Haptic communication

If you have a disability of some type do not let this stop you from trying to achieve your goals. We all have restrictions and limitations. Some are physical, some are mental, and some are emotional. The point is that no one has a perfect life and there is an enormous difference between being disabled and being unable to accomplish something. No matter what disability you have look at the situation and determine what you hope to achieve, and then create a plan to make it happen. Some of the best…

Technology has been around for thousands of years, and allows people of all kinds to advance and compete with one another. Recently, it has reached a new high of abilities and ways of communication. Many could simply not live without it, while others are completely opposed to this and hate phones, tablets, computers, and every console drawing out people’s lives. However, to many, it is logical to see that technology can bring both beneficial and negative factors into people’s lives. For instance…

Life becomes different to the fast development of the technology. Especially on our basic need, technology brought us warmer clothes, better food, more housing area and faster transport. However, in most society, internet is far more important than those basic need. I would like to talk about how Internet, one of the most important things in the world, affects my life. Internet brings me convenience on getting information. In the past, when we need to search information, we have to go to the…

Google – needs no description. Everybody is aware of it. It has replaced libraries, newspapers, brokers in flats etc., and has taken word of mouth and information gathering to a disruptive level through reviews, listings and has become a success to such an extent that it has become a verb now. There is no second thought when people want to search for any information that they want. ‘Where is mom now’, ‘I am bored now, what do I do’, ‘what to eat for dinner’ etc., are real questions which show…

Social Media: How does it affect Our Mental Health? While social media is one of the things that has been enabled by the new technology of this era, it has given us a means of communication to others around the world and a huge influence on our generation, but there are pros and cons of when it comes to our mental health. Social media is something that everyone in this generation is attached to. We, as in my generation, feel the need to either if its recording and keeping…

The terms ‘nation’ and ‘nationalism’ are part of everyday jargon and are inevitably interlinked. Nation commonly refers to a community of people that are associated with a particular territory or region and have been brought together as a result of the conjunction of psychological, cultural and political factors. These may also include literature, history, language, customs and religion. It is these elements that help people become conscious of a shared identity and brings within them a sense of…

D. The Impact of Literacy The existence of literacy can impact people who have it or around someone who apply it in their life. The impact can be in their personality or psychology, sociology relating to their social, economic and political status and also interpersonal relationship with others. 1. Impact on the personality Amory in TSOP is deeply affected by his ability in reading and writing. He becomes an over-confident person, a man with a high self-esteem and thinks that he has a superior…

Critical discourse analysis is a, somehow, new field in linguisticstics. Many scholars have worked on developing this new field which is really useful in people’s everyday life. Critical analysis of media discourse has been worked by Van Dijk (1988). He considered a comprehensive analysis of both the textual and structural level of media discourse and analysis at the production and comprehension level. Wodak (2001, as cited in Shyholislami) and her colleagues have worked on discourse…

A significant impact can be different to people. To many, it could be an object, a memory, a person, and a hobby. For me it is a sport. The sport is called Cross Country, it has had a huge impact in my life. Cross Country is a team non-stop running sport that takes you to many locations which consist of dirt, grass, hills, and trails. Running makes me stronger mentally and it physically makes me realize that anything is possible, since it’s a very challenging sport. Cross Country has a huge…

This essay will explain and discuss the concept of social capital. Special regard will be given to its relevance today in Ireland. The work of Robert Putnam and his theory on social capital will be central to the content of this text and reference will also be made to the theories of bridging, bonding and linking with regards social capital. The benefits of strong social capital in society will be discussed, and some of the current factors contributing to its current decline will be examined,…