When Old Technologies Were New Carolyn Marvin Ch 2: community and class order p62 two narratives: electric promise vs electric threat ’electrician’s: the IT professionals of the 90s hype: Telephones make life easier and better. electricity as transformative agent of social possibility electricity: a natural force under control p64 electrical communication makes interaction ‘strange’ p68 protected areas of family life...secrets laid open... listening in on secrets (via switchboard..) boundaries
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The book When China Ruled the Seas‚ despite horrific points involving main characters‚ is more a tale of diversification then of domination. The massive navel fleet of the Chinese army was meant to be more of a show for the world that Emperor Zuh Di was more then willing to put on as a celebration to his accent to the dragon thrown. This nonlethal way of thinking is something that today even people do not thoroughly grasp‚ a massive army is meant to purely intimidate not celebrate successes of a
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When Harry Met Sally First impressions are not everything and in many cases our first impressions of someone are quite wrong. As humans we are rather quick at times dismiss someone and we never given them a second chance to prove our assumptions false. In the movie When Harry Met Sally‚ their first impressions of one another summed up the fact that many times as humans we judge people without getting to know them. The first impressions the two characters‚ Harry and Sally‚ created
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Nuremburg laws By: Caleb Adkins What are the Nuremburg laws? When did they occur? Why did they occur? The Nuremburg laws were 2 laws‚ both commonly knows and the “Nuremburg laws.” It all begun in Germany in the September of 1935 under the Nazi regime. Due to Hitler’s plan of a ‘master race’ & anti-Semitism towards the Jews he created these laws to take away‚ and break off the Jews one by one. Many different people was involved in the Nuremburg laws some who were affected by the laws such as The
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1.When I Have Fears(Summary) Overall Explanation of the Poem Bye Keats \"Whenever I have fears\" is really a good work‚ but Keats’ the most prior Wish has not been elaborated in the material. Actually John Keats wanted to be having as much fame as Shakespeare had. He wanted to be one like Shakespeare. So in his First Quatrain he says that he wants to put all the Poetic Material he has in his mind on the paper but is afraid of the of that he don\’t have enough time to do so. He thinks that he would
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From where he stood‚ Jo could hear the sounds of all of his wedding guests in the other room. The two hundred or so voices were clear as day from the stuffy hallway where he stood‚ his new husband by his side. His hands were sticky with sweat as he listened to the various guests mingled and found their seats‚ probably anxiously awaiting his and Nate’s arrival. It would only be a matter of minutes before the DJ was completely set up and they would be called in to do their first dance as a married
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What are the Cost Savings when a company outsources? (Due Week 7) Background: In this case study‚ please choose from one of the areas in an organization that may be outsourced and prepare a cost savings report. Finance and Accounting Investment and Asset Management Human Resources Procurement Logistics Real estate management Miscellaneous (energy services‚ customer service‚ mailroom‚ food processing) Your Assignment: Prepare an executive summary document that focuses on the cost
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Chapter 2: When Worlds Collide (1492- 1590) 1. Discuss the roles played by the rising merchant class‚ the new monarchies‚ Renaissance humanism‚ and the Reformation in the development of European Colonialism. The merchant class rose beside the economic growth. It expanded commerce and trade in basic goods. Commercial expansion stimulated the growth of markets and towns. Alliance between commerce and political power was important in the development of European Colonialism. New monarchies promised
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When I turned around the corner‚ I was shocked. Kamal was still standing beside the road‚ exactly where I had left him half an hour ago. He looked spaced out and unaware of the rushing traffic around him and the busy pedestrians swirling around him. He looked very lost and forlorn. I quickly approached him and tapped him on his shoulder. He gave a startled jump and immediately went into his judo stance. "Hey‚ it’s only me‚ Lilie‚" I quickly assured him. He relaxed his stand but the
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“When in Rome‚ do as the Romans do” is the famous axiom of St Ambrose‚ the very famous bishop of Milan in the 4th century. He advises that people should follow the traditional customs and decency of country where they choose to live. The knowledge about culture and customs of another country bring many benefits for immigrants. They can know the positive things they should do and the negative things they must avoid. This knowledge also makes them feel more freedom in a strange country. Nowadays‚ many
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