Its the holiday season and that means kids by the millions are asking Santa for the opportunity to blow away enemy soldiers and aliens on the Xbox or PlayStation. Would parents be worried about【M1】______ buying such gifts? Violent video games are now an established part of our culture; recent releases of games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Skyrim have setting sales records for media【M2】______ releases(topping even blockbuster movies)and garnishing lavish reviews for their artistic merits. Ten years ago, scholars and politicians raised the possibility such games might contribute to【M3】______ school shootings or other youth violence. Our modern fears over Violent video games appear to be in line with prior moral panics over media as diversely as jazz music,【M4】______ comic books and Harry Potter. Granted, too much passive activity, including video games, can contribute to obesity. Unlike【M5】______ anything else, gaming should be enjoyed in moderation, balanced with outdoor activity, allowed enough time for family and【M6】______ schoolwork. A very small number of kids exhibit signs of pathological gaming. And regarding concerns about aggression, it【M7】______ appears to be that, fairly early on, children learn to distinguish between fantasy and reality, and their brains dont treat these phenomena the same. Santa Claus is a primary example. Despite【M8】______ that not only their parents but all of society conspiring to lie to【M9】______ children about the reality of this fellow, children can reason out the improbability of its existence by the mid-elementary years. With【M10】______ those kinds of reasoning powers, kids can handle a video game that doesnt even claim to be real.
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For most of American history, businesses were run to provide livelihoods and "reasonable" profit. In the last few decades, though, business and society in the general have moved toward【M1】______ emphasizing profit maximization and individual self-interest. The transfer from "reasonable profit" to profit maximization has【M2】______ significant implications for corporate behavior. and government regulation. However, how society views the purpose of the【M3】______ corporation has significant implications not only for business, but also for the perceived responsibilities of its civilians, their【M4】______ interactions with each other, and their obligation to their fellow countrymen. Today, it is uncommon for corporations to direct their【M5】______ attention to serving for shareholder and management interests, and【M6】______ to achieving the highest short-term financial return. Not only has this view become commonplace in society and the economy, it has permeated educational institutions and affected how young people see the role of corporations. Lost in this orientation, though, is a sense of the corporation as a creature of the state, created and gave special powers and【M7】______ privileges by the state. The historic balance between "we" versus "me" has shifted dramatic toward a focus on self-interest at the【M8】______ expense of societal interest. The result has been a decline in broad social and economic values in favor of viewing the corporation solely a vehicle for personal financial enrichment. That view【M9】______ represents a significant shift from the historical—which the grant【M10】______ of corporate privilege was to advance public purposes such as building roads, bridges, and canals.
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There is no link, whatsoever, between the producers and users of manpower with the result that institutions of learning, essentially at the secondary, technical, and high levels, are not【M1】______ exactly aware of the end result and use of its manpower output.【M2】______ There has to be a complete synchronization and rapport between the two sets: the producers and the users, happens in most of the【M3】______ countries, including the developing ones. There is no focus on the quality of education in terms of the depth and dimensions of teaching and in terms of syllabi, but technical education does have【M4】______ some quality control. There are rarely any revisions and up gradation of courses either in the light of the changes occurring in the given discipline, nor in terms of the country s manpower【M5】______ requirements. Higher education is basically financed by the Government and that too without any reference to quality and output. It lacks of【M6】______ philanthropic support either from the Non Government Organizations or from the corporate world. In this era of reforms, the time is not far when higher education, funding entirely by the【M7】______ Government, will be tossed into suddenly free and competitive market with sharply increased government funding. It will then be【M8】______ termed as Indias higher education open market, the initial impact on which will be largely negative. It is anticipated that many【M9】______ institutions at that time will get disintegrated, strangled by the loss of resources, ovenvhelming demand for resources that they would【M10】______ fail to provide, and the receivables they would not be able to recover.
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Management jargon can alienate staff and leave bosses looking untrustworthy and weak, according to a survey published on Monday. Managers who spoke of "singing from the same hymn sheet" could find themselves sing solo, the survey said. Workers said such phrases【M1】______ as "blue sky thinking", "the helicopter view" and "heads up" could lead to alienation and low moral in the office.【M2】______ The survey, carried out by YouGov to mark the 15th anniversary of Investors in People, a government-backed training initial, found 37【M3】______ percent of the 2,900 questioned believed jargon led to mistrust and encouraged a feeling of inadequacy. Bosses seemed oblivious to the dangers, with more than half, believing it to be harmful. That could【M4】______ explain why workers perceived it to be on rise, with nearly 40 percent【M5】______ believing it was increasingly creeping into office banter. Almost two-thirds of employees would prefer to no jargon at work. Cliches【M6】______ such as "getting our ducks in a row" might just be lining up trouble, though. Nicola Clark, director at Investors in People, said: " Whilst jargon can be useful shorthand at times, managers need to be more alert to when and how they use them."【M7】______ Nearly 40 percent of workers surveyed believed jargon betrayed a lack of confidence, but one in five thought those who used it were【M8】______ untrustworthy or trying to cover something up. "Cutting jargon out of everyday communication is clearly a challenge. Therefore, as our【M9】______ research shows, if used inappropriate, jargon can be an obstacle to【M10】______ understanding, which ultimately can impact on an individuals performance and an organizations productivity."
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