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1. Ce este Internetul şi la ce se referă ? Ce avantaje şi dezavantaje are ? De ce a apărut şi de de ce esteatât de utilizat ? Sunt întrebări la care orice om ar putea să răspundă simplu spunând: „În ziua de azi totul se învârte în jurul Internetului!” 

2. Internetul este o reţea electronică de reţele care conectează oamenii şi informaţiile prin calculatoare şi alte dispozitive digitale permiţând comunicarea de la persoană la persoană şi obţinerea de informaţii.

 Internetul este mijlocul de comunicare cel mai  întrebuinţat în zilele noastre jucând un rol important în dezvoltarea societăţii şi a noastră ca oameni.. Pentru a putea folosi Internetul este nevoie de un calculator cu un program de acces la reţea, un modem care converteşte informaţiile din calculator, o linie telefonică şi un cont pe un calculator conectat la Internet.

3. Internetul reprezintă cel mai universal mijloc de comunicare prin care se transmit informaţii, se leagă prietenii toate acestea fiind posibile prin intermediul unor sisteme cum ar fi: poşta electronic (e-mail), MSN (MicrosoftMessenger), YIM (Yahoo!Instant Messenger) şi multe altele.

 4. În ceea ce priveşte avantajele şi dezavantajele folosirii Internetului aici există puncte de

vederecontradictorii. Avantajele folosirii Internetului sunt multiple: primul ar fi acela că ne oferă posibilitatea de a afla multe lucruri noi cum ar fi ştiri on-line, ne putem citi horoscopul, putemcumpăra cărţi, putem chiar face înconjurul lumii cu ajutorul Internetului. Aceste informaţii noi le aflăm cu ajutorul si te-urilor ce căutare Yahoo, Google, Altavista ,etc. Un alt avantaj este acela că putem să legăm diferite prietenii cu oameni din celălalt colţ al lumii, putem să ne dezvoltăm orizontul cultural, putem chiar să ne angajăm doar trimiţând CV-ul pe adresa de e-mail al firmei respective. Într-un cuvânt Internetul este un „duh” care ne îndeplineşte toate dorinţele, dar cum rămâne cu discuţia „face-to-face”, comunicarea verbală sau mimica? Acesta este dezavantajul Internetului că el ne acaparează, poate induce dependenţa, deoarece odată cu apariţia lui a dispărut dorinţa de a merge la cinema sau la teatru, fiecare întrebându-se „De ce să meargă la teatru dacă pot sta acasă liniştit,în pat şi să mă uit la un film pe calculator?” sau „De ce să cumpăr un CD dacă pot să-l descarc de pe net?”. Toate acestea duc la scăderea activităţii fizice, interacţiunii sociale, închiderii în sine, deoarece persoanele se obişnuiesc să vorbească pe messenger decât să se întâlnească cu prietenii, să discute mult mai liber.

5. Internetul este un „virus” care influenţează omul într-o mare măsură făcându-l să devină dependent de el, să stea ore în şir în faţa calculatorului, să uite de foame, de sete şi chiar uneori de somn. Internetul are capacitatea de a ne afecta imaginaţia, deoarece copilul mai

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bine ia un referat de pe Internet decât să-l scrie el, dar în acelaşi timp ne poate ajuta să ne dezvoltăm alte aptitudini, cum ar fi: concentrarea, atenţia, etc.

 6. O altă problemă pe internet o reprezintă infracțiunile/ ilegalitățile/ fraudele/ țepele carepot avea loc, și care te pot afecta, legate de: tranzacții bancare online, țepe economice, țepe în comerțul electronic, țepe în diferite oferte de afaceri, de muncă, țepe în diferite colaborări online etc. Identitatea virtuală, nu concide cu identitatea reală! Atunci când vorbești cu cineva pe internet, indiferent în ce domeniu (afaceri, siteuri de socializare, matrimoniale, comerț electronic, oferte demuncă etc etc etc), nu ști cine este este de fapt, ce fel de om este, cât de corect, cât adevăr spune sau cât minte etc.

7. În concluzie, Internetul este cel care a dărâmat toate barierele referitor la distanţă şi la comunicare, dar el devine într-adevăr benefic în momentul când ştim cum să-l folosim fără a face abuz. El a făcut legătura între „noi” şi „ei”. Rămâne totuşi întrebarea cum ar fi fără el, ar fi mai bine sau mai rău? Eu personal cred ca Internetul ne ofera sansa de a evolua si de a ne dezvolta cultural si social.

8. O gradina zoological este un loc unde multe animale sunt puse la un loc si unde oamenii se duc sa levada. Unii oameni spun ca o gradina zoologica nu are un scop util. cu toate astea, examinand 3motive: putem vedea multe animale la un loc, putem fi mai prietenosi cu animalele si putem aveacunostinte mai bogate despre animale, devine evident faptul ca o gradina zoological chiar are scopuri utile. Putem observa 3 motive mai jos.=

9. Ca sa incepem, uneori este greu pentru unii oameni sa vada multe animale in lume desi in

unele tari,specii rare de animale exista si isi fac aparitia. Totusi, nu prea are sens sa mergi in alta tara doar ca savezi animalele acolo. Intr-o gradina zoological sunt sute de animale care au trait in salbaticie inainte.Oamenii le-au adus in gradinile zoologice.dupa cum stiti toti, nu prea mai vezi animale in zilelenoastre. cu toate astea le putem vedea in gradinile zoologice. Este o sansa uriasa pentru noi savedem multe tipuri de animale care exista in lume.Ca un al doilea punct, din moment ce vedem multe animale la zoo, ne simtim mai prietenosi cu animalele. Multi oameni se simt ciudat cand spun “animale salbatice”. Nu trebuie sa fie animale salbatice, dar cu toate astea oamenii tot se simt ciudat. As putesa spune ca cu cat mai mult le vedem,cu atat ne simtim mai in siguranta cand vine vorba de ele. Asadar, daca vedem multe animale la zoo,ne putem simti ca suntem mai prietenosi cu ele.Pe langa prietenia cu animalele, daca mergem la zoo, ne uitam prima data la ce fel de animale sunt.Apoi incepem sa observam ce face le pe acolo. Multi oameni se gandesc ca ele sunt prinse inauntrupentru distractia oamenilor. In niciun caz nu se intampla asta. Animalele fac multe lucruri la zoo.Mergand la zoo, avem clar sansa sa obtinem informatii mai multe despre animale.

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10. In concluzie, unii oameni spun ca zoo nu are un scop util, asa cum era mentionat anterior.

Totusi,avand in vedere ca putem observa multe tipuri de animale, ne putem imprieteni cu ele si de la zooputem afla mai multe despre animale, consider ca o gradina zoological chiar are scopuri utile.

11. Raymond Aron, unul dintre criticii importanți ai totalitarismului a reușit să surprindă foarte

bine polisemia termenului politique, pornind de la trei echivocuri fundamentale. Termenul politique/ politică se folosește cu mai multe sensuri. În primul rând se folosește pentru a traduce două cuvinte englezeşti, cu înţelesuri diferite: policy and politics. Policy este o concepţie sau o acţiune a unui individ, a unui grup sau a unui govern. Politics se referă la domeniul în care se manifestă şi rivalizează diversele politici. În al doilea rând, acelşi cuvânt implică în acelaşi timp realitatea şi conştiinţa acestei realităţi. De exemplu, politica desemnează conflictul dintre partide, cât şi cunoaşterea acestui conflict. Cel de-al treilea echivoc este cel mai important: denumim prin acelaşi termen, politica, un ansamblu al sectorului social, precum religia, familia sau munca (ca în sociologie). Iar pe de altă parte, politica etse chiar ansamblul social (observant din punctul de vedere al teoriei politice). Din această perspectivă, esenţa politicii o reprezintă alegerea guvernanţilor şi modul de exercitare a autorităţii. Aceste două elemente determină felul în care arată societatea.

12. Sensul nobil şi sensul peiorativ al politicii: “în sensul ei nobil, politica este văzută drept o activitate care vădeşte … demnitatea individului. Politica este, în acest sens, arta de a guverna o comunitate umană- artă în sensul antic al termenului, ca tehnică. Este un lucru nobilpentru care reuşeşte să producă guvernarea comunităţilor dincolo de ceea ce le separă, dincolo de diviziunile lor interne… pentru că fracturile interne sunt depăşite şi o comunitate poate să trăiască, adică poate să fie reunită sub un nume propriu… sensul peiorativ sau depreciativ al politicii face din ea aspectul cel mai indecent al vieţii umane. În această lectură, politica este dominată de corupţie, ea este domeniul în care se petrec lucrurile cele mai nedemne, cele ce ţin de registul intolerabilului. Politica ar fi astfel tot ceea ce poate fi mai rău pentru existenţa indivizilor, o activitate murdară, degradantă, o vorbărie goală de care trebuie să te ţii la distanţă.

Translate into Romanian1. The date is 6 August 2003. The time by my colleague's watch is 9.36 p.m. I am PC Smith,

the other officer present is PC HOBBLES. This interview is being tape recorded. I am interviewing could you please state your full name? You have chosen not to use the services of a duty solicitor. ARE YOU HAPPY to proceed with questioning without a solicitor?

I don't trust them. I shall presume that means yes. From now on, it would be wise to answer a direct question with a direct answer. Have you established with your interpreter that you can understand each other?

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Yes. The interview is being tape recorded. At the conclusion of the interview I will give you a notice explaining what will happen to the tapes. Before I do so I must remind you that you are under caution that is you do not have to say anything but it may harm your defense if you fail to mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you say may be given in evidence. Do you understand? You have been brought in for questioning after you were accused of attempting to shoplift from the Asda supermarket on LATIMER ROAD.

Why were you in the supermarket at approximately 8.30 p.m. this evening? I was on my way home after a lecture at the Chelsea College , and wanted to buy a new CD.

When the security guard stopped you, you also had two pairs of jeans, a gray sweater and a pair of trainers in your bag all of which still have the price tag on them. Did you want to buy these too?I hadn't gone into the shop to buy them but when I saw them I thought they looked allright. Is it a crime to buy more than you intended?

Well indeed not, except it seems strange to me that you should want to buy two identical pairs of jeans, same colour, same size, and same style.I hadn't realized I had picked two. I only meant to pick up one.

Oh come it off it. Anyone can see what the're putting in their bag if it is really something they wish to buy. Is this what you call evidence? I am telling you I didn't realize.

Likewise I assume you didn't realize you'd walked past all check-outs and you didn't stop at any?I hadn't seen them. The shop was full of people and I couldn’t tell if they were standing in a queue or just, I don't know just standing there.

You don't seem to be a particular stupid person. But on this occasion, you not only nearly purchased two pairs of identical jeans, you also didn't see the twenty or so check-outs. You don't seem to have the same problem when looking for the exit door. Yes but I realized when I reached the door I had make a mistake, and was about to turn around when the security guard stopped me. A likely story. Well you have already made up your mind that I am guilty so what's the point in questioning me then?

I don't believe the story that you are giving me. As I said earlier, direct answers to direct questions please. You are not doing yourself any favors by lying.I am not lying I wanted to buy the CDs so I went into the shop, saw the other stuff and decided to buy that too. If you people have nothing else on me then I think I have a right to go home.

When we have finished. There is more evidence that I haven't presented you with yet.

LIKE WHAT?

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Well I can't quite understand how you were ever intending to pay for those goods when you appear to have forgotten your money as well. We asked you to empty your pockets. When you came into the station and you only had a 20 note on you. The total cost of these goods is 100. How do you explain that?Well like I said, I hadn't intended to buy anything more than the CD when I went into the shop. I just forgot I hadn't brought any more money with me. I would have realized this if your security guard hadn't been so quick to judge me.

So that's yet another thing that you just forgot? And don't you think it was just a bit convenient that you are using an old Asda shopping bag to carry your goods in rather than the baskets like everyone else? I didn't pick up a basket at first because all I wanted was the CD. Then when I saw this other stuff the basket pile was at the other side of the shop, and I had this bag in my pocket. It made sense to use it.

This is farcical. You honestly expect us to believe that you hadn't intended to pick up two pairs of jeans, you hadn't intended to walk past all of the cash desks and now finally that you were using an old carrier bag because you couldn't be bothered to find a basket?That's right.

 Do you think that's going to stand up in court? Are you really that stupid? I have changed my mind. I want to see a solicitor.That's the cleverest thing you have said all day. This interview is terminated in order to contact the duty solicitor. The time is 9.51 p.m.

2. This interview is being tape recorded and I will give the suspect Notice 987 explaining what will happen to the tape at the conclusion of the interview. I am PC Green and my colleague is PC Williams. I am interviewing could you please state your full name? You have chosen not to use the services of a duty solicitor. Is that correct? You are fourteen years of age, therefore an appropriate adult is present. What is your relationship with him?

He is my uncle. You have been arrested for being in possession of a knife with intent to harm, which you were found to be carrying at London Bridge Station this evening. I must remind you that you are under caution, and as such, you do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you fail to mention when questioned, something which you will later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence. Do you understand?

3. Can you explain yourself? Why were you carrying such a lethal weapon?I haven't got anything to say to you. You just said that I don't have to.Young man, in your position it would be in your best interest to tell me as much as possible. There is no doubt that you were intending to hurt someone this evening and I know for sure that this is not the first time that you have been arrested for such an offence.

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The only thing you have connecting me with this is that I had a knife in my pocket. I wasn't going to do anything with it .Then why were you carrying a knife if you had no intention of using it? Well, I know this may sound stupid but my mate had given it to me to look after. He was going to a club in Central London and he knew he would get searched at the door so he asked me to take it home for him.Complete rubbish. This is no joke you know. We received a very serious complaint this evening from a young man who was threatened with a knife as he waited for a train.That wasn't me. I told you why I had the knife on me; I didn't use it at all. The manager of Costa Coffee also saw you arguing with a boy on the station platform and alerted the Transport Police. Don't you think it's an amazing coincidence that you fit the description the manager gave and you had a knife in your pocket. I am telling you I wasn't arguing with anyone. You were stopped outside London Bridge Station. The argument took place at London Bridge Station and the manager had seen a boy like you wearing a blue Nike cap, a green  jacket and denim jeans, only minutes shouting at a boy and then running away. The station was nearly empty, there were only a few other passengers all of whom witness the fight, so you 'd better start telling the truth. This kid is making it up. So is the manager. YOU ARE ONLY TRYING TO PUT THIS ON ME BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PUT ME IN JAIL. You think I'M TROUBLE. I used to be, but I haven't done anything wrong lately, I have straightened out now ask my uncle here.Don't worry; we will be speaking to members of your family and your neighbors. You have been arrested nine times in the past year for numerous offences including shoplifting , vandalism, and burglary. If this goes to court you are in serious danger of having an Anti Social Behavior order placed on you. Do you know what that means?No.I t means t ha t t he cou r t w i l l deem you a menace t o soc i e ty . YOU WILL BE GIVEN A WHOLE LIST OF RULES to live by, which will restrict things like the people you can be friends with, the places you can go to and the time you need to be home every evening. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. I MAY AS WELL GO TO PRISON. Well you are clearly out of control. You had better tell me the truth about this evening; it will make things a lot better for you in the long run. Did you threaten someone with a knife?No.Well, I suppose I did, but I wasn’t going to stab him or anything. I just wanted to scare him a little bit. WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING?

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I   w a s   w a i t i n g   f o r   m y t r a i n h o m e ,   w h e n I   s a w   t h i s k i d   I   u s e d   t o b e   f r i e n d s   w i t h .   I remembered he owed me 10 pounds. So I just asked him for it back. You just asked him politely, did you? At first, yeah. But then he started saying all this stuff about how my friends were trouble and he didn't like any of us. He said he couldn't remember borrowing money from me. He was lying. He got so angry and he looked like he was going to punch me. So I took the knife out of my pocket just to scare him a bit. I wasn't going to hurt him with it. I just wanted my money.What happened next?He started yelling saying that I was going to kill him. I got scared and ran away and that's when the police caught me outside the station.I see, so you did threaten him with a knife. This is very serious indeed. In the light of this information you have given me I would strongly suggest you find legal representation. Can I talk to my uncle private? And can I get a solicitor for free?You can get free legal advice, yes, and I think that's a good idea. We will take a break for the time being. This interview is terminated at 10.43 p.m

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