digital divide The term ’digital divide’ describes the fact that the world can be divided into people who do and people who don’t have access to - and the capability to use - modern information technology‚ such as the telephone‚ television‚ or the Internet. The digital divide exists between those in cities and those in rural areas. For example‚ a 1999 study showed that 86% of Internet delivery was to the 20 largest cities. The digital divide also exists between the educated and the uneducated‚ between
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POTENTIAL OF CELL SAP OF PLANT EPIDERMAL CELLS Aim: The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the effects that the molarity of the sucrose solution and distilled water have on the plasmolisys of epidermal cells of a red onion. Hypothesis: Taking in consideration osmosis‚ and my knowledge about it‚ my prediction is that as the molarity of the solution under which the cells are exposed will increase‚ also the amount of plasmolysed cells‚ counted from amount of undamaged cells taken into
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The protagonist of the story is a peasant named Pakhom‚ who at the beginning can be heard complaining that he does not own enough land to satisfy him. He states that "if I had plenty of land‚ I shouldn’t fear the Devil himself!". Unbeknownst to him‚ Satan is present sitting behind the stove and listening.Satan abruptly accepts his challenge and also tells that he would give Pakhom more land and then snatch everything from him. A short amount of time later‚ a landlady in the village decides to sell
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How much excess does one actually need? Is one willing to suffer death for the possession of things he or she desires‚ but does not need? Well‚ unfortunately‚ Pahóm‚ from Leo Tolstoy short story entitled‚ “How Much Land Does A Man Need‚” was one man that risked it all for something that he truly did not need. Just like Pahóm‚ most human-beings are unaware and ungrateful for the amount of tangible objects that they already obtain. Watching others prosper in material wealth‚ can sometimes cause an
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In the past‚ scientists have done very unwise and unimaginable experiments with humans as the test subject. Like in 1932‚ the public health service was working to find treatment for syphilis in the african american race.They had 600 black men‚ 399 with syphilis and 201 that did not have the disease. Without the patient’s knowing that they were contracted with syphilis‚ scientists told the men that they were being treated for “bad blood”. But really they were not given the right treatment to cure
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Analysis I. Summary/Plot The story is entitled “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” because Leo Tolstoy wants us to know about what consequences we may encounter. This story shows the greediness of a man on material things. How man wants everything he could get a hold on. Basically‚ the question imposed in the title is answered ironically by Tolstoy. It is indeed that a man needs a land that is six feet above his head. The story is about a man who wants to find the enough or at least I say that‚ he
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speakers encounter negative consequences‚ such as social alienation‚ discrimination‚ and low self-esteem when they live in the United States. First of all‚ non-English speakers have social alienation. In the article‚ “Speaking in Tongues: Does Language Unify or Divide Us?” The author shows language has the power to recognize people’s identity‚ which implies language can separate people from different groups or integrate them into one group that are based on their nations. Simply a name can easily distinguish
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The purpose of this experiment is to see which color bulb attracts the most insects at night time. I will use the same lamp for both bulbs and put it in the same location outside a window so I can observe the lamp without disturbing the insects with my presence. I will watch one color for ten minutes and wait 20 minutes after to do the other color. This is to make sure the second light is not having similar bugs recorded from the first light. For every observation day I will switch the order of the
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Hello‚ “How do you assess the value of all this information you find on the Internet‚ and how can you be sure that it is reliable and credible?” Well there are many ways you can assess the value of information on the internet. You could read through one site and determine if you think this on site is true and current. But not only can it be a waste of time to read through a site and implement the information and suggestions found there‚ only to later find that they were inaccurate‚ but such sites
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of the cases‚ such a reaction negatively impacts the poorest who have not even contributed to the President’s decision. And such is the nature of foreign aid to Africa‚ it is the poor who so desperately need it‚ yet they are powerless in influencing policy around how aid should be administered. This essay aims to evaluate the debate surrounding the effectiveness of aid in developing countries. I will briefly to compare Foreign Aid to Africa to the Marshall Plan (MP) that was provided to Western Europe
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