On December 21‚ 1988‚ Pan American flight 103‚ originating in Frankfort‚ Germany landed at London’s Heathrow Airport‚ and after loading passengers and luggage‚ took off for New York’s JFK airport at 18:25 p.m. At approximately 19:02 p.m. air traffic control lost contact with it. A few seconds later the radar showed the plane’s blip on the screen fracture into five separate ones‚ trailing away from each other. The plane had exploded and the debris rained down on the Scottish town of Lockerbee. 243
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history of ICT in learning. How the history will look if we try to pull down the mental models and educational thinking behind the promises of different times? I see four major phases in the history of using computers in education. The fifth: the era of social software and free and open content is still to come – I hope. The phases are: Late 1970’s - early 1980’s: programming‚ drill and practice; Late 1980’s - early 1990’s: computer based training (CBT) with multimedia; Early
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live under this dull inexpressible culture? Well‚ the early Puritans were part of this "Age of Reason" and many a good man came out of this era. Anyway‚ it was time for change. People wanted to start believing in themselves more and having a greater sense or nationalism. This is where Romanticism came in and replaced classicism. It was the beginning of a new era and initiated a whole new way of thinking. Romanticism basically dealt with three attitudes: Nature‚ the past‚ and the inner world of human
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more rights than before‚ and some women now make more money than men. Capitalism combines the principle efficiency and the aim for profit‚ which presents as the more money one person can make shows the ability this person maintain. In “From the Frying Pan into the Fire‚” Hochschild introduces the idea of capitalism‚ and capitalism is competing with the family values as people show their love to families through the amount of money they make‚ instead of the amount of time they spend
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Kristi Malone The Electronic Era was responsible for the advancement of technology. In my opinion‚ the biggest forms of technology that came were cell phones and personal computers. The invention of cell phones made it possible to communicate with others while not around a landline. It was also now possible to call for help if an emergency arose. The invention of personal computers came with the invention of the internet and made it possible to research a topic of interest without spending hours
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Grace Newfrock Mrs. Dunphy Honors American Studies 31 March 2010 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Essay In the play‚ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof‚ Tennessee Williams mentions explores realism on a new dimension. He mentions controversial themes such as suicide‚ sex‚ marital issues‚ alcoholism‚ and greed. Although Williams experienced his fair share of drama in his lifetime‚ he is able to bring together many of the issues that many Americans were experiencing in their own homes. A critic once said‚ “His
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How was the Stresemann era a successful period for the Weimar Republic? Gustav Stresemann became the German Chancellor in August 1923. A committed nationalist‚ he also believed that Germany’s problems could only be solved by negotiating with other countries. In 1923‚ the German economy was in ruins‚ as hyperinflation had caused the German currency to lose its worth to foreign countries. When Stresemann came to power he introduced the Rentenmark‚ a new currency and reduced government spending
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gender roles have changed significantly by being financial independent. However‚ the unequal treatment between men and women still exists: women who work in the same position as the men might not earn the same salaries as the men do. In “From the Frying Pan into the Fire‚” Hochschild introduces capitalism is the economic system requires people to work and earn profit‚ and the religion system that changes
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The Era of Technology For some people the speed of the change in technology is frustratingly fast and the only people that seem to understand it are the technologists. But has technology changed the way we live or hindered the way learn. The changes to technology have seemed to benefit not just technologists but every person around the world. If you have communicated with a loved one on the other side of the world without it costing a small fortune‚ had surgery to replace or repair a body part that
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• Resistance to change o One of the characteristics of an attitude o Takes much persuasion to change o Not all attitudes are so resistant to change ▪ i.e. it usually takes much persuasion to change a strongly held attitude such as that towards‚ capital punishment or abortion • Modification potential through training o Personality‚ attitudes‚ & behavior play a role in attitude management o It is unrealistic to imagine that routine training in particular or in general
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