Cell phone dependence ‘just as real as substance addiction’ Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are similar to compulsive buying or substance addiction and are driven by materialism and impulsiveness‚ says a Baylor University study in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. The data emerged from a self-report survey of 191 college undergraduates to measure materialism‚ impulsiveness‚ and mobile phone and instant messaging addiction (MPA and IMA). In the study‚ impulsivity was shown to increase
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Over-dependence on technology The reliance on technology is expected and necessary because the technology is designed to be a flexible tool supporting work activities. This reliance is expected and necessary if the technology is to realize the potential for which it is designed. This fundamentally differs from over dependence on technology‚ in which those using technological innovations no longer treat them as flexible tools to support work activities‚ but instead make incorrect assumptions
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Power‚ as a function of dependence "Power refers to a capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B so that B acts in accordance with A’s wishes." The potential of power does not need to be fully exploited in order to exert its pressuring effects. Moreover‚ power is most effective when there is a dependency relationship between B and A. The more B is dependent on A‚ the more power A has on B. In other words‚ "power is a function of dependence." On the other hand‚ dependency is in function
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Dependence What merit is there in suicide? The prospect of death is that you no longer need live. And the life that Cornelia no longer needed to live was that of senility‚ belligerence‚ and unreliability – a dark reflection of the same aunt she both scorned and yearned for. Perhaps she didn’t want to be another Shelley‚ not that she’d be able to be anything anymore. Cornelia ran away from her fear of growing old and dependent. And with it‚ she took every right she had to be depended on as well
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Topic: Dependence on Technology Thesis: Our dependence on technology has taken us away from reality. I believe headed more and more towards a world where human will stop interacting with each other. We have become so dependent on technology that some of us cannot see our life continue without it. Has technology become a necessity or is it still a luxury? Introduction: I’m trying to imagine the days without Facebook and cellphones and it seems impossible because I can’t remember my life without
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An alcoholic is a man or a woman who suffers from alcoholism - they have a distinct physical desire to consume alcohol beyond their capacity to control it‚ regardless of all rules of common sense. According to Alcoholics Anonymous UK‚ who say they have no unique definition for alcoholism‚ it may be described as a physical compulsion‚ together with a mental obsession. Apart from having an enormous craving for alcohol‚ an alcoholic often yields to that craving at the worst possible times. The alcoholic
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------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Over dependence on anything can lead to sudden catastrophes and unexpected consequences. We may not notice it but it is already eminent especially towards the youth and mid age people of the present generation. In putting a stop to these mentioned consequences and social dilemmas‚ we must first be able to define what is it we are facing and why are we subjected to these effects in order to identify ways to avoid it and finally
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EARTH’S DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS CINDY MOYER AXIA COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX In today’s world‚ more and more people are becoming aware of the problems that are caused by the use of fossil fuel and are looking for earth-friendly and economical energy to use as a source to heat and cool their homes‚ drive their vehicles‚ use electric or whatever they do to use energy. Scientists are busy thinking up a variety of ways of producing renewable energy to replace the use of non-renewable
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Drugs are all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Right? Isn’t that the way the saying goes? It’s all fun and games‚ it is all good and dandy‚ until drugs overtake someones life. When someone is getting pushed down constantly‚ the solution is not to depend on drugs. The solution is to stand up‚ be strong‚ fight for themselves. In life‚ it is hard to truly block out what other people say. It is truly hard to make themselves feel better when they have felt nothing but the worst. Drugs take them
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Man’s Dependence on Fossil Fuels Before the occurrence of the Industrial Revolution‚ fossil fuels were considered as temporary source of energy. They were only used to compensate for the lack of firewood and charcoal supplies that were the primary energy supplier back in the day. Although the first combustible fuel used widely which remained useful for a long period of time was wood. Advancement by both technological and social demanded a source that could provide a higher energy output. These sources
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