English: Blog post 1: John Humphreys thinks that the OED has let him down by modernising. It’s done this by removing the hyphen from over 16000 words he describes that he finds it daft that we ‘don’t have time to reach for the hyphen key’ as its only one tiny key stroke. He feels that text speak is pointless and doesn’t save time as ‘the recipient of the message has to spend ten minutes trying to translate it’. He thinks that the text speak of the new generation is ruining the English language
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Notes on post-Fordism and postmodernism Post-Fordism and Postmoderism: Capitalism requires a large number of low-skilled workers willing to put up with alienating‚ repetitive work on mass production assembly lines. This system is often called Fordism because the Ford motor company was the first to introduce this. Bowles and Gintis’ correspondence principle states that school mirrors the work place‚ and see the mass education system as preparing pupils to accept this kind of work. Postmodernists argue
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In sociology‚ industrial society refers to a society driven by the use of technology to enable mass production‚ supporting a large population with a high capacity for division of labour. Such a structure developed in the west in the period of time following the Industrial Revolution‚ and replaced the agrarian societies of the Pre-modern‚ Pre-industrial age. Industrial societies are generally mass societies‚ and may be succeeded by an Information society. They are often contrasted to with the traditional
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Robbie Twitchell Brad Clemons English 10 4-18-12 Moral Relativity and Post Modernism in To Kill a Mockingbird Since the 1960s‚ society has been shifting from the traditional culture based around the organized. It was a society that had a moral base. Since the 1960s‚ the western world‚ and more specifically the United States‚ have shifted away from this moral base and into a post-modernist moral relativity. Rules are suggestions instead of law‚ the standpoint that all opinions are valid but
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Classical & Post-Classical The classical and Post-classical periods in history had a closeness‚ yet‚ both time periods were highly distinctive. The economies both had high-points‚ as well as times where it was thought the empire would fail. The social structures took on many adjustments‚ due to particular forces such as war and religion. Religion‚ in order to have an impact on the social structures‚ was constantly being introduced to different views‚ such as Buddhism and Christianity. Politics
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Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome Are there truly side effects caused by tubal ligation? Candy Layne COM/220‚ Research Writing Instructor Amy McKenzie July 15‚ 2009 Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome Are there truly side effects caused by a tubal ligation? Ever heard of side effects from a simple surgery? How about the procedure causing harsh menstrual cycles? Thousands of women across the U.S. have had this surgery and have the same complaint. The surgery is a tubal
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believe that graduating from a well-known‚ reputable‚ university is more fulfilling than winning a lottery because‚ in the latter‚ the prize money will eventually be depleted and the chances of earning or winning another lottery are slim. In contrast‚ post-secondary education is not a waste of time and money because going to university or college would mean acquiring more knowledge in specific subjects‚ achieving the goal of completing a degree‚ and increase the likelihood of attaining skills to apply
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started he had to return to Boston. Since it was more convenient for him‚ he requested to have post-surgical care done in Boston. When he went to the hospital the physician refused to take care of Mr. H because he himself did not perform the surgery. In other words‚ he did not want to take responsibility if anything went wrong. As a result‚ he was forced to return to New York twice a week to get his post-op. He strongly believes that this is a major flaw in the American healthcare system. Coming from
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following business day. This will help cut costs‚ as the post office would not have to pay operating costs or employees on this day. Stopping saturday deliveries would save the United States Postal Service $40 billion over a decade (Source F). The second money saving tactic would be to consolidate and close some post offices. By doing this‚ it eliminates some post offices and allows money to be spent on the remaining. In addition‚ the consolidated post offices will be busier and more
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“With reference to a dualism of your choice (e.g.‚ bureaucracy/post-bureaucracy‚ Fordism/post-Fordism‚ hard HRM/soft HRM)‚ evaluate critically its validity as a tool for understanding the changing nature of work organisation” Introduction The definition of work is “ the application of effort or exertion to a purpose‚” (Noon & Blyton 2002‚ p3) Though this does provide a reasonable definition a clearer one can be provided by Thomas (1999‚ xiv) who highlights three essential components to work:
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