... . Other abundant forms of written communication include pictographs and ideographs (lecture 11th March, 2004). A pictograph can be defined as any picture or symbol representing a word, idea, or numerical figure (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pictograph). An ideograph is also a pictorial form of expression, representing an idea or object, but without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word; as would phonographic script (http ... ://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ideogram). Aboriginals were using pictographs and ideographs to convey information long before any foreig...

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... terms and compare these observations with the emergence of "cyberculture". Culture n. 1. the appreciation and understanding of literature, arts, music, etc. 2. the customs and civilization of a particular people or group. (Oxford Dictionary definition) My understanding of culture is closer to the second definition as I see the first as a more select group. The increased use of the Internet and subsequent internationalisation of business ... have been discussed on a website called Copy Cult that addresses the nature of copyright laws in relation to the Internet. However, I believe the In...

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... . There were just several long numbers and chemical formulas included within the writing that made it difficult to read. The vocabulary used was also very technical, so I had to use a dictionary to help me fully understand the results and methods used. However, in regards to the experiment itself, I was confused as to why one of the cultures would have a controlled amount ... ...

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According Meridian-Webster Dictionary, acculturation is "cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture; also: a merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact." ... ...

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... , the most difficult thing to understand and translate is the associate meaning- "It has special atmosphere of sense, and it is profound and delicate. We cannot find them in the dictionary, but it is so important to the literature. If we are not familiar with the custom and the history background of a country, we will be blind to the meaning of ... ...

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Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines sociology as a systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings. The most important structures that tie together these groups are economics, ... ...

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Relativism vs. Universalism There are many disputes in the world that date back from creation until today between relativism and universalism. Webster's College Dictionary defines relativism as, "a theory that knowledge is relative to the limited nature of the mind and the conditions of knowing and also as a view that ethical truths depend on the ... ...

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... if the mass media are going to continue to influence us, the populace must be able to identify its own cultural qualities and values through its representations. Industry The Macquarie Dictionary defines 'Industry' in three ways: 1. "A particular branch of trade or manufacture". The media's print, broadcast and telecommunications sectors fill this prerequisite. 2. "Any large scale business activity". In 1994 the Australian ... ...

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... art, beliefs, behavior, ideas or activities relating to literature, art, and music of a particular society or group of people. However, that is only the simply definition that appears in the dictionary. I chose two different stories to clearly identify and understand the meaning of culture, such as, "A Country Boy Withdraws from School," by Lao Hsiang, and "Living in Two Worlds," by Marcus ... ...

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... and computerization which will be the topic for the final part of this essay. Technology is a loose term that people apply to any modern advancement. According to the Thorndike-Barnhart dictionary, technology is defined as: "The science of industrial arts". This indicates that technology is basically the science of fabricating goods and materials. These goods and materials have facilitated the lives ... ...

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... used more widely to include all cultural organizations. According to the Frankfurt School, the culture industries serve an ideological function, ensuring capitalist hegemony, providing a bland and undemanding popular culture. Penguin Dictionary of Sociology The culture industry is integrated into capitalism, The goal of the culture industry is the production of goods that are as cheap as possible to make and there ... ...

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... levels intellectually. Before going into further detail about Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, we have to look at the word itself, intelligence. It is defined in the Webster's Pocket Pal Dictionary as, "the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria" (90). Knowing that, Gardner took it one step further and said ... ...

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... poem that further analyzed the word savage. The word "savage" to many people means someone who kills and is ruthless. But when that exact word is looked up in the dictionary, it says "Indians". Which further exemplifies that words have much more meaning behind them to different cultures. Furthermore, the tone and the type of language that cultures engage upon can ... ...

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Culture, as defined in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, is a: the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b: the customary beliefs, social forms, and material ... ...

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