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    Why Polar Bears Are Dying

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    Polars Bears are dying because the ice caps are melting because of global warming. Scientist have proof that humans are the cause of most of global warming and it has been that way from the mid-1900’s to now. We need to slow down global warming or the polar bears will die and a lot of other animals that live on the ice caps. If the ice caps melt that will rise the sea level and a lot of people will die. Global warming is getting worse causing melting icecaps which is caused by rising temperatures

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    As technology continues to develop in our modern world‚ so does our cultural identity. From the beginning of the Internet in the early 1990s‚ people have already started relying on computers to store and share files within companies and shared groups of people. As the Internet’s development accelerated to the 2000s‚ the identity of individuals began to change. The world-wide web’s name itself tells us what it is; information constructed on a web with world-wide information. For people with access

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    In the novel A Lesson Before Dying‚ Ernest J. Gaines emphasizes upon the place of a negro. In the time period in which the novel takes place‚ people of colour are viewed as lesser beings‚ and are continuously treated unjustly.Gaines provides the reader with an opportunity to consider the racist antics of the time period‚ through the challenges that Grant faces. Throughout the novel‚ the racism of the time is revealed through Grant and Miss Emma’s actions. In the novel‚ during his conversation with

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    This essay will explore the construct that representation of body types is perpetuated in the media. It is said that current social ideologies are impacted by these powerful images and throughout this essay‚ examples will be cited to reinforce this theory. One common consequence of the media’s representation of the body is that the audience (more particularly women) may turn to an eating disorder known as anorexia nervosa. This eating disorder involves fasting; self-starvation; vomiting; fear

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    Media history

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    Britney Trach Media 10 fall 2013 December 2‚ 2013 Extra Credit Britney.Trach@student.smc.edu The media has a huge impact on society due to the fact that we learn about our culture through what we watch. When we watch the media we absorb what they show us whether it is educational or misleading. We form stereotypes based on what we see in the media because in most cases that is all we are taught and have not experienced or understood the true illustration of a certain

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    Social media has become a platform that can be accessed by virtually anyone‚ at any given moment and time. Social media brings forth insight on what is happening in our local communities‚ and events occurring in other countries; however‚ the problem with social media is that it can be manipulated by the broadcasting companies as they’re allowed to upload content that they feel is important. This leaves to a bias for the viewers‚ as they’re only shown what the media wants them to see‚ whether it is

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    Traditional and New Media are friends Today Mass media plays an important role in connecting the world full of people through machines whether it is Mobile‚ TV‚ Radio or Internet and computers. Mass Media has the capability and the ability to reach wide audiences with strong and influential messages which impact on the society. Now the mass media can be divided into two main categories that is traditional media (Folk‚ TV‚ Radio‚ newpaper etc.) and New Media (Internet). In Traditional Media Television

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    social media) create isolation? 2.46 billion people are connected through social media every single day and the number one social media used worldwide is Facebook; as of 2017. With this number of people on social media‚ every single day‚ we are forgetting about socialising with friends and family. Social media are making more and more people isolated. Social media is creating a number issues in our society and only more and more people are going to sign up and get involved. Social media are making

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    Women in the Media

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    Changing How Women are Portrayed in the Media ABSTRACT Through this paper‚ the reader will be learning about how different women are portrayed in the media‚ and what people can do to hopefully change this one day. Women are constantly being portrayed as having to be “perfect” in the media. Whether it is on the news‚ in magazines‚ in movies‚ or on television‚ sexism is all over the place. With the proposed research ideas and methods‚ hopefully people will be able to make a change in this

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    AP English A Lesson Before Dying Jefferson is perhaps the strongest character in A Lesson Before Dying. Jefferson is a courageous young black man that a jury of all white men convicts of a murder he has not committed ; yet he still does not let this destroy his personal character. Ernest Gaines portrays Jefferson this way to illustrate the fundamental belief that mankind’s defeats doesn’t always lead to his destruction. Despite Jefferson’s trials‚ he still enjoys outside comforts‚ shows

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