In our generation‚ the use of computers and the Internet can aid communities by supporting communication and access to information‚ thereby building social capital and community capacity. Using computers can assist the community planning process ‚community participation‚ and information sharing .Computer-mediated communication can build community awareness‚ encourage local decision making and dialogue between groups‚ and support disadvantaged communities. Status barriers can be reduced and online
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The Effects of Violence on Today’s Youth In recent years‚ the advancement in entertainment technology in the field of and the increasing liberalization of America and its media have led to the creation and marketing of violent forms of entertainment. This includes such technologies movies‚ TV shows‚ video games‚ and news outlets. Today’s youth have easy accessibility to many of these violent forms of entertainment and are increasingly exposed to them at younger ages. The exposure to gore and violence
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Proposed title The meaning of Twitter amongst the youth and the effects on their social lives Introduction I have chosen to investigate what the social media “twitter” means to our youth as well as the role it plays in the lives. Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows you answer the question‚ "What are you doing?" by sending short text messages 140 characters in length‚ called "tweets"‚ to your friends‚ or "followers" You can send your messages using the Twitter
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Hitler youth was something that Hitler created during his days. He brainwashed so many people during this time and even created a youth organization. The Hitler youth had such an impact on Germany that its effects were felt throughout Germany herself and its surrounding countries. While its intentions good it often torn families apart as well as stole the youth and innocence of the youth Germany kids that joined. Many never made it out alive and those that did were never the same again. Hitler youth
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a nation-wide concern in Nigeria in recent years. Almost everyday television broadcast‚ shows‚ newspapers‚ magazines and internet websites run and re-run pictures of dramatic acts of violence carried out by this ferocious sect. It is often hard not to be scared when we see gruesome pictures of people killed or maimed by Boko Haram in office buildings‚ public buses or trains‚ and on the streets. The federal government seems weak in maintaining law and order in Nigeria and lacks a viable strategy
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presents these parts of society as "organs" that work toward the proper functioning of the "body" as a whole. In the most basic terms‚ it simply emphasizes "the effort to impute‚ as rigorously as possible‚ to each feature‚ custom‚ or practice‚ its effect on the functioning of a supposedly stable‚ cohesive system". For Talcott Parson "structural-functionalism" came to describe a particular stage in the methodological development of Social Science‚ rather than a specific school of thought. The structural
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The Devastating Effect of Flooding in Nigeria SUMMARY Floods are among the most devastating natural disasters in the world‚ claiming more lives and causing more property damage than any other natural phenomena. In Nigeria‚ though not leading in terms of claiming lives‚ flood affects and displaces more people than any other disaster; it also causes more damage to properties. At least 20 per cent of the population is at risk from one form of flooding or another. In Nigeria‚ flood disaster
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The effects of indiscipline among the youth are manifold. Indiscipline is defined as a lack of discipline. Some of the effects of indiscipline among the youth include lack of respect for teachers‚ parents and other senior figures. It could be argued that the indiscipline of certain individuals has reduced the morality and ethics of many young people. The effect of the downfall in morals and ethics are caused‚ in part‚ by the education of the young people‚ in that teachers are no longer responsible
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Discussion of findings CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDING‚ CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 5.1 Summary of findings 5.2 Conclusion 5.3 Recommendation References CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Monetary policy in Nigeria over the past three decades has intended to attain price and exchange rate stability. Despite the apparent continuity in this objective‚ Nigeria’s inflation experience since 1970 has been mix. The oil boom of the 1970s according to Olubusoye and Oyaromde
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Throes of Floods‚ in: The Guardian‚ Thursday‚ October 8‚ pp: 9. Durotoye‚ B.‚ 1999. Human Occupation of Hazard Areas in Nigeria‚ in: Oshuntokun‚ A. (ed.) Environmental Problems of Nigeria. Lagos: Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Edward-Adebiyi‚ R.‚ 1997. The Story of Ogunpa‚ in: The Guardian‚ Saturday‚ May 17‚ pp: 5. Folorunsho‚ R. and L. Awosika‚ 2001. Flood Mitigation in Lagos‚ Nigeria Through Wise Management of Solid Waste: a case of Ikoyi and Victoria Islands; Nigerian‚ Paper presented at the UNESCO-CSI
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