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    (FAQ) communication sample that NASA employees can use for their instant meeting audio conferencing. NASA has branches across the country, spanning both space and time zones, which can cause issues with scheduling meetings. NASA benefits from the research and development they put into telecommunication by being able to communicate across both space and time. This communication sample highlights the use of rich media technology channels to transmit information. In this instance, the rich media they

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    engineering student, he is on a full NASA scholarship, and receives many other grants and scholarships as well. He served as an intern at NASA Langley Research Center last year, and plans on returning soon. He was even asked by NASA to represent them at the Southern Governors Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico during the summer. He presented his research projects to governors, congressmen and many important CEO’s of major corporations during this conference. His hard work and determination was evident

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    about space. "Following STS-131, within the Space Station Integration branch, she served as the Operations Products lead further developing crew efficiencies in operations products, and as the Payload lead interfacing with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to resolve payload process, operations nomenclature and procedure issues". Valdez-smith, A. (2018). [online] Available at: https://www.space.com › Spaceflight [Accessed 19 Feb. 2018]. After the robotic arms project vehicle inspection, Wilson and her

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    Most of us watch television or listen to the radio on our commute in order to be up to date with the surrounding events. We depend on those sources of mass media to relay relevant and reliable information in order for us to understand pressing issues and formulate our opinions pertaining to the best approach in dealing with those issues. But what if the information relayed to us is biased and skewed or worse yet if those sources of information divert attention away from pressing matters and place

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    “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated…” Sound familiar? Well it should. That quote was a section of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Those lines are one of the many things that set America apart from other countries around the world. It has protected us for centuries from “unreasonable searches and seizures…” made by anyone, including the government. This is all

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    issues. Obsessive use of technology socially isolates us and destroys our social skills. The first effect of excessive time with technology and media is social isolation. As published in the New York Times article “Antisocial Networking”, the Pew Research Center found that half of American teenagers — defined in the study as ages 12 through 17 — send 50 or more text messages a day and that one third send more than 100 a day. Two thirds of the texters surveyed by the center’s Internet and American Life

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    people close to their location. The mobile app has created an easy way of, swiping right if you like someone, or left, if you 're not interested. In an article from the New York Times, Jessica Carbino who is Tinder 's relationship expert concedes, "Research shows when people are evaluating photos of others, they are trying to

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    news online, a large number of the public prefer to read social media news rather than authentic newspapers. It is apparent that sensational news draws more attention and interest from the audience. According to A December 2016 survey by the Pew Research Center suggests that 23 percent of U.S. adults have shared fake news, knowingly or unknowingly, with friends and others. This suggests that sufficient power is given to fake news be spread and influencing the public to some extent. Social networks could

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    Impact On Millennials Media is now the dominant source of information and entertainment in the world. People use it as a major part of their lives, but little do they know how much it impacts them, especially millennials. According to the Pew Research Center (2017), “Today around seven-in-ten Americans use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share information and entertain themselves.” Today’s media is negatively affecting millennial behavior, physical health, and

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    My oldest sister has always been a hard worker. She was the top percent of her class, always has good grades and graduated with a high GPA. She even did all this with a job. But when she attempted to be an “adult” and rent an apartment with her friend it didn’t go as planned and she later moved back in with us. Many of these situations like this happen to this generation why? what is causing this delay in adulthood? In the article “the unluckiest generation: what will become of the millennials”,

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