Over the last twenty years‚ obesity has become an epidemic issue. Children are starting to become obese at a much younger age. Children that are obese are having serious health issues. Do you think Companies of fast food industries are to blame? The fast food industries are implementing more sodium and fat into their food to make the taste better and the portion sizes are starting to become much bigger. The fast food companies could be pressuring children to eat fast food but it’s really the parent’s
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Afghanistan: Who Is To Blame? The turmoil in Afghanistan is getting worse with each passing day. Terrorists control many parts of the country. As a result‚ the Afghani people live in constant fear. In efforts to assist this struggling nation‚ the US and NATO have tried to strengthen the Afghani national forces. Unfortunately‚ very little real progress has been made toward securing a solid Afghani government. This paper analyzes two editorials that discuss the current situation in Afghanistan
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eradicate obesity‚ it continues to grow. From governmental intervention to simple magazine articles‚ every step of action has been taken. Amidst the plethora of passages about this touchy subject there are two that stick out. The first is‚ “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” an article written by David Zinczenko. The picture that Zinczenko paints is one that puts the fault of obesity on the fast food industry. Because he was once an overweight child‚ he sympathizes with the eater. In the second writing on this
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What Is the Internet of Things (IOT) The Internet of Things may be a hot topic in the industry but it’s not a new concept. In the early 2000’s‚ Kevin Ashton was laying the groundwork for what would become the Internet of Things (IOT) at MIT’s AutoID lab. Ashton was one of the pioneers who conceived this notion as he searched for ways that Proctor & Gamble could improve its business by linking RFID information to the Internet. The concept was simple but powerful. If all objects in daily life were
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Who Is To Blame? "Frankenstein"‚ one of the key texts in modern literature‚ was written by Mary Shelley in 1818 when she was only 21. The novel was first published anonymously‚ and the author was only later revealed to be Shelley. When she republished the book in 1831‚ with changes to the story‚ Shelley had finally answered the question she had been asked several times: how could such a young girl write about such horrible things? Her answer describes her literary sources‚ as well as a disturbing
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Violent video games today may influence younger‚ more impressionable‚ and or weaker-willed players‚ but in general‚ the average gamer will know better than to let data on a plastic disc tell them how to live their lives. Alright‚ so…by a show of hands‚ how many of you in this room believe that violence in video games should be restricted‚ or “toned down”? *survey the votes* How many of you believe that violence in video games is the most influential factor in causing teens to commit violent crime
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physical toys. Violent toys weren ’t as accessible to children a few years back‚ and since‚ children have shown an increase in violence of ages 10 and up. It is important that violent toys are monitored because they are easily accessible‚ are funded by the army and is becoming increasingly popular in video games but these issues can be easily prevented by parents. Some of the most popular toys lately have been of toy guns or violent figurines which populate the shelves at toy stores. Violent toys are
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The thesis is an essay about the difference between NBA media contrasting from the past to the present on national television. In Particular this thesis analyses the implementation of television broadcast of the NBA and how coverage changed the game. The games themselves were broken down into four segments: pregame‚ halftime‚ postgame‚ and game coverage. The pregame show was further sectioned into four areas: the opening part of the broadcast‚ which in broadcasting terminology is known as a tease
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Throughout the riveting text‚ The Media Monopoly‚ author Ben H. Bagdikian warns citizens about the negative impacts of corporate ownership throughout media publications and how corporate ownership will affect everyone as a whole. Bagdikian was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a former dean at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California located in Berkley. Reporting for more than thirty years‚ Bagdikian was one of the most respected journalist of his time and passed away
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Media Unit 1- 2012 Assessment Task 1 Representation Analysis- Lamb Barbie Girl This is a stereotypical representation of Australians in today’s modern society. This campaign enforces Australian people to buy lamb to support their national day‚ as well as the people of their country. This idea is further implemented into the target audience through the use of specific codes and conventions that develop that generalized idea of‚ being ‘Australian’. This representation targets a range of Australian
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