Discussing Teens Drug Abuse Problems There are various drugs which are abused by teenagers and adults. Most of these are addictive and have adverse health effects to users. The common drugs of choice are alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ speed‚ prescription drugs‚ heroin‚ cocaine and marijuana. Alcohol is the most abused drug‚ and it inhibits judgment among users. Long term use leads to liver and kidney failure. Tobacco‚ or cigarettes are one of the most addictive drugs and their long term use leads to development
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about Media My audience for this paper is very broad and specific too. My audience is not only the journalists‚ but all the targeted audience who rely on media for everything. It is called mass media because the masses believe what is shown on television whether true or false. The targeted audience spans a large age group that includes young students‚ middle age people‚ and old age people who believe what they see on television but are unaware of some of the bitter but true facts about media. The
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Facebook with Vietnamese teenagers: A Research Paper Vu Thi Xuan Thanh English Composition Instructor: Hoang Ngoc Diep December 10‚ 2013 In the last 5 years‚ Facebook has become the most prominent social networking in Asia‚ including Vietnam. Although the users number is not high compared with other countries in the region‚ but Vietnam has a speed of development of Facebook users fastest in the world. Most of Facebook users in Vietnam is the teenager. They tend to use Facebook
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ALCOHOL ABUSE AMONG TEENAGERS: General View: It ’s very interesting that I find myself writing about something that not only is commonsense‚ but what is more‚ something that every one knows about in general but may not in particular. Alcohol use among teenagers is a serious problem and is responsible for death and injury in automobile accidents‚ physical and emotional disability‚ deterioration of academic performances‚ aggressive behavior that causes a number of other sociological problems
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The mass media Newspapers‚ radio‚ television‚ and the Internet—including e-mail and blogs—are usually less influential than the social environment‚ but they are still significant‚ especially in affirming attitudes and opinions that are already established. The news media focus the public’s attention on certain personalities and issues‚ leading many people to form opinions about them. Government officials accordingly have noted that communications to them from the public tend to “follow the headlines
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The media in our society is extremely influential. Movies‚ celebrities‚ television‚ and the news play a huge role in how we live as a society. Much of our nation cannot decipher the true effect media has on us as a whole. Media is biased and conveys only what will be beneficial to them. Instead of bringing the facts‚ they give us misconstrued stories that boost their ratings. Movies and television portray a false way of life to the viewer; meanwhile‚ celebrities make deleterious impressions on children
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become a global village. It is media that has shrunk the world into a village. Telecommunication‚ TV‚ radio‚ and now computers have reduced distances and brought the countries of the world closer to each other. Free media is the integral part of democracy. It acts as the custodian of democracy and facilitates the decision-making process. It has become the voice of the masses. Indeed‚ it is instrumental in shaping the public opinion. A society with restricted media is just like stagnant water. Such
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The Power of the Media The struggle for who gets what‚ when and how is largely carried out through the media. Mass communications help determine what the nation knows about politics and thus helps determine who gets what. The media is often referred to as the "fourth branch" of government because of the power they wield. The media consists of television‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ radio‚ books‚ recordings‚ films‚ and the Internet. Television is the most powerful media format since almost every home
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Media Respected teachers and my dear friends‚ Assalam-u-Alaikum and a very Good Morning to all of you! I am Samara Irfan of OII‚ and to I am here for the debate. The topic that is given to me for the debate is “Media as abuse”. I don’t support this statement; I don’t think media as abuse. It is often said that the world has become global village. Telecommunication‚ radio and television and finally computer have reduced distance and brought the most countries aloes enough to each other. The media
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effects of before and after the introduction of media to the community. The constant question which crops up on the effects of media is‚ will the exposure of youth to media violence cause increased levels of aggression and violent behavior. According to Huesmann (2001)‚ he said that the young adults may behave aggressively if they are exposed to media violence since young. Ones characteristics can be formed when they are young due to the exposure of media such as television‚ can determine what kind of
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