Multilingualism in the Modern World Multilingual nations exist in all parts of the world‚ and very many examples could be cited. Difficulties only arise when one attempts to locate a country that is genuinely monolingual. There appear to be very few. Even in Europe there are not many true examples. Nearly all European countries contain linguistic minorities – groups of speakers who have as their native variety a language other than that which is the official‚ dominant or major language in the
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Modern Technology: A friend or a foe? Paolo A. Pantaleon 2-7 “We’re changing the world with technology” (Gates). In this modern world‚ many people can’t survive without the aid of modern technology. Do you remember when people used to send messages through the use of the “pony express”? Or when people used to get up from their couch to change the channel of the television? I can’t imagine how people could live without modern technologies such as cell phones‚ internet‚ and many more. Technology
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Information technology (IT) is "the study‚ design‚ development‚ application‚ implementation‚ support or management of computer-based information systems‚ particularly software applications and computer hardware"‚ according to the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA). IT deals with the use of electroniccomputers and computer software to securely convert‚ store‚protect‚ process‚ transmit‚ input‚ output‚ and retrieve information. As it pertains to technology‚ IT spans
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WORLD HISTORY The Making of the Modern World Nationalism Progressive Ideas and Movements During the Progressive Era new ideas and ways of living were being formed. Nationalism was one idea that emerged towards the end of the Middle Ages. It is the idea that people all share similar interests including culture‚ language and religion. It is also the sense of belonging to a nation and is the creation of a single government over a large territory. Nationalism can originate when people decide
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10 ADVANTAGES OR BENEFITS OR MODERN TECHNOLOGY: * Easy Access to information: It has become very easy to get access to relevant information at any time anywhere. This has been possible because of modern technologies like broadband internet. Lots of data is being published and indexed online‚ sites like Wikipedia and Youtube have great original content which can be used in research or entertainment. Information is power‚ and those who find information and use it well always succeed. With smart
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the freedom of his State. In the present age also many great heroes were born in India. They sacrificed their lives for their country’s freedom. We remember their names with love and respect. My favourite national hero Among the great heroes of modern India‚ the name of Netaji Subhaschandra comes uppermost in my mind. I like him best/He is my favourite national hero. His life is a great ideal to us. It inspires every Indian with ardent patriotism. Why he is my favourite national hero Very few
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ROLE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN OPEN LEARNING THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION * Prof. H.P. Sinha ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract The paper deals with the significance of Modern Technologies in development of open Learning System using Distance Education Concept. Education in considered as foundation stone for development of mankind. This is meant to equalize opportunities for everyone including poor‚ disadvantaged
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Modern technology is simply an advancement of old technology‚ the impact of technology in modern life is unmeasurable‚ we use technology in different ways and some times the way we implement various technologies ends up harming our lives or the society we leave in. What we call modern technology is technically not so new in most cases. For example‚ mobile phone technology has evolved with years‚ now days we use smart phones which have been an advancement of an ordinary mobile phone. Technology is
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Modern Technology – Good or Bad? As I scroll through the daily Facebook status updates of all my friends‚ I noticed yet another friend of mine declared her yearning for an Iphone‚ promoting and ranting the many uses of it and how will the gadget improve her life. Notifications and ringtones indicate the overflowing of messages and emails into my inbox. One particular email catches my attention. Rather than the usual advertisements and spam mails‚ this one is special‚ bearing the title: “Modern Technology
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The influence of modern Technology on man Technology Technology is something that we use in our everyday lives. It is certainly not something we can’t do without but it makes the tasks we come across in our daily activities much easier. So as all things on planet earth‚ manmade or not each has its advantages and disadvantages
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