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    know that the present form of specialization is a terrible weapon against us‚ against human nature. I am not speaking against the machine or the machine age. The machine is a splendid invention and will form the new basis for a more developed human society. But after the glorious technomania of the twenties‚ we know today that man cannot master the machine until he has leanred to master himself. But

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    How can we contribute towards our society in the smallest possible way? We are apes‚copycatsof west in Culture‚Fashion‚Independence‚Freedom.We as individuals need to understand our responsibility.Our youths have loved their dresses‚became party animals‚night owls have engaged live-in relationships.Teenagers can be seen flaunting in front of their comrades. But friends i would like to raise a question ain’t we trampling our freedom?Are we really behaving as human beings and not opportunist animals

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    I decided that I would much rather live in the society we live in today rather than in an Amish society for many reasons. One of the areas that I will be discussing is the education system of the Amish Children. The second area that I will be discussing is the impacts and how important religion is to the Amish. Finally‚ I also felt that another interesting area of consideration would be the relationship between Amish children‚ parents‚ and the community as a whole. As you can see‚ I have many areas

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    Works Cited Baker‚ Russell. Preface. Animal Farm. By George Orwell. 1996. 50th Anniversary ed. New York: Penguin Books Ltd‚ 1946. v-xii. Print. Glover‚ Beaird. "Nineteen Eighty-Four." Masterplots‚ Fourth Edition (2010): 1-3. Literary Reference Center. Web. 5 Apr. 2012. Knapp‚ John V. "George Orwell." Critical Survey Of Long Fiction‚ Fourth Edition (2010): 1-6. Literary Reference Center. Web. 2 Apr. 2012. "ORWELL‚ George." (n.d.): Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Web. 2 Apr

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    standing for the five continents‚ the motto‚ which is translated to “higher‚ faster‚ stronger”‚ and the classic ritual of lighting the flame are all modern day Olympic symbols that represent the 17 days of high intensity sport and competition. However‚ the Olympic games have not always been what they are today. Originally developed by the Ancient Greeks‚ the sports games consisted of only a few sports and were intended to be a homage to their gods. Eventually‚

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    Abstract The Greek culture supported philosophers and scientists who were far beyond their times. By encouraging these individuals to expand both their thinking and their exploring‚ Greece is credited with some very profound discoveries and inventions that we find monumental in the way we function in modern day society. From aspirin to the water mill‚ Greeks explored and developed the areas of medicine‚ biology‚ astrology‚ and science. Ancient Greek inventions are in fact the original concepts

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    women in the modern society * in family: Women have a very different role in family and society. In modern life‚ the role of woman is more and more respective. In of which‚ we cannot deny the role of women with the maternity of being wife and mother. Women have still spent more time for family. They love‚ care for their husband as well as their children and create house which is welcoming and comforting for others in their family. Although in modern society‚ specially‚

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    ABSTRACT In today’s modern world television is the most popular and recognized form of media. Most homes in the world own a television‚ big or small they lay in their lounges connecting them to the outside world. It is a type of technology many of us cannot imagine living without. It has its advantages and disadvantages just like all other existing factors and this is illustrated in this essay. It can be an educational and a multi sensory communication devise that takes up our time and also contain

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    The computer is the invention of the 20th century. These mechanical brains are everywhere around us and play a big part in our life. The impact they created and still create on society is limitless. To talk about only a few‚ the exchange of information‚ the medicine as well as the education have been profoundly change by this invention. Firstly‚ it is logical to say that with billions of pages available to any user‚ Internet far surpasses all informational databases or libraries in the world. From books

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    Scientific management in modern society Introduction Scientific management also known as Taylorism (Mitchan 2005) is a set of rules that govern job design in manufacturing department. Taylor(1911)‚ the pioneer of scientific management first came up with the theory in the late nineteenth century after viewing widespread inefficient work or soldiering among workers. Taylor’s promotion of time and motion study‚ production-control methods and incentive pay” (Burrell and Morgan 1979‚Littler 1982 cited

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