STUDY: WHY FACEBOOK IS MAKING PEOPLE SAD According to a new study conducted by sociologists Hui-Tzu Grace Chou and Nicholas Edge at Utah Valley University‚ research showed a correlation between a Facebook user’s disposition about their life and the amount of time spent on the social network. Approximately 425 students were asked to identify how much they agreed or disagreed with statements like “Life is fair” and “Many of my friends have a better life than me.” In addition‚ the students were asked
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Alleged to Have Abused Residents by Li‚ explains the situations disabled humans have to live through. A chairman for an institute specialized in the care for disabled hit them with a wooden stick. Chou‚ the chairman denied these accusations even after being taped. As Li explains “The camera footage shows Chou kicking‚ slapping‚ pushing‚ and hitting several residents with a wooden stick.”(Li‚ 2013). Even with all of our global knowledge and the great characters in history like‚ Helen Keller and Stephen
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2009 DAVID B. YOFFIE RENEE KIM HTC Corp. in 2009 Peter Chou‚ HTC Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer‚ returned to Taiwan with a sense of exhilaration and pride from Mobile World Congress 2009‚ the world’s leading exhibition for mobile phones. HTC generated a buzz for revealing two new handsets‚ as well as surprising the world with the announcement of HTC Magic‚ the second phone that ran on Google’s new mobile platform‚ Android. As Chou claimed‚ “We got lots of press exposure‚ high visibility‚ and
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Differences between the philosophies of the east and west Western philosophy has its roots in Athens‚ Rome and JudeoChristianity while Eastern philosophy is derived from Confucianism‚ Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism. As Greek and Latin are to Western civilisation‚ so classical Chinese is to East Asian civilisation. I will focus on four major differences between Eastern and Western philosophies. 1. Western Individualism and Eastern Collectivism In the Greco‑Roman tradition‚ the image of Prometheus
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do show potential dangerous possibilities. A recent study showed‚ “at the end of 4 weeks‚ the persistently violent patients had evidence of more severe neurological impairment‚ hostility‚ suspiciousness‚ and irritability than the other two groups” (Chou‚ Krakowski‚ &‚ Pal. 1999). Many may disagree with forcing people to take medication. This act can seem to be a violation of the human rights. However‚ in my opinion‚ it is a human right to protect one another. People with schizophrenia can be
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Bibliography: Lau‚ Frederick Music in China. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2008 "Chou Wen-chung." Biography of Chou Wen-chung. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 31 July 2012. <http://www.chouwenchung.org/biography/biography.php>. Boland‚ Rory. "Cantopop - What Is Cantopop?" About.com Hong Kong / Macau Travel. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 31 July 2012. <http://gohongkong
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other advertising campaigns‚ such as Yao Ming in the anti-shark fin consumption campaign and Jay Chou/Kobe Bryant in Sprite commercials. In both cases‚ the awareness of both campaigns was widespread and well known. In the shark fin case‚ the appearance of NBA legend Yao Ming has led to more awareness of the dwindling shark population. Likewise‚ when Sprite faced the likes of singer sensation Jay Chou and NBA star Kobe Bryant‚ the popularity of Sprite increased. It can thus be concluded that the use
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The history of philosophy begins in a point in time called the Axial Age‚ between the 6th century BC and 2nd century AD. Many people were beginning to question the current beliefs of that time and led to the philosophies we know today. Questions related to the meaning of life and reality were being asked; people used philosophy as a way to get some answers. Philosophers from different regions were being heard‚ and they played a major impact on the belief system that many people currently have. China
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The Constitution is an outline framework of fundamental laws for governing the United States and guaranteeing the basic rights of its citizens. The founding fathers wanted a democratic and balanced nation under control without too much interference from the government. In the Constitution‚ two of the six principles that we have‚ is a limited government‚ to prevent tyranny of the despot‚ as well as checks and balances. Limitation in the government is where the governmental power is restricted by
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In this day and age‚ companies have been trying to find new ways to increase the efficiency of their employees. One way that businesses have been doing this is by promoting driverless cars for the future. In the United States alone there are over 250 million vehicles in use‚ and all of these vehicles create a lot of traffic (Hirsch). The massive amount of workers trying to commute creates opportunities for human error to occur which contributes to the average worker spending about forty-two hours
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