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The Importance Of Internet Saving People's Lives

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"The Internet is not just one thing, it 's a collection of things-of numerous communications networks that all speak the same digital language" ( Clark). The internet has opened a lot of doors to this world. One of the doors that were open was communicating. People from different places can communicate with one another through the internet. Communication is a big part of humans lives because it builds relationships with one another. Most people have phones or some device that they use to talk to their friends, relatives, or close ones. It is true that internet is really useful in our society, it makes us smarter. It helps to carry the information into the world, it can provide quick answers to the questions that someone has and it can save someone if they are in trouble through access to the internet. Although there are people who would disagree that internet makes us …show more content…

It is rarely heard about because it is not something usual. There was a situation where someone 's toaster caught on fire and because of his condition he could not call 911 so "he shared his address and asked others in a chat room to call for help for him" and they did and the fire department came fast enough and saved him (Harness). In this situation this person knew how to use the internet in a smart way, internet did not just help it saved a person 's life. Most of the people always carry their devices with them, so because people use the internet daily people get saved. Also, an interesting story about a "wedding that’s been saved by the internet". As a reader thinking how did internet save a wedding? Well, it gave them a lot of suggestions of how to solve a problem. The internet has a lot of information, it can show how to solve one problem in different ways. It is really interesting to see that people who use the internet are willing to help someone with their wedding using the sources that are

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