Technology‚ Society and Culture Week 2‚ 7/14/2013 – 7/21/2013 Chapter 1.1.3 David Edgerton’s “The Shock of the Old: Production” 1.3: ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES 1.3.1: Philosophy and Human Values IAN BARBOUR In this selection taken from the author’s Gifford Lectures‚ philosopher Ian Barbour provides a concise primer on modern ethical theory stressing its application to issues involving technology. The two main schools of thought in ethical theory are: A. Consequentialist B. and Deontological
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The Shabbat is a reflection of the fact that the Jews keep the Sabbath day holy and a day of rest‚ in which people are called upon to follow the lead of the Lord by resting on the seventh day. Some rituals that are performed on this day include refraining from work or co-curricular activities‚ lighting two candles at the beginning of Shabbat‚ the Kiddush‚ lighting of the Havdalah candle‚ which essentially make up the two core beliefs of the Shabbat‚ which are to “Remember the Sabbath day” and “Keep
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Sports Rituals Athletes use sports rituals in every sport in the world. They can be simple‚ something the person came up with just then on the spot‚ or they can be complex‚ something the player has been doing since they can remember. No one truly knows when sports rituals started to make an appearance in the modern world‚ but they are here now and do not seem to be leaving any time soon. Sports rituals mean so much. They get an athlete pumped or excited before a match. They help a person get focused
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Many people have their favourite city. I also have my favourite one. It’s called Aberystwyth. It’s on the west coast of Wales. It isn’t big. I was there two years ago. The city is small but very nice. Most part of the town is very old and has got many historical buildings‚ for example the ruins of the castle or the Local Folk Museum. The most interesting and attractive place in the whole town is definitely "The Pier ". It is a massive‚ wooden construction going out towards the sea. That construction
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People Help The People Words & Music by Simon Aldred Original key F major Tempo rubato = 72 A 0 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 G 5 - ’ 0 ’ 5 5 BM ’ 0 5 !5 5 5 5 5 BM !5 ’ Con pedale A G 0 0 5M = 5M ’ 5 5 5 5 5 5 G 5 - ’ a tempo G MM 5 5 !5 B MM B 5 ’ ’ 5 !5 5 5 5 5 5M = 5M ’ % ’ 5 5 5 !5 B % = 72 A 5 5M 5 5 8vb throughout
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but the type of questions asked or the type of people analyzed vary based on sex‚ . Health standards vary according to climate‚ age‚ height‚ class‚ diet‚ gender‚ race‚ and bodily configurations. All of these influence health as a concept. The body is never in a state of perfect optimum health. Have a cold? Not enough sleep? Tripped on the way to class and have a bruise? The body is always in an ever-fluctuating state. Health also depends on what people feel about themselves. “What’s important is that
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Culture Shapes Society Culture is the way a person is raised‚ and they are all taught different ways and values. They’re many differences as well as similarities among people of the world as of culture. What would our society be like without culture? Culture shapes our society. Education is one example. To explain‚ in some areas of the world children are sent to school until they are 18 and in others they are given very little education or none at all. Not even all kids in the US finish high
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it could either hurt people or help people in different ways. Multiculturalism is one of the best way people can help each other no matter what it is. Diversity help many students learn better having a friend from a different culture help them fit in. Work diversity is most popular now because there are many people who are working. Multiculturalism one of the best way people or group can help one another no matter what it is. People who learn different culture usually have a different perspective
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Education‚ culture and society. A society or a human society is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations such as social status‚ roles and social networks. A large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Human societies are characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals sharing a distinctive culture and institutions. The simplicity of life‚ made me think
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Assignment 2 Question 1 The first key concept I chose is society‚ which is described as people who interact in a defined space and shared culture. This definition of society states clearly which variables are used to define and judge something as a society which make up part of the social world. The second key concept that I chose is sociocultural evolution‚ which is the process of change that results from a society’s gaining new information. This term showed me the importance of social change
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