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    Judith Beveridge is known for using a number of themes in her poems that hold strong meaning and relate to today’s society in some way such as the value of life and the inequality between men and women. She also has some reoccurring themes she likes to use such as animals and the personification of objects and animals. In her poem‚ Fox in a Tree Stump‚ the central theme dictated is man’s cruelty to animals. She depicts this theme with harsh imagery surrounding the young girl and the fox. One example

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    1. What does Milgram’s study tell us about human behaviour? Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted the Milgram experiment‚ study to see the participants’ willingness to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that differed with their conscience. The study is used to show the aim that Stanley Milgram himself placed to see the willingness of the participant to obey use pain if one of the participants got an answer wrong. Overall‚ 65% of the participants gave

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    personas and/or marketing avatars): are created in order to supposedly clarify the specific behaviours‚ personality profiles‚ purchasing and media consumption habits of selected a typical customer and/or audience member. The process is said to be useful in developing campaign themes and appeals and planning which media (both paid and free/viral) the persona/archetype/ avatar will engage with. Many marketing experts imply that if we create a “pretend” typical customer (or archetype/avatar) and hypothetically

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    ABSTRACT Researchers have indicated that Internet addiction is a wide-spread problem‚ impacting the lives of an estimated 4-10% of all Internet users. Researchers have also indicated that Internet addiction has a social component‚ with Internet addicts using the Internet to build and maintain new social relationships at a much higher rate than nonaddicts. This study explored Internet addiction in the context of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs). Data were drawn from

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    Chinese‚ not even an ABC – Australian born Chinese. Joan was Chinese‚ but Dad‚ David Waters‚ had been English. Didn’t it show?’ suggested that Leah identify herself that she does not belong as a Chinese. A similar situation is also described in the film Avatar‚ directed by James Cameron‚ when the

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    Computer and video games could be used as an innovative tool for constructive teaching approaches. Based on the activities that are realistic‚ allows people to build their own understanding and knowledge of the world. It also allows them to gain experience and reflection on their experience. (Vygotsky‚ 1978). This report examines games that allows players to manipulate artifacts of the game with the physical movement‚ without the intervention of any kind of controllers and allows players to be immersed

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    In online gaming‚ players are represented by an avatar‚ which is a three dimensional (3D) model used in computer games or a two-dimensional icon like a picture. A player’s identity is not usually revealed. This has led to an internet phenomenon known as gender swapping. Gender swapping is when a player swaps the gender of their identity in the game they are playing. Assortments of studies have been done on gender swapping in online gaming‚ but most of them fail to find the real reason many online

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    to be an avatar of Lord Shiva‚ Hanuman is worshiped as a symbol of physical strength‚ perseverance and devotion. Hanuman’s tale in the epic Ramayana - where he is assigned the responsibility to locate Rama’s wife Sita abducted by Ravana‚ the demon king of Lanka — is known for its astounding ability to inspire and equip a reader with all the ingredients needed to face ordeals and conquer obstructions in the way of the world. The Necessity of a Simian Symbol Hindus believe in ten avatars of Lord

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    technology affords.” (435) Another thing Turkle refers to is “THE AVATAR OF ME”. The term “Avatar” (436)‚ it’s just like the game The Sims Online‚ is where you can create a virtual self. It’s a virtual place where you can live without really living. It helps people detach from real life. “This kind of identity work can take place wherever you create an avatar.” (437) People create a “Persona” for themselves‚ not only as an avatar‚ but on their own personal online profiles‚ such as facebook. Children

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    likely to be released during the Christmas holidays; when children are out of school and have more time to see it. Films are normally expanded ideas from a novel or TV series‚ two trailers that match this description are‚ Star Trek into Darkness and Avatar‚ they both share the same genre‚ sci-fi. They also include a truck load of special effects and use well-known actors and music. The actors/actresses in Star Trek are well known‚ Benedict Cumberbatch‚ as Khan has played the main part in a major TV

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