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    applied input/output relation or perform a specific function. Technology can be viewed as an activity that forms or changes culture.[11] Additionally‚ technology is the application of math‚ science‚ and the arts for the benefit of life as it is known. A modern example is the rise of communication technology‚ which has lessened barriers to human interaction and‚ as a result‚ has helped spawn new subcultures; the rise of cyberculture has‚ at its basis‚ the development of the Internet and the computer.[12] Not

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    MODERN MEDICINE Modern medicine has made great strides in recent years. It is scientific and based on continual research and experiment. Surgery‚ in particular‚ has made an amazing advance. Thousands of doctors are being trained every year in India‚ and hundreds of hospitals set up. People living in cities rely mainly on modern medicine. In the past whenever there was an outbreak of plague or cholera people died by the hundreds. Modern medicine has succeeded in preventing the outbreak of epidemics

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    When we look back to the history of human being in recent 200 years‚ we will be surprising what a huge change modern technology has brought us. Trains and planes enable us to travel to everywhere we want. Internet and televisions communicate news to everyone. New technologies provide us a new standard of living‚ and I state that they are creating a single world culture. Modern technology has shortened the distance between cultures‚ and made the world smaller. People can travel or migrate from

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    MODERN MEANS OF COMMUNICATION Introduction What is Communication? Communication (from Latin commūnicāre‚ meaning "to share" [1]) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behaviour. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or a group of people. Communication requires a sender‚ a message‚ and a recipient‚ although the receiver doesn’t have to be present or aware of the sender’s

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    During his lifetime‚ Shakespeare had three jobs. He was a playwright‚ a businessman‚ and an actor. Shakespeare not only wrote plays‚ but also sonnets. His most famous sonnet would be “Sonnet 18”. Some of his greatest plays are The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare was known for stealing the ideas for his plays from other playwrights during his time. But‚ somehow he wrote magnificent plays and became the greatest playwright of all time. Shakespeare was also

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    English 11 7 November 11 The Crucible: A Tragedy One day in November of 2009 a young girl was killed in a hit and run by a negligent driver. Her name was Courtney Snipes; she was only 11 years old. Courtney’s family suffered from tragedy much like the characters in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. These characters lost dozens of their neighbors all because of one group of girl’s ability to lie. Through Aristotle’s definition of what a tragedy in literature is; The Crucible can be easily

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    do even simple calculations‚ what to talk of washing without washing machine or electricity. If electricity fails‚ life for each one of us comes to a standstill as all gadgets are operated with it be it AC‚ TV‚ computer‚ a telephone‚ or any other modern appliance. Gadgets are not just meant for entertainment they even improve our lives a lot. Well most of us think of gadgets as the iPods and mp3 players that provide wholesome entertainment all the time any where in the world. The word gadget is

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    demands of modern society. This essay will look at two specific areas related to family‚ the age at which it is considered appropriate to start a family and the role of parents and children within a typical family. Section 1 – The ideal age to start a family Comparison of what age it is considered appropriate to start a family. Analysis of findings – It seems to be more acceptable for a couple to live together for a long period of time out of marriage in Britain. The younger generation in modern society

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    Tragedy and its Tragic Heroes Tragedy: A story that tells of the ruin of a great man. In tragedies the main character can sometimes be characterized as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a literary character‚ who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw‚”(Merriam Webster) which is actually their downfall. In Oedipus The King‚ the main character‚ the king of Thebes‚ is seen as the tragic hero on this particular tragedy. Now‚ fast-forwarding through time to 1949 Arthur Miller wrote Death

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    Department of Education division of city school Mariano Marcos Memorial High School Sta.Ana Manila Research On Modern Technology In partial Fulfillment of the requirements in English III Submitted to: Ms.Gie v. Pascual Submitted by: Pamela Louise Caliwag III-Emerson(6) Table Of Contents I . Title Page…………………………………........... i II. Acknowledgement…………………………….. ii III. Dedication……………………………………….. iii IV. Introduction……………………………………..

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