...technological innovations have become integral to our lives Technological innovations are the most important aspect of human life and it is impossible to even think of our life without them. Technology is the greatest creation of humans and it has also enabled humans to create whatever they desire. I think that technology is indispensable in our modern life and it is a great positive force in our lives. The creativity in the field of technology has always resulted in remarkable innovations. We would not have reached such heights of development without the help of technology. Technology has influenced people in a positive sense. It has instigated people to create better and better innovations. We can never think of our lives without the basic amenities which technology has provided us with. Without such technology we would still be in the pre-historic age. We should be thankful to technology for our metamorphosis from a cave man to the modern man of present age. This modernism is the result of technology and it has made our life better and better with time. It is best tool that the humans have ever invented for self help. The technological inventions from a mixer grinder to the aircrafts have revolutionized the human life. Technology has aided the humans with the power to create anything and this is a process which is still going on with the hope of creating something new and better. Although the positive influence of technology on our lives is credible but at the same time various...
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...In today’s technological information age, we have created many beneficial technologies in order to enhance our daily lives. From fully electric luxury cars to the massive knowledge base and international gateway, the internet. However, one of the most important modern advances we have made amongst these, is our modern mobile communication devices. For the purpose of this research paper we will primarily be focusing on the mobile phone, or cell phone which has reshaped the way we communicate on a personal and global scale. Being able to stay connected has never been as easy as it is today, which makes it even easier to see all of the benefits on communication advances have brought to our global community. However true this might be, while modern communication technology can help keep us as a people connected better than ever before, this same technology is having a negative effect on our social communication due to overuse which brings direct connections to depression which causes withdrawal from historical social norms, social anxiety particularly in young members of our society, as well its affect on many people's feeling of loneliness. Depression is a disorder that is part of our human nature. Depression is, according to Oyama (2015) “One of the most common psychiatric disorders to occur in most lifetimes, caused by biological, psychological, social, and/or environmental factors.” Depression itself is a deep seeded issue, that is not something that simply passes with...
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...betray a common impulse. Celebrity and connectivity are both ways of becoming known. This is what the contemporary self wants. It wants to be recognized, wants to be connected: It wants to be visible. If not to the millions, on Survivor or Oprah, then to the hundreds, on Twitter or Facebook. This is the quality that validates us, this is how we become real to ourselves — by being seen by others. The great contemporary terror is anonymity. If Lionel Trilling was right, if the property that grounded the self, in Romanticism, was sincerity, and in modernism it was authenticity, then in postmodernism it is visibility. So we live exclusively in relation to others, and what disappears from our lives is solitude. Technology is taking away our privacy and our concentration, but it is also taking away our ability to be alone. Though I shouldn't say taking away. We are doing this to ourselves; we are discarding these riches as fast as we can. I was told by one of her older relatives that a teenager I know had sent 3,000 text messages one recent month. That's 100 a day, or about one every 10 waking minutes, morning, noon, and night, weekdays and weekends, class time, lunch time, homework time, and toothbrushing time. So on average, she's never alone for more than 10 minutes at once. Which means, she's never alone. I once asked my students about the place that solitude has in their lives. One of them admitted that she finds the prospect of being alone so unsettling that she'll sit with...
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...sometimes what help us get through life and other times it takes the better of us and influences decisions that change our life. I would say I’m one of the many people who are emotional in many situations however when it comes to love, emotions and feelings get the better of me. Pertaining a very caring and loving characteristic brings about happiness and joy however it can cause pain and discomfort as well. I am a very emotional person. Mainly when it comes down to love and anything to do with a significant other I give it my all and in the end be the one to get disappointed. I would say my emotions and my very loving characteristic attracts more friends and family in most situations but is taken advantage of romantically. Most of my friends would always tell me to be stronger and not let my caring side be too strong because many people today would take full use of it. I have failed to do so in many situations which are why my emotions and this characteristic leave me in trouble sometimes. However, it is safe to admit that society and the importance of having everything everyone else has, impacted my life. I have the tendency of believing most if not all the things my ex used to tell me which has now placed me in a dark and lonely place. Emotions and the reasons why they exist is explained through the, social cultural and biological approaches. Today’s society really influences my emotions and feelings. I believe social psychology has a big part in everyone’s lives which get...
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...to ourselves — by being seen by others. The great contemporary terror is anonymity匿名者. If Lionel Trilling美國文學評論家was right, if the property(财产/所有权) that grounded (打基础) the self, in Romanticism(浪漫主义 , was sincerity(真实), and in modernism it was authenticity(真实性), then in postmodernism it is visibility. * So we live exclusively(排外地) in relation to(about) others, and what disappears from(从…处消失) our lives is solitude. Technology is taking away our privacy and our concentration, but it is also taking away our ability to be alone. Though I shouldn't say taking away. We are doing this to ourselves; we are discarding(丢弃) these riches as fast as we can. I was told by one of her older relatives that a teenager I know had sent 3,000 text messages one recent month. That's 100 a day, or about one every 10 waking minutes, morning, noon, and night, weekdays and weekends, class time, lunch time, homework time, and tooth brushing time. So on average, she's never alone for more than 10 minutes at once. Which means, she's never alone. I once asked my students about the place that solitude (loneliness)...
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...cf Of Mice and Men The novella “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck teaches a lot about human behavior. We learn that each character’s past experiences, attitude, emotion, and their authority all have a great affect on the way they behave. The whole concept of human behavior is what ties together the themes of this short novel. Some of these themes include the impossibility of achieving the American dream, loneliness vs. companionship, and the predatory nature of human existence. Throughout the story these are reoccurring themes that are vital to comprehending the story. The theme of the impossibility of achieving the American dream is a huge part of the story. Many of the characters did not end up where they wanted to be in life. Some of them include Crooks, Curley’s wife, Lennie, and George. Crooks, the black ranch hand, is unable to reach his dreams because of his race. He is segregated from the other men and is viewed differently also because of his crooked back. He wants to be accepted by the others because he feels so alone that it drives him mad. Curley’s wife is also unable to reach her American dream because of her mother, along with her husband. She has dreamt of being an actress for a very long time and because of her mother is unable to move away in order to achieve her goals. Her husband holds her back because he could care less about her; he just wants to be able to show her off, to him she is just a trophy wife. Curley’s wife also tries to...
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...Masculinity has a huge role when talking about people in a position of power. Society's expectations of what a man should be--has caused some men to become corrupt and abuse the power they have. Noah Brand writer for The Good Man Project stated in his article, “Masculinity as Power” that “Men in our culture are supposed to be active; they are those who act, they are defined by their actions. Masculinity supposed to be something one does, one performs; it’s not simply granted to someone for identifying as a man, but it is earned through unceasing hard work” (Brand). Men feel pressured to be masculine and our culture tends to advertise it through television and social media that masculinity can be obtained through violent or aggressive actions....
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... Yesterday when I was hanging out with my friend Maddi we sat next to each other texting the whole time instead of actually talking to each other. But I guess that’s just how people talk in today’s society... If you think about it almost every conversation a person has is through the phone or computer. I am pretty sure we spent the whole day on our phones. When we were texting she told me how she has been talking to this guy for a few weeks but they have never actually talked in person. She continued on to tell me that she really liked the guy though. Communication is basically only through technology now. A person can text someone and think that they are the nicest person ever but in reality they could be super rude and this would go unnoticed because nobody has face to face conversations anymore. September 21, 2014 Today while texting my mom I realized that I have never actually heard her say “I love you” to me. Emotions are vocalized as much anymore since phones and email have come out. Everything that everyone wants to say is always vocalized through text and the emotions lack. You never really know if someone is sad or mad because it’s hard to see these emotions in text. Since emotions are lacking it causes a type of emotional isolation in people and can cause loneliness. For example my mom saying she loves me through the phone only. I am not getting the real emotional effect of it so it doesn’t feel real. September 22, 2014 I never knew that being lonely and feeling...
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...explore some important issues that are seen in the text and today in 2013 in order to prove my stand. To begin, I will address the issue of domestic violence, which permeates all the relationships in the play. Secondly I will discuss the issue of loneliness and a need for love. I will also analyse the life of illusion that Blanche leads and the issue of alcohol as it pertains to Blanche and the men. A major issue in the play is that of domestic violence, a fact that makes the play relevant to modern audiences. There are a number of incidents involving domestic violence throughout the play. It is Stanley who states that “every man is a king and I am the king around here.” It is his need for dominance that makes him believe that he can throw the radio out of the window because Blanche refuses to switch it off. Williams takes great pains to describe Stanley’s sense of dominance as seen in the words “richly feathered male bird among hens.” Stanley represents the violence of the real world. He is physical and is often associated with animalistic imagery. He is described, “Baying like a hound, bellows his wife’s name.” Blanche also associates Stanley with the brutes, “don’t hang with the brutes.” But violence is not limited to the Kowalski’s alone. Eunice threatens Steve saying, “You hit me! I’m gonna call the police.” Stanley and Stella make no response to this incident, indicating how domestic violence is the norm in their society. The climax to the violence in the play is Stanley’s...
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...together to solidify their bond into matrimony. In essence, typical marriages deal with the course of two individuals who gain emotional ties that become strong enough to believe that to complete the final choice in true commitment is to undergo the process of making an outward proclamation of togetherness. Many view this sort of ceremony to be sacred, and in fact, include various religious infusions that in many cases are culturally influenced. Primary decisions that influence marriage do not always include the idea of love, or even emotional bonds. The idea of being loneliness, feeling of the need to belong and the poignant view of social rejection can rush the person into proceeding in this type of arrangement. “No segment of society is immune from loneliness, but some people are at greater risk than others…emotional loneliness is loneliness due to lack of an attachment figure whereas social loneliness is due to lack of friends and associates,” (Taylor, Peplau &...
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...Over-Use/Cell Phone Over-Use Scales. Heavy Internet and cell phone use is associated with high anxiety, depression, and stress. There were not differences in Internet or cell phone use for gender. Keywords: Internet over-use, cell-phone over-use, behavioral addictions, assessment, psychosocial Technology and the Effect on the Psychosocial Well-being of College Students Technology has had an impact on the lives of almost everyone who has ever picked up a cell phone or searched the Internet. For many individuals that impact has translated into increased depression, anxiety, stress, and/or social isolation. Due to the excessive amount of time spent using numerous forms of technology meant to free up our lives the opposite seems to have taken place. Many people today find themselves as slaves to their electronic devices; slaves to the cell phone and Internet industry that has convinced a generation of seemingly...
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...networks gave a big help to everyone, especially among the students businessman and other members of t he society. Social networks has different features that may enjoy by the people all around the world what the problem is, people loses their self-control in using them . Facebook is the most popular social networking site today wherein people may share and upload videos, pictures, messages and chat. Twitter is also famous to every people nowadays wherein people can share their feelings, thoughts and ideas. Through twitter, they can easily be connected to their favorite celebrities and they can also be updated on what is trend all around the world. Aside from these two, Tumbler, MySpace, and Bing also became a raging craze to everyone. Social networking communities will definitely stay due to its millions of users. In addition, students today stay on these accessibilities of information they may get in social networks. Social network may help them in giving knowledge in thesis and journals but still negative effects of this still overweighs especially about losing their self-control. Social networks bring a big benefit about communication because through this we can easily communicate our loved ones despite of the geographic distance. Social network may also help celebrities to be more contact to their...
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...they leave behind small remains as they go. These remains are our ancestors, their traditions, and our history; And ultimately, they shape us into who we are and who we become. N. Scott Momaday, a Native American, wrote “The Way to Rainy Mountain” (1969) in which he argues that people must find themselves by retracing their past away from busy American life. He uses sensory detail, poetic elements, personification, symbolism, and an oxymoron to display the self acceptance, beauty, and inner peace that one can find through their ancestry. The authors intends to describe his personal experience with finding himself through his roots in order to persuade readers to do the same and embrace their history,...
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...also referred to as absolute poverty. Poverty is a basic problem of a country. Because of poverty a country can never progress. According to Mother Teresa “The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread but there are many more dying for a little love. The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty -- it is not only a poverty of loneliness but also of spirituality. There's a hunger for love, as there is a hunger for God.” (Mother Teresa, A Simple Path: Mother Teresa) Relative poverty is the condition of having fewer resources or less income than others within a society or country. Pakistan is a developing country and literacy rate of Pakistan is very low. Most of the people have no awareness about earning sources. Most people have no experience for their business needs, that’s why their business do not fulfill the international standard and result as decrease in proceeds which lead the humanity to poor financial environment. On the other hand, people are not ready to help each other. At last everyone has lose his trust on others which affect our social and economic system and it is another cause of poverty. Pakistan is an agricultural country. Most of the people are farmers by occupation. One has land and he meets the needs of...
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...very good example of how societies all over the world live and believe in different aspects of life. The fictional society of F451 is similar to our society today but love and feelings, the importance of books and the jobs of firemen differ in various ways. In a society like the one present in F451 where there is little to no love and feelings, our society cannot relate to how people feel about other people or objects in this fictional society. For example, Guy Montag states, “Nobody listens anymore. I can’t talk to the walls because they’re yelling at me. I can’t talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say.”(78). Montag's wife, Mildred, showed more attention and feelings towards the walls and Montag showed sadness and loneliness when he had no one who would listen to him. There is also times where Montag had felt no emotion towards anyone or anything, An example of this is when Mildred ran away and Montag said, “‘It’s strange, I don’t miss her, it’s strange I...
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