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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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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a process of interaction and integration among the people‚ companies‚ and governments of different nations. This process has effects on the environment‚ culture‚ political systems‚ economic development‚ prosperity and human physical well-being across the world. The perspective in the source embraces the further development of globalization as it has helped the economies of developing nations such as China and India. Globalization has also led to the economic co-operation of countries through organizations
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How has Technology Affected Senior Citizens in China? Original Over the last 30 years‚ China’s technology has developed rapidly‚ making life more and more convenient to many of its citizens. Mobile phones have helped to connect people all over China and computers have helped people to organize their work and share information easily. Owing to the length of time that they have spent on this Earth‚ senior citizens in China will have experienced two very different worlds‚ having seen first hand
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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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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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the financial system’s structure on firms’ financial constraints Christopher F. Baum a‚ b‚ *‚ Dorothea Schäfer b‚ c‚ Oleksandr Talavera d a Department of Economics‚ Boston College‚ Chestnut Hill‚ MA 02467‚ USA DIW Berlin‚ Mohrenstraße 58‚ 10117 Berlin‚ Germany Jönköping International Business School‚ Jönköping‚ Sweden d School of Economics‚ University of East Anglia‚ Norwich NR4 7TJ‚ UK b c a b s t r a c t JEL classification: G32 G30 Keywords: Financial constraints Financial structure Financial
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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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i’m the king of the world. Sometimes my mental well being is affected negatively while playing basketball because I feel like an underdog in a game like the feeling where you see taller people who just stares down at you and think they gonna block me. So I try play swiftly when I lay the ball up to
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