CONDUCT: An Exploration of the Current Debate By Emma Harris-Curtis‚ Information Officer Introduction Central to the wider debate of accountability in civil society lies the issue of NGO accountability itself. The number of registered NGOs in OECD nations alone has increased from 1‚600 in 1980 to 2‚970 in 1993. Similarly‚ between these dates NGO spending in OECD nations increased from US$2.8 billion to US$5.7 billion (in 1994 prices). Yet‚ as the numbers of NGOs have increased so too has public criticism
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media content‚ and communication networks that have arisen as a result of the evolution and popularization of the internet as well as the activities‚ products and services that have emerged in the digital media space. Convergence is loosely defined as the occurrence of two or more things coming together to eventually meet and or in which old and new intersects or builds upon. Although for the consumer convergence simply means “convenience”. Technological convergence is the trend of technologies that
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Advantages of Digital Two-Way Radio Since the first wireless transceiver was installed in a Bayonne‚ New Jersey police car in 1933‚ two-way radio has been a mission-critical technology for police‚ firefighters‚ search and rescue workers and others on the front lines of public safety. And increasingly‚ as new models have reduced the size and cost of two-way radios‚ the technology has been adopted by business professionals as well. Industries including transportation‚ education‚ construction‚ manufacturing
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What is technological determinism? If you were to ask an average person on the street this question all you would get back is a blank stare. However it is an important question and plays a big role in our world today. Technological determinism like the human mind can be hard to understand at times. But in this paper you will see that once it is broken down into its various parts the bigger picture will begin to take shape. Now with that said it also important to mention that like other issues in
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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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scientific world. There are two major theories concerning the continents creation. The first suggests due to gradually declining carbon dioxide levels 66 million years ago‚ cooler temperatures near the poles allowed ice sheets to form. The second theory states that the dramatic deepening of the Drake Passage caused an extreme change in how the ocean currents in that region functioned. It states that the deepening of that passage‚ caused the creation of Antarctic Circumpolar Current‚ which essentially blocked
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Opinion essay: "Technological Progress – Blessing or Curse?" “He who moves not forward‚ goes backward”. Goethe “Do we control our machines or do they control us?.” Author unknown Technology... is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand‚ and it stabs you in the back with the other. ~C.P. Snow‚ New York Times‚ 15 March 1971 Read the quotations above. Then use them as a starting point for a composition (350–400 words). Write an opinionated text in which you deal with this important
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Maria Kearney Ms. Keilman p2 5/18/2012 Sub-Saharan Africa Current Event Kony 2012 http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/joseph_kony/index.html Joseph Kony is a man from Uganda‚ Africa. He is a man who kidnaps children from Uganda and forces them to kill their parents. He used girls as sex slaves and boys to be in his army. He kidnapped up to 30‚000 children a made an army called the LMA. He has killed thousands of children‚ and is still going. He is the number one criminal
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today’s society the technological advances have come so far and impacted our lives to the extent of which we are dependent on. The extreme amount of resources available and the ability to communicate has been a huge asset for the working world today. In my opinion‚ there are numerous mobile devices that we as a society use everyday to complete necessary tasks. Over fifty years ago the invention of the cell phone has carried a phenomenal trend‚ and is the way of life with many advantages and disadvantages
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Technological Laziness By David Smith Why are people so lazy? Could it be from the rapid development of technology? It seems these days that people do things the easiest way possible. With all the modern day advances that we’ve had people spend more time on the couch and less time at work or play. Is technology making us lazy? Has technology made life too easy? Some may argue that technology is suppose to make life easier‚ but technology is crippling are way of life. Technological advances are
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