SOCIAL MEDIA: BOON OR BANE? Roberto M. Macatuggal‚ Ph.D. Web 2.0 has enabled web-based services‚ such as social networking sites‚ wikis‚ communication tools‚ etc.‚ that emphasize collaboration and sharing among users. This platform (Davis‚ 2012)‚ described simply as the read/write web‚ allows users to be both consumers and producers of online content. It is an interactive two-way web; a place where everyday folks with Internet access can create and edit stuff. Davis compares Web 1.0 and Web
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should be utilized for the betterment of their family. If a girl is well educated her family can boldly refuse to give dowry in her marriage. She will be well prepared to start her new life without being dependent on others. A working woman is a boon for the society and advancement of our country. She can support her own family and her parents in time of dire need. But there is a negative aspect of women going to work. As nowadays mostly there are nuclear families which involve parents and
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THE LIFE span of human beings is marked by successive change of events beginning from gestation and ending in death through successive periods of infancy‚ childhood‚ adolescence‚ adulthood and senescence. The process of growth starts with the uterine life and ends around twenty years post natal life when all linear increments of the body stop and the internal organs fully develop. Almost a decade later‚ the body starts losing all vital capacities gradually and it is believed to be the onset of ageing
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A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing during Fashion Week. Fashion shows debut every season‚ particularly the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. This is where the latest fashion trends are made. The two most influential fashion weeks are Paris Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week‚ which are both semiannual events. Types of fashion The garments produced by clothing manufacturers fall into three main categories‚ although these
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"The promotion of tourism is a bane‚ not a boon." Discuss. Tourism is an industry which belongs to the service sector. It provides services which enables people to visit‚ explore and learn about another country. People are brought to see natural or man-made attractions‚ sample local cuisine and experience life in a foreign country. Tourism is also a fast growing industry as people are generally more affluent and are able and willing to pay for overseas holidays. People are also more interested
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CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES : BOON OR BANE? Seminar‚ trainings‚ workshops‚ cultural and sports activities are some of the many tasks the students get involved in school which we call co-curricular activities. This involves actual learning of real life situations where students involve in the process and learn the process of the different activities. In a sense‚ co-curricular activities prepare students practically for the future which provide opportunities for students to work in teams‚ to exercise
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GST – Boon or bane for the Malaysian economy? Amirul Ruslan Finance Feb. 17‚ 2014‚ 9:00 AM It’s been a whirlwind year of Malaysian price and tax increases. Right at the centre is the controversial Goods and Services Tax at a flat 6%‚ revealed in the 2014 Budget announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. We look at the facts of the GST and how it will impact the economy. PRO: A replacement tax‚ not an additional tax In all the arguing and debating about the GST‚ it’s worth noting
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students confident and bold. This‚ I feel‚ is doing a great job. The seminars‚ speeches‚ mono acting and skits that are conducted in classes make us lose our stage fear. There are many projects‚ model‚ charts‚ book reviews that gives us the opportunity to show off our creativity. Like the proverb says “Bloom where you are planted!” But‚ the question remains is the CCE system what students of India require? Is the government’s new move to make education more meaningful and less academics-oriented adding to
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The benefits of social media as a learning tool. 1.) It is a familiar tool. Most of students are on social networking platforms‚ and these services are already tools that students are generally comfortable with and they can probably show you a thing or two in return. 2.) Improve your own knowledge and skills as an educator. By learning how to use these platforms as a teacher‚ you are making yourself more aware of issues surrounding students today. If a student tells you a classmate is harassing
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Has the education made me a better person? Or made more of a robot out of me? This is a primary question that everyone should be asking themselves at the beginning‚ end and even amidst the process of receiving the education. Is the education system in India really all that it is made out to be? Now I know that this topic has been beaten to death especially since the last two years what with Aamir Khan on an education reform movement and Kapil Sibal asininely tinkering with the education system
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