Books Vs Internet

In the olden days, the internet was not yet invented. Our parents and grandparents
used to read books to get the information they want or the stories they want to read.
However, as modern times came the internet was now invented. Youths in every part of
the world are now using the internet. Even though the internet is very useful, a lot of
people also like to read books than to surf the internet and vice versa.

There are a lot of advantages in using the internet. Despite that, the internet also has
disadvantages. The internet is where you can communicate with your loved ones that
are far away from home or are working abroad. Then, there is the GPS which stands for
Global Positioning System, it can help map and direct you to almost every place in the
world. The internet contains an endless supply of knowledge and information but not
everything can be found in it. The internet consists of a small percentage of what is
published. With the last advantage being said, while there is an endless amount of
information in the internet, it is also unorganized, there is not a system that catalogs
and organizes all resources in the internet. After that, is that the internet doesn’t have
quality control; it means that anyone with access to internet can alter information and
have others misinformed.

Like the internet, books have a lot of advantages, although, it has little-to-no
disadvantages. Books can be very educational. It has more information than the
internet and it is more accurate. No one could be misinformed with books as they
cannot be altered. It also helps in mental stimulation. Because our brain needs exercise
to keep it stimulated. It also could be a stress reliever. Other people use books as a
way of relaxation. It improves concentration. When reading books, you are
concentrating on the story, the lesson or on any topic that you are reading. Books also
allow you to fall asleep easily as it relaxes the mind. It could also be used as
entertainment. Often times, children likes to ask their parents to read books at
bedtime to help them fall asleep, other times they ask them to read books to them for
entertainment. Books are very helpful to expand ones vocabulary. It could contain a
million words that others don’t know meaning and try to find it inside the dictionary.
Despite all of this, reading too many books could cause a person to become anti-social.

Those are the advantages and disadvantages of books and the internet. Parents and
grandparents use books while the youth uses the internet. Both could help us in
education, but not in communication. Both could be very helpful in our search, but not
in our health. There could be a balance between the uses of both. Books however are
more preferable than the internet, as it has many benefits in both education and our
health.