media has a tendency to “dumb” down societies. Whether you believe this idea is solely based on your discretion‚ but there is one man who took the time to analyze this collective supposition deeply. Steven Johnson and his written work Everything Bad Is Good For You looked at the effects from popular media from an alternative perspective. Looking past the arguments of morality‚ Johnson calls attention to the progressive complexity in cultures seen in the past thirty years through elements such as
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technology with a vast capability to do good for society. Although the ethics issues that are presented with the introduction of this technology‚ they are not insurmountable. Additionally‚ the benefits far outweigh the possible risks. Although the most visible and controversial aspect of genetic modification is the proliferation of genetically modified food‚ GMO’s also have many other uses. For example‚ transgenic microbes are capable of producing a large of amount of human proteins such as insulin and clotting
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Pit bulls are not a bad breed of dogs as people say they are. They’re nice dogs when treated right. They are only aggressive but they’re breeding and training. They can’t be bad dogs because they don’t have a conscious. Michael Vick proved the dogs could be rehabilitated and put Into good homes. All but one dog was ruled safe from aggression. Would it surprise you to learn that pit bulls used to be America’s darlings? Before the mid-80s‚ stories of pit bull attacks are practically non-existent.
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Stereotyping in Marketing: Good or Bad? It ’s Monday morning at a well-to-do marketing company. You have an 11:00am meeting to interview a potential buyer for an Asian product line. It is now Ten-thirty. Your potential client ’s flight arrives into Metro Airport. Prior to their arrival to your office you douse the air with a light sent of orange. The meeting goes as expected‚ very well. Instead of a hand shake you bow to the group. You and the team leader exchange business cards. You ask
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Fracking can be both good and bad in today’s world. Fracking can be good in many ways such as its an alternative use for fuel because we use so much each day. This means that we have more gas and oil to use for cooking‚ heating and powering out cars‚ for instance. Also‚ it reduces the amount of toxic chemicals in the earth’s surface because it uses so much water. With oil and gas being pumped from the ground locally then the energy cost around the country will be cheaper instead of having them shipped
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as hardened criminals. That’s not a good thing.” That is what Pat Robertson‚ the televangelist who once ran for president‚ said on his show “The 700 Club” while mentioning how thought marijuana being legalized can be a good thing. I am a 41 year old wife and mother who has had her fair share of life experiences. My past experiences include using marijuana from time to time when I was younger. I never became an avid user and only remember having a good time when I used. I distinctively remember
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References: Anthony W. Hager. (September 10‚ 2013). Christopher Columbus: The Good‚ the Bad and the Ugly. Available: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/10/christopher_columbus_the_good.html. Last accessed 12 Nov 2013. BBC. (2013). Christopher Columbus . Available: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/christopher_columbus/
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Good Food/Bad Food School lunch is an issue in schools throughout our country. Many parents‚ teachers‚ as well as students tried to tackle this problem; but it still remains an issue. Dana Woldow‚ who’s been involved with this school lunch problem since 2002 once said to congress “Try school cafeteria food in your district. Then see if you continue to make the same decisions about how you fund the program.”(Dana Woldow) Schools serve lunches that lack all the nutrients we need as children for
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Wal-Mart: Good or Bad? The largest corporation in America with $378‚799 million in revenues and employing 2‚055‚000 employees‚ Wal-Mart has become one of the greatest success stories in American history‚ but also one of the most controversial stories since Standard Oil (Fortune). But with all big business comes critics. Today’s critics suggest Wal-Mart unfairly uses it power of size‚ which is goliath‚ to exploit employees and impoverish nations‚ ruin competition‚ and place undue pressure on the
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Video Games: Good or Bad? Spending hours upon hours playing video games‚ one would think that they would start to influence the day to day life. This controversy is brought up in the article “Defending Video Games: Breeding Evil?” written by the editor of Ecomunist.com. The article argues that violent video games do not necessarily make viewers violent‚ but may in fact be beneficial to the user’s health. The main topic is proving games do not influence their audience to the extent of behavioral
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