Internet has continued to grow in popularity and use as a commercial and private communications medium. Millions of people throughout the world use the Internet in a variety of ways‚ ranging from personal conversations to on-line shopping. According to a survey compiled by Nua Ltd in 1999‚ the number of Internet users rose from 26 million in 1995 to 205 million in 1999‚ an increase of almost 700% (Nua Ltd)! With such an explosive increase‚ how then has the Internet affected us personally‚ and how has
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How AIDS has Affected Black Communities There has been an alarming increase in HIV/AIDS among African Americans. Blacks constitute only 12% of the U.S. population‚ but they represent 41% of reported AIDS cases from 1996 to now. 55% of women with AIDS are African-American‚ and 58% of pediatric cases are among African-American children. Since 1991‚ AIDS has been the leading causes of death in African American men ages 25-44‚ and in 1994‚ the disease became the number one killer of African-American
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War has affected society for generations and generations‚ for as long as history has been recorded. In modern day however‚ war has affected our culture in a few significant ways. Some people rally for their country and troops‚ and some people protest. Propaganda is used‚ and the media is biased. People in America is much more knowledgeable on American issues in present day and it has affected how our culture views wars compared to previous generations. Access to information has really affected culture
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Music has made a very great impact in my life. For as long as I can remember‚ I’ve always been interested in the ways of music and how it works. It has affected me in my childhood‚ teenhood‚ and will affect my life future. In my early years‚ 2-10 years‚ I mainly listened to a lot of pop music‚ for example: The Black Eyed Peas‚ Michael Jackson‚ Maroon 5‚ etc. I would imagine myself being the singer‚ the guitarist‚ or the drummer. By the time I was 10 years of age‚ I began to form an interest in instruments
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September 26‚ 2013 How Has The Internet Affected Your Privacy? After the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001 the government took a big step forward in trying to protect the American people. Today‚ 12 years later‚ the government continues to protect the American people online in ways that are questioned daily. The questions remain‚ does the government really need to be watching us online? What privacy do we have while using our computers? Imagine shopping at your favorite store‚ you
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How has the role of technology affected independent films and their film-making process? The distribution of film has changed phenomenally during the last 10 years. Advances in technical equipment have benefitted the film-making process. Independent directors are now able to create high-quality films on a small budget. New technology‚ such as social media is one of a more prominent mediums used in modern filmmaking. In fact‚ many modern films choose to market and distribute themselves in this
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The telephone is a remarkable invention. The telephone was the new and improved telegraph‚ of the 18th century (Encyclopedia.com‚ 2000). The telephone‚ believe it or not‚ affected the United States in multiple different ways‚ good and bad. The telephone had ran most to all postal services out of business because people liked calling better than going through the trouble of writing and sending out a letter. Also‚ when it came to private business‚ calling was much better than mailing a letter. But
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Discuss how separation has affected characters in this extract and how Samuels presents separation elsewhere in the play. Separation is a key theme in Kindertransport. This theme is explored in a variety of ways throughout the play‚ and even more thoroughly in Act 2 Scene 2. Kindertransport was a rescue mission‚ which took place nine months prior to the outbreak of the Second World War; being the title of the play‚ we get the impression that the play will include some sort of separation. Jewish
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in the future. Over the last ten years‚ the Internet has evolved from just web pages to e-mail‚ to online gaming‚ to viewing sport and film previews‚ and to buying and downloading music online. The Internet has now become one of the music industry’s greatest markets‚ estimated to reach over 25% of sales in five years. This may be true‚ yet the Internet is also one of the music industries greatest enemies. For some years now online shopping has been available to anyone with a credit card and an Internet
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deal of industrialization as well. The constant struggle to compete with other companiestheir competitors and receive better wages were a constantin the minds of workers. For some‚ their careers had essentially come to a halt. For others‚ the new era has begund been in their favor. However‚ many things were still not perfect. There was a lot of discrepancy between men and women. Although many did not try to challenge these opinions‚ very few did. And Emily Stowe was one of these figures. As a creator
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