Essays on Luxuries

There was once a time when identifying the wealthy from the poor was a form of profiling which was perfected with ease. It was easier to tell apart a customer who could spend hundreds at a brand store from one who only came with the intent to browse. These signs, however, are no longer as clear as they once were because the wealthy, as well as the middle class, are both changing their habits of consumption. With electronics, the science is simple. Every device starts as a high-end purchase and the price drops as the product becomes common in ...

Media Consumption and Materialism/Consumerism

Globally, consumption and materialism have become a fundamental component of the prevailing culture. Humans consume a myriad of products and resources that extend beyond their basic necessities to include technological innovations and luxuries aimed at improving efficiency and quality of life. Throughout history, consumption beyond basic needs has served as a method of boosting human happiness. Hence, excessive consumption does not necessarily pose harm to human life (Shah). Increasingly, however, important issues regarding media consumption and materialism have emerged in recent decades. As such, this study examines the neuroscience of human emotions, the use of recreational substances, and the ...

Research Methods Sp2016

Abstract The dominance of commercial technological innovation in the context of modern society has resulted in a form of technological dependence for some individuals, causing them to pay less regard to aspects of the physical world. Technological innovation has assumed a noteworthy role in the flow of our daily lives, such as through the methods we employ to maintain interpersonal connections. Numerous individuals are included in a matrix of connections facilitated by technological innovation and an increasingly digitalized culture; however, the vast amount of these affiliations can leave individuals the global community feeling subjectively void. The effects of technological ...

Globalization

Globalization is classified as the huge idea of the 21st century that captures the elements of widespread ideologies by speeding up, broadening, and deepening the globe. Nations and people have extended all over the world allowing the formation of an integrated economy characterized by cheaper markets, free capital flow, and trade. The phenomenon has changed individuals’ lives as well as the globe as a whole. This essay looks at the changes that globalization and new media has instituted in my life. The globalization experience is a common phrase amongst the politicians and journalists. It has also been the key ...

At the turn of the 21st century, electronic communication and technology has been rapidly developing to a point that human beings and its environment is not at par. The world has been talking about the new models of smart phones and the new software that bridged people together despite distance and borders. The advancement of technology has created virtual communities. People are talking about the successes of these communication and other technologies but never did people talk about the environmental and health consequences of these rapid developments. Clara Piccirillo in an article entitled “Environmental Impact of Information and Communication ...

Singer’s work on ending world poverty is among the most significant works on altruism. Singer precedes his arguments by giving two cases. First, he described a case of Dora as depicted in the Brazilian Film “Central Station.” In this scenario, Dora, a retired schoolteacher works in a station where she writes letters for illiterate people. She gets an opportunity of gaining $1000 by taking a 9-year boy to an address given to her for adoption. Upon delivering the boy, Dora takes the money and buys a television and settles to spend the rest. However, her neighbor spoils her ...