Safar's Notebook

Communication is an essential part of everyday human activity. Communication defines our existence. We communicate in so many diverse ways, from sign, to voice, to speech, to written messages, via media, symbols, languages and numerous other ways. Communication is the center to understanding human life and everyday life experiences. There is so much power in communication that allows us to convey feeling, emotion, and physical thought without even having to speak a word. Communication is a powerful tool and the process of interpreting human communication is just as influential.   Human communication is not a new term; in fact it has been around for many years. There are many theories that define communication in different ways. According to Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition, 2012), “communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs or behavior,” (p. 251). According to The Theo...

Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn connect millions of people every day. There are more than 2 billion active social media users around the world ( Pew Research Center, 2015) . The average person has five social media accounts and spends about two hours every day on these social networking sites, reported by  Global Web Index. These networking sites are vibrant online tools that help people keep in touch with family, friends, and even informed on the latest news. It has transformed the way we communicate in today’s modern society. As humans, we want to stay connected and this is one of the reasons why social media has grown so explosively. Being connected is one of the deepest drives we have as humans. Social media has changed the way we interact with each other and even conduct business. “One of the greatest innovations of technology is social media, not just in our ability to communicate but in our ability to market directly to those w...

Our environment is constantly changing and so does the need to use resources. Today, Americans consume resources more than ever before. Americans use up to 27 percent of the world’s resources yet only make up less than 5 percent of the world’s population (“The State of Consumption,” 2013). With the continued rate of consumption of resources from the environment, the resources become depleted. People have started to consider the earth’s long-term well-being by working to become more sustainable. In this blog, I will discuss seven innovative technologies that have been created to help grow sustainable development in the world. Sustainability and technology are closely linked. Concerns over the environment could likely be the result of modern technology; however, a joint study by the MIT and Boston Consulting Group (2011) found that 70 percent of corporations in the United States are investing in turning their businesses sustainable. As reported by Harvard Business Review (2009)...

The Renaissance period was a time of rebirth of new ideas and innovation. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, (New Edition, 2014), defines Renaissance as rebirth, a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity, (p. 422). The innovations of this period has reshaped the world we live in right now. It was between 14th and 16th century when art reached its peak. It was a period of innovations of technology, painting, sculpture and literature. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Sandro Botticelli, Johann Gutenberg are the most popular innovators of these time period. The innovation of the printing machine by Johann Gutenberg is one of the most important innovations of the Renaissance period. It  has changed how we see technology and the printing machine today. According to BBC, Gutenberg created the printing machine in 1450 in Germany.  As reported by the (PSPrint, 2009), “it involved letters and images cut on a blocks of woods. The blocks would be dipp...