The Information Superhighway

Essay # 115819

Anthropology > Cultural
Computer and Technology > Internet
Sociology > Media and Society

Looks at the ways the Internet, called the information superhighway, has led to a do-it-yourself society.

1,225 words () | 7 sources | MLA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper uses the example of a fictional man, Alfred, to illustrate how the Internet has led to a do-it-yourself (DIY) society. The paper describes how Alfred consults the Internet for answers in lieu of consulting with actual persons, demonstrating that the Internet can be consulted on topics ranging from healthcare to courtship. The paper concludes that the information superhighway has matured into a one-way avenue protracting from the domain of bewilderment. Alfred is a modern man plagued by life's unceasing enigmas. The World Wide Web is a modern innovation endowed with all the answers.

From the Paper:

"Likewise, the expansion of the World Wide Web has evoked a surprising response from America's drug culture. Let's suppose Alfred befriends a disreputable crowd; he begins to venture down the wrong path. Alfred sets sail into a sea of shady substances. After a brief period of time, Alfred's conduct transmogrifies into that of a cold hard criminal. He performs late night expeditions to consummate illegal drug transactions; he begins to struggle with his finances; and when propelled into financial destitution, he pawns off his aunt Claudia's antique lamp collection for $175."

Sample of Sources Used:

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