...The Alternate Reality Since the late 1990’s, texting has exponentially risen to become one of the most popular forms of communication. Old High School friends living across the country talk every day, and employers keep constant track of their employee’s whereabouts. It’s fascinating what texting has done for our world, but at what cost? In “Tapping into Text Messaging”, Janet Kornblum examines the proposal that texting has hollowed our mental presence. She cites large communication companies as saying that our physical presence and mental presence are often misaligned. It is indeed an intriguing thought, and is observable on a day-to-day basis. Kornblum presents statistics, cites high authorities, and examines the counterargument to create a very compelling argument. One may be quite skeptical when reading Kornblum’s essay, as texting is such a huge part of modern society. However, Kornblum seems to have quite the resume backing up her argument. Janet Kornblum is an award-winning journalist, who specializes in the field of social media. She’s written about social media for publications such as USA Today and CNET, and even trains other people in her field. It’s fair to say she should know what she’s talking about. For the first two pages, Kornblum uses statistical analysis to show the popularity of text messaging. Her essay was written in 2003 and already 45% of American teenagers had a cell phone! It’s plausible to believe that number is around 95% today. In addition she...
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...23, 2015 Texting and Driving Automobile crashes as a result of texting while driving is an epidemic that has taken our nation by storm over the past decade. Whether people think they can safely type on their phone while driving, or just don’t think there is any real danger in the act does not matter. Texting while driving must be stopped. To do this our government must take action to both add uniformity to the laws and punishments bestowed on the offenders. But, it is also vital that the government provide ample educational programs in order to spread the message about the dangers of tapping the keyboard while behind the wheel. Texting and driving is one of the largest epidemics to sweep our nation. The use of a cell phone while driving is extremely distracting and dangerous to the person behind the wheel, and everyone else on the road as well. Every year, 21% of fatal car crashes involving teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 were the result of using their cell phone while behind the wheel. This statistic is expected to grow as much as 4% every year. But, this is not just a problem among teen drivers. One-fifth of adult drivers in the United States also report sending text messages while driving (“Cell Phone & Texting Accidents”). To combat this problem, the United States government much take a stronger stance and pass legislation that unifies texting while driving laws and punishments, as well as installing much more education about the dangers of texting behind the...
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...“That's so eww!” she exclaimed, holding a hand to her chest, as if merely talking about him would give her something. “He can just forget about trying to get with me, then. I like Ben better, anyway.” April smiled, nodding her head as she slid one of the shot glasses towards her friend. What she didn't tell Christy was that she'd been texting Jason all night and planned on taking him below deck later on in the night. Lifting her glass, April looked meaningfully at Christy. “Cheers!” she said, before throwing back the shot like it wasn't anything more than a shot of water. Christy followed suit, making a face at the...
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...Virtual Reality Or Virtual Renegade? INF103 Computer Literacy Instructor: Lameika Gupton August 19, 2013 Outline * Introduction * Question: Is virtual reality another tactic organized by the government to control society? * Thesis: Due to the invasion of privacy from tapping into phones to trying to censor the Internet, it is most probable to conclude that virtual reality, which includes altering the mindsets of humans to believe they are in a stable world except they are not, is another allure transpired by governmental forces to control society. * Caution or Control? * Wiretapping * Internet Censorship * Allure * Virtual Reality Tactics * Cons of Artificial Intelligence/Virtual Reality * Scientific and Technical Problems With Virtual Reality * Negation * Pros of Virtual Reality * Comparison to Cons of Virtual Reality * Conclusion Virtual Reality or Virtual Renegade? According to Merriam – Webster online, democracy is defined by “a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections, c. : the common people especially when constituting the source of political authority” (Merriam – Webster, 2013). In each of these definitions, the reader may see that they all include...
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...Healthcare Communication Methods Healthcare Communication Methods The first thing to understand when it comes to communicating with patients in nursing homes is that not everyone is the same. You will have patients that are hard of hearing, deaf, do not speak or understand the same language you do and that are blind; yes, being blind can affect how you communicate. If you have a patient that does not speak English it is not best to first bring in a family member. “You may be tempted to automatically use family members as interpreters, but this is legally risky except in case of emergencies.” ("When patients don't speak English, what is the risk?" 2007). If it comes down to the point where you have tried every other option and you are running out of time, yes, call a member of the family. The reason why this is risky is because you do not know if your patient does not want particular family members knowing where they are, these occasions are rare but they do happen. Sometimes people are embarrassed about the fact that they are in a nursing home and they do not want members of the family knowing that. Also, you may end up contacting a family member that is not in good standing with your patient and could possibly do more harm than good. Find a local interpreter and ask for information that is in the language your patient speaks. Most brochures for interpreters are printed with several different languages on them. Let the patient see the information that you have, that should...
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...A turning point in Montag’s life is when he is on the subway, and a commercial comes on. When the advertisement comes on and gets louder and louder, "The people whose mouths had been faintly twitching the words Dentifrice Dentifrice Dentifrice . . . were pounded into submission; they did not run, there was no place to run" (Bradbury 79). At the same time, Montag is trying to study the Bible. "'Shut up, shut up, shut up!' It was a plea, a cry so terrible that Montag found himself on his feet, the shocked inhabitants of the loud car staring, moving back from this man with the insane, gorged face . . . The train radio vomited upon Montag, in retaliation . . ." (Bradbury 79). In this scene, everyone except Montag was tapping their feet and singing along to the advertisement. When Montag yelled “Shut up, shut up, shut up!”, the train radio only got louder in an attempt to drown Montag’s voice out and plunge him into submission so that he will stop thinking. In our society today, similar things happen, though not to the same extent. Nowadays, when people are on the train, they either simply just sit and think, or they turn the volume up on their headphones to drown out the sounds from the outside world. Those who choose to distract themselves with technology and media are similar to the characters in Fahrenheit 451, as they choose not to think but instead to be distracted. We see and hear commercials everyday,...
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...to face and physical contact with parents and friends, prompting shyness and weakening relationships” (Burley Page 2.) This statement is a very big issue when it comes to technology, and if we don’t change the way we view it, our lack of connection could get even worse. Another issue arising from technology is being unavailable to be there for people both mentally and sometimes even physically. As Jonathan Coleman says, “Standing next to me was a father more intent on the cellphone conversation he was having. . . . than watching his daughter play. Time and again, she would look toward him, craving his attention, but he never saw her. Nor, for that matter, did another girl's mother see her child, focused as she was on her laptop, merrily tapping away” (Coleman Page One / Two). This is a perfect example of how easy it is to be distracted in a moment of connection, even when we're not trying. Although it's nice to be able to reach out to people through their cell phones in a matter of seconds, the difficulty of resisting temptation only increases. He goes on to talk about this in more detail, “Speaking of which, do you remember when you and your friends would go to the beach to swim and sunbathe and take leave of your lives for an afternoon or longer? These days, I go to the beach and see teenagers come out of the water and instantly get on their cell phones” (Coleman Page Two). The discussion of the changes in expectations from past to present is also discussed in Connected, but...
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...SSK13 - HD Essay (2010) Learning & Communication Behaviour Dani Denman Unit: SSK13 Tutor: Alexandra Price Words: (1,174 exc. references) Human thirst for mobile communication in a world of increasing social segregation Unlike most technologies, the mobile phone has taken the world by storm. There was a time when it was assumed that only the rich people were those who can afford mobile phones. It is most likely still true, however there is another thought needed for the modern world. People today, wealthy and those even considered poor, have the latest mobile phones. Everyone seems to own not one but even two or three mobile phones at the same time. Children as young as six years old are fond of texting, playing games, and even surfing the internet through mobile phones. Mobile technology has produced substantial social change in the behavioural and lifestyle patterns of human beings, changes in technology and self-management styles have altered the way people & families communicate. Mobile technology has progressively pulled people away from conventional social settings, neighbourhoods and public spaces that have been associated with large and diverse networks. As Leysia Palen says “Mobile phones help manage and grant instant access to users' dispersed social networks but risk violating the age-old social conventions of face-to- face relationships”. (Palen, 2002 p.78). Do mobile phone users need to take a step back in order to avoid social alienation &...
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...One last thing to help with phone conversations is when Stevens put in her article “‘...You have to create a relationship over the phone,’” (1). Kids aren’t going to want to talk on the phone with someone they have no relationship to. Since phones are limiting the social skills kids are forming, then it will be hard to create and nurture relationships, even with relatives. Even though these are good tips to learning phone skills, kids today are still lacking, because many of these faculties are not put into practice. Children today learn how to type on an iPad before they learn to talk. This leads to more texting, and less conversations, and in turn leaving people with no phone skills in their future lives. One last skill that is lost because of technology is the ability of a person to read another person’s emotions. The digital realm has kids talking through text so much more than over the phone or face to face, and with the conversations being over text, emotions are lost. It can be hard to tell if someone is just mad or sarcastic, happy or serious. With kids...
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...The Effects of the Automobile Industry on Japanese Culture HUM432 The Effects of the Automobile Industry on Japanese Culture The Japanese Culture The Japanese culture is one of the oldest cultures in the world. Its current state is the culmination of 30,000 to 50,000 years of history (Varley, P. 1973). It has been influenced by the introduction of aspects of many cultures from the Asian and Western worlds. It has resulted in the development and adoption of technologies which have in turn impacted the culture itself. The automobile industry is one of the largest technological industries that have developed in Japan. The growth of the automobile industry in Japan has had both positive and negative effects on the Japanese culture. The Japanese culture in 1950 prior to the accelerated growth of the automobile industry was complex and comprised of practices and institutions which developed based upon both ancient beliefs and contemporary influences. Ancient beliefs were a result of spiritual ideas, and internal political and economic structures that developed over time on this island nation, for the most part isolated from the western world until the 1800s. Western political and economic influences had an effect the culture thereafter. Spiritual beliefs in Japan are primarily an outcome of the influence of Shintoism, Confucianism and Buddhism, with some impact made by Christian missionaries who arrived on the island in 1600s. Shintoism, the earliest religious belief system...
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...expect of them. Disruptions and misbehaviors are under control. The ideal classroom where students behave the way they are expected to. Classrooms like this are only found in heaven where perfection is the mainstream of life. Classroom disruptions happen in almost every classroom. Let’s be honest, it happens in every classroom not almost every classroom. Educators deal with students who have their own mind and want to control as much as they can. The frustrations of teachers with classroom management are caused by the negative classroom conditions or disruptions made by students. For the purposes of this investigation the following negative disruptions will be discussed in detail, talking without permission, disruptive noises, texting or computer usage, tardiness, sleeping in class, unpreparedness, insults, physical threats, and passing notes. One of the major classroom disruptions is talking during lecture, or shouting out comments without raising hands for permission. A student who talks either to other classmates or blurts out during lessons is rude and leads to more serious disruptive behavior (Linsin, 2009). A teacher allows her students to freely discuss the topic of discussion during class. Students are actively shouting out answers and the noise level gets high. To anyone looking in on this class from the outside it seems that the class is out of control. To the teacher it is a chaos she can manage. She loves it when her students interact in this way, but...
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...technology has seen rapid growth in technology and in personal use. Texting has now become the dominant means of communication and actual conversation skills are diminishing. Exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted from cellular devices has become a concern and is being studied from many various angles to determine actual health risks from cell phone use. Whether it is for personal or business use, the cell phone has become a permanent fixture in our lives, could have potential health risks, and can become an addiction if necessary steps are not taken to control use and dependency. Cellular Technology and Society Today At any store they are visible. They have their hand plastered to their ear or they are seemingly talking to no one. These are the cellphone users. Hayley Tsukayama, a writer for the Washington post asserts that according to the Pew Internet and Life Project only seventeen percent of Americans still have a land line and ninety percent own a cellphone. (Tsukayama, 2014) The largest contributor to this trend is convenience. Most cellular devices are small and easily portable, allowing the user to move around freely. The ability to be in contact on the road, at work, or out having fun has pushed the trend that the American consumer is converting to cellular devices. Adding to this trend is the ability of cellular devices to do more than just make a call. “Cell phones are not just about calling or texting – with expanding functionality, phones have become multimedia...
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...U.S. Bancorp Aaron.o.wilson@hotmail.com Final Course Project GM591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Keller Graduate School Professor Donna Darr April 10, 2012 Aaron Wilson Introduction: U.S. Bancorp was founded in 1863 and is the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States, whose current chairman, CEO and President is Richard Davis. U.S. Bancorp is located in 25 states and has 60,000 employees with 3,085 bank branches, 5,053 ATMs, and 17.5 million customers. U.S. Bancorp is a publically traded corporation on the New York Stock Exchange its ticker symbol is USB. Unlike many other banks U.S. Bancorp did not suffer during the economic downturn, and was one of a few banks that did not need a TARP loan. U.S. Bancorp prides itself and is committed to providing service that meets the demands of their customer, and high quality and innovative products. Some products offered at U.S. Bancorp include checking and savings accounts, credit cards, loans, and online banking. According to The Keynote Systems survey U.S. Bancorp is ranked #1 in online overall customer experience; Fortune named U.S. Bancorp #1 most admired superregional bank. For the past six years in January U.S. Bancorp has had an all employee event where employees learn about previous year’s performance, as well as learn about new employee benefits, initiatives, and are celebrated for continued customer service scores. At the employee event U.S. Bancorp introduced MobileMerchant, which allows small business...
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...The credit card world is changing along with the 21st Century and leading the way is American Express (AmEx) by offering a first-of-its-kind innovation by partnering with four external environment television networks. The four ways AmEx is externally reaching diversity is through a T-Commerce Program with FOX Broadcasting Company, NBCUniversial & Zeebox, BrightLine, and Shop Small Provincetown (Forbes). AmEx is strengthening their clients’ shopping experience at their fingertips, with access to purchasing items on phones and computers, which also includes thirty-second commercials launched across all gaming consoles, tablets, telecom companies’ satellites and cable to reach their diverse consumer ("America Express News: Press Release.", 2012).. Targeting ranges from mothers and teens to Hispanics, members of the LBGT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community and many other diverse groups of people (Forebs). AmEx is reaching the people who drive their company forward by finding out who has more pull in the purchase decisions made in a particular household. They also analyze how certain age groups purchase their merchandise, how to advertise to those who need support in purchasing a product, and more importantly partnering and sponsorships with Human Rights Campaign (Forbes). Through the partnership with the four companies, AmEx helps to reach their consumers more easily, and make purchasing more accessible. Partnering with a broadcasting company opens many...
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...Smartphone Industry Analysis By Abstract We define a smartphone to be a mobile device possessing cutting-edge capabilities and features likened to cellular phones. Their hardware and software features are supposed to functionalities like browsing the web, taking fine pictures, and watching HD videos and much more (Darlin, 2008). A notable principle trend in the current market is the increased demand for big-sized screen smartphones. With the development of better platforms like virtualization, cloud computing, and disposition of next-generation LTE networks like 3G and 4G, people have too great extent intensified activities such as internet browsing, playing games, and playing videos on these devices, taking the worldwide demand for smartphones to another level (Dediu, 2013). This paper examines the changing aspects that are enabling sustained disruption in the international smartphone setting and such aspects that will propel more change over in the next few years. Introduction The smartphone industry has seen astonishing growth in modern years; sales volumes rose by more than 40 percent in 2014 to go not far from the 1.8 billion unit threshold focus of 2018, and it is more than $300 billion in value (Dawson, 2010). Nonetheless, this volatile growth has been complemented by the substantial disruption. Players in Web market are targeting to take the advantage that smartphones offer in the instances of assignation, context, connectivity...
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