territory and using public opinion data from sources ‚ to what extent is political culture less dependent on local culture as a result of recent technological developments.” Political culture is the particular set of orientations‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ and preconceptions which are shared by members of the society‚ which give meaning to their political process‚ and which provide the underlying assumptions that govern their political behaviour and public policies (Lawrence 6). On the other hand we have
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Are we living in an age of technological optimism or technological pessimism? In The Idea of Technology and Postmodern Pessimism Leo Marx‚ a leading historian of technology and American culture‚ argues that while technological optimism had been the default mode of American culture throughout most of its history‚ technological pessimism asserted itself to an unprecedented degree in the second half of the twentieth century. His essay traces the roots of what he terms “postmodern pessimism” in the
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The Singularity: Many of the most recognized writers on the singularity‚ such as Vernor Vinge and Ray Kurzweil‚ define the concept in terms of the technological creation of superintelligence‚ and argue that it is difficult or impossible for present-day humans to predict what a post-singularity would be like‚ due to the difficulty of imagining the intentions and capabilities of superintelligent entities .A good way to understand the singularity is to imagine explaining the internet to somebody living
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Technological determinism is a term developed by Marshal McLuhan‚ a theorist in the study of new media. By technological determinism‚ McLuhan refers to technology having the power to change societies and influence our cultures. In this essay I will argue that technology does have the power to change society and influence a civilization‚ using ideas put forward by Marshal McLuhan. I will also discuss the debate around technological determinism recognizing the claims made by Raymond Williams that
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What is technological determinism? If you were to ask an average person on the street this question all you would get back is a blank stare. However it is an important question and plays a big role in our world today. Technological determinism like the human mind can be hard to understand at times. But in this paper you will see that once it is broken down into its various parts the bigger picture will begin to take shape. Now with that said it also important to mention that like other issues in
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Select One Of The Many Technological Innovations Of The Past 50 Years‚ And Described How It Has Changed People’s Life Rehan Ahmed Karachi University ABSTRACT Plentiful discussions and research has been made on technological innovations of the past 50 years . There had been many important inventions but computer has been chosen as the most important innovation to describe. In the past decades no technological innovation has gain such importance as compare to computer. This technology
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Technological Environment means forces that create new technologies‚ creating new product and market opportunities (81) Technological environment: trends and developments in the technological field that might: (a) improve production; (b) create new product opportunities;(c) render existing products obsolete; (d) change the ways in which goods and services are marketed; or (e) change the profile of customers’ needs and wants. A technology offered by telephone carriers that allows for the rapid transfer
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INTRODUCTION Emergency in ordinary parlance means a time of crisis‚ a moment of danger or suspense. A state of emergency therefore is a governmental declaration that recognises the existence of this peculiar situation and takes some necessary actions to restore the peace and governmental stability of the society. During this period‚ the maxim‚ salus populi suprema lex has a special force and to that effect‚ some normal functions of the executive‚ legislative and judicial powers may be suspended.
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_POLITICAL‚ LEGAL AND SOCIAL SITUATION IN VIETNAM TODAY_ After the Vietnam war Vietnam became communist in 1975. Even though a lot has changed since then‚ Vietnam continues to be a communist country today. The politic framework in Vietnam is a single party socialist republic. The communist party is in power today‚ it consist of a 14-member politburo (short for _Political Bureau_‚ executive organization for a number of political parties‚ most notably those of communists)� the members of the politburo
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Technological Laziness By David Smith Why are people so lazy? Could it be from the rapid development of technology? It seems these days that people do things the easiest way possible. With all the modern day advances that we’ve had people spend more time on the couch and less time at work or play. Is technology making us lazy? Has technology made life too easy? Some may argue that technology is suppose to make life easier‚ but technology is crippling are way of life. Technological advances are
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