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    Checkpoint: Technological Advancements in Communication February 23‚ 2013 Dana Yager Candice Dorsey The communication advancements discussed in the article were the use of social computing technologies that are slowly taking place of corporate collaboration applications and databases. Specific terms for a few of these advancements are blog‚ wiki‚ and mashup. One of the newest technologies that was discussed was an interactive spreadsheet software-as-a-service provider called Spreadsheet

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    There are many new and different forms of technological advancements in today’s prisons. The first form is the WANDD‚ a device which is able to detect weapons that inmates are in possession of like the ones that the more violent prisoners often create. An example of a dangerous weapon is a shank. A shank is a knife shaped weapon created out of scrap metal for the blade and the handle is usually a cloth wrapped around the bottom. The second form is PharmaJet‚ a needle free injection system designed

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    technology advancements might be useful there are still some cons to these advancements. To start off‚ since the early ancient civilizations the ray of light was believed to possess mystical and magical powers. The early people believe a ray of light was a message from God or it could heal people. Later on an advancement to light was made by scientists. This advancement was the laser. Lasers were used a lot about six decades from the advancement. The lasers are an important part of scientific research

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    Technological Advancements Benefit Humanity Change in technology happens rapidly on a daily basis. As Schlesinger expresses‚ “The last two lifetimes have seen more scientific and technological achievement that the first 798 put together”(Schlesinger 41). Whether it deals with cars‚ travel‚ medicine‚ media‚ or a host of other topics‚ advancements in technology are occurring all around us. It is up to us whether to accept these changes or not. Many believe that change in technology is a hindrance

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    Technological inventions are not just scientific advancement but also cultural practices The paper is to explain Hugh Mackay’s arguments regarding how technology is always “cultural through and through”. In relation to his conceptions‚ cassette-based Walkman‚ Discman and iPod are used as examples to illustrate how technological inventions are not just scientific advancement but also cultural practices. In the book Consumption and Everyday Life published in 1997‚ Hugh Mackay argued that

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    Frederick Winslow Taylor (1865 - 1915) define Scientific Management or Taylorism with 4 principles as explained in appendix A. His principles were than perfected by Henry Ford which known as Fordism‚ and it showed the world it could be applied and with great success. Although now it ’s being diluted with different theories and principles in modern era‚ but the main core principles is still widely used around the world as it brings a certain degree of success and not as a trial an error method.

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    Technological research and innovation is advancing our society at an incredibly rapid pace. However‚ while it holds many benefits‚ it also raises social and ethical questions the more our society depends on it. Ray Kurzwell (2005) focuses on the idea of the Singularity. The Singularity is the idea that technology will continue expanding to the point where human life will be completely transformed. This leads to the question‚ should there be limits on technological advancements? Although issues could

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    computers to touch phones‚ technological advancements in the field of communication are endless. The means and the modes of communication are unlimited. Some of the benefits of technological advancements in the field of communication are: Speed : time is no longer a constraint in communication Clarity : With megapixel images and video‚ and high fidelity audio systems clarity in communication has become a never-before experience Proximity : technological advancements have made the world a smaller

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    Scientific and technological progress It’s difficult to overestimate the role of science and technology in our life. They accelerate the development of civilization and help us in our co-operation with nature. Scientists investigate the laws of the universe‚ discover the secrets of nature‚ and apply their knowledge in practice improving the life of people. Let’s compare our life nowadays with the life of people at the beginning of the 20th century. It has changed beyond recognition. Our ancestors

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    The cathedral is of great technological advancement because of all the logistic and tools that were needed to make them possible‚ especially gothic cathedrals. The gothic cathedral revolutionized architecture of the time; church officials wanted their cathedral to be better than the surrounding cities so a competition of a kind started up. This competition helped to improve the structures and reach heights unheard of the time. One of the amazing thing about the new gothic churches is that as they

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