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Do people spend too much time online these days?

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Do people spend too much time online these days?

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I think so. These days, the people spend too much time on online them in the past.It’s impossible to live without the internet nowadays, because everything we need to do, they pass through the internet.

If you are a worker, in differents areas, like science, human, exact, agriculture, services, business, law, communication, information or others, the internet is the best way to do the work. Although, if you are a student, you need to spend too much time on line. It’s impossible to study without the internet tools, in order to share informations, ideas and experiences between the teacher end students and do the exercices or searches. Be alert that the news books are on line too.

In my opinion, the educational area was the most impacted by this technology, mainly during the Corona Virus Pandemic. We had to change our way of life and obviously, it’ll be impossible to return like the past.

We can’t forget that the internet is occupying a great moment of laser too. To sum up this essay, it’s evident that we are spending too munch time on line these days. And it can be bigger. Take care.

ANGELA GALIZZI VIEIRA GOMIDE

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Do people spend too much time online these days?

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People use the internet to do many things, like work, study, play, have a fun time, and mainly talk to friends and family. Nowadays, most of the communication is online and, It's intensified because of the pandemic of COVID-19. ]I think that"online life" helps a lot these days, but we have some bad points.

Slowly, parties and dates were being allowed, and people started to go out together.  People remain stuck in their smartphones, sometimes taking pictures (saving memories), or just scrolling on social media, making it difficult to socialize.

However, the technology could be vicious. Nowadays, some apps are programmed to be the most attractive and catchy possible, and it's a problem. A lot of people throw away a lot of time in it, forgetting the real social life. Looking to solve this kind of situation,  some people create an off party, where the smartphones are confiscated at the party entrance and returned on departure, to enjoy the party.

To sum up, people spend too much time online these days and, even with some types to solve this, the best one is always the "control" because nothing in excess could be good.

Larissa .

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Is it a good idea to have one day a week off the internet?

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Is it a good idea to have one day a week off the internet?

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These days, people spent a lot of time in the internet, there are many different apps, like social media and games that makes people lose track of time. I think this make we become more anxious, stressed out and procrastinator.

Firstly, many new informations are posted every second and all this things affect us. This means that if you are in a bad day, and look at the pictures the people posted enjoying the life can make you feel worse. I think if we try to reduce the time we spend looking at instagram we will feel better.

In addition, there are so many apps and new things that we want to be on top of everything all the time, and sometimes we fail to fulfill our responsibilities or postpone it until a simple task becomes stressful. In my opinion, it's important to set aside a day a week to put your smartphone aside and do other activities. I like to disconnect on Sunday so I feel more relaxed about starting a new week.

To sum up, I believe the internet is an amazing thing that helps us in many ways, but the way we use it today can be very harmful. So it's good to take a break from the networks and enjoy offline life.

By: Karine

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Nowadays, almost everyone has acess to smartphones and, therefore, internet. People use it to talk with their families, to see what other people are posting on social medias, searching informations and even for working. Even if you don't want to, it's almost impossible not to spend too much time online.

Firstly, many people has to work with their smartphones. Communication with the co-workers via messages and send emails are some of the things people all over the world do in their everyday work. With internet and easy access to communication, people continue working even when they're at home, after working all day. In my opinion, besides social medias for example, this are one of the reasons people spend a lot of time online.

In addition, nowadays there are a huge amount of apps that do many different things. For example, social networks of videos, photos, for messaging, games, online calendars and nowadays even apps for education. These days you can do almost everything with a device that has access to internet and it makes us dependent on it.

In conclusion, I do think people spend too much time online, however, many times it's not something we can control. It's something that makes our lives easier and give us the chance of doing somethings we couldn't do without it.

Giovanna

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Is it a good idea to have one day a week off the internet?

Now a days, the internet is everywhere and it is in everyone’s lives. Even people who do not have easy access to the internet are affected by it. There is a sense that the internet imprisons our mind connected all the time. However, the point is, life is busy for most urban people and I think internet is not the cause of this overworking or stressful life.

First of all, the internet is a tool humanity has developed with the purpose of short distances, and make things easier and faster. With this net, thousands of informations are available at the same time and staying connected is almost automatic. However, the solution for anxiety is not ban the internet for one day a week because there are more six days to deal. The solution is to deal with the cause of anxiety, not with the accessories.

The thing here is to ask yourself what causes you fear, dissatisfaction and stress. Maybe, reflect what you are looking for in using the internet a lot. Imagine if you keeped yourself totally disconnected for a day and on that day an emergency would happen or a really good thing, you would not have a choice to choose whether you will respond or not. So, with a conscious use it is possible to choose when, for what and how to use the internet without injuries for the mind.

In my opinion, an everyday exercise of using internet with balance and awareness is a better way to solve problems such as stress. Because a day a week is just a little part in a routine and life is composed by all days which could not be turned off

By Winni

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Do children under the age of ten need cell phones?

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Do children under the age of ten need cell phones?

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Nowadays with the digital era everyone is connected to the internet. The use of electronic devices rose up and now younger people have access to these gadgets. One surprising thing is that cellphones are given to young children, and that can be a problem.

Firstly, children shouldn't be exposed to too many hours seeing a screen, they have to spend their time doing activities that can help their mental and physical health, because spending too much of their time using electronics can be damaging to their development. One example is, with the pandemic, a lot of children spend most of their time in front of a screen, and we don’t know what will be the long term effects to this generation in the future.

Many parents give their children cell phones, so they can distract them and make taking care of a child easier, but there are many consequences for this action. The majority of children don’t have the maturity to use a cellphone at a young age, if they use it unsurpevisioned, they can be exposed to inappropriate content, suffer cyberbullying and become addicted to these electronics.  The parents should only give their kids a cellphone after they explain safety measures and when the child is more mature and, before this occur, children should be only given a specific amount  of time in front of a screen with parental supervision.

To conclude, I believe that children under 10 should not be given cell phones. Their parents should pay more attention to them and spend more time with their children, elaborating a lot of activities that can be beneficial to their development and give them cell phones when they are older.

By: Isabela

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Do people spend too much time online these days?

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In these days, not having an internet is an incommon fact in most part of our society. In my point of view, almost everything including communication, work, study and leisure are associated with being online and it makes people spend too much time on the internet, turning them dependent to this technology.

Firstly, in many areas of work, it is required that the employee needs an average knowledge of the uses of internet to get the job. With the pandemics, this fact has been intensified even more, as the remote work has been deployed and also the education system was forced to create remote classes.

Furthermore, it is possible to see in the society that many people developed a dependence about being online, and scientists named that "Nomophobia" (an abbreviation for "No mobile phobia"). The great example of it in Brazil is when there are server crashes of some social networks like Whatsapp or Instagram. In this condition, the person gets very anxious and feels afraid of being without the smartphone or being incommunicable.

To sum up, people spend too much time online because there is a considerable demand of the society to stay on the internet and it is reflexing in health problems. So, in my opinion, the balance of the time spent at being online and offline must be considered.

By: Letícia Kaori Suzuki

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Do people spend too much time online these days?

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In these days, people are spending too much time online the Internet has changed our lives over the past few decades. Through internet technology innovation and development, the internet provides a lot of benefits to people's life, doing business online, shopping online, playing video games and so on.

In addition with social media, people can see what is happening all over the world, searching information, resources they need, communicating with friends or family oversea. Nowadays, internet is closely related to people’s daily life, people can barely live without it.

However, there are some disagreement as to whether the overall effect of this technology has been positive or negative. For instance, with the popularity of video games, lots of teenagers are addicted into the virtual world,  people should understand that spending time on internet for their daily studying and working are useful and helpful because of its fast pace and powerful searching engine.

To sum up,  i believe that internet technology contributes to improving work, research, study, and communicating with people who are far away, but we can't stop carrying out our activities outside of social networks and interacting personally with people, especially family and friends.

Ana Flávia Minutti

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Do people spend too much time online these days?

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Nowadays, most people's lives are intrinsically online. Job, studies, stream are all in internet. In my opinion, the primarily consequence is that people need to spend more time in this virtual area, not only for choice, but really because they need and get used to it.

Firstly, it is a fact that being online for a great period of time is the newest and basic requirement to get some type of jobs. This happens, I believe, because is more lucrative for the employer to spend less money in space, energy, maintenance and others, as well as having the employee working full time, probably with devices that he bought by himself.

In addition, the newest online apps are made to get the user attached. For this reason, the time that used to be for real rest were substituted for staying online many hours in a row. The consequence is people associate free time with being virtually connected.

Finally, in the present days the average is to stay online all the time. This happens for two main reasons: the work environment is mostly online nowadays, this being a requirement; and the profound way people interact with apps of social media.

Carolina

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Do children under the age of ten need cell phones?

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Do children under the age of ten need cell phones?

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In these days, it is quite common to find younger and younger children who own cell phones and are connected to the internet.

There are many factors responsible for this phenomenon, including the need for parents to distract them and the clamor of children who see their little friends using cell phones and do not want to be left out.

However, it is essential to be especially careful with the exposure of children to technology, in addition to damage to the intellectual development of the little ones, the risks to physical integrity present in agents who share the same virtual sphere as children must be considered.

Therefore, moderation is, as always, the best way to go, the internet can offer advantages but its unregulated use has already revealed serious consequences in our society.

By: Ricardo

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Do people spend to much time online these days?

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Currently part of the people spend time online, we have many reasons to do this, like to work, to have fun, estudy, etc. However is necessary think about how many we spend time and if is good for our lives.
Day by day we can solve the problems online, so the internet is much more than have fun , with it we spend a lot time online and we can, for exemple: watching movies/series, buying online, searching dates or just ike a hobby.
I think that we spend a lot of time online and doing this we dont live in our real life, leave to speak face to face, find new real friends, etc.
Thereafore, we need to dicover a diferent way to live, to find the balance btwin real life and spend time online.

Giovani

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Do children under the age of ten need cell phones?

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Nowadays it's easier and easier to see young children or even babys with cell phones. This happens because of the bad influence that the technological world give us. We, adults or children, spent almost the entire day connected.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Brazilian Pediatric Society (SBP), the screen time recommend from kids between the ages 6 to 10 is 1 and a half or 2 hours if supervised by an adult.
But the reality is different. Most parents don't really care about the impact that cell phones can have on their childrens life, and just let then have fun with it, not worrying about the consequences. Most social media that kids use don't really filter their content and don't really make then child approved. That's one of the reasons why cell phones in the hands of kids can be a problem.
It might be easier to let your children's just watching something while you do your things, but is also important that you be a part of this children development so, instead of letting they go crazy with electronic devices, try to come up with exercises for both of you, for example: build a lego figure, solve a puzzle, read books. This could really have a positive impact on their lifes.

By: Maria Eduarda Lima

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Is it a good idea to have one day a week off the internet?

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Is it a good idea to have one day a week off the internet?

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These days, internet has become one of the most important things for many people around the world. It’s been used as a working tool, as a means of communication between people, for entertainment, for research, and many other uses. But is spending all your days connected 24/7 good for your mental, physical and emotional health?

Many researchers say that unplugging one day a week has many positive effects, working wonders on your brain and body, for example, making so that you can even be more productive in your everyday tasks, making you more focused, decreasing anxiety and depression – especially in adolescents –, giving you a better night sleep, and overall just benefiting your health.

In addition to all these benefits, taking one day off off screens and spending it with your loved ones, preferably doing activities outdoors, is going to implement your relationships in a very good way, and doing it at a regular basis may give you different opinions on how to connect and demonstrate love.

To sum up, internet and instant messages may make your life easier when it comes to fast reaching someone, but spending one day a week offline has many benefits that need to be taken into consideration when thinking about what quality of life you are looking for you and for your family.

By: Isabella Baccarin.

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Do children under the age of ten need cell phones?

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Do children under the age of ten need cell phones?

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Nowadays, is common to see babies or young children using cell phones to watch videos and play games. Parents think it's a nice way to make the kids entertained, but I disagree. Cell phones can make life easier, but when you are a child your life is not supposed to be complicated enough to have a cell phone.

First of all, children must not be without supervision, so the excuse about communicating with their parents or other people does not work, because their supervisor might have a mobile in these situations.

In addition, there's a lot of content for children on the internet to catch them, but I don't think they have the maturity to use a cell phone or internet. There are so many inappropriate things and dangerous people, like pedophiles, who could have access to them or their image.

To sum up, I believe kids need to be in touch with other kids, improve their abilities, have hobbies and play with toys. Having a healthy and full of activities routine is really important to them to grow healthier and evolve their skills and habits.

By: Vitória

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Do children under the age of ten need cell phone 

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today it is commom for people to use cell phone for everything, for communication, research,social networks etc. In everyday life the cell phone is very useful.

but  I don´t agree with children under ten years old,I think that children should have other activities, like plaing with friends,running, studying and many other  activities, activities that improve the child´s knowledge as an individual.

In my opinion, giving a cell phone to a child is not good, because nowaday there  is the internet that is on all cell phone and the internet has everything , things that are not helthy for child.

the child is in training, she absorbs everything around her and everything that is seen on the internet on her cell phone, there is also the fact that the child is very enchanted or rather  addicted to game, videos and social networks and loses focus with studies and activities everyday.

The fact is that there is no need to give the cell phone to a child under ten years old or to a teenager, I belive that parents should only give thair children a cell phone when their children  have maturity and responsibility to use it.

By Sarah

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Do people spend to much time online these days?

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Do people spend to much time online these days?

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Nowadays, it is common for people to spend most of their day online, whether for work, study or even for fun. In my view, this habit can become harmful and bring consequences to users due to the excessive use of cell phones, computers, videogames and others.

First of all, it should be considered that many people work using electronic devices and because of that, spend many hours a day connected. But when they get home from work, instead of resting their eyes and minds off the screens, they spend even more time on social media or playing online games. I believe this is not healthy, because the body and mind need to rest so that the person has a good quality of life.

Besides, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, students from schools and universities had to adapt to remote classes, taking virtual classes at home. This has further increased the amount of time this group of people spend online each day. Some examples of the consequences caused by excessive use of cell phones and computers are pain in the neck, hands and shoulder, impaired sleep, posture problems and psychological problems such as anxiety and depression.

To summarize, I believe that people should be aware of the dangers of spending a lot of time online, especially when it comes to children and teenagers, because they are growing up and can develop various complications.

By: Julia

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Keep the children away from the mobile phones!

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Keep the children away from the mobile phones!

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These are my three reasons why I think children under ten shouldn’t need cell phones.

Firstly, because childhood is the most important step for children to have great mental health to grow. For example, children using cell phones for long hours rolling the feeds and playing games induce anxiety and difficulties to learn, because there's minds are not prepared to receive mountains of information.

Secondly, using the internet in cell phones in that age has a lot of dangers, further the parents don’t have any control of the content. For example, children could text with strangers, access sensitive content (like porn, accident photos etc) and download viruses.

In addition, children under ten need to move their body to have healthy and social growth. For instance, they need to run and play in the parks, meet friends and, most importantly, need to get little skin hurt playing, because all of these things are important to understand their body and social relationships.

To sum up, these are my reasons because I believe children under ten do not use cell phones.

By: Matheus