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    Research on media violence is often misunderstood by the general public. One reason has to do with research methodology. We can’t randomly assign children early in their lives to watch different dose of violence on television then 15 years later see which children committed violent crimes. Then again the same the same type of limitation also exist for medical research: we can’t randomly assign groups of people to smoke different amounts of cigarettes for 15 years and then count the number of people

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    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES THE EFFECTS OF EATING FAST FOODS NAME : NOR AZWANNIS BINTI FAHROLROZI (2009680788) NORMALIZA BINTI ZAMAN (2009605054) COURSE : DIPLOMA in NURSING (HS110-3C) SUBJECT : ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES CODE : BEL 311 (FIRST DRAFT) LECTURER’S : MDM. JEBA EBENEZER DUE DATE : 16th AUGUST 2010 Fast food refers about food such as hamburgers which is prepared quickly and that you can take away with you (Longman Contemporary English‚ p. 574). It is served at a counter

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    homemade meals for many of years. It is fast and convenient‚ but the negative effects outweigh the good effects by a long shot. Eating fast food daily affects Americans’ health‚ diet‚ leaves a hole in their pocket‚ and even changes their everyday mood. The effects might not be seen right away‚ but after time they will start to add up. It has been proved that replacing a homemade meal with fast food has had a huge effect on Americans’ health. It does not take a scientist to figure out that fast food

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    Negative Influences of Media on the Society There is no doubt that the media influences us. To state some examples to prove this claim‚ try answering the questions that follow. Do you feel like attempting a stunt from a movie? Do you base your fashion on what you see the celebrities are wearing? Do you copy the hairstyle of your favorite famous personalities? Have you ever attempted to walk model-like in an attempt to imitate those ramp models in fashion shows? If you answered yes to any of these

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    Should people be concerned of the food they consume daily? What exactly‚ is food? New Oxford Dictionary Second Edition calls it “any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink‚ or that plants absorb‚ in order to maintain life and growth.” That doesn’t help so much unless you define nutritious. Nutritious food‚ it says here‚ “provides those substances necessary for growth‚ health‚ and good condition.” Many people nowadays does not too concerned on the food they consume. According to

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    1. Describe the role media may have in the development of eating disorders. Over 80% of Americans watch television daily.  On average‚ these people watch over three hours per day. American children engage in increasing amounts of media use‚ a trend fueled largely by the growing availability of internet access through phones and laptops.  On a typical day‚ 8 – 18-year-olds are engaged with some form of media about 7.5 hours.  Most of this time is spent watching television‚ though children play video

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    EFFECTS OF EATING JUNK FOODS “A journey to a thousand pounds begins with a single burger.”- Chris O’Brien. Ironic but true‚ right? And this saying doesn’t just apply to a burger‚ but to all foods similar to it -- and we know that these foods are the well-known junk foods. From the word itself‚ ‘junk’‚ we are already given an idea of what and how it is made. Fast foods‚ chips‚ chocolates‚ and candies -- these are examples of junk foods. These foods are greatly enjoyed by everyone‚ but most people

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    Alec Overstreet English 221 October 21‚ 2010 Mass Media Effects The mass media has a great influence that could be harmful to younger generations‚ and the government or television/computer producers should make changes in their media so the influence does not affect the children of the future. “The best thing about the mass media is that it immediately provides us with the latest information about the things happening around us. Mass media reports news from all the fields such as politics‚ sports

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    Many have wondered if the images of extremely thin people in the media cause individuals to develop eating disorders. This is an excellent question especially when one considers the types of images that constantly display on television‚ magazines‚ and internet advertisements. Average weight or overweight people are rarely seen in the media. And unfortunately‚ when overweight individuals appear in movies and television they are often the brunt of jokes or presented as laughing stocks‚ such as Jonah

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    Negative Effects of Media Since the birth of communication‚ media has been used to convey information to those willing to take it in. Beginning with publications of simple spoken words‚ and soaring to new heights in the twentieth century with radio‚ television‚ and the internet‚ media has been made accessible to people in every aspect of their daily lives. With such a strong hold on modern society‚ mass media has been able to shape popular culture and influence public opinion. However‚ when abused

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