and in teacher education” (Monaco 2009). As a direct result of this fear‚ teachers choose their own technological tools to further content instruction in their classrooms. In the article‚ “A Closer Look at E-Learning‚” Tony Kulmann‚ a trainer and blogger‚ claims e-learning is good for the environment and supports an organization’s goal by improving training costs‚ decreasing material costs‚ increasing productivity‚ and allowing standardization (Anonymous 2012). With some schools facing a budget crisis
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This is why we produce 20 times as much plastic today as we did 50 years ago. Given the insidiousness of plastic‚ what would happen if you tried to live plastic free? Well‚ one blogger has tried to do just that‚ and is writing about it for the web Introducing "Living Plastic Free" Envirowoman is the blogger behind the site Living Plastic Free. She has completed two full years of living with the pledge to bring no new plastic into her life. Her total plastic garbage for 2008 amounts to a
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to get to work from Chai Wan to Tuen Mun every morning?” said by kylai1 on an online forum ("Hong Kongers should fight for the right to eat in the MTR." 2). Kylai1 was not the only one who complained about the inconvenience caused by the ban. Some bloggers also realized that less and less people are abiding by the rules. “The situation is getting worse. At first‚ people ate secretly on the trains but now I even saw many people having a huge lunchbox or even noodles.”
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gives them the “low down” on which reviews provide more helpful information. It’s also important for people who want to write them or entrepreneurs looking to enter into the restaurant business. In this study I will compare food critic reviews with blogger-type reviews using the Food and Wine Magazine and websites like Gayot and Urbanspoon. From these reviews I examine‚ I hope to gain a better understanding of what makes an effective restaurant review by asking questions like: what patterns are present
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Analysis of Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Analysis of Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” In his article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr‚ a Dartmouth and Harvard graduate‚ and member of encyclopedia Britannica’s editorial board of advisors‚ poses the argument that the constant use of sources such as Google can reshape the thought process in a negative way. Although‚ the Internet has brought many advantages to the user‚ these advantages could be
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In the theoretical field of communication studies‚ the works are often heavily influenced and led by Western-oriented perspectives. In this essay‚ we shall explore the various media texts in Singapore and analyze the extent to which it relates to McQuail’s communication theory. Comparing the influence of mass media to the early century‚ McQuail D. (2002) associates the first concept of communication to the ‘teachings’ and guidance towards the masses through propaganda. This transmission perception
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Introduction Mass society theory is an idea that media has strong influence towards people‚ it plays a role of shaping people’s mind and perception of the social world and it is also to manipulate people’s action with delicate‚ subtle and effective ways (Baran and Davis 2006‚ p.43). Mass society theory has first introduced in the nineteenth century when there are disruptive consequences caused by modernization (Baran and Davis 2006‚ p.52). At that time‚ mass media considered as a cause of
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1.0 Introduction Consumer Behaviour is the study of the processes involved when individuals or groups select‚ purchase‚ use or dispose of products‚ services‚ ideas or experiences’ Solomon‚ M.R (2002)p5 2.0 The Consumer 2.1 Demographic Characteristics Characteristics of consumer markets based on demographics include differences in factors such as gender‚ age range‚ marital status‚ education‚ occupation and income level. We look at these characteristics as they are the elements of a potential customer’s
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Ransom Riggs is a children’s literature author with books including‚ The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Methods and Mysteries of the World’s Greatest Detective‚ Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children‚ Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past‚ Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Children‚ and Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #3). He like to tell story with words‚ pictures‚ and often both. Riggs is an American born in 1980 in Maryland. He grew
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Hijab is an arabic word‚ meaning “cover”‚ it is most commonly knowns as headscarf or veil. It is a visual symbol of the Muslim women. According to Pew Research Center‚ 297 women with hijab were the victims of racial and sexual profiling after 9/11 incident.‚ People have this negative connotation of terrorism when thinking about Muslims and that doesn’t exclude the woman group. Surveyed by Pew Global Attitudes Project‚ about 72% of population of United States‚ excluding Muslims‚ don’t know the purpose
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