In our day and age‚ technology is omnipresent and an integral part of our lives. However‚ although the main purpose of technology is to make our life easier‚ the reactions and opinions on technology are very diverse. This year‚ various sessions at the Women’s Forum covered the influence of new technologies on our daily life. It is worthwhile analyzing two contrasting perspectives in depth‚ to understand how broad this debate is. On the one hand‚ technology and digital media can be a great help
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The Drugging of our Children; When Does the Line get Drawn? Are young children early on exposed to psychotropic medications due to lack of medical attention? Do millions of children in these countries really have ADD or ADHD? These questions arise all over North America‚ Great Britain‚ and Australia. Drugging of children at young ages is the result of self-diagnoses‚ teacher diagnoses‚ and lack of medical care and treatment for children with the “disease” of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and
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Technology in our lives Imagine your life without technology and how often we use it. Technology plays a vital role in our everyday life’s we use it for everything from doing math to reading a book. Technology has made some huge advances in the past couple years. They have made it part of our daily lives to the point where I think we might start to become too dependent on it‚ which would not be good for us in the long run. There might be a day where our technology stops working and we might not
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Conformity Within a Society. In our modern society‚ I believe that conformity is an essential factor for a human to learn and adapt to society’s values. In this society‚ people encourage conforming behavior from an individual. For example‚ our society has some unsaid sets of values‚ and norms‚ which guides an individual to act in a conforming manner. I believe that an individual behaves according to social norms in order to gain acceptance‚ achieve success‚ and be recognized. For example‚ the way
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Shankar Sen welcomed the participants. The session started with the introduction to the background and context of the issue of corruption. Mr. Sen informed the participants about the level and dimension of corruption in different states of India and how India has become one of the most corrupt countries according to a study by Transparency International‚ which examined the magnitude‚ prevalence and dimensions of corruption in these states. It was felt that there is an argument that corruption slows
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popular books get adapted‚ there’s always the fear that you’re about to watch your favourite story get brutally cannibalised in front of a global audience of millions. But The Fault In Our Stars has been giving nothing but positive vibes to its fans‚ with the trailer being one of the most liked videos on YouTube. So how does the film measure up to the book? A lot of the dialogue is lifted word-for-word from the novel Firstly‚ I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a more faithful book-to-film adaptation. A lot
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faint whisper of our subconscious mind sometimes clouds our judgments. How often do we get to take a deep plunge within ourselves and endeavor to answer all the questions that play hide and seek with our consciousness? The true perception of right and wrong has always baffled us. There lies a morbid thin line between right and wrong‚ light and darkness‚ and one shadowy staggering step can lead to our downfall. A decision‚ whether a wise one or a daft one; is a collective output of our brain and the
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Don’t know anything about computers? Don’t think they are a big part of your life? Think again! Computers are wondrous machines that improve our lives in many areas like education‚ entertainment‚ and work.(Paragraph)The use of computers in and out of school has made improvements in the way we learn. For instance‚ “the use of computers in the classroom has freed up some of my time so I can give more individualized instruction to the needy‚” says Instructor Mary S. Teachemall
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One and a half acres of the rain forest-“the Lung of the Earth”‚ are lost every second. In fact‚ they now cover only a mere 6% of the earth’s land surface compared with 14% when humankind first settled. Experts estimate that the last remaining rain forests could be consumed in less than 40 years. Obviously‚ deforestation has been becoming an alarming phenomenon for the whole world. Writing about this issue‚ Laura Lopen‚ John Maier and Dick Thompson express some quite strong opinions. In “Playing
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In the short story‚ Our Town‚ by Thornton Wilder narrates the lives of the townspeople of Grover’s Corner‚ specifically two little children. The story begins with the introduction of the lives of two children with very similar families. Later‚ the two children discover their love towards each other‚ but only after death do they realize the true importance of life. Wilder‚ through the use of characterization‚ successfully conveys the message that people do not fully understand the true importance
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