The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was founded on Aug. 8‚ 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration by Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ and Thailand‚ the five founding nations. In 1984‚ Brunei joined the Association. ASEAN‚ with its wide diversity of economic interests and levels of development‚ has evolved slowly into a cohesive regional organization that operates on an informal‚ consensus-building basis. So we have to know and get ready. First of all‚ although
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The Influences of Internet on Traditional News Media The dramatically increasing popularity of the online news media treated as an important source has changed all aspects of public living-style. People now are inclined to acquire information needed from WWW rather than obtain them from traditional news media such as newspapers‚ TV‚ and radio. Will the online news media thoroughly replace traditional news media? Scholars have been discussing the substitution or displacement of old media since
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Has technology actually improved our personal lives? Colin Fleming Professor Sandi Greene English 102 23 February 2011 Colin Fleming Professor Sandi Greene English 102 23 February 2011 Has Technology Actually Improved our Personal Lives? Technology‚ specifically computers connected to the Internet‚ have revolutionized modern business and created efficiencies never before seen. Without a doubt‚ organizations are able to accomplish tasks determined to be out of reach decades ago
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and Sexism; Words that can Change our Lives; We are aware of it‚ now what do we do? When I first took this class I knew of sexism and the problems it takes on people and the same with racism and I never thought it about it in much detail. Thinking back on my life I realized how big a role sexism had on me without even knowing it‚ especially being a blonde‚ athletic girl. Just in those three descriptions of me there are many different stereotypes I was held too. Discrimination like these two are
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Everywhere we go technology is being used. Technology affects our daily lives in everything that we do‚ it saves time‚ opens a gate to new experiences‚ and makes traveling to halfway around the world easy. Technology reduces the time it takes to perform everyday tasks. Daily things such as doing your FLVS homework or doing the dishes have been reduced from hours to twenty minutes with the invention of the computer and automatic dishwasher. New technologies have even reduced the time it takes
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What do new technologies have changed our daily lives? In recent years‚ new technologies like smart phones‚ the Internet‚ the iPod‚ and online communities have become part of our daily lives‚ especially with the new generation who can’t live without their gadgets. In fact‚ new technologies have improved our quality of life; for example‚ we have new ways to make friends through Facebook‚ twitter and MySpace. New technologies also change the way we communicate with others. Although new technologies
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According to Internet Safety 101‚ “82 percent of all sex crimes where as a minor is the victim‚ the predator used a social media site or chat profile to gain information on the victim...In the 65 percent of these cases information was gathered that lead directly to a child’s home or school.” Kids often give out their location when showing off a report card or posting pictures
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Computers Since the beginning of human life‚ we as a people have always strived to obtain machines or tools to make our lives easier. Before the computer was invented in 1822‚ people were performing boring‚ repetitive tasks that we now take for granted. The computer‚ a modern complex machine‚ now accomplishes things we never thought possible. Computers‚ in general‚ have many benefits for they provide entertainment‚ help modern cities function‚ above all‚ make the most aggravating and mundane
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visions of a man named Walt Disney. He wanted to create a safe‚ family friendly theme park that all ages could enjoy‚ and he did just that. People wonder how Walt Disney thought of disney world‚ how it became so popular‚ how he had such an influence on the mass media‚ and whether they should hate it or love it. Walt Disneys ideas for Disney World came from his other theme park‚ Disneyland. He wanted Disney World to be able to function as a city
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Body Image & Media The media promotes an unhealthy body image that is damaging to both society as a whole and individuals. As a whole to individuals ‚promoting an unhealthy body image‚and damaging to society makes people feel less of themselves. According to these critiques the combination of two trends‚the technology enabled media saturation of the american public and the promotion by this media of highly unattainable body types (Gerald Wagner ). “While mass media has been subject to the strongest
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