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    2010. 2. Tatum‚ Becky. "The Link Between Rap Music and Youth Crime and Violence: A Review of the Literature and Issues for Future Research." Justice Professional 11. (1999): 339-53. Web. 16 May 2010. 3. Herd‚ Denise. "Glamorization of Drugs in Rap Music Has Increased Dramatically." choosehelp.com. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 16 May 2010. 4. "SADD Statistics." SADD: Students Against Destructive Decisions. SADD‚ n.d. Web. 16 May 2010. 5. Selfhout‚ Maarten. "Heavy

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    advertisements and they imitate what they see from different media which influences them into smoking. Although tobacco advertisers say that their advertisements are aimed for adults‚ yet this is not true because teenagers imitate those images .The glamorization of tobacco‚ the positive impression which teenagers get from tobacco advertising and the effects of advertisement are the main reasons why tobacco advertising attracting teenagers should be banned. Banning tobacco advertisements at places where

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    CELIBRITY CULTURE HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON TEENAGE LIFE. Is it normal that seventy percent of the celebrities‚ male or female end up taking drugs or becoming alcoholic? Is our society like that? During the last twenty years many celebrities become stupidly rich‚ and don’t really know what to do with the money or how to manage those tremendous quantities. The necessity to spend it or waste it becomes more accentuated‚ and drugs may be a quick “solution” of wasting their money. But in most cases‚

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    keep the products in appropriate places to minimize the influence of alcohol and tobacco on children. Tobacco use in children is very dangerous and addictive‚ and the branding of nicotine should be restricted to minimize the exposure and glamorization of it to children. The use of tobacco is the United States’ deadliest addiction. Over 400‚000 people die each year from diseases attributable to tobacco use. Cigarettes kill more people in the United States than AIDS‚ car accidents‚ murders‚ suicides

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    “I was gonna clean my room until I got high‚ I was gonna get up and find the broom but then I got high‚ my room is still messed up and I know why (why man?) Yea heyy‚ cause I got high.” Because I Got High by Afroman was a popular song amongst teenagers. This was very popular on the radio and was changed throughout many high school cafeterias and hallways. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between celebrities in the music industry and their influence among young

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    Deviance‚ Crime and Social Control In this journal entry‚ I will talk about a music video that has displayed exploitative treatment of women‚ glorification of juvenile violence‚ and glamorization of delinquent acts. As each decade passes‚ music videos have been subject to more violence‚ drug-related scenes‚ and exploitation of women. The video‚ Tip Drill‚ by Nelly displays money being thrown at women‚ bottles of liquor being poured on women‚ and women with barely anything on shaking their bodies

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    is in stark contrast if today’s society were to be juxtaposed with the society of before‚ when man used to live in extended families‚ running household corporations‚ and feeding themselves solely by what the manpower of the family produced. The glamorization of dysfunctional families today is very much disconcerting. TV shows such as The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives over-valorize scandals‚ turning the concept of “family” into something that is more of a sickbed of problems. Meanwhile‚ the wave

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    Jessica Kent kent1 English 1113 Sex‚ Drugs‚ And Violence On American Television Not very many parents would think that the television set would be their worst enemy located in there very own living room. More than seventy-five percent of our American television shows contain sexual and violent content‚ as well as drug and alcohol use. MTV‚ TLC‚ and TBS are some of the most popular channels that contain sex‚ drugs‚ and violence. Adolecents and children of many ages watch and learn from these

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    Madden 1 Sarah Madden 18 November 2012 Film Review: Angels with Dirty Faces‚ USA 1938 The film I have chosen to review and analyse under the theoretical frame Genre is Angels with Dirty Faces‚ a gangster film directed by Michael Curtiz starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. In Andrew Tudor’s book “Theories of Film”‚ he argued that genre is “what we collectively believe it to be”. I believe that when Tudor says “we” he means the audience. Audiences have an expectation of what they assume

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    Gangster’s Sacrifice The aim of this paper is to shed light on the personal struggles of the American gangster in Little Caesar and The Godfather‚ and their incapability to balance true relationships with a life of organized crime. I will focus on the sacrifices made by these gangsters in order to achieve a life of power and wealth‚ the American dream. It is nearly impossible for a true gangster to have a traditional family. I will specifically examine the relationships and personal characteristics

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