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    In chapter seven of his book The Macho Paradox‚ Jackson Katz explains that a large role played in the continuation of violence against women is the “Bystander Approach”‚ where men‚ who are not physically participating in the violence against women‚ are still playing a role in it by standing by and not doing or saying anything about it. This happen more often and not and our society and how thing are “supposed to be” plays a large role in it. Jackson Katz gives the example of being “one of the guys”

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    Censorship: The Great Paradox An amazing gift has been bestowed upon us: the Internet—a digital world capable of providing us with a plethora of diverse information‚ communication‚ and recreation. When we hear “diversity”‚ often times we correlate it to an event from which we can broaden our minds through exposure to a variety of differences. We can use an others cultural experiences and personal views and beliefs to challenge our own. The result of such an experience‚ whether negative or

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    Glenda Barrientos Technology‚ Society‚ and Culture HUMN432 Instructor: Joey McDonald 8/1/11 The Paradox of Instant Communication The way we communication has evolved over the centuries‚ from flying pageants‚ to Morse code‚ telephone‚ to cellphone‚ instant messaging (IM) to video chat. We have all these different forms to communicate now a day that it’s hard to keep track of all of them. Like you try emailing someone‚ they facebook you‚ you IM them and then they text you so you call them

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    The Globe The Paradox of Samsung’s Rise Samsung’s unlikely success in mixing Western best practices with an essentially Japanese business system holds powerful lessons for today’s emerging giants. by Tarun Khanna‚ Jaeyong Song‚ and Kyungmook Lee A s today’s emerging giants face the challenge of moving beyond their home markets‚ they have much to learn from the pathbreaking experience of South Korea’s Samsung Group‚ arguably the most successful globalizer of the previous generation. Twenty years

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    because the result would be rather grey. It would be assumed that this sort of comparison could never be beneficial. Although this is not the case in writing. For authors use paradoxes (such as black and white) to enforce themes. Shakespeare uses paradox to enforce themes‚ such as hate vs. love to exemplify the theme of the irrationality of ruthless hate‚ and youth vs. age enforcing impulsivity and open mindedness of the young and closed mindedness of the elder. To begin love vs. hate is frequently

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    This article explores the apparent paradox of flow in the realm of education and schooling. Although there is much potential for flow experiences in schools‚ there tends to be a relatively small amount of flow experiences in educational settings‚ especially in academic classes. The author of this article attempts to find the reason for the lack of flow in the classroom‚ thereby enabling educators to address this problem and increase the number of flow experiences in their classes. Numerous conditions

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    14. How can we increase pleasures and how can we find our gratifications? 15. Why do people pursue goals that work against their happiness? 16. What is the difference between conspicuous and inconspicuous consumption? 17. Explain the paradox of

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    The Paradox of Wearable Technologies Ever talk to someone at a party or conference reception only to discover that he or she is constantly scanning the room‚ looking this way and that‚ perhaps finding you boring‚ perhaps looking for someone more important? Doesn’t the person realize that you notice? Welcome to the new world of wearable computers‚ where we will tread uneasily as we risk continual distraction‚ continual diversion of attention‚ and continual blank stares in hopes of achieving

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    is escalating of commitment. “Under some conditions‚ teams will persist with a losing course of action‚ even in the face of clear evidence to the contrary. This is known as the escalation of commitment phenomenon” . Another pitfall is the Abilene Paradox which results when teams try to avoid conflict. These are just some of the pitfalls but pitfalls can be worked out by doing things like appointing a devil’s advocate or confronting issues and setting limits. “Teams are often more effective when

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    In James Poniewozik’s the “The Princess Paradox”‚ he presents an article on modern fairy tales providing strong feminist themes backed with evidence from recent films depicting these tails. While his point that women should be princess like‚ strong‚ as well as independent is clearly stated‚ his erratic sequence of evidence and casual tone takes away from his overall credibility. With unorganized evidence and a hard to read tone it is difficult to take the article seriously. In the author’s article

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