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- 711: Appearances - A Universal Concern
- ... attractive person to be socially active. He or she is usually perceived as more pleasant, which makes it easier for him or her to approach others. Besides, some careers, such as models, actors or actresses, television anchors, and salespersons rely to a significant extent on their outward appearances. They must do their best to please the audience, draw attention, or make a sale. The following three experiments done by the television news magazine 20/20 illustrate the difference that appearances can have in one's everyday life, regardless of whether one is an actress, model, salesperson, or garbageman. In an experiment with third graders, after having ...
- 712: Electrical Engineering
- ... manufacture products such as computers, telephones, radios, and stereo systems (EGOE, 121). Electrical engineers touch everyone lives through the things they have designed or created. Electrical engineers have invented the lights in your house, the television, the stereo, the telephone, computers, and even your doctor s blood pressure gauge (Stine 300). History The history of engineering goes back into the 19th century when Alexander Volta (1745-1827) made a remarkable discover ... can vary significantly. For example, they can include acoustics, signal processing, lasers, robotics, electromagnetic compatibility, geosciences & remote sensing, or even vehicular technology (Stine 300). Work Environment Most electrical engineers work in private industries such as television or telegraph companies (BLS 5). Others are hired by the federal government for military, space programs or through engineering firms (BLS 5). Others work on a contract basis where they are self-employed, and work ...
- 713: Game Over!
- ... clubs can survive. Money began disappearing from baseball in 1989 when owners, found guilty of collusion, boycotted free agent markets, and were ordered to pay players 10.5 million dollars. Then, in 1990, a huge television deal was set that was going to accumulate more than one - billion dollars throughout major league baseball. The TV package failed, and the owners lost all the money they were counting on. Finally, in 1992 ... changes for the better. America is silently pleading with baseball to not collapse but it seems baseball does not care. On labor day of this year, when the players were lounging around their mansions watching television, Oakland A's pitcher Ron Darling said, "What do real people do on Labor Day?", wanting sympathy because of his own boredom. Well Ron, maybe next Labor Day, you will be playing baseball, but the ...
- 714: Gender Socialization
- ... statement, I have to admit that it is socially accepted that household chores are feminine duties. Another aspect of everyday life that is highly influential in gender socialization is the media. What we see on television or at the movies, what we read in the newspaper or in magazines, what we see on billboards or hear on the radio are all very significant on how we form a opinion on gender ... not very often. It is much easier for society to just accept the images and not bother to take the time to analyze their bias and u ntrue nature. I once watched a show on television that tells a story of a human being that has no female or male sex organs. This person, known as Toby, is neither male nor female and prefers to live life in the androgynous state ...
- 715: English in the 21st Century
- ... rebuild the city). Most regions in the world have been experiencing financial problems for several months (Russia, Korea, Japan, Mexico, etc.) and the U.S. economy held strong. Entertainment Almost everything you see on European television is an American television show that has been dubbed into the local language. On German radio stations, you hardly ever hear a German song. Almost all are American. Conclusion I think that during the 21st century, all countries will ...
- 716: Why You Should Purchase A PC
- ... people to "surf the net" and search for the hypermedia of their choice. There are millions of examples of hypermedia on the Internet. You can find art, photos, information on business, the government, and colleges, television schedules, movie reviews, music lyrics, online news and magazines, sport sights of all kinds, games, books, and thousands of other hypermedia on the WWW. You can send electronic mail (E-Mail), chat with other users ... fighting games, and adventure games. Today's technology provides the ultimate experiences in color, graphics, sound, music, full motion video, animation, and 3D effects. Computers have also become increasingly useful in the music, film, and television industry. Computers can be used to compose music, create sound effects, create special effects, create 3D life-like animation, and add previous existing movie and TV footage into new programs, as seen in the movie ...
- 717: An Insight Into Virtual Reality
- ... with spaces generated by computer graphics. In 1969-70, a MIT scientist went to the University of Utah, where he began to work with vector generated graphics. He built a see-through helmet that used television screens and half-silvered mirrors, so that the environment was visible through the TV displays. It was not yet designed to provide a surrounding environment. It was not until the mid '80's that virtual ... made virtual world in full color and 3D. The Eyephone technology is based on an experimental Virtual Interface Environment Workstation (VIEW) design. VIEW is a head-mounted stereoscopic display system with two 3.9 inch television screens, one for each eye. The display can be a computer generated scene or a real environment sent by remote video cameras. Sound effects delivered to the headset increase the realism. It was intended to ...
- 718: Website Review
- ... are able to purchase videos and books about anything from the Olympics to the rainforest. The site offers users to sign up to receive a weekly email newsletter called "PBS Previews." The site also offers television listings for PBS. In addition, there is a section where users can view the annual report of PBS and find out about possible employment with the company. There is also an extensive section where people interested in becoming sponsors can get information about the company and statistics of PBS television and Internet viewers. PBS.org is an exciting and extensive Web site that has much to offer both adults and children. The Web site is appealing to the eye and put together in a fun ...
- 719: Hazelwood History Of Censorshi
- ... who favors censorship of one kind or another suddenly got their wish. Imagine they could clap their hands and cause any material that they objected to, for whatever reasons, to disappear . . . Virtually every film and television show would vanish . . . School textbooks would be so watered-down as to be meaningless. Newspapers would be forbidden to run controversial stories . . . . (American Voices 117) The basis of American freedom is guaranteed in the Constitution ... Court was only dealing with a student nespaper in this case, it seems clear that all student news and information media could be affected. Student newspapers, yearbooks, and literary magazines as well as radio and television programs can use this information as a guide. Since the First Amendment only protects against the actions of government officials, the Hazelwood case only dealt with First Amendment rights, private school students are unaffected by ...
- 720: The Telephone System
- ... which is creating a huge opportunity for companies that provide local and long-distance service. Although prices for calls are slowly decreasing, the competition between companies is increasing. This can be seen from advertisements on television and in the newspaper. And not only is this competing going to continue, it will increase as new technology is discovered. What is in store for the future? No one will now. However, some of the latest futuristic ideas that will soon be upon us are; television screens soon accompany the telephone, so that the caller can see who he or she is having a conversation with. Also, having all of the copper wire replaced with fiber optics will greatly increase the ...
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