...David G. Fisher Professor Hallawell English 249 (Linguistics) 25 October 2011 Reading between the text message lines: How a culture becomes dependent on electronic communication and changes language skills forever. They are everywhere, in schoolyards, high school halls, businesses and even our own homes and they are having an effect on our culture at this very minute. You may even be reading this on one right now. They are cell phones and more and more they are being used for more than just talking; they are being used to send e-mail, text, and instant messages. What originally started out as a way to have more communication in case of emergencies and to have a way for teenagers and adults to stay connected to what is going on in each other’s lives has become a barrier to language abilities. (Bauerlein) In the immediacy of our consumer society we have become too reliant upon instant information and it has affected our way of communicating. A cell phone is now a device that can keep us continually linked to the internet, e-mail and text messages. The price for this convenience is that we have lost the ability to communicate effectively face to face or in writing, thusly loosing parts of our literacy level in this country. When the miracle of cell phones first came into popular use, most people were not that interested in the text message mostly because there was an extra charge associated with using the feature. After more time and as the phone plans began to...
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...The World will have a generation of idiots.” The world is so reliant on saving trees and saving paper that everything is becoming electronic. With all magazines and books converting to e-magazines and e-books the world will become too dependent on technology. In a nation that citizens are already too dependent on technology I fear that this will create problems in the future. No one will really know the feeling of a magazine or newspaper hot off the press or the crisp smell of the pages of a brand new book. Taking a deeper look into saving trees and paper, books can be recycled and reused by hundreds or maybe thousands of different people. Whereas, the e-readers that are used for the e-books and e-magazines are mainly used by one person and are poorly disposed of whenever they get worn out or something better comes along. Compared to old fashioned books, e-books and e-magazines pose a greater demand other than just cutting down a tree. For example, manufacturing of electronic products, the shipping costs, fuel, and eventually, the energy needed to recycle these materials at the end of their days. I feel that with all that time and money wasted, people could just as well drive or even walk to their nearest library and check out a few books, and most of the time they are free. Living in a technology dependent nation, everything is going electronic. Just as Albert Einstein said “…technology will surpass our human interaction…” I feel that with all the smart phones, computers,...
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...Light emitting Diode Light-emitting diodes are elements for light signalization in electronics. The basic principle behind the working of LED is electroluminescence. The Light emitting diode should be forward biased to get the light. In Light emitting diodes, electrons are injected from low work function cathode to the conduction band of the n-type semiconducting material and holes are injected from high work function anode to the valence band ot the p-type semiconducting material. When the electron in the conduction band combines with the hole in the valence band, energy is released. In case of indirect band gap semicondutors, phonon will be released to conserve of both energy and momentum. But in case of direct band gap semiconductor, light will be emitted whose wavelength depends on the band gap of the semiconductor. Different parts of a Light emitting diode Radiative recombination in direct and indirect bandgap semiconductor Cartoon showing radiative recombination in a direct band-gap semiconductor Schematic diagram of working of an LED Light emitting Diode and its circuit symbol ...
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...ENC-1101 19 julio 2014 Word count 1515 Technology’s Takeover: Is it too Late to Unplug? “Though technology has allowed us to improve and modify traditional tasks, it has also clouded our realization of the dependency we have on it” (Sala). Ever since men’s first thoughts, technology, as a synonym for development, has been around. From the first fire pit, to the first boat design, and finally to the first electronic device, through eras, the human race has managed to discover more ways to do things faster and easier, and to make their life simpler. The object of this research is to persuade and to inform the general public interested in technological impacts and the negative effects it has brought to those who over use it and also to catch, as a desired audience, that part of society blind to such gravity. Even though these new inventions have indeed given us the ease to have almost everything one click or touch away, a dependence on these advances has been developed by their take over, and therefore a harmlessness and ignorance to the possibility of living without it affecting social communication, education, and society’s behavior. SOCIAL COMMUNICATION Just a couple of decades ago, meeting a friend at a café or asking another person for a dance, were two of the most common ways to socialize and to get to know others. In the present, it does not usually happen. Social networks, apps, and date-finding websites have substituted that habit, and now we communicate through...
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...The Issue With Technology This course has affected me to think differently about technology. It has showed me that many times, we rely on technology too much. Dependence on technology erodes community. Online and offline, when it comes to computers, phones and other such devices, you have created the potential for major distraction and danger. Distraction in the sense that one can spend too much time or too much energy trying to better yourself (often against others) through the technology you have. If you are focusing on how to help others, not on how many more gigabytes you can download with a certain machine, you can be a society that prides practical support for each, over personal security in any virtual world. Danger in the sense that not everything you can encounter through technology is going to be of use to your well-being and/or, by extension, others. Take any of the pornography, alcohol or drug industries. Previously these had a much more limited influence. Now you can access them simply through a click. Community requires effort, and if you want your society to improve itself, it should have to put in an effort to help one another. Using these tools together, and not letting yourselves get sidetracked by their other purposes help you to be independent. You also want to stop society abusing itself because it can. Technological devices can be useful, but from a spiritual perspective, one has to take care of how they are used for everyone to benefit. We are getting...
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...Electronic and Digital Media Industry Paper Com/225 September 23, 2013 Role of Electronic and Digital Media In this paper I will discuss the role of technology in electronic and digital media. . I will give historical and contemporary roles of media in society and describe how the chemical and electronic technology of photography, recording, and transmission has advanced from the initial discovery to the present day. I will also describe how mass media uses these technological innovations, analyze how the development of digital technology has affected the content, distribution, and style of electronic media and finally discuss how it has evolved overtime and made each and every one of us dependent on them. Historical and contemporary roles of media in society Technology plays a very important role in electronic and digital media and it is forever evolving. Digital and electronic media today is readily available with the invention of the Internet. The introduction of the Internet into the society’s everyday lives have brought about a convenience that has simplify the process in which we retrieve answers to questions. Society has grown dependent on electronic products, spending less time with people and more time on the Internet. Prior to the introduction of Internet; people would have to go to the local library to research to retrieve the answer to questions. People would also participate in face-to-face...
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...Are we dependent too much on Technology? In my opinion there is a high number of the world’s population that is extremely dependent of technology. The reason for my opinion is looking at the world today there is technology everywhere, weather the technology is at home or even at your local fast food restaurant; looking at the technology we now have cell phones, tablets, and even game systems. With all the technology there is too much crime and not enough teaching going on. Cell phones are a thing of the future they said. They have become a part of everyone’s daily lives. We are using cell phones for everything from phone calls to video games, and mobile gps. Being able to activate your phone when away from your home is amazing except for when you are driving a motor vehicle it becomes a hazard and distraction so u are more liable to cause a car accident. Playing games are even better but then again what ever happened to playing outside, reading a book or even having family time; sitting around the dinner table and enjoying a board game. Families and couples even go to bed with their cell phones and that is the last thing in there hand when they fall asleep. I have walked in to stores and asked for a map and they laugh and ask me “What is that?”, with cell phones and gps systems you are able to have maps on your devices and even electronic maps that talk to you. There are so many people waiting on the next new cell phone. Everyone had a computer of some sort of computer...
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...LDRs and Thermistors LDRs are light dependent resistors that are often used in circuits where it is necessary to detect the presence or the level of light. A light dependent resistor is a component that is sensitive to light; therefore when light falls upon it the resistance changes. The value of resistance of the LDR is subject to change over many orders of magnitude when the value of the resistance falls as the level of light increases. It is fairly simple to understand the basics of how an LDR works, first of all it is necessary to understand that an electric current consists of the movement of electrons within a material. Good conductors have a large number of free electrons that can drift in a given direction under the action of a potential difference. However insulators with a high resistance have very few free electrons therefore it is hard to make them move and hence a current to flow. An LDR is made of any semiconductor material with a high resistance. Consequently it has a high resistance because there are very few electrons that are free and able to move; as the vast majority of the electrons are locked into the crystal lattice and unable to move. Therefore in this state there is a high LDR resistance. As light falls on the semiconductor, the light photons are absorbed by the lattice and some of the energy is transferred to the electrons. This gives some of them sufficient energy to break free from the crystal lattice so that they can then conduct electricity...
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...www.ccsenet.org/jms Journal of Management and Sustainability Vol. 1, No. 1; September 2011 Evaluating the Impacts of Online Banking Factors on Motivating the Process of E-banking Akram Jalal Management Information System Department, College of Business and Finance, Ahlia University P.O. box 10878, 1st Floor Gosi Complex Exhibitions Road, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: 00973-3838-3411 E-mail: ajalal@ahliauniversity.edu.bh Jassim Marzooq College of Business and Finance, Ahlia University P.O. box 10878, 1st Floor Gosi Complex Ex hibitions Road, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Hassan A. Nabi College of Business and Finance, Ahlia University P.O. box 10878, 1st Floor Gosi Complex Exhibiti ons Road, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Received: March 5, 2011 Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to explore and mature the Impact of selected factors on the customers’ intention to use internet banking in Bahrain. Design/methodology/approach – This research based on an empirical study using a questionnaire with five-point Likert-scale, is applied to 171 usable responses. Three factors are tested, that is perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), security and privacy (PC). Findings – Results indicate that all the elements for the three identified factors are important with respect to the users’ adoption of e-banking services. Credibility factors (Security and Privacy) are the major sources of dissatisfaction, which have remarkably impacted users’ satisfaction...
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...Abstract This paper explores the various areas of basic statistics including: descriptive statistics, correlations, t-tests for independent samples, t-test of dependent samples and data mining used during the research process. In this 2 pages summary of those listed methods, I will identify the keys aspects of its usage, importance in the research process, provide examples of its usage and value and how it will be used my future research projects throughout this coursework. Meaning Use of Statistics Understanding the use of statistics requires one to understand the experimental design or how the research is conducted. Knowledge about the methodology allows use to input and interpret the results of the values. Statistics values are not just random numbers but values that have been generated out of research. Basic statistic values are tools utilized to assist with answering the questions of what, why, and how. Understanding the reasoning for using statistics will better help one’s understanding of basic statistics. Descriptive statistics is a quantitative description of data collection sometimes referred to as inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics are used to summarize the sample and measures of values as they form the basis of quantitative analysis of data (Criswell, 2009). Utilizing descriptive statistics draws conclusions by extending beyond the data known. It utilizes judgments of the probability that are observed between...
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...or messages to friends anywhere, and share the cloud computing feature of larger computers in the network. Therefore, people can accomplish research anywhere and anytime faster, contact people anywhere and anytime faster, and process information efficiently and quickly. No one would be able to accomplish any of such activities without the full dependence of multiple computers in the network. Besides the advantages of internet computer sharing, many people are using computers to attract gambling or electronic games, to spread malicious propaganda, and even to commit cybercrimes. Then innocent computer users are suffering from the internet traffic jam, adverse opinions, and hacker attacks. Therefore, many people misunderstand that we are too dependent on computers and hence are suffering from computer side effects. If we can study and correct the computer misconduct, then we can safely depend on computers fully. For instance, we can use free simple tools to block websites of electronic games, gambling, and malware. We can install sophisticated antivirus softwares and update frequently. Furthermore, we can get rid of spam and keep away from spammers by deleting emails from unknown sources or unexpected...
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...Information Goods What is Information? As a first step, we need to get a clearer definition of the topic. But what is this stuff, "information?" Before we can go very far, we need a definition of information goods and services, and that is a pretty controversial subject in itself. Here are some examples of the trade in information goods and services: 1. A newly invented machine is patented, and the patent is licensed to a company that plans to build and sell the machine. 2. A new edition of a best-selling travel guide is published. 3. A public library buys 3 copies of the travel guide to lend (free) to its patrons. 4. A financial advisor offers his clients advice and opinions about profitable investments in return for a commission on their investment transactions. 5. An investor consults a World-Wide Web page for the values of "leading economic indicators" (key economic statistics) supplied by the U. S. Commerce Department. There is no charge. 6. A collection of photographs of great paintings in world museums is put on CD-ROM and sold by a computer software company. 7. A record company publishes a boxed set of CD's with a digital recording of a recent performance of Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro," with Bryn Terfel singing the role of Figaro. The set includes the libretto of the opera. What these examples have in common is that information goods and services are being sold (or given away). For the purposes of our discussion, information goods and services share...
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...Office for processing of his or her Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (“Green Card”). The approved applicant would manually submit passport-style photographs, index fingerprints, and a signature on Form I-89, I-551 or I-586 Card Data Collection Form, for creation of his or her permanent resident card. The new process, as authorized in 71 Federal Register 15469 (March 28, 2006), requires all conditional permanent residents to appear at a USCIS Application Support Center (ASC) after filing Form I-751 in order to have their biometrics electronically captured. An ASC appointment notice will automatically be sent by mail to the applicant with the specific date, time and location for biometric processing. Biometric processing includes the electronic capture of an applicant’s photograph, signature, index fingerprint and ten-print fingerprints. The photograph, signature and index fingerprint are used to generate the lawful permanent resident card, if the Form I-751 is approved. The ten-print fingerprints are captured for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check and are processed for applicants between the ages of 14 and 79. Applicants (except for “overseas applicants” described below) will no longer be required to submit passportstyle photographs, since photographs will be captured at an ASC. USCIS requires all conditional permanent...
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...think closely about on one strategy and one focus. This case analysis will recognize the issues that are being faced by M-TRONICS, an analysis of the external and internal factors, and to provide the most feasible solution for the organization. Key Issues M-TRONICS must evaluate the different options they have that would allow their company to grow within their competitive industries. The key issues and questions that needs to be addressed in this case analysis are: 1. Should the Entrepreneurial Subsidiaries be a key part of M-TRONICS' growth strategy? The Entrepreneurial Subsidiaries at M-TRONICS is causing a money drain as large amount of the company's budget is going towards the subsidiaries instead of their two major divisions (Electronics and Machinery Division). 2. Should changes be made within the organizational structure and strategy? The structure and strategy at M-TRONICS are different in each division. As each division has operated in different manner, it has resulted in conflict of culture, structure, and...
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...QNT 351 Week 1-4 DQ, How would you define dependent and independent variables? What is their significance in research? Explain with examples. Independent variables are the variables that are manipulated to then analyze the effect on the dependent variable. Although, there is not necessarily manipulation of the independent variable but allows for breaking them into groups that fit into specific properties for the study. An example I found to explain this a little clearer is a study of white cell count between the two genders. There is not a manipulation, but the independent variables are male and female and the dependent variable (what is measured) is the white blood cell counts of the genders (StatSoft Electronic Statistics Textbook, 2012). An example from a previous class would be studying childhood obesity and the relationship to fast-food restaurants close to their school. The independent variable would be the fast-food restaurant in proximity to the school and the dependent variable would be the classifications of the children (normal weight, overweight, obese). The important of dependent and independent variables is the ability to study if and/or how much of an effect the independent variable has on the dependent variable. In the example I provided the study was to determine if fast-food restaurants in close proximity to schools has an effect on obesity…this allowed the individuals conducting the study to analyze the dependent variables of the different weight classes...
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