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Internet and Life Style Unit Three Internet Quotations Millions are turning to the internet to find romance. The pursuit can be fruitful – but chemistry is a tricky thing to transmit. Brad Stone Quotations The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship. John Paul Stevens High-tech products will continue to be the focus of regulatory efforts because decentralized networks like the Internet give individuals unprecedented power of choice, a sure-fire way to irritate regulators. Consumers everywhere perversely seek out Web sites devoted to sex, gambling, bizarre political commentaries, off-label uses of medications.… Silicon Valley can expect continued pressure to build certain choices out its networks. Solveig Singleton Pre-reading When did you first hear about the Internet, and when did you actually access the Internet? What Web sites do you often visit? Have you ever tried shopping at an Internet mall? Should you put restrictions on the possible abusive use of the Internet or not? Cybernating Paraphrase 1. Many applaud the ease of intimacy in this high-tech version of courtship, and some turn their on-line connections into off-line, real life relationships. 2. With a personal computer linked to modem, plus a subscription to an on-line service, it’s simple to have an active social life, albeit a virtual, not face-to-face, one. 3. Members sign on with screen names that shield their identities and decide how much to reveal or whether to project new sides of themselves. Chat room and BBS Paraphrase 4. That piece of self that’s inhibited can grow into something full. 5. Another rule of the real world applies, too: Treat everyone you encounter with respect. 6. A chat room is like a parlor designed for freewheeling conversation – except that there’s no parlor. Paraphrase 7. Some people say it takes them time to find their “cyber-voices”, and they prefer to remain quietly at the edges. 8