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The Human Condition: Connections And Change
May 9, 2011
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Well Put
You can’t just lay under a rock and expect the world to change. The only way we can change things for the better is to connect with each other. The connections are what matter and It doesn’t have to just be in the middle east.”
~ A.B., Student at Northwestern Michigan College
This is the final pull-away by a student (initials A.B.) after studying the diffusion of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Focusing on the role of social media, the 18-year-old concluded that the internet was simply a tool to make more effective human connections that were, and are, already trying to come together.
And, when people connect and ideas are shared, anything is possible.
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What tools, online and in your community, are you using to connect with being human?
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