IJAPS‚ Vol. 6‚ No. 2 (July 2010) SINGAPOREAN YOUTHS MUST HAVE WINGS AND YET KNOW WHERE THEIR NEST IS Nicole Tarulevicz* School of Asian Languages and Studies‚ University of Tasmania e-mail: nicole.tarulevicz@utas.edu.au ABSTRACT Young people generally form the future of any nation state and Singapore is no exception‚ it is‚ however‚ especially concerned about the future of itself as a nation. For Singapore the theme of youth is doubled‚ as the newness of the nation is a mirrored reflection
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ICT and Youth - The Case of Jordan Youth Rawan Ahmed‚ Ala ’a Abo-Dooh‚ and Dr. Ibrahim Al-Oqily Hashemite University‚ IT Faculty ABSTRACT Information and communications technology (ICT)‚ is often used as an extended synonym for information technology (IT)‚ but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals)‚ intelligent building management systems and audio-visual systems in modern
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Youth empowerment is an attitudinal‚ structural‚ and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability‚ authority‚ and agency to make decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of other people‚ including youth and adults.[1] Youth empowerment is often addressed as a gateway to intergenerational equity‚ civic engagement and democracy building. Many local‚ state‚ provincial‚ regional‚ national‚ and international government agencies and nonprofit community-based organizations
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Role of youth in society Youth are back bone to the nation.They can change the future of the society with their well being and courageous behavior. They are here to show us that which we have not been willing to look at within ourselves.Unfortunately today we find the youth those who are more interested in other places witch are not useful to them as well as nation.They chooses to spend their days doing drugs and playing video games. they spends their nights partying and living it up‚ so to speak
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------------------------------------------------- Youth Violence‚ A never-ending cycle ------------------------------------------------- The death of a 15 year old boy dana unick Dana Unick SOC 2267B March 17th‚ 2013 Prof The murder of young 15-year-old Rodney St. Aubyn marks the third youth under the age of sixteen to die as a result of extreme gun violence this year‚ tragically the boy did not survive the night. He was rushed to hospital from his Toronto public-housing
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Internet‚ the cell phone user‚ the video gamer‚ to the Ipod user‚ the youths of today have one. Children of today’s society have either one or all of these modern toys. Whether it is gaming‚ surfing the Internet‚ or talking on the cell phone‚ the youths today would be lost without having one of these things. These gadgets and toys have a major impact with the youths and help define their identities. I believe that the youths today can be classified as hi-tech. gadget owners and can be categorized
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The Confused Youth: To Be Or Not To Be!? The dilemma of whether to be socially responsible or not. The first image which comes to anyone’s mind when someone says ‘Youth‚’ is the image of a group of friends sitting together laughing and teasing‚ probably planning to bunk a lecture so they can go watch a film. People say they are ignorant and indifferent to everything but the aspect which interests them. Youth has been stereotyped by society and unfortunately‚ by the youth themselves. The reality
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A look at the world media landscape for children and youth immediately presents two opposing themes: opportunities and risks. For example‚ globalization of media brings opportunities to broaden children’s outlooks and provide more equal access to information‚ but it also threatens cultural identification and values. Technological advances bring the promise of new skills and greater youth participation in society‚ but also increase the risk of child exploitation and informational divides. There
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Problem: ServerVault was confronting with couples of significant issues when expanding their hosting businesses. First‚ they would need to hire more full-time employees with highly experiences in skills to fulfill the needs of the expansion. However‚ it was very hard to find the proper employees within the narrow job markets. Secondly‚ the expansion means cost much. With the unexpected drops of the MASDAQ index‚ the new investors began to become conservative and willing to invest if they see the
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YOUTH CONSUMERISM ABSTRACT : “The future is not in the sun‚ moon‚ stars or other planets‚ it’s in our youth.” Thought by thought‚ action by action they are the pioneers sculpting future of our country. Youth remain no longer conservative but they are swept by the changes in globalization. Kites rise not with‚ but against the wind and the youth in India are responsible for the unparallel growth in economy‚ bringing about unpredicted changes and have put India as the drives of the change in the
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