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1 William Moll Ms. Caruso ENGL 1103 15 February 2012 The Internet as We Know it Today Every morning, most Americans seem to go through the same normal routine.
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People always wake up, take a shower, brush their teeth, and check Facebook and Twitter. Now, what would you do if the luxury of the Internet were to be taken away from you? Not all Americans are aware that the Internet that you know and love today is not really the full Internet. There are many bills that limit Americans access to the Internet, whether it involves putting censorship on what you can see or tracking where you go and what you do, your time spent on the World Wide Web is not as free as Americans would want it to be. In addition, with the Congressional Proposal of S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A in 2011, and the recent protests that ensued due to them, Americans might lose even more of their freedom. The United States Government is attempting to control what is going on inside the border by passing laws that sound like a good idea; however, after an in depth look one will see that the government is slowly chipping away at our rights given to us by the Constitution. The Internet would not exist without the invention of the computer. The personal
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Comment [2]: Sounds a little better to me, just a suggestion

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computer was not even an idea when the computer was the size of the average apartment, and would cost a hefty sum. The United States military was the prime owner of computers in their early days. They were also the first to link computers together at a long distance, using their SAGE system. This created the first large-scale computer network. Higher learning institutions and large corporations started putting large sums of money into

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Comment [4]: Wording is a little odd, yet again just a suggestion

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Moll 2 research for the development of the Internet. Researchers started to connect computers together, not with a single connection, but over great length using the pre-established telecommunication system. The American people, however, did not see a commercialized Internet system until the late 1980s. At the start, and over the first few years, people all over the world started using the Internet for instant communication. The basic form of e- mail and instant messaging came about, people began posting blogs that anybody could read, and newspapers started posting articles and issues online. It was
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Comment [6]: Repeating words

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Comment [7]: Gosh Dangit William, finish your sentence haha