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Vocabulary: The Role Of Information Pollution In Schools

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Have you experienced that your friends intentionally trick you by telling you that teacher called you for some reason? This would not seem to be serious problem because your friend didn’t get any punishment as doing such thing and there is no damage to us or others, but if it happens in the more publicized place, it would be crime. Moreover, it is really hard to find person who firstly starts spread that rumor in public. The simple joking in school can be the information pollution, especially spreading false information. All of people might face those information pollutions in various forms and places; online and offline or working place or home. Like we can see it does not give any different between places, and times; so the information pollution becomes the most serious problem in the modern age, the Information age. …show more content…

Then, what is the information pollution, which combines those two contrasting words. The definition of “information pollution,” in my opinion, is false information that can give huge damage in physical, psychological and financial stuff and image.” For example, the Korean famous entertainer and rocker, Junyeong Jeong, has suffered such problem. His ex-girlfriend charged him as a hidden camera. As the rumor spread, the singer got huge financial damage, lost many fans and temporary withdrew 2 Days & 1 Night, his only TV program. After about 2 weeks, he can clear his false charge, but his loss was enormous. Like this, the “Information Pollution” is a “false” thing, which can probably harm someone in various aspects. Also like in the definition, it can occur in anywhere, so it is not limited to public place; the rumor between friends can be such

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