at World Expo 2010‚ which runs from 1 May until 31 October. As the leading specialized agency of the United Nations for ICT‚ ITU looks towards its Members to raise awareness of the role of information and communication technologies in creating the opportunities for a better life through long-term‚ sustainable development‚ not least among the most vulnerable sections of our society. In the urban context‚ ICTs have increasingly dictated lifestyles and behaviour patterns and contributed to the growth
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ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT ______________________________________________________________________________ OUMH1203 ENGLISH FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SEPTEMBER 2013 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. This assignment contains SEVEN (7) questions that are set in the language of the printed module for the course‚ answer FIVE (5) only. 2. Answer in English. 3. Download the language version of the assignment
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that apparently make our life easier do not necessarily make it better. Many people are inclined to make wrong decisions because they are easier to undertake. For example‚ it is easier to lie sometimes in order not to face certain circumstances. Other times it is less difficult to follow one’s emotions instead of one’s reason. Finally‚ people prefer to obtain something through minimal effort. Unfortunately all these decision can have very bad consequences. While people who lie may make their lives
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getting worse or better? A Review of the facts When the first case of HIV cases hit the United States in 1985 (Kellerman‚ 2006) the gay community had been hit hard by a disease it was just beginning to understand. Thousands of individuals had been infected with HIV‚ and many Americans believed the affliction to be wholly a “gay disease.” But as the years wore on it became apparent that anyone could be infected‚ and slowly this preconceived notion melted away as modern medicine perfected better ways
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3/29/11 RFID‚ Technology that makes your life easier. Imagine going to the supermarket‚ picking your favorite products and just exiting the store without waiting in line for the next available cashier. Sounds good? Well‚ this and much more will be possible soon with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Like everything‚ this technology has its pros and cons. As you will see‚ this unique technology will be more beneficial than detrimental to our society. RFID technology is basically
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late 1700s to the 1800s Europe was changing. Many technologies were being developed and made making life easier. Throughout this many factories were built‚ and numerous people invented something. Europe was in a revolution. This was no ordinary revolution‚ it was a the Industrial Revolution; a time of change for the better. The Industrial Revolution had a positive impact where working conditions were good‚ and overall the quality of living became better. When many factories were built during the Industrial
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benefited society or made life worse. Many people like the new inventions and easier work that comes with it. But is it making life easier or harder? I don’t think so. Kids and Women are working just as hard as women and not getting paid enough. Kids shouldn’t be working in the dangerous factories at all. The city streets are dirty and the houses are crowded‚ the coal mine workers may have it the worst working in the hot‚ damp‚ and narrow underground tunnels. Life is becoming very hard ever
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industrial revolution made life harder for most people at the time because of poorer health and low wages. While some may argue that living in the cities meant access to better health care the evidence supports the idea that the health of working people during the industrial revolution was dramatically worse than before. By the mid 1800s the life expectancy in cities averaged between 25 and 30 years. This was a lot lower than is the countryside‚ were in the village of Colton the life expectancy was 41 years
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I have always marveled at the fact that how man makes technology and technology makes man. It is this give and take relation that have led human race to the success it has attained today. The ever growing dependency of man on technology has proved that we cannot exist without technology. This very fact caught my eye as a child as I optimistically wondered when will I be able to make my contribution to technology. We all have been operating computers since years now right since school‚ then in college
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Technology and Life Facebook‚ Twitter‚ email‚ Snapchat‚ Youtube‚ MySpace‚ blogs‚ and many other social media sites that we use every day have become a significantly big part of our everyday lives. And they have made lots of things‚ such as keeping in touch with long distant friends and relatives that much easier. In one sense‚ the planet has never been more interconnected. And yet‚ this interconnectedness‚ while wonderful‚ hasn’t come without cost. The relationships that people have with the
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