The amount of active worldwide Facebook users as of June 2012 is 955 million‚ accounting for approximately a seventh of the total population on Earth. With such a mass population of the world checked into Facebook‚ it sparks question as to what kind of effect this has. There is no doubt that Facebook itself is a fantastically engineered social media‚ connecting just about one billion of people in the world with the simple action of logging into a website. But with the rapid growth of this social
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Humans have created urban areas right since the ancient times. Urbanization‚ as we know it now‚ began with the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century‚ and has only been on the rise ever since. Statistics tell us that half of the world’s people already live in urban areas‚ with that number set to expand in the years to come. Our cities have been luring people for various reasons‚ the basic one being the hope of a better life. People are drawn to the cities for the comforts they offer‚ the opportunities
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The ideas of globalization being the main cause of the spread of Global diseases is valid‚ however in these day and age it is mostly inevitable‚ we live in a time when people wants to travel to new places‚ where countries economies and food production depends on each other geographic location and their abilities to produce and trade such goods. In time where medicine and its benefits can also travel worldwide the negatives impacts that these global trading causes‚ does not outweigh the benefits.
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I have to admit that bilingualism has several advantages. Nonetheless‚ tackling this issue‚ the lingual conditions in which children are raised to be able to speak two languages equally well should be also taken into consideration. Many linguists underline that while introducing the second language to learner‚ his/her exposure to a given linguistic system is crucial. Thusly‚ parents striving for teaching their children a secod language/a non-native language often rely on commercial language materials
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When the Internet was first introduced to the public‚ it marked an extraordinary change in every aspect of our lives. Today‚ with the explosive increase of sites on the Internet‚ technology has taken another dramatic rise. In the midst of this technological explosion‚ we might stop and ask some key questions. Is the Internet good or bad for education? Are students learning more or less? And what‚ exactly‚ are they learning? Although‚ using the Internet to research instead of encyclopaedias has become
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Flatbed trailers are the best way to transport loads that are impossible or impractical to transport in a regular enclosed dry van. Examples of flatbed freight include: large equipment‚ building materials and large machinery. Flatbeds allow for greater dimensional flexibility‚ which makes them the best and the safest choice for these types of large or heavy loads. We can handle all of your “less than truckload” (LTL) shipments and of course full truckload shipments. Flatbed trailers may be utilized
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Being Alone There are many different feelings about being alone.. These are three very different excerpts by Lillian Morrison‚ about people who have felt being alone in three completely different ways. There are similarities and differences in the way the characters view being alone. First‚ In “ The Sidewalk Racer”‚ the person is happy to be alone. He/she says‚ “ I am the one‚ the only single engine”. He/she is excited to be alone‚ and proud he/she can do things on his/her own. Because he/she
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you wrong about. More the fact that not one single program is worth watching. It is out of date before you brought it. After several frustrating weeks of finding all the right software for your new PC‚ then phoning ‘help desks’ when it doesn’t work‚ you will proudly show off your new machine to friends only to hear ‘oh‚ are you still using that one? I’m thinking of buying the new PYX5000‚ myself’ Later‚ when you try to buy some minor spare part‚ you find it is no longer manufactured‚ and then
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1.14.03 Response Paper #1 In the first chapter of Bowling Alone‚ Robert D. Putnam claims that in the last several decades community groups have decreased in number and among the groups still in existence membership is low. Yet he also says that Americans now have more time on their hands. Could this be the effect of our world’s rapidly changing technological abilities and is this new technology decreasing one’s social capital? I think that it was because of events during the past that caused
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with their boy- or girlfriends‚ others prefer to live alone. But why would some people rather have an apartment for themselves than share it with others? First of all‚ living alone brings some quietness with it. The possibility of getting disturbed by other people is very slim. It is especially fitting for people who prefer to do activities that do not request any other companions such as reading‚ studying and so on. Secondly‚ while living alone‚ the chance to get more mature and independent is almost
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