Sociology

In this paper, the impact that the Internet has had upon society will be deeply explored, analyzed and discussed. This paper will look at the history of the Internet’s development. From its humble beginnings in the 1960’s; being developed by the United States government, to the limited usage by only the so-called “Computer Nerd” and computer professional, till the eventual massive technological explosion and integration of technology within the fabric of society.

This paper shall discuss the emergence of Electronic Commerce (or e-commerce as it is commonly called) and how this new part of the Free-Market has influenced how consumers purchase goods and services. In addition, the impact that Electronic Commerce has had upon how small businesses and large corporations will be explored. How they have either expanded immensely or have completely gone under due to not riding the technological wave; and/or not anticipating on a new competitor who has utilized this new and powerful marketing tool to its fullest potential shall be made apparent.

To defend his recent decision on stem cell research, President Bush has compared it to the moral judgment that it may be acceptable to use a vaccine cultured in fetal tissue that ultimately came from induced abortions. The President's analogy is invalid because it blurs together two very different questions arising from the use of fetal tissue in medical research:

1. Should a government agency or private company use tissue from induced abortions for vaccine development or other research?