Griffith Goas

How is it, that the practice of human communication is so common, and yet so complex? One would expect a common occurrence to be simple in nature, but all too often, when one really inspects that common occurrence, they find numerous elements that contribute to its cause. A wrist watch is able to tell you exactly what time it is, but there are many intricate moving pieces on the inside that allow it to perform that function for you. I’d like to discourse on some of the intricate pieces that allow for the practice of human communication.

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This was written as an assignment for ICS 640, but i thought i could include it here too.

Peter Jennings was the anchor and senior editor of ABC's "World News Tonight." While working at ABC, he was responsible for breaking news, election coverage and special events. Peter was there to report to America, many of the important events in human history. He was in Berlin in the 1960s when the Berlin Wall was going up, and he was covering it in the '90s when it was torn down. He reported on the civil rights movement in the southern United States during the 1960s and the struggle for equality in South Africa during the 1970s and '80s. He was one of the first reporters to go to Vietnam in the 1960s, and covered the “killing fields” Cambodia in the 1980s to remind Americans that, unless they did something, the terror would return.

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The European Renaissance, or the European rebirth, was a new and exciting time for Europe. It started in Italy, in some of the more wealthy cities, like Florence and Venice, where people could afford to spend their money on paintings, sculptures, and learning.

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The Renaissance in Europe had an effect and still has an effect on society. Many people are now interested in politics, and that interest came from the Renaissance. Also, people became interested in the world outside of thier towns. That fact has increased exponentially, because today, we need to know everything about the world around us in order to function properly in this global society.

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So, I was researching for one of my classes the other day, and i found a great summary of what IPTV consists of. Guess where i found it? That's correct. I found it on the first google link after searching for IPTV, on Wikipedia.

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The development of the real-time update. I was recently involved in a project that dealt with the Stock Market. We had to look up prices of individual stocks, and track them over a period of time. I noticed that when I checked on my stock during the business day, I was able to see it's changes instantly. Every time an investor bought or sold, I could see the change on the screen in front of me. I realize that there was probably a slight delay between my computer screen, and the actual Stock Market, but still, I was impressed.

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Facebook, one of the largest social networking websites, and one of the most popular of it's kind since social networking sites came into existence, is a great example of web 2.0. It has developed over time to include many different functions and features, but at the same time it's purpose has remained constant. It's purpose of course being for you to let all of your friends exactly what you're doing and how you're feeling every minute of the day.

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IPTV will offer users many different applications and services. While no IPTV service is currently superior to satellite or digital cable services, they are beginning to offer features that are comparable. Video-on-demand, digital video recording, and high definition programming are a few things that digital cable and satellite television are good at. IPTV is going to try and offer the same services at over internet protocol.

Applications and Services provided by IPTV include:
Digital Broadcast Television
Video on Demand (VoD)
Anywhere Television Service
Global Television Channels
Personal Media Channels
Addressable Advertising

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So there are many different kinds of blogging. There is blogging to contribute information, there is blogging to voice your opinion, there is recreational blogging, and I'm sure people have found other, more creative blogging uses. Could blogging be a part of the Information Renaissance? Is it really a rebirth of information? or is it just a means by which people can distribute information they feel is relevant to the rest of society. I think it is just a delivery method people are utilizing, so others can hear their voice, and read their thoughts, no matter how ridiculous or relevant their ideas might be.

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So I found a paper i wrote as an undergrad for ADD in adults. Perhaps this will help in regards to my last blog?

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