College life can be very challenging period for students. ... Amongst all of these life experiences or challenges, students at college should focus on their studies. ... Therefore, college students would succeed much better in their studies if they spend more time doing homework. ... An article in USA Today journal reports that in a 2008 survey, about 80% of first year college students stated that their parents interfered in various college activities including their choice and enrollment (Marklein D.8). ... After all, work ethic is at the heart of success not only in college but also in l...

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A questionnaire concerned with the scale of knowledge and attitudes toward internet censorship was conducted among 55 international students. ... The aim of this research is to investigate the extent of knowledge and views on censorship among overseas students living in Australia. ... In addition, it may also be useful for the development of guidelines for the design of internet filter software in colleges. ... Students were asked to select the countries which they thought have the suspicion of suppressing different voices. ... Results Figure 1 Figure 1 shows the general attitudes towards co...

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Many college students/athletes are now getting involved in this sort of gambling. ... Another study was conducted by surveying 1,700 students from six different colleges and universities. ... College student gamblers tend to be people who believe they have control of their own destiny, take risks, and feel they have the skill to be successful in whatever they do. ... The Georgia lottery can be considered an exception because it awards good academic students college scholarships. ... So in essence, the poor pay for the wealthier students to go to college. ...

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In the "Internet use among college students: tool or toy? " by Fred Englander, he discusses the distractions of college student's and how media and technology can affect their grades. Englander states that: "This study of the relationship between the intensity of Internet use and student academic performance, focusing as it does on actual grade performance rather than the students' perception of their performance, offers an alternative and hopefully useful perspective on whether the Internet typically functions as a tool or a toy in the hands of college students " (Englander, 93). .....

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Students also count on web when they need to write an essay or research papers. ... Distance learning has been really popular to students nowadays. One of the best reasons many students prefer distance learning is because of time flexibility (Kerka, 1996). Most college students are full time parent, full time employee and sometimes, combination of both. ... Web also provided great information for students to help them enhance their knowledge about their education. ...

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A computer can be used with a grade one student to help that child learn new English vocabulary and the same machine can be used by a university student to write a sophisticated micro-chip program to control a robotic arm. ... Along with educators, various student groups also were engaged in these technical developments outside of the more established community of users. ... To overcome this limitation, student groups from various universities came up with modem technology. ... High schools began to teach simple programming skills and other computer applications to students as part of th...

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In the news article" Survey Shows a Sharp Rise in Net-Savvy Academics" by Pamela Mendels, the author indicates that "571 technology officials at two- and four-year colleges around the country, found that increasingly, professors are discovering and embracing the pedagogical possibilities of e-mail and the Web." ... For example, Pasadena City College offered many computer courses online. The instructors post class materials and other resources on the Internet for students. ... With the advanced technology today, some universities even offer videoconference lecture online so that teachers and st...

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In Carr's article, he cites a study by researchers at University College London, that surveyed reading habits online over a five-year period. ... So in the meantime, the students, children mostly, started partying on the technology without them. ... "If we're going to put all of the information of the world at everyone's fingertips," he says, "We need to ignite a spark within them (or nurture one that is already there) that will provoke students to ask questions....

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When I was eight years old and the internet was a brand new glorious thing, my friends and I would go into chat rooms and pretend we were seventeen-year-old high school students. ... Many college students use AOL instant messenger, the largest internet chat source, in place of telephones.People are introduced when they meet in chat rooms of common interests, and friendships are forged. ...

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Opponents of Internet blocking feel that these types of software don't block everything they should; for example, a college student's web page containing nude pictures of herself was not blocked. ...

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Hackers cost governments, corporations, and even normal people billions of dollars per year. You might ask, sure, there are those out there for profit, but what about the college student who was just doing it for fun? Profit or fun, it's still theft. In some cases theft of money, in others, theft...

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America today is filled with influential sights, sounds, and events that are experienced on an everyday basis and are very much a part of our lives. Media and electronic devices such as TV, movies, magazines, and video games are becoming common influencers that are mixing with our conversations, o...

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Health clubs and bars are the out places to meet guys today. The in place is the Internet. In a survey conducted by www.TopDatingTips.com, 69% of those surveyed said that they would use the internet to find a date. Jeff Cohen, author of the e-book, 30-Minute Guide To Online Dating, writes that...

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The Internet: A Link to the World Imagine talking about the latest elections with someone three thousand miles away without receiving a large phone bill; or sending a letter to a friend or relative and having it arrive one second later. How would it feel to know that any source of information is...

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In today's society, where technology and the Internet seem to dominate our daily lives, a new villain has entered our consciousness. The hacker is feared by many, but respected by few. Everyone seems to know who hackers are and what they do, but there is a major misconception about hackers that nobo...

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Many consumers may currently be college students who need computers, while those who have graduated will be within a higher income bracket or hold positions in which a personal computer at home is advantageous. ...

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Gordon also proved that adolescents are using social media websites as a tool to reinforce relationships and college students are exposed to a higher risk of social media addiction due to their vulnerability (Subrahmanya, 2008). ...

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