Is media a boon or a curse? Everything in this modern age is powered by media from the moment we wake up until we sleep at night. Have we ever asked ourselves how all of this affects our reasoning‚ our power to choose and our lifestyle? Since mass media is used to communicate and interact with people from various walks of life‚ it can often result in a conflict of opinions. The media‚ specifically in India‚ represents a convergence of paradoxes: tradition and modernity; anarchy and order; diversity
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The Internet: Connection or Disconnection? The Internet is an incredible invention. It brings a whole world of information to our fingertips. It can literally connect us with people across the globe; people who we otherwise would never have the opportunity to connect with. However‚ as Dr. Alex Lickerman shares in an article on Psychology Today.com‚ “even as the Internet has shrunk the world and brought us closer together‚ it is threatening to push us further apart”. The threat‚ the danger
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The Effect of the Information Age on Family Values By Dennis M. Parker The Effect of the Information Age on Family Values The world might be increasingly reliant on high-tech gadgets and new-media information sources‚ but‚ contrary to popular belief‚ that has only seemed to strengthened traditional family values. What we need to realize is that “traditional family values” is a very hard thing to define‚ because it means different things depending on different families’ traditions. “The
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to a better way of life. It’s a sense of security to succeed in the job industry. I have been told millions of times that nothing or nobody can take the knowledge gained away. Education is a blessing that may lead us to another world which most people don’t have access to know. Education can as well be a curse that exposes new scholars to a different world that was once a wonderful phenomenon. Education facilities can be compared to military training camps. Both offer a promising future‚ but
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Americans into a dangerous state of mind. They become immutable and socially inferior. Unfortunately‚ these social conditions still stand today. It is a blessing and a curse to be at Mather High where it is diverse. It is a blessing‚ because we are more accustomed to the many cultures around us and we learn to appreciate them. On the other hand‚ it’s a curse because we become blind to the fact that racism exists. We’re not exposed to those who are narrow minded as if we live in a small utopia. Bigger
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Protecting Information Privacy in the Internet Age Wang Shanshan PRE-SESSIONAL COURSE July 2013 The Language Centre EFL Unit University of Glasgow 1. Introduction Advances in information technology enable the Internet now to be widely used as an effective and inexpensive tool to gather personal information. However‚ the collection and subsequent use of individuals’ information have inevitably triggered intense debate about information privacy and security. A survey on information privacy
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The Clay Marble Trevor Aposhian Dara Analysis Imagine being forced out of your house because of a wave and ending up in a refugee camp. As it happened to Dara in The Clay Marble by Minfong Ho. When Dara is being whiny to her family about leaving her house‚ she is building up other people’s esteem. She didn’t want to leave but she had no choice not to because of the bombing. On the way she is on the road for nine days without much food. Her and her family are headed to the
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Children who use Facebook a lot are more likely to get lower marks at school‚ says new study By Paul Thompson UPDATED: 07:25 GMT‚ 10 August 2011 * * * * 10 View comments Teenagers who regularly log in to their Facebook page and other social media will get lower grades at school‚ according to a US study. They are also likely to have behavioural problems and narcissistic tendencies from spending too much time logged on to the site. According to the research popular social network
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Cloud Computing and Wireless Technology Cloud computing is simply a new way of looking at and talking about virtual servers. The cloud computing is the emerging technology of delivering many kinds of resources as services‚ mainly over the Internet. Delivering party is referred to as the service providers‚ while the users are known as the subscribers. Subscribers pay subscription fees typically on a per-use basis. Cloud computing is broken down into few different categories
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Dowry: a social stigma | | In spite of modernization and the increasing role of women in all walks of life‚ the practice of the dowry in India is becoming widespread‚ and the value of dowry is increasing. Now the dowry has become a great criterion in the marriages instead of a proper bride. If a bride’s family fails to pay the amount of dowry demanded by the prospective groom’s family‚ the bride will be cruelly treated by the in-laws‚ and in many cases will be burnt to death. “No dowry
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