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1. I am a computer-illiterate old man (82 years old).
2. The only thing I know about Facebook, for example, is that it's a platform where some young people have posted vile comments about acquaintances and where some controversial political topics are now banned.
3. Last night, however, I discovered that Facebook can also be used for good.
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4. I was reading the July, 2019, print edition of Reader's Digest. I came across an article entitled "The Global Network" by Derek Burnett.
a. Two American tourists were in Indonesia.
b. They traveled into the jungle.
c. They had an accident, which resulted in their being so wounded that they could not walk.
d. One had a cell phone. (Thank God for that invention!)
e. He sent out this message on Facebook: "Help. In danger. Call police."
f. One of his friends in the States saw the message. She started the ball rolling. There was "a chain reaction of 516 concerned posts from [his many] friends around the world."
g. In about four hours, a rescue party arrived to take them to the hospital.
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5. Currently, many people are seriously wondering if the Internet is more of a curse than a blessing.
a. In my opinion, the answer is a no-brainer.
2. The only thing I know about Facebook, for example, is that it's a platform where some young people have posted vile comments about acquaintances and where some controversial political topics are now banned.
3. Last night, however, I discovered that Facebook can also be used for good.
*****
4. I was reading the July, 2019, print edition of Reader's Digest. I came across an article entitled "The Global Network" by Derek Burnett.
a. Two American tourists were in Indonesia.
b. They traveled into the jungle.
c. They had an accident, which resulted in their being so wounded that they could not walk.
d. One had a cell phone. (Thank God for that invention!)
e. He sent out this message on Facebook: "Help. In danger. Call police."
f. One of his friends in the States saw the message. She started the ball rolling. There was "a chain reaction of 516 concerned posts from [his many] friends around the world."
g. In about four hours, a rescue party arrived to take them to the hospital.
*****
5. Currently, many people are seriously wondering if the Internet is more of a curse than a blessing.
a. In my opinion, the answer is a no-brainer.