...Extreme Exploration By: Santiago Lopez 5-13-14 Mr. Zorfrea Grant Elementary Lopez 1 People think that extreme exploration is helpful to satisfy curiosity, but others think it’s a waste of time and money. People think that it isn’t worth the cost. I believe it’s worth a cost because there are advances in medicine, technology, and the economy. Some find medicine which leads to new technology which leads to the growth in the economic community. For example in “The Adventure of Sojourner” the rover’s battery lasted for a month. That battery could be used in earth on cars and on helicopter which helps the economy. Others find medicine to cure diseases like cancer. We conduct extreme exploration so we could find plants or herbs. In space, we could find a planet that is undiscovered could have plants and water that cures injuries and illness. In deep sea exploration we could find underwater creatures that help the economy .In “Why Exploring the Ocean Is Mankind’s Next Giant Leap” Filmmaker, James Cameron, says “A new era of ocean exploration can yield discoveries that will help in form everything from critical medical advances to sustainable forms of energy.” When people conduct extreme exploration, new technology is invented. When new technology is invented it helps the economy. In “JFK’s speech” he states that “Just as wartime development of the radar gave us the transistor (use in radios), and all that it made possible, so research in space medicine...
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...a satirized dystopian future of society, in which the world is led by corporatism and has lost control of themselves as well as the ability to think and instead are governed by a higher form of power, having become controlled sheep. The dystopian possibilities shown in the stories aren’t that far out of reach. Many of the dystopian elements can be scene in today’s society but on a smaller scale. As time progresses our civilization can itself become incorporated in a reality that was once the plot of fictitious stories. The classic cult movie “They Live” by John carpenter exploits corporatism that is seen in a large scale in today’s society. The movie revolves around Nada, a happy go lucky wandering construction worker, who stumbles upon a pair of sunglasses that are capable of showing the world’s true nature. Through his sunglasses he can see hidden subliminal messages throughout the city that are projected by advertisements and mass media. He only sees the core of their message and only the reason why they exist. No matter where Nada looks, or at whichever magazine he flips open he can see the same subliminal messages, which can also be seen on money. The memos contain messages such as: “obey," “consume," “buy," “work, sleep, play” and are meant to restrain and control the population. Nada also discovers that most of the worlds social elite are skull faced aliens that have infiltrated earth and want to control the world. Upon learning of the truth, he fights to free humanity...
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...Extremophiles and Humanity The Guinness Book of World records puts the tallest man ever at 2.72 meters tall, clocks the fastest mile at 3 minutes and 43.13 seconds, and weighs in the heaviest baby born at 9.98 kg (n.d.). There are ridiculous records such as fastest 100 m hurdle in swim flippers, most toilet seats broken by a head in one minute, and countless other records that make you wonder how and why people thought of them. Adrenaline junkies chase the high they get from putting their life in danger. Free climbing, base jumping, skydiving; these are the human extremes. People dedicate their life to and are fascinated with seeing how far they can push the human body and mind. We as humans have gotten so “advanced” and comfortable that...
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...warming crisis. Many theories suggest that different types of issues contribute to the warming of the planet but the mitigation strategies to slow this process down vary as well. When speaking of this topic there are two basic types of climate change, natural and anthropogenic. Main contributor in the climate change or global warming can be referred to as greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are derived from water vapor, Methane, Chlorofluorocarbons, and Carbon dioxide. Anthropogenic theory state that the development and consumption of fossil fuels for human life has generated and released a large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. According to this theory the excess carbon dioxide is the main cause of climate change around the world. This process prevents heat from earth to escape naturally into space and hence cool the earth. The theory known as the natural theory states that the earth is going through one of the many peaks and valleys of changes. This of course being a peak of warm temperatures, in the span of the earth’s life, could last for many years until the peak ends. Basically the natural climate change theory attempts to analyze questions such as “to what extent is the warming? Has this phenomena happened before? Could the excess in greenhouse gases simply be a symptom of climate change?” (Dr. Clarinn 2013). While both attempt to personify the realization of...
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...phones, networking equipment, monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical storage, multimedia products, servers, workstations, tablet PCs and video cards. The company's slogan is: "Inspiring Innovation. Persistent Perfection." ASUS takes its name from Pegasus, the winged horse in Greek mythology that symbolises wisdom and knowledge. ASUS embodies the strength, purity, and adventurous spirit of this fantastic creature, and soars to new heights with each new product it creates. The Taiwanese information technology industry has grown enormously over the last few decades and the country is now a dominant player in the global market. ASUS has long been at the forefront of this growth and although the company started life as a humble motherboard manufacturer with a handful of employees, it is now the leading technology company in Taiwan and employs over 12,500 people around the world. ASUS makes products in almost every conceivable category of information technology too, including PC components and peripherals, notebooks, tablets, servers and smartphones. Innovation is key to the success of ASUS. Having unveiled the PadFone to a rapturous audience at Computex 2011, this year ASUS chairman Jonney Shih raised the bar once more with the announcement of the TAICHI and Transformer Book dual-purpose mobile devices. ASUS TAICHI is an Ultrabook with a unique double-sided multi-touch display that allows it to switch between a tablet and notebook in an instant, simply by lifting...
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...WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CAN EXTREME POVERTY BE ELIMINATED A REACTION PAPER #3 SUBMITTED TO THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF SSED 495: METHODS OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES; TEACHING WITH GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION BY JEFF KEITH MOLINE, ILLINOIS FEBRUARY 28, 2012 In Jeffrey Sachs article: Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated, he discusses how extreme world poverty affects about one-sixth of the world's 6.5 billion people, can be practically eliminated by 2025 at a cost much lower than most people realize. “Famine, death from childbirth, infectious disease and countless other hazards were the norm for most of history," Sachs writes that the application of scientific advances beginning around 1750 (Industrial Revolution) enabled most of the world to escape poverty. Yet in spite of known solutions to its causes, poverty still claims 20,000 lives daily due to lack of food, safe water, medicine or other essentials. Dramatic improvement in economic conditions in much of Asia in the past 25 years shows that ending poverty is an attainable goal, according to Sachs. If donor nations would fulfill their promise to contribute about 0.7 percent of their gross national product to the effort, Sachs thinks famine, epidemics, regional conflicts and poverty could be successfully combated. Americans overestimate the amount of U.S. foreign aid by as much as 30 times, he writes. Therefore...
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...The Revolution Begins Throughout history, new and improved technologies have transformed the human experience. In the 20th century, the pace of change sped up radically as we entered the computing age. For nearly 40 years Intel innovations have continuously created new possibilities in the lives of people around the world. 1975 The Altair 8800 microcomputer, based on the Intel® 8080 microprocessor, was the first successful home or personal computer. 1972 The Intel® 4004 processor, Intel’s first microprocessor, powered the Busicom calculator and paved the way for the personal computer. 1994 Intel chips powered almost 75 percent of all desktop computers. 1976 An operator in an early bunnysuit shows how a 4-inch wafer is prepared for a positive acid spin. 1982 Within 6 years of its release, an estimated 15 million 286-based personal computers were installed around the world. 2001 The Itanium® processor is the first in a family of 64-bit products from Intel and is designed for high-end, enterprise-class servers and workstations. 2005 Dual-core technology was introduced. The Revolution Continues 2006 Intel launched four processors for servers under the Xeon 5300 brand, and another processor under the Core 2 Extreme series for high performance computing. These "quad-core" processors show improved performance over others with just one or two processing cores. 1995 Released in the fall of 1995, the Intel® Pentium® Pro processor was designed to fuel 32-bit server and...
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...Essay – Low Carbon Economy The world population is said to be about 7.2 billion people at present time. The estimated increase by the end of the twenty first century is expected to be about 9 billion people. Therefore, this increase is expected to have a strain on the world’s economy (Turn down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must Be Avoided pg44). Because more will need to be produce in terms of energy, food, health care, education and also to maintain the general wellbeing of the world’s population. So it can be seem that if the world continue on its current path there will need to be a greater need for fossil fuel use. Fossil fuel, the main source of energy that runs the world’s economy. But the burning of fossil fuel is being said by...
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...e-commerce. business. technology. society. KENNETH C. LAUDON AND CAROL G. TRAVER CHAPTER 4 CASE 1 BUILDING AN E-COMMERCE PRESENCE: WEB SITES, MOBILE SITES, AND APPS ESPN Goes to eXtreme Scale VIDEO CASE Systems TAGS SUMMARY ESPN; IBM; eXtreme Scale; distributed grid computing; grid. ESPN is the world’s largest cable television sports programming network. In addition, it is the Web’s most popular online source for sports results, content, and commentary. Servicing an online audience of more than 50 million unique visitors every month requires ESPN to adopt processing technologies that are extremely efficient, powerful, and flexible. L= 5:40. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIqru81sjV4 URL CASE ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a multimedia, global cable television network with headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. Founded in 1979 with financing provided by The Getty Oil Company, ESPN grew along with the cable television industry to become a mainstay of American popular culture. After a series of investments by Hearst Publications, and ABC (the American Broadcasting Network), 80% of ESPN finally ended up in the hands of entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company, and 20% with the Hearst Corporation, a 100 year-old media company based largely on newspaper and magazine businesses. ESPN focuses on sports programming including live and pre-taped continued CHAPTER 4 CASE 1 ESPN GoES To EXTREME SCALE 2 event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original...
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...skateboarding era (1970s) hit the States • It is considered as the largest extreme sports clothing company in the world [pic] [pic] Vans SWOT analysis Strength • A well-known brand with strong reputation (Vans has been in business for over 40 years) • Not too expensive for the consumer, great product pricing comparing with other brands • High product quality / High perceived value (cushioning, durability, reinforcement for skateboarding) • Strong distribution chain (Online shopping, About 76 places for selling included official stores and authorized dealers) • Customer satisfaction • Good return policy [pic] [pic] Weaknesses • Depends strongly on its footwear • Depends on mostly skateboarding style of clothing (Shoes, clothes, socks) • A Lack of innovation, hasn't been able to penetrate emerging markets compared to competitors (New balance, Nike) (Most shoes are still classic style) Opportunities • To create awareness of different sports in emerging markets and become a first mover in exclusive sports shoes brand made professionally (Skateboarding) • Sponsorship on sports events, teams etc (Geoff Rowley) • Sponsorship for Vans Warped Tour (a music and extreme sports festival) • Growing Fan base and fast pace acquisition of new fans (Extreme sports trend) • Increase in demand due to the rise of extreme sports in Asia in these years help promote the brand Threats • Duplicate...
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...spreading diseases, weather extremes, and rising sea levels. Food supply will be affected because droughts and heat waves will harm the crops. Diseases will come through insects such a mosquitos that carry Malaria. An example given in the article is that of a small, dry area in Africa. They don’t have much rain so there water supply was not very reliable. They built a dam to trap the water in, but the water and moisture drew disease carrying mosquitos to the area. Extreme weather will result from increased rain and moisture in the air from the heat. The ice caps will also continue to melt causing the ocean levels to rise substantially. We will likely see more occurrences of natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. These are the four main ways that climate change will affect us based on the article. Furthering this analysis, I am now going to relate the issue of climate change with human ecology, environmental justice, globalization, and global stratification. Human Ecology is the study of the relationship between humans and their natural, social, and built environments. In regards to climate change, a human and their environment can be negatively affected. As we well know, disasters can happen in the environment in which we live. This was clearly demonstrated in the recent typhoon that hit the Philippines, and numerous hurricanes that have hit the United States in past and recent years. More locally here in Indiana, we have experienced extreme droughts to where the crops...
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...information and if you have something to share the best to way is to make this information available by making a website. When you have made a website you have to hire the services of a web hosting company to make your website available for world on the Internet. Web hosting is required so that your website is accessible anywhere around the world at any time. Tanzania is among the flourishing nations in the use of technology and Internet. According to a latest survey there are 6.1 million users of Internet in Tanzania. The developments in the field of telecommunication have been slow and rather late but recent reforms have improved the situation. As a result of better infrastructure, many Tanzanian based web hosting companies have started providing services. There are various providers having different services and price ranges. The choice of web host depends on many factors like price, security, reliability, etc. according to the needs and situation. Sometimes price is the biggest factor when you are low on budget and you have to choose the cheapest provider and as a result you may have to sacrifice the security. In other cases security and reliability of data is most important and you for the best option not worrying about the price. Extreme Web Technologies (www.extremewebtechnologies.com ) is the biggest web hosting service provider in Tanzania having around 32% market share. There are different service plans available offering different price ranges and service and you can choose according...
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...have to be modernism. I say this because of all of the advanced technology and globalization religions have the ability to spread their beliefs to a new audience. In the past religions where typically confined to a geographical location that had ancestral ties to that religion. Now every religion has the ability to share their point of view with neighboring countries. Television and internet are good examples of how technology has changed religion at a global level. As with globalization religions try to deny the validity of other religions which causes tension between religious cultures. As for the individual I believe that it all depends on the person and what is good for them and in society. This is hard to explain because it can be a several reasons why it is important to society and the individual. Religion is an interpreted language and is by definition humans have struggled with religion in more than one form since the beginning of time. Religion has various effects on people through different ways. It is very important to remember that religion is a critical part in the day to day events in a human life. There are two events that have happened in the world and one would be 9/11 because the attacks consisted of synchronized suicide attacks within the United States that was commenced by Islamic fundamentalists. There were four commercial airlines that were tied to Al-Quida. Two airlines crashed into the World Trade Center in New York causing several buildings to collapse...
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...because in today’s world, the amount of privacy an individual has has been severely decreased due to technology such as surveillance cameras. Although the telescreens may be an extreme exaggeration of the current surveillance technology today, they still serve as a way for Orwell to critique the lack of privacy the world has. Additionally, Orwell may have over exaggerated the lack of privacy the world has as a way to warn today’s society that if they continue to monitor its citizens, then the constant monitor found in 1984 may exist in the near future. Moreover, Orwell also critiques censorship found in today’s world. There are many examples of extreme censorship found in Oceania. For example, on the telescreens, figures for all types of production are extremely exaggerated to indicate an ever-growing economy, when the reality is the opposite. This is just one of the many ways the party censors details to its citizens. Orwell may have included this extreme censorship in 1984 as a way to critique the censorship prevalent in society today. Although the censorship found in today’s society may be less significant and widespread as the censorship found in 1984, it is still an extremely effective way to demonstrate the use censorship and its effect on people. To summarize, George Orwell uses the telescreen as a way to critique the lack of privacy today’s society has and also uses extreme censorship as a way to critique the smaller forms of censorship found in the world today, both of...
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...negative. Some of the positive effects are better living standards, better health care, and material abundance. It also has negative effects such as environmental destruction, and increased income inequality. With each invention over the past 150 years or so, it has made economic growth easier. Even little things can make a big difference in production which can lead to greater production and more profit which in turn helps the GDP grow as well as the economy. There are tradeoffs with the technology growth, for example the invention of the cell phone. It makes everything so much easier and more convenient, but because of that people are getting rid of their household lines, thus causing phone companies to lose money, with less profit coming in they are forced to lay off people. Another way to look at it is, that those cell phones now create new jobs for people because they need to be manufactured and produced. This provides jobs and the company profits helping the economy grow. With how fast technology is expanding and making its way into the work force and making everyday lives easier it is also costing us as well. People are inventing things that only take one to do the job of twenty men. This makes items cheaper, but at what cost? The cost of jobs? Maybe, but it also can help as well by encouraging people to learn new things to expand their knowledge so they can find new jobs, skills sets, and opportunities they might not have had if they stayed in the same job for their entire lifetime...
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