Change Is Not Always Progress Let’s start off with something simple. Progress is “advancement” or “improvement”. Change? Change is “substituting/replacing” or “transforming”. So while change may not result in progress‚ progress definitely requires change. Change is inevitable‚ but whether or not this change is in the right direction‚ moving forward‚ is what determines if there is progress. Hence‚ it isn’t change‚ but progress‚ that we should be aiming for. Scientific and technological invention
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Progress is always occurring‚ in good ways and bad ways. But for the most part‚ progress is usually bad even though it may seem good. No one can look into the future and say‚ “Hey‚ don’t do that‚ it’s not going to work out” which is why progress should be seen as a bad thing. If someone were to look back on history and look very closely at the things that changed the world for the better‚ they would see that it was in fact a bad thing that happened. One case that can clearly show this is the Industrial
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Scientific and technological progress It’s difficult to overestimate the role of science and technology in our life. They accelerate the development of civilization and help us in our co-operation with nature. Scientists investigate the laws of the universe‚ discover the secrets of nature‚ and apply their knowledge in practice improving the life of people. Let’s compare our life nowadays with the life of people at the beginning of the 20th century. It has changed beyond recognition. Our ancestors
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Reflecting on my Own Development as a Writer EN101: English Composition I‚ was my first college class. With mixed emotions‚ both excited and nervous‚ I knew it was important for me to do well in the course as it would set the tone for all of my upcoming classes. So‚ with great determination to gain new writing and reading comprehension skills (and a little apprehension)‚ I signed up. It is no secret‚ even as far back as my high school English days‚ I never liked anything dealing with punctuation
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Reflecting Human Values in the Digital Age The mission of Human Computer Interaction or better known as HCI is to understand the relationship between human and computers with a goal to improve the current technology design. As technology has developed so rapidly‚ the relationship between human and computers has taken on a new dimension. We are now so dependent on computers that we are in danger of not surviving without them. “HCI in 2020” which was held in Seville ‚ Spain in March 2007 gave
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Progress in Organic Coatings 50 (2004) 75–104 Review Antifouling technology—past‚ present and future steps towards efficient and environmentally friendly antifouling coatings Diego Meseguer Yebra‚ Søren Kiil∗ ‚ Kim Dam-Johansen Department of Chemical Engineering‚ Technical University of Denmark‚ Building 229‚ DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby‚ Denmark Received 28 January 2003; accepted 15 June 2003 Abstract The imminent ban of environmentally harmful tributyltin (TBT)-based paint products has been the
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Notes for the Teachers One Language – Many Voices Joseph Conrad: An Outpost of Progress INfO-BOx Cultural and historical background The colonization of Central Africa did not set in until the very end of the 19th century‚ when ‘the scramble for Africa’ – the race of European powers to divide the continent among themselves – got under way: In 1870 European countries owned only 10% of Africa‚ by 1900 it was 90%. For a long time access to the huge territories in the Congo River basin was
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12/03/10 -KHALID JAMA Are We “Prisoners of The Progress”? Technology has caused us to be less direct and social then our predecessors. Back in the 90’s‚ when a 10-year old boy wanted to play video games with his friend‚ he’d go to his friend’s house to play or they’d go to his house to play. Now all children need to do is have a good internet connection and they’d play
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TASK C REFLECTING ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE CI DISCRIBE HOW YOUR OWN VALUES‚ BELIEFES AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE MIGHT AFFECT YOUR WORKING PRACTICE. Everyone has different values‚ beliefs and preferences and it is true that person’s own beliefs and experiences could affect working practice or affect my role as healthcare worker. However‚ as a professional health care assistant and team leader‚ it is part of my responsibilities to treat all core members and colleagues equality and never allow my personal
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CHANGE‚ DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS Change is the essence of life. Nothing in this universe is static. everything has to move on to sustain its existence. The same is true for a nation. A nation or a country is doomed unless there is a constant change taking place which moulds the lives of the countrymen and takes the country forward. This process of change has to be catalysed by the powers that govern the nation. In our country‚ successive democratically elected governments have put the country
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