...long distance relationships.” Long distance relationships have been stereotyped negatively because it was much harder to sustain them in the past. One reason long distance relationships were harder to sustain is that the only forms of technology available were letters and phone calls. Letters took quite a bit of time to move from person to person and long distance phone calls were very expensive to make. These limited communications were impractical in a sense that the communications between couples were insignificant and didn’t help the relationship. Although technology isn’t the only thing that can make or break a long distance relationship, it can help dramatically. Engaging in a long distance relationship means that being able to see each other isn’t very easy and doesn’t happen very often. People in long distance relationships go weeks, months, even years without seeing their significant other. They must rely on alternate forms of communication other than face-to-face interaction. Usually people in long distance relationships are separated geographically by mileage between them. One reason that people find it difficult to see their significant other is that it takes time to travel to one another. Money is also a factor in why people in long distance relationships can’t always see each other. It can be very expensive to fly or even drive to see a loved one. Despite the negative idea that most people have about them, successful long distance relationships are possible to...
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...Our group decided to separately assess the occurrence of behavior chose for our research problem, then compare and contrast our findings. Behavior was to be observed for frequency during a 30 minute time frame, and was conducted on different days at different times. Cherise conducted her research between the hours of 11:00- 12:00pm and recorded the following results: * The facial expressions of the persons walking and texting, had a smile on their faces and the few who obstructed the path of someone else, smiled at that person on realizing they had. The physical appearance most observed was walking with heads down while using their devices. Verbally, most persons who had obstructed or almost obstructed others apologized for doing so while continuing about their business. There was no observation of anyone losing their balance; it was observed however that some persons actually collided with other pedestrians, while some had to try to avoid collision with vehicles. Julie conducted her research between the hours of 5:30-7:30pm, and recorded the following results: * It was observed that most persons, whether pedestrians or drivers, had smiles on their faces while using their devices. Physically they conducted their movements/business with their heads down. Given the time of day, verbal responses were not easily seen so as to be recorded. Pedestrians were often seen stumbling; drivers couldn’t be properly assessed in this area. It was observed pedestrians often trying to...
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...I am a professional at juggling multiple tasks at one time! Being a wife, mother of three, and dog owner of 4, there is not enough time in the day to complete all the tasks I have on my agenda, so I do many things at once. For instance, I clean, cook, and watch my children all while washing laundry and holding a conversation with my husband! However, this requires my attention to be everywhere and that can cause problems. When something comes up that takes a little more of my attention than I can afford to give, I wind up getting mixed up and put the dish soap in the milk and the chocolate syrup in the dishes. There are times which multitasking can be very helpful, yet there are time in which multitasking can be a bad idea. If someone is driving,...
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...These social networking sites can be addictive for most of the young people. Many people when wake up early in the morning, they see their mobiles and starts texting until they go to sleep. This may cause psychological problems because they are always online for the whole day and spending most of the time on the internet. Moreover, they cannot concentrate more on their studies, and it may affect their grades and the upcoming career. People, particularly youth frequently open their account and keep their personal information in public. Most of them do not read the privacy policies, and may be unconscious that their information may be used by others. Teens think it is not dangerous and safe to post personal data, including photos and videos. This research paper gives the information about the negative effects of social media that impact teenagers. CONCLUSION In summation, social media sites became more popular nowadays mainly among teenagers. However, using these sites may cause negative effects like mental illness, anxiety, and privacy issues rather than benefits. These online networking sites are being used by the majority of people worldwide. At first when LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace and Facebook were introduced to the world, many of the people used those for some point of time only in a day, but after some period of time the usage of the sites grew well all over the world until now only because of youth. In that also, mainly teenagers are in the primary position of using these...
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...Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes Andy Puddicombe open his informative speech with the statement: “We live in an incredibly busy world, the pace of life is often frantic, we are always doing something” (Puddicombe, 2013). He then asks the question: When did you last take any time to nothing, absolutely nothing, just ten minutes?” (Puddicombe, 2013). He continues on to explain exactly what he means by doing this such as no TV, no email, no texting and so on. This appears to be a good approach to appeal the audience’s interest in the topic. Andy goes on further to explain that we do not take the time to care for our mind as we do for our clothes, hair, or our cars. He seems to have a good grasp of the topic, and how to...
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...that represents “The Corporate Cool Machine” of America (Culture Jam by Kale Lasn). Indeed, we do spend a lot of time touching and playing with handy phone literally all the time daily basis nowadays. After finding out high functionalities of the simplified touch panel device, most of the people got drawn to the attractions of it and can not stop playing with it. More and more you spend time with the device, you rely on it to take care of many important tasks, such as e-mailing, calling, doing research, making a reservation, accessing social networking systems, playing games, going to places with its navigation systems. Adjusting the setting and inputting important data in this little device every day, it becomes indispensable to your life and sits just in the center of your life now. What differentiates it from other type of American artifacts is that it requires interaction when using the iPhone or smart phones. It always lets us respond to whatever it has to do where older types of American artifacts such as “Berbie” doll or movie or rock music are products, material or non-material, that are given to us to play and enjoy with them, but they don’t take our response right at then. For example, texting requires both way communications. So, do the phone games. or, social networking systems such as Twitter, Blogs or Facebook. It takes our response real-time and works with it and acts on it. I analyze that it is the reason that we get more occupied by this artifact. The same...
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...a short period of time that it is sometimes scary to think. An adding machine has now become such a sophisticated calculator that has computations that one could never figure in a short amount of time with a pencil and paper. When I just sit back and think what we did back when I was a child, as compared to the children right now, I am amazed. Another observation that I have made, is that I can drive down the road and see many people in their cars on their phones either talking or texting, whether they are drivers or passengers. I am just as guilty as well. I rely on technology more than what I should allow myself. I know my limits and boundaries, whereas others do not. If you were to purchase a new automobile, it will be enhanced with technology that allows you to punch a button on the steering wheel to talk on the phone as long as you have the “Bluetooth” button engaged on your cellular devise. When I was in elementary school, I did not have a cell phone, and my mom did not even know what texting was. My mother actually had to pick up the phone on the kitchen wall and call the school to leave a message with the secretary. I would receive the message whenever the secretary had time to walk down the hall, unless it was an emergency. The levels of communication have changed considerably. If my mom did ever call the school, it was at this time she could find out all the current activities as well as if I had been a good citizen. At present time, we as parents,...
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...familities in a very negative way. Many people become addicted to social media by never taking their eyes off their phones when their walking, spending a lot of time on Facebook, Twitter, etc., and causing people to lose sleep, people walk around all the time with their eyes glued to their phones bumping into everything. The kids in elementary who are already addicted to social media now a days. They shouldn't be addicted to the Internet, they should be outside playing with their friends like the good old days. Social media can cause people to lose communications with their families by making them forget whats around them, they just want to be playing online games and it can sometimes cause parents to not pay attention to their kids. Children tend to forget that they can go outside and play instead of just being inside on the Internet. Being on social media all the time can cause people's attitude to change in a negative way. It can cause families to divide. In an article I read it says. "children were so immersed in technology that the percent was greeted only 30 percent of the time and was totally ignored 50 percent of the time. " (Taylor). Socila media is causing families to talk less and maybe even separate from not talking at all. Everywhere we go we see people on their phones whether its for calling, texting, or for the Internet. People can adapt to bad...
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...Omg you see all them pictures wow, some even ratchet but that’s the past the point is all with you. Well the first time I meet you was in grade 8 I’ll never forget it I add you on msn and the next day you come talking to me then ask me if my email was so and so and I was so scared I was like yeah . That was round march because we had national pride day 08. Like omg when I got to know you even better it was like we was sync we just click right away. Everyday talking to each other not a day missing without talking to each other day and night. Texting till nothing o clock in the morning talking about our future together where we going and what we doing when we come out of school, now look at us now almost ready to graduate. We are inseparable I use to get jealous over you easy like row you ever day for people talking to you. No one know my deep dark secrets like you. Like basically 5 years we been friend 08-current and counting. Like omg all the names we had for each other and thing we really use to run out. We had our ups and down, our good and bad , but we made it through it all. We may argue, fuss or fight but we could never stay mad at each other. You were there for me when I needed you and I was there for when you needed me but not all the time lol. Remember when we gone on that missing that night out fish fry woahh ghee keep that confidential. A.Thompson Happy birthday Baby, Hope you live to see many many more and I hope our friendship grow where we learn from each other...
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...work, school, or appointments on time we use our alarm clocks to help us wake up. To help us fall asleep we either listen to music, watch television, or read a book on our eReader. The technology that is readily available today allows everyone to practically do everything in the comfort of their own home. With just a touch of a button, we can accomplish tasks such as shopping, taking online courses for education, and even work from home. Think about it. What would happen if technology were to be taken away from us? I know we are capable of performing our everyday tasks without technology, but do you seriously think we want to, especially knowing how it has improved our lives. How would we be able to communicate with one another, especially those who live far away? Do you think we will be able to experience the same joy and happiness without technology? I believe we should all focus more on face-to-face relations rather than just the screen in front of us. Today, we are excessively dependant on technology whether we are at home, school, or work. Let us face it; technology efficiently reduces the time it takes to perform our daily tasks. Today, technology has benefited us in speed and efficiency. Technology has simplified our lives, cut costs, cut travel time, improved communication, as well as time spent on labor. Social media has made communicating with friends and family much easier. Unlike snail mail communicating through emails, texting, cellular phones, etc. allows instant...
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...“Relationship as a Factor affecting the Academic Performance” “Relationship as a Factor affecting the Academic Performance” 1. What is your understanding of relationship? a. It’s a girl and boy love with each other that will last till they grow. b. Someone taking care of you. c. A person you will marry d. None of the above e. Others (specify) _____________________ 2. Are you currently dating or in a relationship with someone? a. Yes b. No 3. What age does present generation of teenager gets involved in a relationship? a. 10-12 years old b. 13-15 years old c. 16-18 years old 4. Why do you think young people nowadays enter to a relationship? a. Family Problems b. Friends are having bf/gf already? c. Wants to be popular d. Others _________________ 5. As a teenager, what are the benefits in having early relationship? a. Motivated to study b. Would like to impress his/her partner? c. No benefits at all d. Others ____________________ 6. Should your parents know that you are in a “Girl Boy relationship” ? (defend your answer) a. Yes ___________________________________ b. No ___________________________________ 7. Why some people hide it from their parents? a. Afraid to tell the truth b. Parents does not allow them to enter to a relationship at a young age? c. Does not give respect d....
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...big worry that she won’t bother to try to become part of the community and totally distance herself from her surroundings. I believe that my mother will move out into the countryside when I leave home. This only worries me more as if she moves out into the countryside she really will be secluded, as she will be surrounded by fields not people. If my mother does decide to do this she will be leaving what remains of the family behind, the visits would decrease over time as it just take too long to get there and no one has that amount of time to spend travelling. It would very hard for my mother to travel to far places as she may get dizzy and it may be painful for her to sit for a long period of time due to ageing. Therefore, this will affect him from socializing with other people. My mother has not been able to work for a while now due to her disabilities; she has already lost contact with work colleagues over the years. My mother may find it hard to use phones as the text they use is relatively small, so texting or using the phone for phone calls may not be able to be done without using glasses. The brightness on the phone may also become an issue as it could be too dark or to bright. Vision is one of the main problems of getting old. This...
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...the decision-making process. Thus, software delivers the simplicity and convenience that both of you and your students want. | Scheduling SystemMaking of Class Schedules is very hard for the class scheduling personnel to adjust each subjects of every department to every room that are available. That’s why when making class schedules, a computerized class scheduling system is a very big help for making it fast and stress-free. Our system can analyze adaptable information and determine when each section or class should literally meet to minimize possible conflicts. In addition, this system can generate faculty schedules, students’ schedules, and class schedules. It has requirement-based scheduling which has multiple views with customizable time period, and can generate schedule reports. | HRIS (Human Resources Information System)With just a glance, this will give you a quick overview of employee 201 files such as personal records, educational attainment, family background, employment history (including government and non-government institution), civil service, trainings and seminars, and other information. The software includes record attachments that will help in managing scanned...
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...The author uses a lot of descriptions when he talks about his past. The tone of this excerpt is reminiscent. He is constantly comparing the past with present to show how times have changed. The author starts off by telling us how he used to go camping at this lake every summer with his dad and friends. Then one summer he deiced to take his son there “who has never had any fresh water up his nose and who had seen lily pads only from train windows” (White). The author notices many changes in his present visit to lake. For example, White talks about how they didn’t have many maneuvers on the boats people had to park and reverse by themselves. In paragraph 4 White says, “Motor boats in those days didn’t have clutches, and you would make a landing by shutting off the motor at the proper time and coasting in with a dead rudder. But there was a way of reversing them, if you learned the trick, by cutting the switch and putting it on again exactly on the final dying revolution of the flywheel, so that it would kick back against compression and begin reversing.” People had to learn timing and technique to control the boat. “In those other summer times all motors were inboard; and when they were at a little distance, the noise they made was a sedative, an ingredient of summer sleep”( White). White...
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...of mediated communication such as cell phones and Facetime, my dad no longer needs to be in Phoenix, Arizona or Sacramento, California to see or speak to his family members who live there. This brings up another idea about the evolution of communication before and after cell phones called social presence. Social presence is a huge concept having to do with non-verbal communication in which the participants consider themselves more interested in the conversation as a result of face-to-face contact (Ruben & Stewart, 2016, p. 183). When using Skype, my father is able to read different kinds of non-verbal signals that whoever he is talking to gives off and allows for further conjecture, inquiry, and conversation. Modes of communication like texting and e-mailing don’t allow for such luxuries like this and extended conversation relies on solely verbal...
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