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    Media Violence

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    Media Violence In An Electronic Society In Scharrer’s article “The behavioral‚ affective‚ and cognitive implications of media violence:  Complex relationships between young people and texts” she explores the correlation between media violence and rising rates of violent acts. She makes the claim that media violence desensitizes younger children to either fear or recreate the violent acts they see in media. This correlation between violent images and violent acts is undeniable and clearly supported

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    Cry Freedom

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    Cry Freedom The opening sequence depicts a South African police raid on an illegal shanti-town. Quick cuts create a sense of chaos‚ panic and confusion as uniformed police bludgeon Africans who run in fear. Close up shots of a vicious barking police dog are juxtaposed against a terrified baby screaming in order to shock the responder. Other quick cuts reveal policeman raping women and assaulting black Africans who are not resisting. The following scene depicts a young woman listening to

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    Acceptance Is Freedom

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    Acceptance is Freedom Freedom is a word that we use so often‚ but what does it truly mean? Everyone has a different definition of what freedom is. Some believe that freedom is saying whatever you want without consequences or doing what you want without consequences‚ while others believe that freedom is about equality. However‚ author Ambrose Flack presents a new and refreshing viewpoint. In his short story‚ The Strangers That Came to Town‚ Ambrose Flack is showing that true freedom is about being

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    Every year on February 1rst we celebrate Freedom Day. This day promotes equality throughout America‚ and it reminds America not to take equality and freedom for granted. However this day wouldn’t be signed and granted if it wasn’t for all the slaves and people that fought for their rights‚ not only the African-Americans but everyone else who helped throughout the journey to acquire freedom and equality. The first attempt in freedom for the slaves was in the 1600’s when slaves had organized in groups

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    With freedom comes great responsibility. This saying has been heard by generations of kids and has been said by generations of parents. Unfortunately people today don’t seem to be responsible in certain things they do. You see things in media today that make you wonder when you draw the line on things you say and do. William Golding the author of Lord of The Flies conveys this thought in the story of the boys stuck on the island where they have complete freedom to do whatever they want to do. They

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    freedom writers

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    junior year‚ in 1997‚ the Freedom Writers all went to Washington‚ D.C.‚ where they presented their diary to the United States Secretary of Education Richard Riley. During this trip they also honored the Freedom Riders by holding a peace march and prayer vigil at the Washington Monument for victims of intolerance. The Freedom Writers Diary has photos of this‚ and I can only imagine what a touching site this must have been. In 1998‚ their senior year‚ Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers won the Spirit

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    Four Freedoms

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    persuades me not to want to live in the United States anymore. His poster depicts our freedoms being taken away from us. The “Freedom of Speech” picture persuades me not to want to protest. It conveys to me that if we go out into the streets and exercise our freedom of speech we will be gagged and hauled off to jail. The Police in the poster look menacing and colossal‚ and the protester looks small and meager. The “Freedom of Worship” poster persuades me not to tell anyone what religion I am for fear

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    Cry Freedom

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    “Cry Freedom”: Chapter 1: Summary: Donald Woods is an editor of the Daily Dispatch‚ a journal in East London‚ South Africa. One morning he gets news of a police raid in the black township Crossroads which lies in Cape Town. He also gets photos of the raid and he decides to print them although the government doesn´t allow to print such photos. Woods doesn´t believe the demand of the black people but he is trained as a lawyer and doesn´t like police brutality against black people. So he also writes

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    Freedom of Expression

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    FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ‘Freedom of expression’ is an amalgamation of several concepts and rights that includes freedom of speech and choice of what a person is allowed to say‚ do‚ hear‚ feel or express. If we break down the words and analyse them from their core‚ the simple meaning according to various dictionaries of freedom is ‘the power to determine action without restraint’ or ‘exemption from external control‚ interference‚ regulation‚ etc’ this implies that freedom is liberty without constraints

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    Rebelling for Freedom

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    Rebelling for Freedom Freedom is something that has been rebelled against for many‚ many years. This is a recurring motif in the short story "Dancing Bear" by Guy Vanderhaeghe. Rebellion for the sake of freedom is worth everything‚ even death. Dieter Bethge rebels against the rules of Mrs Hax‚ his own ill body‚ and his mind. From the beginning of the story‚ it is apparent that Dieter Bethge has definite hatred of Mrs. Hax. He is constantly struggling to be free of her and her bossy‚ controlling

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