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    important rituals of our day. Just as important is how we do puja. So friends‚ to help you do puja with proper devotion‚ below is a list of points we should bear in mind. Important Points During Puja 1. To awaken at about 6 a.m. and have a shower. 2. Keep a separate set of clothes for puja: (a) a dhotiyu or lengo (b) a gatariyu or jhabho   3. Sit facing north or east. These are both auspicious directions.   4. Do tilak of sandalwood paste and red chandlo of kumkum on

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    Society Society refers to a population of people that is organized in a cooperative manner to carry out the major functions of life‚ including reproduction‚ sustenance‚ shelter‚ and defense (Kornblum‚ 2000) and a population that occupies the same territory‚ is subject to the same political authority and participates in a common culture (Robertson‚ 1987). Under Society we have this Social Structure which refers to the recurring patterns of behaviour that people create through their interactions‚

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    INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF INFORMATION SOCIETY The collocation “information society” as it is now used first emerged in Japanese social science(s) in the early 1960’s. The Japanese version of the expression (joho shakai‚ johoka shakai) was born during a conversation in 1961 between Kisho Kurokawa‚ the famous architect‚ and Tudao Umesao‚ the renowned historian and anthropologist. It debuted in written texts as the title of a study published in January 1964. The author was the aforementioned Jiro

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    practical problems‚ by applying mathematicsscientific knowledge and ingenuity while considering technical constraints. The term is derived from the Latin root "ingenium‚" meaning "cleverness". The industrial revolution and continuing technological developments of the last few centuries have changed the connotation of the term slightly‚ resulting in the perception of engineers as applied scientists. The work of engineers is the link between perceived needs of society and commercial applications. As

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    Do you think people’s personality are the same ? Personality is the most difficult terminology to understand and describe. In short‚ Personality is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others. For exampleyou could have some friends who are more talkative than others. You may have some friends who love to be taken risks and others who are risk-averse. This consistency is an essential requirement for personality theory because it attributes a person’s behavior

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    Science‚ Technology and Society "The concept of the cell phone is that you have absolutely nothing to say and you have to tell someone now." Jerry Seinfeld "The real progress is putting technology to everyone" Henry Ford Question: Do the scientific and technological advances together or separate to society? As the years go global society has had to adapt to scientific and technological changes that are being created‚ but the important question we want to ask is: What generates these

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    McDonaldization of: If you have ever had a meal in a restaurant (fast-food/formal dining)‚ used an ATM in a bank‚ spent your vacation at an amusement park or simply browsed through a mall‚ you have been exposed to McDonaldization. McDonaldization is "the process by which the principles of the fast food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of America society as well as the rest of the world" (Ritzer‚ 1996‚ 1). Nearly ever aspect of today’s society has been affected by McDonaldization

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    youths. To which all of this began with the 1950’s “Pong” to 2017 where we are now. That being said video games have been around awhile. Now considering that comes the real question. Which is do video games harm society? No video games do not harm the emotional and physical wellness of individuals and society. In fact‚ it is even said by multiple resources that it can actually help an individual brain process. A major benefit to playing games‚ especially as a child is learning the skill of following

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    Utopian Society? “Every utopian society faces the same problem: what do you do with the people who don’t fit in.”(Margaret Atwood). In the Giver they attempt to create a utopian society. In order to do that they gave up their freedom. A perfect society takes away more than it gives. A perfect society is a place where everyone is the same and there is no diversity or hate or love or pain. It takes away the most painful amazing of feelings‚ and doesn’t allow people to think for themselves so they

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    | Do We Live in a Sustainable Society? | MMCC Winter 2012SCI 200George Gilmore | | Jonathan Norman | 2/24/2012 | | There are many ways to define sustainability and to answer the question of whether we live in a sustainable society you should first define the question. The simplest definition of what a sustainable society is still very complex. A society that can persist over generations‚ one that is farseeing enough‚ flexible enough‚ and wise enough not to undermine either its

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