started taking short cuts in our modern world. The human population is doing everything they can to speed through life. One such short cut is the way society communicates. Though out the last several decades the technology that has connected all walks of life has dramatically changed‚ it went from word of mouth to the written word‚ to telephones and beyond. Now texting and wall postings are forms of communicating with friends and family all over the world. Many believe that these kinds of networks
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The Progressives vs. Today The Progressive Era was a time of reform taking place from the 1890s to the 1920s. During the Progressive Era‚ women’s rights‚ African American’s rights‚ and child labor were key issues dealt with. This Era had an overall attitude of toughness‚ and a parent might tell their child something along the lines of‚ "Man up and deal with it." But how would someone from the Progressives view our society today? During the Progressive Era‚ efforts were focused on land
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Fifty Years Ago Fifty years ago the world was a far different place than it is today. Yes there have been many different changes‚ new technology‚ better medical care‚ and improvement in research. However‚ I believe that the world was a far better place in 1963 to live and raise a family than today in 2013. Yes we had wars going on back then as we do today. And unfortunately during that time you had the Vietnam War‚ the fight for civil rights‚ and President John F. Kennedy assassinated. So why then
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50 Interesting Facts About . . . Mars 1. The Egyptians gave Mars its first recorded name: Har dècher (“The red one”). The Babylonians called it Nergal (“Star of death”). The Greeks and Romans named the planet after their respective gods of war‚ Ares and Mars. The Hebrews called it Ma’adim‚ or “One who blushes.” Many ancient people believed the reddish color came from actual blood on the planet.f 2. The month of March is named after Mars.a 3. The symbol for Mars looks like a shield and a spear
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In George Orwell’s 1984‚ Winston Smith feels frustrated by the oppression and rigid control of the ruling Party of London‚ which prohibits free thought‚ sex‚ and any expression of individuality. The people of his nation‚ Oceania‚ are watched every minute of every day by "Big Brother"‚ an omniscient leader who can only be seen on "telescreens‚" but never in real life. Winston illegally purchases a diary in which to write his criminal thoughts‚ and becomes fixated on a powerful Party member named
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Six years ago‚ “50 Shades of Grey” was published‚ and the general public was introduced to an explicitly sexual novel in what appeared to be the first time that smut fiction was so heavily involved in a mainstream book. The novel went viral‚ sold millions of copies‚ and seemingly started the genre of ‘new adult’ novels. Although this type of fiction is generally accepted in today’s culture‚ it was not the case five decades ago. Very few authors at the time were brave enough to write about the act
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In order to improve individual worker productivity and productivity of the work group‚ why are cash awards poor motivators as compared to “Planned Spontaneous Recognition?” 1. Cash award is a financial incentive towards an employee outstanding performance‚ most often this would have being communicated advance in form of contract “if you achieve this result you will earn…..” hence this serves as a driving force or motivation factor to the employee. This kind of motivation is referred to as Extrinsic
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Pratheeba 36 months ago Position of Women in India compared to other nations Closed Though women are given reservations in many sectors‚ but we lack in providing safety measures to women when compared with other countries. The attitude towards women must be changed. Severe punishment must be given to culprits who indulge in crimes. This is the main point where we lack when compared with other nations. In Arab countries if any person commits heinous crime like rape‚ he is given capital punishment
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accomplish this in many ways‚ one being self denial or destruction. This is also the case in the 1996 book‚ Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk‚ in which the main theme promoted is that destruction leads to purity. These two works‚ written almost 40 years apart‚ which at first glance seem to be complete opposites‚ are actually spawns from the archetypal theme of man’s quest from self knowledge. Many issues in each of these stories give reason to believe that the authors had the same idea in mind
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Slavery in the 21st Century Sex trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery in which a commercial sex act is induced by force‚ fraud‚ or coercion. While this happens all over the world‚ it occurs much more frequently in the United States than one would think. Sex traffickers use a variety of methods to “condition” their victims including starvation‚ confinement‚ beatings‚ physical abuse‚ rape‚ gang rape‚ threats of violence to the victims and the victims’ families‚ and forced drug use. In modern
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