The Internet

       I would have to say that the internet has affected me in both a good and a bad way. The internet has affected me in a good way because it has allowed me to be able to stay in touch with my friends from high school because we don't go to the same college. It has allowed me to stay in touch with family members that live in different states and I am very happy about that. It helps me be able to look up information for writing essays for college that require research and it works out nicely to be able to access the internet from anywhere. Finally I think it works great for me to see the recent news about what's going on around the United States because I don't watch television that much so this really helps me to learn about news. The internet has affected me in a bad way because every day when I get home from college I find myself checking my Facebook and my Twitter instead of doing other things. It distracts me a lot and I find myself putting my homework off and having to do it like hours later from when I started. It distracts me from the real world and sometimes I am on Facebook and Twitter more instead of being outside and just enjoying nature. Finally it even distracts me from talking and hanging out with my friends in person instead of just talking to them online which isn't the same. The internet has something about it that draws me in and distracts me from the real world and sometimes I don't even realize how much time I spend online.