Most people agree that television is one of the most important inventions of the past century. Opinions vary as to its value‚ but no one can deny the great effect that television has on society. Many people in the world cannot live a day without the television. I think watching television can be beneficial if we do not abuse using it. All people have a leisure time. Some people prefer multitasking rest that is to spend their free time efficiently doing more than one thing at the same time‚ for instance
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ADVANTAGES OF CCTV Crime prevention has been somewhat a battle that most authorities face as they try to come up with new measures to deter crime and anti-social behaviour among citizens. One of the ways to prevent these problems is by using Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in places where there are crime risks such as shopping malls and banks. The CCTV can be defined as the use of video cameras to transmit signals or images to a specific place or set of monitors‚ which allows close monitoring
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Emma Burkett Period 6 27 August‚ 2013 Advantages of Technology Over the past few years‚ technology has been changing and expanding in every way possible. Even though it might seem like todays technology has reached its limits‚ that is far from the truth. It was only about twenty years ago that "personal computers" became small enough and affordable enough to buy and use. Ever since‚ technology has been changing peoples lives for the better. One way that technology has changed our
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People around the world are more connected to each other than ever before. Information and money flow quicker than ever. Products produced in one part of a country are available to the rest of the world. It is much easier for people to travel‚ communicate and do business internationally. This whole phenomenon has been called globalization. Spurred on in the past by merchants‚ explorers‚ colonialists and internationalists‚ globalization has in more recent times been increasing rapidly due to improvements
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Advantages of Monopoly: Monopolies do not always lead to increased prices‚ lower outputs and welfare losses. In fact‚ monopolies can often lead to increases in society’s welfare as large monopolists benefit from economies of scale in production and distribution. These falls in costs can often be passed on to consumers in the form of lower priced products. We will now discuss briefly some of the potential advantages of monopolistic market structures. • Lower production costs and increased welfare
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Advantages of DemocracyDemocracy can provide for changes in government without violence. In a democracy‚ power can be transferred from one party to another by means of elections. The jurisdiction of the citizens of a nation determines its ruling authority. Moreover‚ any government is bound by an election term after which it has to compete against other parties to regain authority. This system prevents monopoly of the ruling authority. The ruling party has to make sure it works for its people for
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We eat fruits and vegetables every single day. But what do we really know about them? Tomatoes as big as a bicycle‚ wheat resisting insects and strawberry withstanding freezing temperatures. Did you know that many companies around the world start altering food in order for it to taste better‚ increase nutrients and last longer? We are manipulating DNA ’s of animals and plants together to form unnatural living forms. This makes new‚ unpredictable health and environmental risks. Once a crop is genetically
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created in the wake of nine eleven‚ citizens as a whole did not know what the National Incident Management was. Individuals thought NIMS was only used as a terrorism preparedness advantage (Bourne & Moffat‚ 2005). The National Incident Management System can be used in all major disasters going forward especially in the wake of the 2004 hurricane season along the golf cost (Bourne & Moffat‚ 2005). In addition‚ many citizens did not know what the NIMS was and took no interest in NIMS. However‚ NIMS is more
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Simple life and peaceful mind are very close friends!” Well actually there are many advantages to a simple life and many benefits to keeping things as quiet as possible. For one it’s very good for your health: as you aren’t rushing around from one event to another you won’t be tiring yourself out‚ and as you are eating healthy and light meals you’ll be keeping your body well fuelled and steering clear of foods that could cause heart problems or high blood pressure. On top of that you’ll also be
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agent and catalyst. The Crusades started when the religion of Christianity had to have the city of Jerusalem as Christian property as it was where their God was crucified. However‚ the aspect of political gain and economic benefit were an additional advantage when participating in the Crusade. One of the factors in causing the Crusades was political gain and economic benefit. As well as religious devotion‚ political gain and economic benefit played a part in the Crusades. The first Crusade call from
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