Wikipedia is a site designed to provide information to students. The basic function of Wikipedia is to help students for exams and other papers they have to write. Some students for their research use Wikipedia as a source. There comes a problem with the accuracy of this information. Many schools or colleges are banning Wikipedia from their list because the information is not correct. We should not use Wikipedia because it is not reliable because of the privacy and because of the copyright of the information.
Wikipedia should not be used because it is not reliable. According to J.Wolverton (2007, para.9), “launched Jan, 15 2001, it is already the ninth most popular web site in the United States, according to Alexa Internet, a company that monitors web traffic". Wikipedia is among the famous web sites in the United States and is really popular. However, all the information or articles that are conveyed into Wikipedia are irrelevant. Many people are complaining about the accuracy of the information if it comes from Wikipedia. Many colleges and schools are banning Wikipedia from their list because the accuracy about the information is not right. According to M.Byers(2007, para. 1), “Middlebury College, a prestigious liberal arts school in Vermont, recently announced that its history department had banned the citation of Wikipedia for history papers and exams”. Wikipedia has become a real phenomenon that many critics have complained about.
Second, Wikipedia should not be used because of the privacy of the information. What makes Wikipedia worst today is the copyright of the information. Most of the articles and the information on wikipedia are not true and irrelevant. Wikipedia has become an open library where everybody can post anything they want. According to J.Lengel (2006, para.1), “Anyone can post anything they want on the web”. Many professors do not recommend students to use Wikipedia as a source because of the reliability of their information. If anybody can post anything on Wikipedia, then the copyright of the information is not revealed and can’t be taken into consideration because we don’t know where this information comes from. People have been hijacking Wikipedia because it was available online. Therefore, Wikipedia is public site that allows anybody to do whatever he or she wants with.
Finally, Wikipedia should not be used because of the copyright. Everybody can post anything they want at anytime on Wikipedia and there is no chance that you can verify the accuracy of the information. Teachers refuse students use it because they might be accused of plagiarism. It offers a lot of information but where are the sources to verify this information? The copyright of information is important because it helps determine who is the author of those articles or that information. Wikipedia does not offer all these but just gives you information. That what makes Wikipedia a really weak encyclopedia that we should not use as a source.
In conclusion, we should not use Wikipedia, even though it offers us a lot of choices and gives us a lot of information. It is not reliable, and we have many critics that go in toward that site.
Reference
Byers, M . (2007, March 08). Controversy over use of Wikipedia in academic papers arrives at Smith. Sophian, Smith College. Retrieved April 23,2008, from http://media.www.smithsophian.com/media/storage/paper587/news/2007/03/08/news/Controversy.Over.Use.Of.Wikipedia.In.Academic.Papers.Arrives.At.Smith-2765409.html
Lengel, J. (2006, Feb 07). Auhtority. Teaching with Technology. Retrieved April 23,2008, from http://www.powertolearn.com/articles/teaching_with_technology/articles.shtml?ID=12"
Wolverton, J. (2007, Jan.22). Wikipedia Wisdom. Valley Vanguard. Retrieved April 23,2008, from http://www.svsu.edu/clubs/vanguard/stories/114"
Monday, April 28, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Digital TV
Digital TV
In the New York Times Newspaper by R. Furchgott (2008, February 11) in “Many obstacles to Digital TV Reception, study says”, the author wrote about how digital television reception is affected. The Centris, which is a company based in LA said that many people will be unsatisfied because when they will switch to the digital television; the signal will be weak. The author also compares digital television and analog television by saying that analog is better than digital because the reception of analog television is better than digital and even predicts that most of the people will receive fewer channels than they do now because of the bad reception. The main problem discussed in this article was the dissatisfaction of people when they switch to digital. We should not switch to digital television because it can affect the economy, education and the environment.
We should not switch to digital because it can affect the economy. It affects the economy in the way that many people will switch to digital in this coming February 2009. The problem will be the reception as we already know, and they will receive fewer channels than ever. People will be unhappy, unsatisfied and they will lose their money in some other way. The problem will be nationwide, they are still working on it, and there is no solution for the moment. Digital television is most affected by hills and buildings. In the United States, there are too many buildings and it can be very bad for the reception.
Next, we should not switch to digital television because it can affect education. Education will be affected because there will be more channels and more programs. Children will tend to watch restricted programs even though their parents block them with parental control. Children are clever these days, and if they watch these kinds of programs, it will be bad for their education. Then, we will have a growing population with a big problem that society will face in the future. Allowing more channels means allowing bad education. Parents are responsible for the education of their children, but if they fail who will follow them? So that’s why we should not switch to digital television because it is part of the problem, and we have to face it if we do not do anything.
Finally, we should not switch to digital television because it can affect the environment. It can affect the environment in a way that people that supply these services know that the signal is affected by hills and buildings. If they want a hundred percent efficient work, they will have to cut trees and destroy the environment. Trees are meant to protect us from sun radiation. We have to protect the environment, because it is our treasure and we have to take care of it. Digital television is a good thing and it is a fact but they have to look on the other side and see how they can figure out a way to save the environment.
Digital television is a marvelous progress of technology. But technology also has his disadvantage and we have to manage and know how to deal with it.
Besides technology, we have to look at how people will feel because of the bad signal they will receive.
References
Furchgott R. (2008, Feb 11). Many obstacles to digital TV reception,
Study says. The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2008, from
http://http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/technology/11analog.htlm
In the New York Times Newspaper by R. Furchgott (2008, February 11) in “Many obstacles to Digital TV Reception, study says”, the author wrote about how digital television reception is affected. The Centris, which is a company based in LA said that many people will be unsatisfied because when they will switch to the digital television; the signal will be weak. The author also compares digital television and analog television by saying that analog is better than digital because the reception of analog television is better than digital and even predicts that most of the people will receive fewer channels than they do now because of the bad reception. The main problem discussed in this article was the dissatisfaction of people when they switch to digital. We should not switch to digital television because it can affect the economy, education and the environment.
We should not switch to digital because it can affect the economy. It affects the economy in the way that many people will switch to digital in this coming February 2009. The problem will be the reception as we already know, and they will receive fewer channels than ever. People will be unhappy, unsatisfied and they will lose their money in some other way. The problem will be nationwide, they are still working on it, and there is no solution for the moment. Digital television is most affected by hills and buildings. In the United States, there are too many buildings and it can be very bad for the reception.
Next, we should not switch to digital television because it can affect education. Education will be affected because there will be more channels and more programs. Children will tend to watch restricted programs even though their parents block them with parental control. Children are clever these days, and if they watch these kinds of programs, it will be bad for their education. Then, we will have a growing population with a big problem that society will face in the future. Allowing more channels means allowing bad education. Parents are responsible for the education of their children, but if they fail who will follow them? So that’s why we should not switch to digital television because it is part of the problem, and we have to face it if we do not do anything.
Finally, we should not switch to digital television because it can affect the environment. It can affect the environment in a way that people that supply these services know that the signal is affected by hills and buildings. If they want a hundred percent efficient work, they will have to cut trees and destroy the environment. Trees are meant to protect us from sun radiation. We have to protect the environment, because it is our treasure and we have to take care of it. Digital television is a good thing and it is a fact but they have to look on the other side and see how they can figure out a way to save the environment.
Digital television is a marvelous progress of technology. But technology also has his disadvantage and we have to manage and know how to deal with it.
Besides technology, we have to look at how people will feel because of the bad signal they will receive.
References
Furchgott R. (2008, Feb 11). Many obstacles to digital TV reception,
Study says. The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2008, from
http://http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/technology/11analog.htlm
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