Internet appeared not so long ago, but now we can’t imagine our life without it. It has entered many spheres of our life and simplified it so much that we will refuse this invention under no circumstances.
We use the internet in many ways: we communicate with people, even with those who live abroad; we share our knowledge, emotions, feelings and experience by means of blogging or microblogging; we find any information in less than a minute; plan our trips, book flight tickets, and hotels; purchase clothes and other items, too.
In other words, we have a wide range of online activities which help us to get in touch with people, learn something new every day and be aware of all happening in the world. We have got used to this level of information accessibility due to which we feel more confident and free to express our viewpoint.
However, the internet is not always a blessing as we become extremely addicted to it and may lose our communication skills. The fact is that we now tend to get stick to our smartphones and other electronic devices and neglect real communication.
This may lead to loneliness and difficulties building real relationships with people. That’s why we should control the amount of time we spend online and not to forget about our families and friends. We won’t become closer if we keep in touch only virtually.
The internet can be a blessing, but we should use it carefully in order not to turn the blessing into a curse.
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Интернет появился не так давно, но сейчас мы не можем представить нашу жизнь без него. Он стал частью многих сфер нашей жизни и упростил ее так сильно, что мы ни за какие деньги не откажемся от этого изобретения.
Мы используем интернет по-разному: мы общаемся с людьми, даже с теми, что живут за границей; делимся знаниями, эмоциями, чувствами и опытом с блогов и микроблогов; мы находим любую информацию меньше чем за минуту, планируем поездки, бронируем билеты на самолет и отели, покупаем одежду и другие товары тоже.
Иными словами, мы имеем широкий спектр онлайн деятельности, которая нам связываться с людьми, учиться чему-то новому каждый день и быть в курсе всего происходящего в мире. Мы привыкли к такому уровню доступности информации, из-за которой чувствуем себя увереннее и свободнее в выражении своей точки зрения.
Однако интернет – это не всегда хорошо, так как мы становимся очень зависимыми от него и можем потерять наши навыки общения. Дело в том, что мы сейчас склонны прилипать к своим смартфонам и другим электронным приборам и пренебрегаем живым общением.
Это может привести к одиночеству и сложностям в выстраивании отношений с людьми. Поэтому нам следует контролировать количество времени, проведенное в сети и не забывать о семье и друзьях. Мы не станем ближе друг к другу, поддерживая отношения лишь виртуально.
Интернет может выступать в качестве дара, но нам нужно осторожно использовать его, чтобы не превратить в проклятье.
Biography of Yuri GagarinБиография Юрия Гагарина
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a prominent Russian cosmonaut. He was the first man who dared to make a journey into outer space.
Gagarin was born on March 9th 1934, in a small village called Klushino, near Gzhatsk. Today this town is called Gagarin after the first Russian cosmonaut. His family was neither rich nor famous. Gagarin’s father was a humble worker and his mum was a milkmaid. Apart from Yuri, there were three other children in the family.
The future cosmonaut had an uneasy childhood. As many people at those times, his family suffered from Nazi occupation. When he was a child, his father taught him to make toy planes. In 1941 he started attending a local school, but his studies were interrupted by the World War II. The whole village was occupied by Germans in November of the same year. However, life continued and Yuri grew as a smart and active boy. Together with his mother and his siblings he had to hide in a dugout during the war. Soon they moved to Gzhatsk and then to Moscow region.
In 1951 he graduated with an honors degree from an evening school in Lyubertsy. In 1955 he graduated from the Saratov Industrial Technical School. During his student years he also attended a local aviation club. Gradually, aviation became his life’s work.
In 1960 he started preparing for the flight into space. His first flight into space took place on April 12th 1961. Gagarin spent 108 minutes there in the spaceship “Vostok”, and this date became an international Cosmonautics Day. After this flight he became a world hero. He visited many countries and met millions of people.
He died on March 27th 1968 but will be always dearly remembered in Russia and in many other corners of the globe