Task: We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in businesses‚ hospitals‚ crime detection and even to fly planes. Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more suspicious of their benefits? The last two decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the utilization of computer devices almost everywhere. It is indisputable that it has brought significant benefits to our lives in many spheres such as economics and science. However‚ it is also alarming
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We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in business‚ hospitals‚ crime detection and even to fly planes. What things will they be used for in the future? Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more suspicious of their benefits? In the last two decades cybernetics have experienced a major breakthrough .This led to the utilization of computers in nearly all parts of our daily life‚ from personal computers to the ones performing complicated surgeries
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10 Ways to Cope When Bad Things Happen by JONATHAN It doesn’t really matter who we are or what we do‚ from time to time‚ things go wrong. We can do our best to cover our bases‚ but sometimes it’s just outside our control. What’s important in these situations is not so much why bad things happen‚ but how we respond when they do. We’ve all been there! Have you ever had one of those stretches when it’s just one thing after another? Sure you have because it happens to everyone. Well‚ that’s why
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Pygmalion Effect: Good People Doing Bad Things “Mother of two kills man who earlier hurt children.” Reports like these are seen every day. These headlines often leave people thinking‚ “Why do good people sometimes do bad things?” This question has everyone from scientists to citizens wondering. The Pygmalion and Golem effects help answer this. These self-fulfilling prophecies tell why people do certain things to meet the standards of others. When faced with pressure‚ their reputation on the line
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Nuclear Power Brenda Armstead SCI207: Dependence of Man on the Environment Instructor: Benjamin Kirgan January 31‚2013 Abstract Availability of power is becoming a great concern for scientists. Search for renewable sources of power is constantly being carried out by economists and geologists to prevent future crises. Cheap sources include hydroelectric‚ nuclear and solar power. However cheap they might sound‚ maintenance costs‚ installation costs and equipment costs
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Prof. Min-tzer Lin English Compostion III F74985014 Jarrel Zhen-yoong Ng 伍雋永 Over Dependence of Youngsters on Modern Technology Just imagine. If an eighteen-year-old‚ typical techno-dependent boy who lives in the heart of the Big Apple—New York City—today‚ were to be transferred to the same city a few decades ago in a time warp‚ if there were ever a time machine. Could he live all the same happily in an identical city with just the “mere” differences of it being a few decades younger
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one way or another on a global level. American culture dominates as an example for globalization. So many different things have mixed and mashed and molded together creating American Popular Culture. Although‚ Americans shouldn’t take full credit for originality in all of their widespread ideas as they are a melting pot of other worldwide ideas. This is a good thing‚ and a bad thing. Following points will discuss opposition to cultural globalization‚ impact of American globalization‚ protection from
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Drugs -Tolerance‚Dependence‚Addiction and Treatment. There can be a great deal of confusion surrounding the words addiction‚ physical dependence‚ and tolerance. People will use these words as if they are referring to the exact thing‚ but there is a significant difference between them . Misunderstandings about these terms can not only be confusing for the general public but also many in the medical profession. One of the main culprits blamed for this confusion is the fact that the Diagnostic and
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Why do good people do bad things? (750 words) In this essay I will talk about the torturing of prisoners in Abu Ghraib. I will also write about the Stanley Milgrim Experiment and the Stanford Prison Experiment. All of these relate to one of the topics we have covered this term. There is an excellent example of uniforms influencing power in the Stanford Prison experiment which took place in1971‚ it was lead by Prof Zimbardo1 (see footnote) in which a group of students were selected to act as prison
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What makes good people do bad things? Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment was to study the behavior of normal people under a particular situation. The students who took part in the experiment would play the role of either guard or a prisoner in a mock prison. Most of the students that played as the guards of the mock prison became very cruel as they abused their power and authority over the prisoners. The students that played as the prisoners were frightened and became submissive to the prison
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