Cellphone market penetration in the U.S. approaches 9 in 10 citizens. Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images The cellphone is one of the defining technologies of the early 21st century‚ with a December 2012 Pew Internet study showing that more than 87 percent of American adults own at least one. While the negative societal consequences of cellphones have been well documented‚ it ’s also true that they can bring many benefits. Mobile technology allows users to interact with family‚ friends
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By complete surprise on December 7‚ 1941‚ the Japanese high military command attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ killing thousands‚ destroying hundreds of vessels‚ and propelling the United States into World War II. After the attack‚ Japanese Americans were held in “relocation camps‚” where they stayed due to America’s trust issue against Japan. The internment camps were located in remote‚ desolate‚ inhospitable areas‚ and were prison-like‚ with barbed wire borders and guards in
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hurt to have it become even more globalized than it already is now. That’s not to say you wanna totally lose other languages or ways of communication mind you‚ but.....a global language that everyone could understand and identify with can only be a positive thing in my opinion. Life would be easier Communication would be easier .Everyone would be equal because we would all speak the same language and no cultural discrimination would occur. Everyone on here who says that it would eradicate other languages
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These are the major laws that affect the incarceration at the federal level; many states have mandatory minimums and similar policies. But that is changing. It is simply ineffective and inappropriate for states to focus only on new drug legislation. Twenty-three states have recently repealed drug penalties‚ including revision or even elimination of mandatory minimums‚ reclassifying what constitutes a drug offense‚ revising sentencing enhancements (being convicted of the same crime twice results
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The Civil War was and still is a highly controversial topic in America. The wins and losses were both great‚ and many Americans died. It helped set into motion many great things such as liberating the slaves‚ and keeping our country united and peaceful. Though not all things were great like the‚ hundreds‚ thousands of families that were damaged or even destroyed in this war. Almost everyone in the country lost a son‚ brother‚ father‚ cousin‚ nephew or uncle. No one in America was left completely
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Children who use Facebook a lot are more likely to get lower marks at school‚ says new study By Paul Thompson UPDATED: 07:25 GMT‚ 10 August 2011 * * * * 10 View comments Teenagers who regularly log in to their Facebook page and other social media will get lower grades at school‚ according to a US study. They are also likely to have behavioural problems and narcissistic tendencies from spending too much time logged on to the site. According to the research popular social network
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UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH BUSINESS SCHOOL. MARK1117: DISSERTATION PROPOSAL ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/13 Name of Student: Orynbayeva Zhaniya Faculty: BA(Hons) Marketing Management‚ Year 3 Semester 5 Proposal Short Title: The investigation of effectiveness of Apple Incorporation Company towards offering their product and price quality to customers. Research Title: The investigation of effectiveness of Apple Incorporation Company towards offering their product and price quality to customers
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Some people may say social networking is a bad thing; you may spend hours upon hours on a social networking site instead of doing something productive for society. One of the main reasons I believe social networking is a good thing is it’s a way of meeting new friends and connecting with old friends who you may have lost contact with‚ it’s a way to connect and meet new people‚ and finally it can save lives that shouldn’t be lost. The biggest reason I believe social networking is a good thing is
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12/4/12 Friendship and Facebook Facebook started out as a simple social networking site‚ and has now grown to be one of the biggest companies in the world. One would typically join the site to be social with others‚ but it seems like it is almost distancing people from one another. Facebook users tend to have hundreds of friends‚ but how many of those can actually be considered real friends? The meaning of friendship seems to be forgotten when it comes to Facebook. Facebook is affecting friendship
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Positive and Negative Impacts of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a change in the mid-18th century from small scale‚ domestic production of goods to machine-based‚ mass production of goods. It is usually thought of as having mostly or only positive impacts on Europe. Although the revolution did have many positive impacts‚ it had its fair share of negative impacts as well. Some of the positive outcomes included the overall increase in production and value of
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