of media and ICT in building a peaceful world." The theme of the 2009 International Essay Contest for Young People was "The role of science in building a better world." Scientific progress has brought many benefits to humanity‚ while some applications of science have had adverse impacts. Young people were invited to express their vision for the future of science‚ and the kind of studies or researches they wish to engage in. 4‚506 essay entries were received from as many as 134 countries. This
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important part of life for many people. Even people who are not all that religious by nature consider it to be important. The rise of science during the renaissance in Europe created a confrontation between religion‚ science and philosophy which still persists today. Is religion still useful to civilization? In this paper an evaluation of the conflict between religion and science will be discussed. Dictionary.com defines religion as‚ “a set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT -MB- 0046 Q.1. Discuss the different marketing concepts with its merits and drawbacks Ans: Marketing is a set of business activities that facilitate movement of goods and services from producer to consumer. It is an ongoing process of discovering and translating consumer needs into products and services‚ creating demands for them‚ serving the customer and his demand through a marketing programme of promotion and distribution to fulfill the company’s marketing goals in a
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Merit 1 – Compare and Contrast two businesses For this assignment I am going to compare and contrast two selected businesses. I will concentrate on their ownership and their aims and objectives. My first business is Tesco the biggest retail company in Britain. My second business is McDonald’s one of the largest franchise fast food outlets in the world. The aim of McDonald’s is to serve good food in a friendly and fun environment and to provide good returns to their share holders. So the
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The Fear of Science To live in the today’s world is to be surrounded by the products of science. For it is science that gave our society color television‚ the bottle of aspirin‚ and the polyester shirt. Thus‚ science has greatly enhanced our society; yet‚ our society are still afraid of the effect of science. This fear of science can be traced back to the nineteenth century where scientist had to be secretative in experimenting with science. Although science did wonders in the nineteenth
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2013. Abstract In this paper I review the problematic relationship between science and philosophy; in particular‚ I will address the question of whether science needs philosophy‚ and I will offer some positive (if incomplete) perspectives that should be helpful in developing a synergetic relationship between the two. I will review three lines of reasoning often employed in arguing that philosophy is useless for science: a) philosophy’s death diagnosis (‘philosophy is dead’) and what follows from
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What is science? The word “science” probably brings to mind many different pictures: a fat textbook‚ white lab coats and microscopes‚ an astronomer peering through a telescope‚ a naturalist in the rainforest‚ Einstein’s equations scribbled on a chalkboard‚ the launch of the space shuttle‚ bubbling beakers …. All of those images reflect some aspect of science‚ but none of them provides a full picture because science has so many facets: These images all show an aspect of science‚ but a complete
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Science and technology is a vital part of our society’s world and how we function. Unless you happen to live out in the middle of the Sahara Desert and have sworn off all aspects of technology and science‚ then you are most likely exposed constantly to science in your daily life. While it is a big part of our world‚ there is a constant uneasy relationship between human beings and science. It is a common axiom that people don’t trust what they don’t understand. That is exactly what drives and causes
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her own food. The problem‚ therefore‚ reduces itself to one of agricultural improvement. We must grow more food. The scientist has other methods. The chemist‚ the biologist‚ the engineer and even the physicist‚ have a great role to play in applying science to large-scale production‚ and they must be given due scope for carrying on experiments and researches. The first step to be taken is to increase the fertility of the soil‚ to ensure a higher yield of crops per acre. Old farmers relied upon easily
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Modern science is nothing but a skill magician. One after one‚ it is providing the mankind with wonders. It has absolutely (fit) conquered the indomitable forces of nature. The wonders of modern science are too many to illustrate them in a short essay. Electricity is the first wonder of modern science. It is the driving force of modern civilization. Electric power is used for various purposes. Without it‚ the advancement of modern science is impossible. Television is another wonder of modern
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