GNI is the best measure of a countries development to what extent do you think this is true The Gross national income (GNI) is the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of a country‚ consisting of gross domestic product (GDP) plus factor incomes earned by foreign residents‚ minus income earned in the domestic economy by non-residents. GNI is based on ownership‚ and GDP is based on location. The income groupings use GNI per capita since they follow the same methodology used by the
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The cathedral is of great technological advancement because of all the logistic and tools that were needed to make them possible‚ especially gothic cathedrals. The gothic cathedral revolutionized architecture of the time; church officials wanted their cathedral to be better than the surrounding cities so a competition of a kind started up. This competition helped to improve the structures and reach heights unheard of the time. One of the amazing thing about the new gothic churches is that as they
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Early developments The key disciplinary components of STS took shape independently‚ beginning in the 1960s‚ and developed in isolation from each other well into the 1980s‚ although Ludwig Fleck’s monograph (1935) Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact anticipated many of STS’s key themes: Science studies‚ a branch of the sociology of scientific knowledge that places scientific controversies in their social context. History of technology‚ that examines technology in its social
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Technological determinism: Lag - Technology advances but society lags - Can be technological‚ not just social - Social and political pressures can impose restrictions on technology - Technology is always pushing forward‚ while everything else drags behind - William Ogburn: “`There is often a delay or lag in the adaptive culture after the material culture has changed"’ (Nye‚ p. 26) - Alvin Toffler ... argued that technological change had accelerated to the point that people could scarcely keep
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The Pros and Cons of the “Technological Imperative” March 20 2011 Technological advances have been gaining more and more information over the past years and by doing so‚ they are able to advance their technology each and everyd ay. These improvements have helped but they also have the potential to hinder society. The Flying Machine‚ Locks‚ Computers and Why we Play God‚ and‚ Zap! It’s the Future are all written examples of how technology can be positive and how it can also be negative. The
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process labeled as child development. Child development is the process to the understanding of the aspects of human development from birth to adolescence. The developmental process should make the child grow‚ from dependency to increase independence. The early stages of development are the most important because the child is learning new things about themselves such as emotions‚ social skills and educational needs. Every child goes through the phase of emotional development some children go through
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Ordinary people 1. What is dialectic? Dialectic is like treat people with borderline personality disorder. It explains relational life as full of pus-pull tensions resulting from the desire for polar opposites. Autonomy and Connection It desire to be independent or dependence while simultaneously wanting to feel connection with the partner EX: Beth and Calvin have the connection dialectic when they decide to go on a vacation together. Conrad has autonomy dialectic after he
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9-804-065 REV: SEPTEMBER 15‚ 2004 RICHARD G. HAMERMESH DAVID KIRON Managing Segway’s Early Development It was a cold dreary morning on December 20‚ 1999 as Dean Kamen – inventor‚ founder and owner of DEKA‚ a Manchester‚ New Hampshire R&D company – began his annual speech to his employees. The entire staff had gathered “to hear him talk about the past year‚ the year ahead‚ and whatever else had been gnawing at him lately. The speech was usually equal parts lecture‚ oration‚ pep talk‚ and homily
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Post-1914 play Educating Rita- To what extent do you agree that Educating Rita is a feminist play? The play ‘Educating Rita’ is set in Liverpool during the 1970s‚ with only two main characters: Rita White and Frank. Rita‚ a vibrant and bubbly twenty-six year old‚ uneducated‚ working class woman enrols at the Open University‚ her real name is Susan‚ but she changed it to Rita in honour of Rita Mae Brown‚ a junk novelist. Frank‚ however‚ is an educated‚ middle class man with a drinking problem
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Technological Factor Technological advancement in all the sectors of the country has changed the entire socio-economic environment. Especially in the textile sector there is a lot of technological development. Technology y Coupled the capability and competency vertical production facility that can convert raw cotton to final finished consumer product always attract attention of customer. The complexities of achieving business success through increased efficiency‚ effectiveness and competitiveness
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