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everyone’s personal information. Over four billion people had their identities stolen last year according to the Business Insider (Cole). In addition, sixty-four percent of Americans have experienced some form of data-theft, according to the Pew Research Center (Olmstead and Smith). Many major companies, such as Yahoo and Target, have fallen prey to hackers. While smartphones have made it much easier to accomplish tasks on the go, many people do not take adequate steps to best ensure security. According

Background and Research Question Survey questions and questionnaires can always be improved upon. This can be done through changing the wording of the question, choosing a different response scale for the question, or reordering the questions in the questionnaire. There are various ways to find out if a survey question needs revision, such as identifying grammar and concept errors in the question using specific techniques, or conducting in-depth interviews to find out if survey respondents have

polarized opinions. One side may argue that this is the result of such ethnic minorities as the aforementioned blacks and Hispanics presenting themselves as morally nihilistic savages willing to kill anyone at a moment's notice. The national Gang Center reported, “The most recent figures provided by law enforcement

Case: NASA Davenport University Due: November 5, 2013 Introduction The end of the space shuttle program has brought a great loss to NASA and the employee at the Kennedy Space Center. This loss not only effect the direct employees but have also effect the contractors at Alliant Techsystem, whom was task with much of the construction of the Ares rocket that would catapult the Orion capsule and known as one of the most established supplier for NASA. As the space shuttle program come to

Trapped in America For an American citizen my freedom is determined by the government, making me question if I am truly free. Arguably many Americans have a political dispute over our free, if our country is free or not. No doubt, I am by the side that thinks we aren’t free. We aren’t even close to being free, we aren’t a country who based our idea of being free and let people come into our country to feel safe and to feel at home. “The land of the free and the home of the brave” (Francis Scott

According to a survey done by the Pew Research Center in 2016, “About a quarter of American adults (26%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year, whether in print, electronic or audio form.” I believe I form part of this demographic group because I don't like reading books. I would say that my past experiences have made me into being a non reader. Therefore, I will explain to you my process of how I learned to read and who influenced my success, what were my favorite books

Women wrote, “The education of women has, of late, been more attended to than formerly, yet they are still reckoned a frivolous sex.” This was published in 1792, so it’s safe to say things have definitely improved. In fact, a survey from the Pew Research Center shows that in 2013 38% of women were earning degrees while men were only at 31%. In years past it was standard for women to stay home while their husbands went to work. Prior to the 1900’s women in the workplace were unheard of. WW1 brought

I am writing to you to talk to you about how technology is growing and how it is impacting people’s humanity. Some may say technology is impacting people positively but my worry is that technology can hinder people’s humanity the same way it helps others. It has and still will negatively impacted on our everyday lives and our humanity if actions are not taken. I believe technology is affecting companionship due to the constant use of cellphone to communicate with friends and family. This trait of

understanding information at hand when they can find quick answers online. Among what the teachers in the classrooms believe; this article also shares research from sources that had been conducted by two well-regarded research organizations, the “Pew Internet Project”, a division of the Pew Research Center that focuses on technology-related research, and from “Common Sense Media” a nonprofit organization in San Francisco that advises parents on media used by children.

Online is where teens can post their problems and try to get advice. Once somebody puts information on a networking site, there is no erasing it, it is permanently on there and can be shared with the whole electronic world. Greenfield and Yan in their studies claim that social networking sites have done a great deal in persuading teens to partake in adult and illegal activities and use sites as a source where teens can spill their lives out. Teens don't realize what kind of consequences a simple