Digital Divide Paper

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This paper will address how the digital divide in America affects all of us. Digital divide is the gap between those who have computers with Internet access and those who do not, as well as the gap between those who are computer literate and those who are not. (Webster Dictionary 2012). I will attempt to describe the different hurdles and obstacles that we face today with respect to technology; with the United Sates population increasing yearly the need to close the digital divide important and the divide is huge. Whose responsibility is it to close the worldwide web digital divide? What role should the education systems play to help close the gap? This paper will also address the gap based on race/gender income and location. As we…show more content…
strived at making ends meet with such a large family. Not being very educated my father was only able to work low paying, unskilled, manual labor jobs. Even though my family did not have very much we still had good times in spite of the bad times. My parents always managed to find a way for us to take a summer vacation to the beach in Florida. We would always have nice clothes to wear to church every Sunday. We moved very often during my early childhood in order for my father to find work and support his family. The first time I remember moving was when I was in the first grade, we moved during the Christmas break. I was very happy in the school I was currently attending. Once I began attending the new school things were difficult because my new teacher was completely different from my previous teacher. I would get into trouble for not following directions and it was also difficult for me to make new friends at such a young age. I feel the difficulty of making friends was in some ways contributed to because of the tight bonds my siblings and had. Sibling relationships are less vulnerable to negative effects of conflict than friendships are perhaps the involuntary nature of sibling relationships heightens tolerance of negative affect (Hartup & Laurens, 1993; Katz et al. 1992) Having the closeness somewhat deterred us from seeking friendships outside of our comfort zone. During my transition from the sixth to the seventh grade we moved again and things were even harder this time. My parents had separated during the summer and I found myself in the same situation again. At this time I was just becoming a teenager and also not having my father there anymore made the transition even more

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