“WITH SATIRE‚ WE LAUGH AND WE LEARN” Sitch et al’s “Frontline” demonstrates in the episode‚ “…Add Sex & Stir”‚ how the truth can be easily manipulated with the aid of technology in hope of producing a controversial “true” story that will boost the ratings. It also shows how in the world of mass media‚ credibility is considered to be of vital importance and is practically treated as the product traded in the industry. Sitch et al satirises that commercial TV‚ despite having the absolute care
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AIDS epidemic in the 1980s‚ it has drastically changed for the better in some cases. It’s mainly sexually transmitted‚ but in some cases today it’s mainly spread from drug users using unsanitary needles and equipment. Also‚ according to the CDC‚ around half of the cases being evaluated are of gay and bisexual men. Cases are more noticeable in the Southern and Eastern states. A lot has changed over the years and the topic of HIV/AIDS is unfortunately not talked about as much since the epidemic. Although
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Obesity Epidemic The rate of obesity has grown triple fold since in the last two decades (Cluss 1). High rates of obesity occur in developed countries that have a high food supply as well as many options. The United States is arguably the wealthiest country in the world‚ so it makes since that our obesity rates would be high. Developing countries that are struggling to meet the caloric needs of its people do not have problems with obesity because the food supply is extremely low and options are
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The Child Obesity Epidemic The epidemic of childhood obesity is fierce. The problem is scattered all around the nation from the east coast to the west. Hispanics‚ Åfrican Americans‚ Whites‚ males‚ females‚ are all prone to obesity. For the past few years this issue has caught more attention to people around the country. Nearly 18% of children in America are obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The number of overweight or obese children continues to grow throughout the country. Lance
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The objective of this topic is to discuss weather autism is an epidemic. By analyzing the articles provided‚ it is evident that the cause of autism has yet been found. Many psychologists and scientists have indicated the high increase of autism since the 1980’s. Autism is a developmental disorder that is not an epidemic. Over hundreds of year‚ the definition of autism has transformed‚ and the criterion for autism has developed‚ indicating that the prevalence of autism has obviously increased. Instruments
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caused by a much smaller and possibly even deadlier predator. This predator was called poliomyelitis‚ a prehistoric virus that has been killing since ancient times. As David Oshinsky noted‚ the nation had seen polio before the twentieth century‚ but epidemics had always been focused on immigrant children in the slums (24). When polio started affecting grown adults and all children‚ the panic began to set in. This was a turning point in American history because of the unity that resulted from this terrible
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South Africa and the Aids Epidemic Political Chaos and Denial among the responsible … Where is the South African Government?…And what about the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers?... There is no surprise for the US reaction… Nowhere in the world is the HIV/AIDS epidemic more widespread than the continent of Africa. For South Africa‚ political disturbance and government denial has fed an epidemic that has reached catastrophic proportions. As the numbers of infected and dead continue to rise‚ the impact
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Epidemic Parotitis Fever‚ muscle aches‚ loss of appetite‚ exhaustion‚ swollen salivary glands‚ these are all possible symptoms of mumps‚ also known as epidemic parotitis (Mumps‚ CDC). All of these symptoms are caused by a viral infection;there is a vaccine to this virus to help protect humans from the horrible disease. The mumps virus‚ once inside the body‚ will spread to the throat‚ nose‚ mouth‚ and salivary glands by way of mucus and saliva. While it spreads‚ it can cause the symptoms previously
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Demographics of Akron Heroin Epidemic The use of heroin in America has drastically increased over the last decade. Federal records revealed that between the years of 2006-2013‚ first time heroin users has doubled from 90‚000 to 169‚000 users. In fact‚ the Center for Disease Control announced that overdoses due to heroin have quadrupled between the years of 2002-2013. The statistics are no different for the Akron-Canton Region of Ohio. In July‚ 2016‚ Akron had a record number of heroin overdoses
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References Castillo‚ M. (2013‚ May 29). Diet soda erodes teeth as much as meth‚ crack: Case study. Diet soda erodes teeth as much as meth‚ crack: Case study. Retrieved September 16‚ 2013‚ from www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57586640/diet-soda-erodes-teeth-as-much-as-meth-crack-case-study/ This article basically just shows that soda can be as corrosive as harmful drugs such as meth. I think this article is useful when looking at corrosiveness of soda because we can know off jump that it can be corrosive
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