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    Essay: “Does digital image manipulation affect the value of images?” Digital image manipulation refers to the process of digitally doctoring a photograph‚ to alter the original image‚ often generating a new meaning. Re-arranging and changing photographs has been around almost as long as photograph has itself‚ but as digital imaging hardware and software has both advance and have decreased in price‚ the practice of digital image manipulation has been put into practice more‚ and is harder to spot

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    America has become a surveillance society‚ and we need to find a better balance to protect American civil right. Recent revelations about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs have triggered diverse responses from the American public. The American Civil Liberties Union has expressed virulent opposition to the government’s alleged privacy intrusions as well as filed a lawsuit over the NSA’s collection of citizens’ telecommunications data. The National Security Agency’s mass tracking

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    crashing waves collide against the shore with their relaxing‚ rhythmic splashes like smooth jazz music (The Daily Paul‚ 2007-2013). The sun is slowly melting into the ocean and the sky is the shade of bright purple that can only be seen at dusk. It has been a long‚ hot day in the sun‚ and it feels nice to know that if I get too hot that I only have to walk about ten feet down until I get into the brisk cool waters of the ocean. Peace‚ serenity‚ contentment is the feeling that overwhelms me when

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    w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education .c rs om * 0 3 7 8 3 7 2 9 7 3 * ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Paper 2 Reading and Writing (Extended) Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters

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    Media and Body Image

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    How do the media influence females? Images of female bodies are everywhere. Women‚ and their bodies‚ sell everything from food to cars. Women’s magazines are full of articles urging women to fit a certain mold. While standing in a grocery store line you can see all different magazines promoting fashion‚ weight loss‚ and the latest diet. Although the magazines differ‚ they all seemingly convey the same idea: if you have the perfect body image you can have it all…the perfect marriage‚ loving

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    Body Image In The Media

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    What is Body Image? Body Image is the way that people picture themselves and how they think other people picture them. It’s basically how someone feels about their own body‚ physical appearance‚ height‚ shape‚ weight and many more things contribute to a person’s body image. The media can shape popular culture and often influence the public’s opinion. However‚ if the power of media is abused‚ it can harm the general population. Images portrayed by the media can cause a person to strive to be someone

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    often found that ‘lone-wolf’ terrorists‚ for example‚ have gotten their information and inspiration from the Internet. The Internet has caused more problems than it has done good‚ because it has made people lazy‚ among other reasons. The Internet has made people lazy. They can pay their bills online and shop online‚ so they do not have to leave their homes. It has created problems through social networking sites‚ because people are spending all their time on them‚ instead of time with their family

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    good‚ nor talk too wise: If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools‚ Or watch the things you gave your life to‚ broken‚ And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss

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    Perfect Body Image

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    I Am What I See It is tragic the way today’s culture has become so obsessed with having a perfect body type. The ironic thing is the ideal image presented in the media is actually considered unhealthy for many. Why should we‚ I say we to associate myself with common middle-class American‚ aspire to be a certain size and shape just because it is commonly shown on TV or the internet‚ especially when it is considered unhealthy? The only reasonable explanation for this crave of having the perfect

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    Prefect Body Image

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    terms such as skinny‚ fat‚ stubby‚ or lanky simple adjectives that would make anyone self-conscious about their body size. We become obsessed with having the prefect body image because the mass media’s use of modeling ultimately convinces us to believe that the “not so norm” is the “norm”. Unfortunately‚ a great proportion of society becomes so influenced by these body images that the ideas of surgery‚ photo editing‚ eating disorders‚ and use harmful dietary supplements are disregarded when considering

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