 egoldstein says: It's all about awareness. Before the internet, people were kept in the dark about most of the world's harsh realities. But now, with cameras that fit on phones and a world that is digitally connected, people are becoming more and more aware...which is leading them to become less and less tolerant of their own oppression. By making it easier to spread information, news and ideas, the Internet is impacting the world in ways far greater than many people realize. It's not just about "hey, i just ate a hamburger." It's about a wide open exploration of people's lives all over the world. Affect or effect? i honestly have never been able to get those two straight. They're complicated words. Both can be nouns or verbs. If the phrase uses "on" or "upon", you can be pretty certain that the word you're looking for is "effect". One way I found to help people keep them straight is that when you affect something you have an effect on it. When you have an effect on something, you affect it. As verbs, "affect" means "to influence" (as in "The politicians misconduct will affect his poll ratings." and "effect" means simply "to do" (as in "I plan to effect sweeping changes throughout this organization"). As nouns, "effect" means "result", "influence" or "outcome" (as in "If you add too much cornstarch to the soup, I have no idea what the effect will be.") wh... |
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