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This paper discusses that, although modern day technologies have impacted on our lives, the social change and the need for more and more communication devices is driving the change in technologies.

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"The undercurrent that is transforming every aspect of technology, influencing educational approaches, the economy, the political landscape, personal and professional, is he growing need for higher levels of collaboration and social networking between individuals, within groups, and between groups of common interests. The exponential growth of the Apple IPod, MP3 players, personal computers, wireless capabilities, anti-virus programs, and smart phones all are related to the need for connecting and communicating with one another. These technologies are used for accomplishing these collaborative aims of individuals and groups, in addition to personalizing entertainment and also having the option of sharing musical and entertainment preferences with each other. The technologies mentioned in this paper are not driving the social change; the social change is driving the change in technologies (Bernoff, Li, et.al.). The collection of technologies that are predominately Web-based comprised Web 2.0 (Snow, 35, 36) and serve as the foundation for the technologies included in this paper. Without these underlying means of collaboration and information sharing, including music and entertainment, the collection of technologies included in this paper would be largely irrelevant. It is in moving closer to the creation of social networks, and in the case of the iPod, the continual growth of musical and entertainment content on iTunes that keeps all these technologies relevant. Even anti-virus software addresses the need for communicating, with high levels of security and trust, verifying the identity of persons online."

Tags:collaboration, technology, networking

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The paper discusses how the effect that music has on our lives is holistic, with both mental and emotional impact. The paper explains that it is also an evoker of memory, an associative sensation; a particular song you have known will bring back feelings, attitudes, places and feelings from your own past, wherever or whenever you hear it. The paper also notes that one of the things that music does more than anyone talks about is that it can also reveal how a person regards his or her self. The writer relates that his research suggests that well-performed, sincere music is a positive thing, and that genre is personal matter.

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"The effect that music has on our lives is holistic, with both mental and emotional impact. It is also an evoker of memory, an associative sensation. A particular song you have known will bring back feelings, attitudes, places and feelings from your own past, wherever or whenever you hear it. But one of the things that music does more than anyone talks about is that it can also reveal how a person regards his or her self. My research suggests that well-performed, sincere music is a positive thing, and that genre is personal matter. For some people, music is a constant; they listen to so much music so often that their lives have a soundtrack that they're very particular..."

Tags:effect, music, lives

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The paper argues that Philip of Macedon used guile and diplomacy to preserve Macedonia in the face of constant threats from its enemies; in doing so, Philip made it possible for Macedonia to remain an independent state (a state that would eventually become a great power) and not merely a "play-thing" or something to be carved up by its adversaries. At the same time, Philip changed history because he turned Macedonia's army into a fearsome fighting force; this development would allow Macedonia to eventually lay waste to its enemies, would end the predominance of the Greeks and Thracians, and would give his son, Alexander, the tools he needed to be an imperial colossus. The paper concludes that history did not change Philip; he changed history.

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"The following paper will argue that Philip of Macedon changed history in two significant ways. Firstly, he used guile and diplomacy to preserve Macedonia in the face of constant threats from its enemies; in doing so, Philip made it possible for Macedonia to remain an independent state (a state that would eventually become a great power) and not merely a "play-thing" or something to be carved up by its adversaries. At the same time, Philip changed history because he turned Macedonia's army into a fearsome fighting force; this development would allow Macedonia to eventually lay waste to its enemies, would end the predominance of the..."

Tags:philip, macedon, history

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The paper describes the story of Malika Oufkir's life as recounted in her memoir "Stolen Lives" and shows how Malika's childish desire to become a glamorous actress sustained her through the ordeal she suffered. The paper maintains that, despite its subjective nature, the book is a compelling portrait of political imprisonment and injustice that took away the best years of a young woman's life. The paper concludes that as recent events have brought the question of the rights of the politically imprisoned to the forefront of our own national consciousness, "Stolen Lives" is a worthy dramatization of the issue.

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"The story of Malika Oufkir's life rivals that of the made-up tale of the supposed surviving princess and daughter of the last czar, Anastasia. Only Oufkir's memoir is nonfiction, and perhaps more worthy of cinema. "Although Stolen Lives would be a smashing good tale if it were fiction, it is all the more compelling since it is true," wrote one reviewer (Sherrer, 2001). Imagine this beginning of a film. A young girl, selected by the capricious hand of fate, is given the honor of becoming the adopted daughter of the King of Morocco, King Muhammad V and is sent away at the age of five from her parents to be raised with the king's daughter as the girl's companion in a harem. The girl has been taken away from all that is familiar, but she lives a charmed life of luxury. When she is a teenager, she is sent back to live with her parents, her usefulness exhausted to the royal family. She must get to know her parents and siblings again, for they are now strangers."

Tags:actress, cinema, film, imprisonment, survival, captivity

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In this article, the various sociological factors within 'How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York' by Jacob Riis is analyzed. The writer suggests that in many ways, the melting pot of different races, classes, and ethnic peoples is the over populated masses that lived in poverty on the Lower East Side. The writer also points out that the often-horrible living conditions helped to spread disease throughout the populations. The writer further notes that building more hospitals and setting housing policy would help to lower the growth of contagious disease in these impoverished communities.

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"This social study examines the crucial elements of sociological studies for the poor in 'How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York' by Jacob A. Riis. By realizing the sociological premise of poverty within the ghettos of New York City, the conditions of the poor are revealed through the lower class strata of American society. Riis defines these people in regards to their race, income, and other variables that allow a deeper understanding of how these people live in the country's most violent oppressive ghettos. In essence, Riis provides a detailed analysis and sociological study of how the poor live within New York City's lower class urban ghettos in the 19th century."

Tags:riis, new, york

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This paper studies Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey" and in the process, analyzes the lives of the people living during that period. The author looks at the main characters from the poem and describes their attributes and characteristics as well as their interactions with other characters. The paper also explains how these interactions are indicative of the moral code and society norms. In closing, the author praises the way in which Homer crafts the story to give the reader what the reader wants, an artful technique both in ancient Greece and today.

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"This story also makes revelations about human nature. In addition to the moral lessons regarding hubris, other aspects of human nature are revealed. The Cyclops, for example, is portrayed as a monster, outcast from the other Cyclops. This outcast lacks basic civility, as evidenced by his eating of Odysseus' men. Odysseus may have been full of hubris in hoping that the Cyclops would receive him properly, but Homer uses the Cyclops to tell the story from the opposite perspective as well. The Cyclops is the uncivilized outcast who, in failing to properly receive Odysseus, is violating social norms. He receives punishment for this lack of hospitality, a theme repeated numerous times in the Odyssey. Thus it is revealed by Homer about human nature is that not only do we make outcasts of those who do not follow social norms, but those individuals will suffer punishment for their transgressions."

Tags:epic poem, ancient greece, literature

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This paper examines stereotyping in the daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives. Stereotypes are defined and then identified in Days of Our Lives. The existence of a counter-text of feminist values and gender empowerment is also considered.

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The writer of this paper examines the life and accomplishments of William Smith, the English geologist credited for creating the first geological map. This paper examines how Smith's maps shifted public perception regarding the creation of the universe. This paper reviews Simon Winchester's biography, "The Map that Changed the World," which summarizes Smith's life, his achievements and the impacts made on the scientific community due to his research. Smith's early work with canal digging companies and within the mining industry enabled him to become more aware of what lie beneath the surface of the land. This paper focuses on Smith's fascination with the earth, rocks and fossils, which led to the creation of his first geological map of Bath. Influenced by other cartography and on extant atlases, Smith devised special colorization systems for his geological maps, which are discussed in this paper. This paper also examines Smith's longing for more recognition than he was afforded during his lifetime. While Smith's maps were published during his lifetime, what should have been the high point of his life marked the beginning of a downward spiral, when many of his personal and professional relationships fell apart. This paper examines why centuries after his death, geologists still pay homage to William Smith, the father of modern geology.

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"His early work with canal digging companies and within the mining industry enabled William Smith to become more aware of what lie beneath the surface of the land. There could be no better situation for a man who loved geology in the eighteenth century than being paid to dig deep under the ground. Thus, his professional work offered him a private pleasure and a convenient means by which to formulate, develop, and prove his theories. On his own, while he traveled as a surveyor for the Somerset Coal Canal Company, Smith observed how sedimentary layers of rock were arranged in patterns across the land. Somerset Coal Canal Company was not so much interested in the scientific implications for Smith's findings as in their financial implications. For instance, when he was first hired, Smith noticed how English villages rest on top of "a score of complex, broken, twisted, and contorted seams of coal." For Smith, his work meant unlocking some of the earth's deepest secrets."

Tags:geology, maps, fossil, earth, atlas, cartography

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This paper focuses on the private lives of American women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as daughters, wives, and mothers. It examines whether their lives meshed or clashed with their participation in the wider public world of education, work and politics. It explains that women in Victorian times and beyond were expected to conform to society's mores, which did not include rights for women. If a woman stepped outside the norm, she did not "fit" in polite society, and she was often ostracized and abandoned by those around her.

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"Women in the Victorian age, which lasted from1880 to 1900, were placed on pedestals, as long as they managed to conform to society's dictates about how women should act and dress, took care of their family and their home, and did not make any waves, socially or politically. Women like Susan B. Anthony, who campaigned vocally for women's rights, especially the right to vote, and Ida B. Wells, who campaigned tirelessly for anti-lynching laws, were outside the norm, and suffered because of it. Society ostracized them because they had "masculine thoughts." Anthony was arrested for committing the "sin" of voting in an election, and Wells had to leave her native South and flee to the North to escape persecution and violence because of her stand on black rights. Even Elizabeth Cady Stanton, mentor and dear friend of Anthony, could not convince her own father of the worth of her work for women."

Tags:victorian, society, public

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This paper discusses not only who the tyrants were and their terrible deeds, but what the driving force was behind their cruelty. The author shows the extravagance and complexity of their lives and how their political actions led to global consequences and terror.








discusses plots, themes, characters and their importance. It discusses the central elements that drive the book, mystery, conflict, challenge. It also discusses what life lessons the author is trying to convey.

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"Each of these men represents an age in history, beginning with the Roman days of Nero to the present day of Hussein. Under the first four reigns we know the consequences of the actions. In other words, we know how the story ends for Nero, Ivan, Stalin, and Hitler. History has shown us how these madmen of politics destroyed lives and countries by persuading their countrymen to follow into their dark bloody hells (Myerson 2000). Hussein's era is not over, and the ending is yet to be written. However, if we follow history, we might well be able to write his ending today. Unfortunately, through the biographies of each man, one sees all too well that madmen will always exist, and some will have that extra charisma that causes people to turn their heads the other way (Myerson 200)."

Tags:ivan, the, terrible, stalin, hitler, history, terror