E6K+Discursive+Essay_Edward

 Edward  The Internet can be harmful for children in many ways   As one of the greatest inventions, the Internet has changed everyone’s life. It is informative, luring and variable. With the Internet, some people success when some people lose themselves. This essay will focus on the positive and negative influences, not for all the people, just for the children.   Firstly, as there is huge amount of information on the Internet, children could know much from it. Information does not equal wisdom, but it means more opportunities in nowadays. Exchanging with lots of information can also benefit their intelligence quotient while they are growing. Secondly, the interesting knowledge and animated pictures can stimulate children’s curiosities to the world, which is truly important to their future lives. For example, if there were no interesting on computer, there would be no Bill Gates’ significant success.   Although the Internet can be very helpful for children, it is also harmful for them in many ways.   First of all, a lot of children are addicted on the Internet games, many of them even believe that the violent games they play portray life as it actually is. It is dangerous to place too much faith in the Internet. We call them children because they are growing, they need much time to have sports or play outside. Spending too much time on the Internet may influence children’s growth. Next, negative information such as pornography could harm children on mind and physical fitness. Exposure to pornography frequently results in sexual illnesses, unplanned pregnancies, and sexual addiction.   In conclusion, the Internet has its advantages on children. It also can be harmful for children. But we trust, it is important for adults to find out where their children are going online and whom they are talking.