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<TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width=468 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD background=/www/news/images/view_title.gif height=100> <TABLE height=100 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=style7 align=middle height=70> 토픽1 / 질문작성 : 제니스   Pros and Cons of the Internet</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> The Internet may well be the greatest masterpiece of modern culture, the lion of the century in our information and knowledge based society. As Professor Lars Ingelstam of Lingkoping University, Sweden put it, it is the world's largest machine. The Internet is a communicational network connecting virtually all computers around the world in a non-hierarchical manner and an entirely new concept among communication systems. The system allows the reception and delivery of messages anywhere and anytime in the world virtually in real time on the connected computers. It has seen the technological convergence of digital multimedia, information and communications. It has had an enormous impact on social activities as well as the academic and political circles. Starting out as a military application it eventually permeated all industries, government and commerce. It is has spread into the media and publication industries with Internet versions of newspapers, books and much more. These multifaceted applications are making the Internet ever more powerful. The old versions of media are disappearing and new technologies are forever being added such as IPTV. The technological aspects of the Internet rely on its data transmission rules and protocols. It is a well-established system so far. The data channel is not fixed but it takes a path avoiding busy passages among millions of connected routes to a destination. For receiving messages from senders and vice versa, one has to have a unique domain name address and a series of e-mail addresses. E-mail messages arrive at the mail server similar to the local post office or mail box from a remote personal computer connected to the network. It does not matter where one's mail server is, as one can fetch the mails at electronic speed at any time and place. According to World Internet Statistics, the penetration rate of the world Internet usage population is 20.8 percent, 70.2 percent in North America, and 66.5 percent in South Korea as of January 2007. Interestingly the world map showing the distribution of internet networks in color shows that internet use is more or less proportional to the gross national product of each country. Internet usage is now an indispensable tool for daily life and business. It is a great achievement for this country that Wibro (wireless broadband Internet), developed by the Korean telecommunications industry was approved as an international standard by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) last week. However there is also a reverse trend going along with these developments: The digital divide. This is the gap between those with access to digital information technology, and those without such access. It further marks the rich and the poor. It accentuates differences in knowledge access among countries. Despite huge efforts in the form of anti-virus vaccines and firewall procedures to protect computers, the Internet is still vulnerable to attacks from hackers and criminals. It is the source of ongoing panic and at times escalates to the level of cyber wars. A recent survey found that 34 percent of users believed their computers were infected with a virus and 84 percent believed their personal information was being spied on without their permission. This is clearly an invasion of personal privacy. Recently Japan announced it would replace its Internet with a brand new version by 2020 that will deliver more reliable data transfers at higher speeds, and be more resistant to viruses and crashes. However, Dr. Ian Brown, Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, argued the new internet technology proposed didn't appear radically different from the current version. We are about to enter the presidential elections in Korea and the US. Moreover all the president hopefuls will be utilizing the Internet and its diverse utilities, using websites, Blogs, chat groups, emails, YouTube and cell phone messaging. Their effective use is a great help and utilized correctly could bring through a victory. We are enclosed in a tightly woven Internet like a silkworm in a cocoon. A good use of the net, like a spider, is the conduct of wise man. I think the pros of the Internet far outweigh the cons.    Question  1. How often do you use the INTERNET ?      If so , how much are you hooked on it ?  2. Have you ever experienced either computer virus or crimes related to ID ?     If you did , how could you solve it ?  3. What is your opinion about problems of internet use ?     and is there any strength to use it ?   4. What is the rules for internet users to comply with ?     and Are you an obedient person ?   <DIV class=tx-hr-image-3> <HR class=hide> </DIV>   토픽2/ 질문작성 : 술마신토끼<MAIN></MAIN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Smoking   Smoking is a practice where a substance, most commonly tobacco, is burned and the smoke tasted or inhaled.  This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them available for absorption through the lungs. It can also be done as a part of rituals, to induce trances and spiritual enlightenment. The most common method of smoking  today is through cigarettes, primarily industrially manufactured but also hand-rolled from loose tobacco and rolling paper. Other smoking tools includes pipes, cigars, hookahs and bongs. Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational drug use. Tobacco smoking is today by far the most popular form of smoking and is practiced by over one billion people in the majority of all human societies. Less common drugs for smoking include cannabis and opium. Some of the substances are classified as hard narcotics, like heroin and crack cocaine, but the use of these is very limited as they are often not commercially available. The history of smoking can be dated to as early as 5000 BC, and has been recorded in many different cultures across the world. Early smoking evolved in association with religious ceremonies; as offerings to deities, in cleansing rituals or to allow shamans and priests to alter their minds for purposes of divination or spiritual enlightenment. After the European exploration and conquest of the Americas, the practice of smoking tobacco quickly spread to the rest of the world. In regions like India and Subsaharan Africa, it merged with existing practices of smoking (mostly of cannabis). In Europe, it introduced a new type of social activity and a form of drug intake which previously had been unknown. Perception surrounding smoking has varied over time and from one place to another; holy and sinful, sophisticated and vulgar, a panacea and deadly health hazard. Only recently, and primarily in industrialized Western countries, has smoking come to be viewed in a decidedly negative light. Today medical studies have proven that smoking tobacco is among the leading causes of many diseases such as lung cancer, heart attacks, erectile dysfunction and can also lead to birth defects. The well-proven health hazards of smoking have caused many countries to institute high taxes on tobacco products and anti-smoking campaigns are launched every  year in an attempt to curb tobacco smoking.      Questions 1. How can young people stop smoking?  what activities should they do for this?  2. Your boyfriend or girlfriend smokes.  what do you think about it?  3. Have you tryed to quit?  and how much time does it take?  4. South Korea is still a conservative country.  Some gilrs are smoking on the street.    what do you think about this?