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[…] They form a new type of collection — a digital collection — that requires special care and preservation” (Smithsonian Institution, 2010, p. 3). Processes of digitization started with the appearance of CD-ROM invented by Philips in 1979, when technology was able to stock data. Today we live in a world where digitization is an asset but also a need. But still, a lot of museums in a global context are not yet familiar with digitization and don’t know how to assimilate “new technology” (Parry,…

deemed vulgar for children is censored. Some places, like Wal-Mart, will only sell albums if they have a content advisory (Knoploh). This is to protect the innocence of children, supposedly. I think it is a way to control yet another aspect of our lives. The people who started the campaign of censoring were the president’s wife and her higher up friends (Prabhakar). If it was that much of a problem, why didn’t they control what their own children were listening too. People of the United States…

While Technology can foster more cheating in class and on assignments, Technology has limitless resources for improving education and making learning more amusing and operative. Because we live in digital world students can learn life skills through technology, and students have immediate access to information that can complement their learning experience. Although time has passed, technology has become the forerunner and society has become more reliable on technology. Technology helps to…

eyes with wonder, ' he said, 'live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. Ask no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal” (Bradbury 150). Granger’s grandfather originally said “I hate a Roman named Status Quo!'’ and what he means by this is that is that he does not want to be the same as everyone else and that everyone should stop being ordinary to everyone else. “Live as if you'd drop dead…

Melvin Udall is a middle aged man, in his forties or fifties who is part of a higher socioeconomic class, due to his successful career as a stay at home writer. He lives in an upscale New York apartment and during his free time enjoys playing the piano. Melvin expresses prejudicial attitudes, including anti-Semitism, racism, and heterosexism. He made several of these comments, claiming “assault and battery and your black,” to his neighbor’s black friend, “there’s Jews at my table,” along with…

Recalling the hefty printed encyclopedias at your local library, the digitized Encyclopedia Britannica CDs, and the, near ubiquitous, search engine one can see the rapidly changing environments of modern classrooms. Education has forever been changed by this access to the information super-highway. The internet, when used for education, allows students to develop the skills to navigate vast amounts of information, think critically, and determine credibility; this empowers students while…

The American Society “The Veldt”, Ray Bradbury’s work from the 1950’s, offers a particular perspective of parenting that is relevant to today 's society; parents, who so often claim responsibilities for the positive outcomes in their children 's lives are also guilty of raising revenge-powered and spoiled beings. In multiple situations, children may feel powerless against adults and create their own mental fantasies in which they have total control over any adult who does not give them what…

Today, nothing brightens up a boring moment like a good song or sound. Music has become an important part of our life. It brings positive energy to hectic and stressful lives of many people. With a growing number of music lovers today, everyone has a Bluetooth speaker in their product lineup. Bluetooth speakers or wireless speakers are basically loudspeakers, which receive audio signals using radio frequency (RF) waves rather than over audio cables. These speakers are compatible with nearly…

Would you shave your head and publicly demean yourself if it meant that you could save your public image or keep your job? For the female members of Japan’s idol culture, this and other punishments are a harrowing reality. In 2013 one of the founding members of the J-Pop group AKB48, Minami Minegishi faced this exact dilemma. Minegishi was caught leaving the house of a member of one of Japan’s boy bands, and faced an immediate backlash from both her management and fans alike; her response for…

outside. Your heart submerges and everything freezes. Only time sluggishly grudges on. But You Didn’t by Merrill Glass is an emotional rollercoaster that enlightened me as it opened my eyes to my own life. It taught me valuable lessons like how I should live the present, hold onto the past, and to love people. Tolstoy said that a…