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    using the tablet/ phone. As well have time to play with other kids, and just interact with there own family member. In the article, Screen time: A guide for parents states, “ keeping computers out of the bedroom, and keep them in a common area in your house. This will make sure that the child isn’t using their computers/ tablets during the time they have to rest. Kids need to have a good rest, and not having technology in their rooms because it could cause irregular sleep. Just having the parent take

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    How does Internet Addiction affect different aspects of an individual and the brain? Internet Addiction Disorder, abbreviated as IAD, is defined loosely as a pattern of addictedness to the use of the internet (Mosher). Chao and Hsiao defined IAD as “an individual’s inability to control his or her use of the internet, which eventually causes psychological, social, school, and/or work difficulties in a person’s life” (Akhter). Many reports believe that an individual may rely on the internet to avoid

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    frontal cortex, the part that controls execution and impulses the same way cocaine does. This “digital addiction” is harder to overcome than a drug addiction. On the flip side, Lynch says you cannot deprive your children of technology. Classrooms are transforming into digital playgrounds, with Smart Boards, smartphone, educational apps, games, etc. More and more jobs will require at least basic computer knowledge.

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    Cyber Corrosion “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do” (Skinner, 2017). Long before the birth of computers and the internet, technology reigned as one of mankind’s chief focal points. The greatest minds have always collaborated and competitively jostled for position on the world’s stage. Along the way, remarkable progress has been made. These visionaries have enabled the world to move and travel faster, have cured diseases, and expanded the vaults of available information

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    The negative effects of the Internet on children. The Internet is a “massive network that connects millions of worldwide computers together”, forming a network in which any computer can communicate with any other computer as long as they are both connected to the Internet. In the history of the Internet, it started as a way of communication between privileged people of a small group; in contrast, nowadays almost every home in high and middle income families over the world has Internet at home, used

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    Television Addiction Is No Mere Metaphor Have you ever heard the expression "love hurts"? Sometimes it's the things that we want most that can hurt us. In "Television Addiction Is No Mere Metaphor", an article published in Scientific American on February 23, 2002 by Robert Kubey and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, we see how this expressions meaning has some truth to it. The things that we are addicted to are not necessities but are desires instead. Kubey and Csikszentmihalyi give the best example

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    and economy. In some countries, gambling is outlawed, whereas in others it is regulated by the government. The significance of socially responsible gambling and its relationship to government policy is based on the premise that gambling addiction, like any addiction, is equal for all people no matter their race, ethnicity, or cultural upbringing. There are many proven preventative measures that can be taken in order to

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    hands that can make you be on the internet. I agree with Maria Bradshaw a reporter who wrote the article that is an over usage of mobile devices. Like an addiction. However, I do not believe that mobile devices link to suicides in young people or mental disorders. In the article, I pick it mention according to the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery, that internet addicts suffer from depression and anxiety-related disorders, and mental disorders. That the internet is a fantasy world for young

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    separate Excel document Step 6: Evaluate your Proposed Implementation Plan 1. Is the solution logical? a. The solution is logical. All of the criteria can be accomplished. 2. Does the solution solve the real problem? a. Since the only real solution to addiction is death, this is the best option. As long as I follow the path I will not stray from the path. It says it the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions that we never fall

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    can harm your computer and your important files. Virus can be picked up by clicking a single link. People who use the internet on their computers are most prone to get these virus attacks, once these viruses are on your computer they may end up crashing the system completely. There are many anti-virus systems that you can have on your computer, both free and paid systems, these are highly recommended to have on your computers for your own safety of your important files and your computer software.

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