“I see MW2 more as a part of my training-simulation than anything else … You can more or less completely simulate actual operations”(Anders Behring Breivik). Anders Behring Breivik referred to the computer game Modern Warfare 2 in a 1500-page essay written just hours before he was responsible for the deaths of 76 of his fellow Norwegians (Moses‚ 2011; Shah‚ 2011; Townsend & Tisdall‚ 2011). The 32-year-old male was also behind the infamous bombing of government buildings in Oslo and the shooting massacre
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“The cell phone” Technological advancements made a tremendous impact on the lives of the people of the 20th century. These dynamic changes in technology are what improve life. One major technological advancement that has greatly changed lives is the cell phone. This piece of technology has revolutionized the way in which we stay connected with friends and family‚ it increased the amount of safety that we have with us and also saves us a lot of time. Cell phones have vastly
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religion‚ gender and other individual traits can produce negative effects‚ especially if not well-managed.However‚ diversity has both positive and negative effects some that could unintentionally hurt other individuals. Positive aspects of diversity are that individuals are exposed to different things‚ provides people the opportunity to integrate with others‚ and also gain awareness that provides knowledge and understanding. Then‚ there are negative aspects of diversity such as being bias‚ unwilling to
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many things were accomplished‚ which means that our nation was faced with many positive and negative effects. Some of the positive effects included new opportunities for the common public and former slaves. For example‚ the common public was presented with its first public school system‚ new roads and railroads‚ as well as orphanages for children and institutions for the mentally ill. One of the negative effects of the war was the physically and economically drained south. After the war‚ the south was
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their tricks and gimmicks. The American people have grown incredibly naïve over a short amount of time. The majority of society favors the superficial and materialistic. All they see is an image. In the article “Sex Appeal in Advertising has Negative Effects‚” Shawna Robertson states that “Not only have people become deceived by the images they are seeing‚ but their moral values are suffering as well” (n.pag.). Children are affected the most. At a young age one allows his or her mind to be molded
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Because of the negative effects of casinos‚ the government should ban them from populated areas in the United States. Gambling is a growing addiction in America‚ and casinos will only provide residing citizens with a larger opportunity to progress in their gambling addictions and allow room for others to gain the ensnaring addiction. Gambling addiction is also called compulsive gambling or pathological gambling. It also is said to be a disease‚ like its neighboring addiction/sickness‚ alcoholism
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Stephanie Villafranca FTT 450 Professor Shephard 4/30/13 The Negative Effects of Counterfeiting Abstract Counterfeiting is an illegal action. There is a study that provides strong evidence as to why counterfeit items can affect not only the lives of the designers‚ but the everyday consumer. It costs 250 billion dollars a year‚ which causes people to lose their jobs. Its profit margin is larger than any other illegal business. (Crime Inc.‚ 2010). Many people think that counterfeiting only
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Cell Phones: A Revolution for our Ears The first idea of the cellular phone was concocted in 1947‚ however it was not until 1983 that cell phone service was first offered to US consumers. (Calem‚ 1). A Gartner report indicates that at the decade’s end‚ cell phone owners will make up almost 40 percent of the world’s population. (Charny‚ 1). The number of services now available on an individual’s cell phone in the year 2007 can be intimidating for a consumer that just wants to make a call from
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Urban gathered all Christians in England to declare war against the Muslims which started the first Crusade. There were nine Crusades starting in 1095 and ending in 1099. The Crusades had many effects‚ both positive and negative. The Crusades had many positive impacts on the lands it took place on. One good effect is it lifted Europe out of the Dark Ages‚ they were a time where there was disappearance of life and goods. For instance “The Crusades hastened Europe’s emerge from the so called Dark Ages
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Immigration The Positive Side of Immigration Immigration‚ especially in mass numbers is fueled by a number of reasons. Each event is bound to have positive and negative effects but when the positive effects outweigh the cons‚ the event is good and advantageous. Whatever the push and the pull reasons for immigration are‚ both the immigrants and the country hosting them get to gain. Take for example the great migration of the 19th and 20th century into the
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