April 23rd, 2013
Essay#2, Draft#3
It’s the Way How we Use it
“Darling, go do your homework!” my mom called.
“Just a minute.” While I answered my mother I was still watching a television drama.
“Go back to do your homework. Now!” A few minutes after, my mother came and made me turn off my computer. Then I walked back to my study slowly and reluctantly.
I don’t remember how many times this kind of situation has happened when I was a high school student. I used to spend a lot of time on the Internet; watching dramas or movies, chatting with friends, browsing some websites or forums, but neither of them had anything to do with my study. I missed a lot of schoolwork and didn’t do my homework well. Usually I didn’t pay attention in classes. I cared about nothing but using the computer. Naturally, I didn’t get a high score. Instead, my academic performance was totally awful.
Like many other students, I like to use the computer and it did help me a lot. I can get almost everything I needed on the Internet, such as books, movies, music, food, clothes, daily necessities, and even many different types of services. It is very convenient to search for information online. The only thing I needed to do was type what I needed and Google it. Gradually, it felt like it was too easy to get something I wanted, I didn’t feel I valued or appreciated that. Also, I usually didn’t really remember that information I found later. Because it was easy, I guess my brain just didn’t have deep impression of them. The most terrible part was I getting lazy about things. I didn’t even want to think things myself. I totally relied on technology and had a very strong dependence. For example, I always needed to use online apps to do something. When I had some new words that I didn’t know about, instead of used a paper dictionary I always used the Google translation to translate words. That made me have a really poor vocabulary knowledge, because I didn’t actually try to learn them.
As an addict internet, I remember there was once I had a summer break. I got a two- month break time and some homework to do. I spent a lot and a lot of time to watch some television dramas, which were so attractive that I couldn’t help not finishing them. Also, I chatted in internet with my friends and classmates. I watched movies and browed some websites and forums. During the time, I didn’t sleep early, indeed, I went bed very late. Therefore, I woke up late, like noon or sometimes after that. I didn’t start doing my homework until the last second days of my break. I didn’t do my writings and other homework well; it was totally rushed. Even though my teacher didn’t seem to find out, my family members did. My parents noticed I was playing on the Internet, and that I wasn’t doing homework. They banned my right to use TV and internet at home. To keep me away from it they locked the room where my computer was, so I wasn’t able to get in.
Despite the ban and the barrier, I was still trying to use the computer sneakily. I went to my parents’ bedroom and found the backup key then stole it. Since I had my own room, and the computer was in different one. I sneaked out to my study after my parents went to sleep. At first, I was excited that I could still use the Internet, but soon I felt tired about sneaking around; worrying that my parents could find out. When I heard any sounds came from my parent’s bedroom, I was frozen and my heart stopped. It felt like a thief who tried not to make a sound when he was stealing things from people and he still needed to protect his own belongings in the same time.
As a result of using the computer in the middle of the night, I didn’t sleep enough. I only could use the computer after I made for sure my parents were asleep, so that meant I usually used it at midnight or after that. Due to my school schedule, I only had 5-6 hours for sleeping. I couldn’t concentrate and I always felt sleepy and listless in class. Unfortunately, my school work was getting tougher, and that was making me get exhausted. In the end of that semester I got a really lower score than usual of my final exam. I realized that I couldn’t stand this situation any more. Eventually, I quit it. I decided to tell my family that secret activity I was doing behind them. We had an agreement, and they helped me to change this bad habit. In fact, I changed the way I use it. Instead of playing games or watching soap operas, I used internet to read some news and learn some skills.
From all of those effects I have got by using the Internet; it does not mean technology has only disadvantages. Despite the distractions, the problem isn’t technology itself. As people know, technology could really make life easier. It could help people get information and learn knowledge which used to be hard to get. The point is the way how we use it. If we use it wisely, it can benefit us; if not, it also can cause bad effects.
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