Rapid change of Technology - Helping Youths Meet the Challenge
Posted on October 10, 2007 - Filed Under Watching the World | Leave a Comment
The world, its lifestyles, and its fads have always undergone change. Largely because of modern technology, changes are even more pronounced today. What was in yesterday is out today, and what is popular today will be obsolete tomorrow. These rapid changes have a marked impact on young people.
Youths Online!
Posted on October 9, 2007 - Filed Under Watching the World | Leave a Comment
Imagine your child wandering the streets alone at night.
Imagine your teen organizing a party in your home that you know nothing about.
Imagine your son or daughter making copies of the keys to your house and distributing these to total strangers.
If your child has access to the Internet, the above situations may not be as far-fetched […]
Internet a Threat to Wildlife?
Posted on September 6, 2007 - Filed Under Watching the World | Leave a Comment
“Is the Internet hastening the demise of the African elephant?” asks The New York Times. Some animal welfare advocates believe that it is and that scores of other species are at risk as well. Illegal online trade is said to have increased as the Web itself has grown. Searches on English-language Web Sites, during a […]
Suffering Online
Posted on September 6, 2007 - Filed Under Watching the World | Leave a Comment
Online community Web sites allow people to establish relationships with a number of strangers via the Internet and reportedly to feel more popular. Such sites are also “a paradise for liars”, racists, busybodies, and the prejudiced, says Folha Online. Some site users fake their own profiles. Others bully those who are overweight, are short, have […]
Violence Desensitization From Video Games
Posted on September 5, 2007 - Filed Under Watching the World | Leave a Comment
“Exposure to violent video games can desensitize individuals to real-life violence,” say research psychologists at Iowa State University, U.S.A. Previous studies showed that exposure to such games “increases aggressive thoughts, angry feelings, physiological arousal and aggressive behaviors.” This study monitored the heart rate and emotional response of participants to filmed episodes of actual violence shown […]