Chapter 1 Key Issue #5
Thinking about Connections
pgs 27-32
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Using the following web site http://it.stlawu.edu/~global/pagesspeed/socialtime.html to
answer the question below.
*Watching
the advertisement within the text, what does the company propose to do for the
customer?______________________________________________________________
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*How does this
advertisement represent is term space-time compression in the real
world?________
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Using the following web site http://www.gridtoday.com/03/1020/102159.html how fast can 1.4
terabytes of information travel
from Chicago to Amsterdam using the UDT compared to the standard
TCP?_______________________________________________________________________
*Look
at ABCÕs programs A-Z http://abc.go.com/shows/index.html
, how many shows do they have
that focuses on ethnic
actors?_______________________________________________________
*Look
at NBCÕs programs (http://www.nbc.com/)-select show window, how many shows do
they have
that focuses on ethnic
actors?_______________________________________________________
*What
does this information say about TV
companies and ethnic/cultural diversity?___________
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*On
the map at the following web site http://adder.colorado.edu/~shinm/MAPS/GIFS/nsf_color.gif
where has democracy been most prominent
in 1955______________________
In the 1985 map,
what region had the most growth in
democracy?____________________ What region has the most
democratic growth in the 1992
map?________________________________
What are the possible
causes in democracy over these
years?_______________________________________________
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*Is
this an example of hierarchal, contagious, or stimulus diffusion?
Explain.______________________
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