under the age of eighteen smoking, they have the right to take their cigarettes off them but have to break them up in front of the smoker. If people under the age of eighteen also are caught with alcohol (usually in a crowd) they also have the right to take their bottles but have to pour the alcohol out in front of them, but if there is a couple of youths drinking in the streets they can get lifted or even charged. The two types of curfews are complete curfews and partial curfews. First of all a complete curfew is in place constantly. So, for example, if police find a teenager out on the streets past a certain time they have the right to take them home or even to the cells if they had been causing bother. Secondly, a partial curfew is put in place when there are particular times where anti sociable behavior has taken place, for example when it is a weekend or school holidays and teenagers can be out all day and night with no adult guidance to keep them from starting trouble. Some people believe that a curfew should be put in action because it keeps teenagers of the streets and stops them from behaving antisocially. It is good for parents to know where their children are and for them to know they aren’t out on the streets causing trouble so it can make parents feel more relaxed. 75% of adults would agree that having a curfew in place is to protect their children and keep them out of troub le. A common saying coming from parents is â€Å"A lot of the worst activities teenagers can get involved in happen later at night, so if the teen is in at the time they are given it well help keep them out of trouble.† It’s stereotypical to think all the crime happens late at night but the majority of crime that does happen is at night so

Steroids Should Not Be Banned - 1631 Words

In Carroll, Iowa a high school student on the football team was at the Kuemper Catholic basketball game. He and one of the fans for the opposing team got into an argument in the parking lot. He got so angry, that he bashed the fan’s face into the concrete This all happened because the football player was taking steroids. People say steroids are not dangerous but they are very dangerous because steroids can damage the person and their body, are also very addicting, and also ruin your sporting careers. Terms associated with steroids are stacking and cycling. Some users combine several different types of steroids or add other steroids or nonsteroidal supplements in an attempt to make them big which is known as stacking (Arnold). Athletes†¦show more content†¦(Thank). Athletes at less competitive levels - including high schools and some college students use steroids so they can get competitive and get recruited. (Thank). People basically use steroids to build and strength en muscle and reduce body fat (Thank). Other PED, Performance Enhancing Drugs, are Human growth hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin, Erythropoietin, stimulants, and Testosterone (Thank). Anabolic steroids are a chemical derivative of testosterone, the â€Å"male sex hormone.† (Sammy). Dianabol Is the first popular brand of steroids they come as a tiny pink pill. (Artha, 23). Today, bodybuilders choose from three anabolic steroids which are pills, gel/cream that goes on the user s skin, and injections that go in the muscle (Artha, 23). Some abusers dose up to ten to one hundred times higher than prescribed medical conditions. (Drug). Steroids are taken orally or injected in the muscles, but some are applied to the skin as a cream or gel as seen above. (Drug). Steroids are reinforcing and can lead to addiction. (Drug). Steroids are banned in the NFL, NCAA, Olympics, MLB, and other minor and major leagues. (Sammy). The effects of anabolic steroids can be a major and minor thing. Steroids can be beneficial. It can lead to addiction, hormone imbalance, Aggression, and possibly death. Anabolic steroids helps increase muscle tissue, body mass, which can act like the body’s natural hormone (Anabolic). Males side effects can be; Breast development, shrinkage of the