...Some experiences that change people are adorned with gold medals, new faces, or sight of a long awaited finish line. For me, my life changed with the influence of a little white envelope. The paper inside was so much more than ink on a page reading, “Congratulations!”. This was a start to amazing opportunities, new relationships, and a fresh start. It has been noted that since the fourth grade the only high school I dreamed of attending was Blackstone Valley Tech (BVT). One Monday afternoon in mid-spring was the day I received that little white envelope and that dream became a reality. On my first day at Valley Tech I knew I had immediately found a new home. The reason being, I found myself in a place where being yourself and exploring your full potential is highly encouraged. It was crazy to think that I was in the same position as three hundred people, from thirteen towns with diverse interests, each of us starting a new chapter of our lives. This idea had a big influence on me starting at a new school. Sometime within that first week, in a car ride home with my mom, I said to her, “This is an opportunity to reinvent myself”. I took this saying with me for the rest of the year and still to this day....
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...I SEARCH DRAFT What I already knew/what I wanted to know Technology is a major crisis, increasing day by day. Many of us deny this, or many don’t want to believe this actually. Unfortunately, yes; it is causing a lot of trouble around our societies. We are suffering from a serious disease called technology. Every day, while I am seeing this virus spreading, many questions started coming to my mind. Aren’t teenagers and kids too small to hold a smartphone? How did our lives change (to worse or better)? Which is better now or then? I already knew that technology is the simple idea to do complex tasks, but in a way or another it has its own side effects. It can be beneficial in many ways, but on the other hand, it can be more...
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...Gabrielle McQuire Prof: Mr. Flood English 101 December 1st, 2014 Digital Technology is Positively Here to Stay Since more than half of the people in our nation use some form of digital technology, it is safe to assume that it is here to stay. Digital technology restructured our society and changed the way that we do things. Almost everyone, from the very young to our senior citizens, is learning how to use some form of digital technology. It aims to support us in communicating with others, achieving an education, and succeeding in the workplace. There are countless ways that digital technology is being used both positively and negatively. However, the most commonly shared belief is that the good outweighs the bad. We have to rely on our digital tools and toys that it seems impossible to envision life without them. The advancement in digital technology changed the way people communicate with friends and family, seek job career opportunities, and the foundation of the education system. It is important to realize that many people don’t get to see their family and friends on an everyday basis. For this reason, digital technology is a great source for people to remain in contact with their loved ones. There are many social media sites where people can keep in touch with their family and friends. Several of them are Facebook, Instagram, Skype, Twitter, Tumbler, Foursquare, and Face Time. Since many families today are mobile, immediate families and their extended...
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...1. https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/article/internet-changed-everyday-life/?fullscreen=true a. One way that our lives are enhanced is the ability to communicate faster. We are able to get news out and about to anywhere in the world faster than we ever have before, and we can know what is going on in each other’s lives like never before. Also with the Internet, we are able to learn about almost anything that we set our minds to. We can share ideas and thoughts with other people, and have them seen by millions. b. Daily life has been altered greatly in the past decade. 10 years ago, the first thing you might do when you come home is sit down and turn on the TV. Now? You probably go online and check your emails or social media. People even check their communication device in the car or in the waiting room. Our daily life has been so drastically changed over the past decade, especially with the growth of mobile technology. c. A negative impact on society is addiction and privacy. Many people become addicted to social media that they simply can’t stay off of it. People will even base their self-esteem and worthiness on how many “followers” or “friends” they have on their favorite website. The other concern is privacy. People will post things that can make them identifiable, and cause serious problems. This is especially noticeable with minors, who, despite previous warnings, will act recklessly online, putting themselves and their friends and family in danger...
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...Technology Is a Double-edged Sword There is no doubt that in the 21st century, technology hugely influences the way we think, communicate and complete our work. With the constant technological innovations in computers and phones, we are experiencing a completely new and more enriched lifestyle. Nowadays, with millions of apps launched via platforms such as the Appstore on iPhones, iPads and Macbooks, we are becoming more and more dependent on the Internet and social media. Every day, college students use Facebook to communicate with friends and browse Instagram to keep up with the times and follow every friend’s lives. Without any argument, the new digital world makes our lives more interesting and colorful. However, I consider technology a double-edged sword, especially cellphone applications. Even though technology enriches our lives from many perspectives, it may sometimes negatively affect us socially and academically. I still recall when I got my first iPhone. It was also my introduction to Instagram. Back in middle school, when I was only 15 years old, my dad gave me an iPhone 3GS as a birthday gift. I was already very excited when I saw the pure white box. However, it shocked me more when I started up the phone. The app store had hundreds of apps, which were classified by categories, such as games, music, and lifestyles. At first, I was not sure if I could use such a great number of functions in such a small phone, but when the Wi-Fi was connected, it felt like opening...
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...view life and perceive it. My story might not outstanding to other people, but for me, it was a spectacular changed. For years in my life, I would never forget the first time I had my first flight. My family and I immigrated to a new country that I never thought of. Because of that flight, my life had changed from one culture to a different culture in just 24 hours on the airplane It was winter in 2006 when my family and I decided to move out of the country. One week before the departure date, my mum told me that her, my brother, and I needed to immigrate to the United State of America for better lives. I was a teenager at the age of 14 years old at that time. I didn’t really know how my life would be in the U.S, but I was surprised to have a chance to travel outside the country for the first time. The time was liked a flash, I couldn’t had a enough time to say farewell to my friends and my special person, who is my great grandmother. The boarding time for my first flight had come, and I was so exited to watch my motherland from above. That was to have a better life for my family, but my tears just dropped for no reasons, may be I was scared or missed my old house. Well, no more tears to wasted; I boarded the plane with my family and took off. On August 2006 at nighttime, my plane had landed at International Airport of Houston. From the moment I stepped out of the plane, a whole new destiny of mine were waiting ahead of me, and I knew my life would completely changed. The...
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...Parenting with Technology By DeVry University There are 6,800 known languages used in 200 different countries through out the world. 2,681 of those languages also have a writing system and the rest are just spoken. (1) All of those languages, spoken or not are tools of communication. Communication is the background of modern society and the fundamental means of being a civilized country, and how we communicate has changed dramatically over the centuries from grunting and writing on rocks to a very wide variety of methods in communication that we see today. Today, we often communicate with technology. We use email, on laptops and cell phones through wireless networks in hotspots all over our cities and communities. With cell phones, it is rare that you cannot instantly make a phone call and speak to someone immediately. Text messaging is yet another new language has been developed to communicate within in our society. Finally we use the Internet and social networking sites to keep in touch via live video, instant pictures, and so much more. Information is almost always a click away. In this multifaceted time of communication we need to learn the languages of our kids. Communication has always been the key to good parenting. Now we can use the tools of the 2000’s to be the best parents possible. The cell phone has changed communication, as we know it. Every time I missed school as a teen by 10 am the phone would ring with a call from the school office...
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...Technology Use Today By: Anthony Kirk We all know that technology has changed over the years with Facebook, Twitter, Smartphones and plenty more. The only problem is all this technology has changed us too. Most kids refuse to go to outside because their “too busy” trying to finish their game or set a new high score online. There is this place with real grass and actual sky instead of a bunch of megapixels being put together to create fake ground. I mean seriously, do they even know what grass feels like anymore? I have two younger cousins and let me say, video games are their life. If they see a new game in an advertisement on TV its all, “Mom, Mom, Mom I absolutely need this new Pokémon game, like look at it NEW Pokémon are on this game.” Instead of playing video games you could easily have just as much fun on the playground or on your bikes, but no kids are too attached to their games to notice the world. Kids aren’t the worst with all the new technology though, it’s the teens that are most effected. All those gossip girls standing in their circle on their phones not even talking to each other. Why even bother being together if your too busy texting someone else to pay attention to everyone around you? Then theirs that one friend you have on Facebook who is constantly ranting on and on about how life sucks, or how their friends are SO mean to them. I mean just shut up no one wants to hear for the millionth time that life sucks for you. If you want so much attention...
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... our primary means of communication is in the form of a story. “Today I did this” or “Beowulf is strong”, these ideas are not far removed from each other, except through time. Eventually with the invention of the printing press, our means of storytelling have not changed much, or evolved nearly as quickly. The book, the tangible word, has stayed primarily relevant since its invention. It has indeed molded and conformed to new technological practices, but primarily, the book has stayed just that, a book. It is able to traverse the gap and be considered both new and old media because of the...
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...are those foundations of a person’s life which one find personally important. They are the primary beliefs which guide a person on how to live their life in a way that is meaningful and satisfying to them. Values are the things that people measure their choices, whether consciously or not (Limerick University of Technology, 2007). People use them to justify their behavior to themselves and others. And they decide the level of satisfaction with their choices, even if decisions are not freely made but controlled by other factors. Values can help people to understand where they might find a role in society, and they are often a strong motivator for work. My Core Values My core values are very simple. I have a way of living life that is completely opposite of how I was raised. I like to live life like it is my last day on earth. I live as though I am never going to see the light of day again. It sounds crazy, but I think of death constantly because I think that I have too. Every day, I take the time to do something with my kids so that they do not grow up and say we never did anything or that they did not have fun before I left. When it comes to society and the workplace, I treat everyone as though they are equal. Everyone is the same color, same height, same weight, same gender, etc. I am not anyone in this world that has the right to judge anyone for anything. I believe that as long as you are not affecting my life personally, I do not care what you...
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...Business Communication Trends XCOM/285 November 6, 2011 Although I am not working, and have not been for a few months, business communication still plays its part in my every day life. In my current situation I am living with my brother and helping him with my two nieces and nephew. Whether talking with my family directly, or indirectly, communication is an integral part of our success collectively and individually. Trying to manage school, football, gymnastics, cheerleading, eating, and yes, even showering revolves around all of us communicating effectively. It all starts Sunday evening at the dinner table; the round table as we call it. In this private, yet chaotic setting, we all plan the week’s meals, the week’s activities including transportation to and from school and after school activities. This meeting is likened to a business meeting where our meeting is very formal with listening and speaking. With three children involved it will grow to be informal quickly if order is not restored. When this meeting is final we have all had a chance to speak and an agenda has been set in place for the week. During the week, in particular Monday through Friday, we rely on informal communication. Text messages, e-mails, and voicemails are normal for us. As a family, as a business, as a company, we depend on these forms of communications. Sickness, time changes, meal changes, and transportation change as quick as time. Face-to-face and...
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...abuse. ? ______________________________________________________________________ Express Your Individuality We are all so different and unique it is a miracle we all get along as we do. May not be the best at times but hey, we are human right. Our individuality is what makes us so diverse. I give props to the people who step outside of that “norm” of following what others want you to do. So you wear clothes you shouldn’t or dress how others view as inappropriate, and the point is? The fact of the matter is it is your body; you are the ones wearing the clothes, so what if people don’t accept that, it is not the end of the world. Those who have a problem with how you look or dress probably do or did the same thing at a time in their life. We spend too much time looking at others when we should really be...
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...Corruption in my Country To start my answer first let’s learn the type of government my country i.e. India has. India is a democratic country and it is governed by the people. People elect their representative of parliament. It has been 69 years India got independence. Today after almost seven decades one of the prime issues the whole nation faces is ‘corruption’. India is a diverse country with variance in religion, language, areas. These factors make difficult to handle various issues. Indian population considers it as a plague to the nation. This plague has spread so wide that individuals had to transfer the black money into Swiss bank to secure the black money. India is considered to be a developing question or third world nation according to United Nations. The technological advancement has been very slow, System is not transparent and which makes things unfair and most of the time person in power has authority to take advantage of his credentials which leads to corruption. Government services are one of the major areas of concern. Government services like Police station, DMV offices, Passport offices and almost all of them practice some kind of corruption. But due to privatization the corruption has been reduced during recent times. Globalization of data has also helped reducing corruption up to large intent. Government is acting proactively against corruption. Different schemes are implemented to make systems transparent. If someone is held accountable to corruption strict...
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... Sociology "The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral", this quote was once said by a Greek secular artist, by reading this quote one can presume that most philosophers and thinkers alike look for a deeper meaning within their lives and throughout society. Previous to this course my viewpoint and attitude were based on the people of which I surround myself with, the life experiences I have encountered and the way in which we make our decisions and why. Following my studies I have found this foundation of my knowledge to be valid and rather accurate although there are numerous factors which make up our decisions and how we end up where we are, studying sociology has assisted me in becoming more aware of different factors which I may have not considered to make up a society and how in turn this has enhanced my sense of identity. In relation to individuality and where I am in society I have found there are a number of entities which define me within the social order, that being of where I have lived in the world, the people I surround myself with, the cultures I have endured and seen, the values I was taught as a child and to this day as an adult and the way in which I come to make my decisions. Attending 13 schools and living in 3 continents over 7 major cities all over the world up until the age...
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...facilities will be a vital aspect of the health care industry as well as the design of health care facilities. This paper will show how health care has changed within the last 10 years, what changes the health care industry is expected to see within the next ten years, and what role will I play as a consumer in the health care industry and how I will adapt my health care skills to evolve with the health care industry’s needs. This paper will explain my perception of health care changes over the course of this program, what has had the most significant impact, what role will technology play in health care organizations in the coming decade and what financial and economic issues will affect the health care industry within the next 10 years? Health care Industry Paper How has health care changed in the last 10 years? The health care industry has evolved drastically over the last 10 years; health care is more patient-centered and patient friendly (Harrington & Voehl, 2010, p. 15). The goal of the health care industry over the last 10 years was to embrace consumerism and encourage consumerism to allow patients to be responsible for their own health care decisions (Harrington & Voehl, 2010, p. 15). Also the health care industry has changed the way it delivers health care services to patients to improve quality of life. This is vital for the health care because of the Aging population and the increase of chronic diseases and illness, which are the fundamental drivers...
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