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    Violent Movies

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    2012 To my friend: I read in a news article the other day that the legislature is considering to pass a law to where we wouldn’t be able to watch any violent movies from the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. What is the legislature really thinking‚ that is all day‚ 5 am to 10 pm. Okay the legislature decides to take all violent movies away from us. I can gurantee you that somehow someway‚ someone somewhere will find a way to watch them no matter what. We have the right to speak up if we don’t

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    Criminology Test Topics!!!!!!! 1 What is the prison code? A set of rules of conduct that reflect the values and norms of the prison social system and help define for inmates the image of the model prisoner. 2 What is the definition of a fish? A “fish” is a newcomer someone who must learn the norms and values of the prison society. 3 Identity 3 behaviors adolescents with a history of gang Involvement are likely to participate in? Be binge drinkers Test positively for illegal drugs Involved in assaults

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    Masculinity In Movies

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    to being messy‚ rude‚ and disrespectful. The representation of masculinity has been negatively influenced through multiple types of media by including the wrong ideas of male dominance. Modern movies often negatively influence masculinity by how they portray certain characters. In almost all the movies that are released nowadays‚ people notice that the protagonist or main character is male. It doesn’t matter

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    Film and Movies

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    As movies become more technologically enhanced‚ people are forgetting about the stories and books they are based on. More people should be reading the books the movies came from instead of waiting for the movie to be released in a local theater. Not only are books more substantial‚ but they can also become more entertaining than the movies themselves. Books keep a person’s mind going. A mind is filled with questions and as the wheels in your head are turning‚ your brain is being put to more use

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    Movies In The 1920s

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    In the 1920s‚ movies were introduced for the first time. Movies back then were black and white‚ had no sound‚ and were usually accompanied by a live organ or piano player. Movies provided huge entertainment value‚ and audiences were fascinated by seeing a moving picture on a silver screen for the first time. The first ever theatres were called Nickelodeons‚ and were extremely basic compared to our theatres today. The actors and actresses were idolized by many around the world‚ and the people couldn’t

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    Classification of Movies

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    there is a type of movie to fit almost any situation that someone could possibly be in. Over the past ten years their have been three genres of movies that have stuck out in my mind as the most played in theaters: comedy‚ romance and horror films. In my opinion the most commonly played genre of movie in theaters is comedy films. I think comedy movies have been played so commonly because they are a lot of fun no matter what your mood may be. You could go see a comedy with a group of friends

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    disney movies

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    stereotypes‚ they simply reflect them” (What about Women in Disney Movies?‚ 2008). Disney movies‚ however‚ are filled with stereotypes‚ ranging from social stereotypes to racial stereotypes. Although Disney movies are filled with an abundant amount of different stereotypes‚ the most common stereotypes seen in Disney movies are gender stereotypes. Gender stereotypes are when a group is generalized based on gender (female or male). In Disney movies the most common area to see gender stereotyping is within

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    Impact of Movies

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    IMPACT OF MOVIES THE THREE BIG LIES The three lies that often movies and movie makers say ….. 1. “It’s only entertainment. It does not influence anybody.” 2. “We just reflect reality. Don’t blame us; blame the society.” 3. “We give the public what it wants. If people don’t like it they can always turn it off.” IMPACT OF Among all media‚ movies play a major role in impacting the thinking pattern of the society. The question is whether the influence is positive or negative? As we all know if

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    Bollywood Movies

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    Bollywood Movies: Why Many People Love Bollywood Movies What makes Bollywood movies surge high in the entertainment business? What makes Bollywood movies unique from other movies? Find out more about Bollywood movies below. “From the glitziest of entertainment to the sparest of intellectual abstraction‚ from lavish spectacle to minimalist poetry‚ issues of gender‚ of politics‚ of poverty and plenty‚ India’s cinema encompasses them all. - Vasudev‚ Aruna (ed.) (1995)‚ Introduction‚ Frames of Mind:

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    Three Criminology Databases

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    relevant literature for this report I searched three criminology databases (AGIS‚ CINCH and Criminal Justice Abstracts)‚ two criminology journals (British Journal of Criminology and the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology)‚ two social work journals (Australian Social Work and The British Journal of Social Work) and one general database (ProQuest) using a combination of the following key terms: recidivism‚ meta-analysis‚ criminology‚ community‚ systematic review and social work. I also

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