The Sopranos and the Perpetuated Mafiosi Image A life of organized crime‚ fancy cars‚ machine guns‚ beautiful women‚ money‚ power and family; these are the images that have perpetuated the associations of Italian-Americans with the Mafia in film and television for decades. It is in this traditional Godfather fashion that the HBO hit series The Sopranos continues to perpetuate this stereotypical image into the 21st century. From classic films like The Godfather and Goodfellas‚ to miniseries
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To: Ms. Amber Bacon‚ Eastbay Supervising Editor From: Leslie Reese‚ Image Analyst Date: September 25‚ 2015 Subject: Eastbay Image Introduction The visual cover image for the November 26‚ 2013 National Basketball Association (NBA) Indiana Pacers basketball player Paul George for Eastbay catalogs for athletic products advertisements; Eastbay is well known for it’s athletic apparel and sports equipment. The purpose of this image is to reach all the men that can afford name brand clothes and sneakers
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community contributed photos and the heterogeneous meta-data (e.g.‚ tags‚ geo-location‚ and date taken) associated with these images[1]. Availability of cheap location sensor for geo-tagging of images on social media has made geo-tagged images very popular. The approaches which are existing usually mine geographical characteristics using a subset of multiple types of image contents or combining those contents linearly‚ which ignore correlations between different types of contents‚ and their geographical
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Transactional Analysis Theory: the Basics Carol Solomon‚ Ph.D. Abstract This article is written to acquaint readers with basic transactional analysis theory and to provide a beginning understanding about how these concepts can be used in real life. I first learned about Transactional Analysis from Dr. Eric Berne when I studied with him in Carmel‚ CA beginning in 1966. Quickly‚ I learned the value of this simple language as I began to understand my own life script. I became intrigued with my newfound
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SECURE ATM BY IMAGE PROCESSING [attachment=11735] ABSTRACT This paper encloses the information regarding the ‘IMAGE PROCESSING’. And discussed one of the major application of image processing ‘BIOMETRICS’. Biometrics technology allows determination and verification of ones identity through physical characteristics. To put it simply‚ it turns your body in to your password. We discussed various biometric techniques like finger scan‚ retina scan‚ facial scan‚ hand scan etc. Two algorithms have been
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The “culture war” in American lives is more religious than political as many of us tend to think. What we see reflected in the contemporary voting patterns is simply a restructuring in American religion which has played an undeniable role in the politics of the nation. It has been‚ currently is‚ and almost certainly will be an important aspect of our politics. It is this religious obsession that has fueled our century-long “culture war.” Providing the context within which political beliefs and
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cinema’s treatment of women‚ cannot but take into account the background and history of the status of the Indian woman. The images we have of women and the roles that they play in society are not merely a biological or social development but are also a result of the myths‚ legends‚ culture and religion of the society we live in. This is more especially true of Indian culture. Although in the west‚ the Virgin Mary is revered and respected‚ she is however not presented as a role model who ought to be
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Collection of Blood Cultures Tracy Evidence Based Practice for The Baccalaureate Prepared Nurse Abstract Proper collection of blood cultures are necessary and the most direct method of determining whether or not a patient is septic. The purpose of obtaining blood cultures is to identify and isolate the bacteria that are causing an illness and then determine the best course of treatment based on the sensitivity of the bacteria to particular antibiotics. One of the most frustrating problems
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Gender Based Violence Around the world‚ violence against women is an everyday occurrence. Up to 70 percent of women experience violence in their lifetime. In Columbia‚ one woman is reportedly killed by her partner or former partner every six days. In the Congo‚ 1‚100 rapes are reported each month. In China‚ there have been over 250 million births that have been prevented between the years of 1980 and 2000. Over 140 million women and girls worldwide have been affected by the consequences of female
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ETHIC – BASED MANAGEMENT VS CORPORATE MISGOVERNANCE --- NEW APPROACH TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALSYS Introduction Unfortunately in today’s everyday business consists largely of corporate fraud and unethical behavior. The article likes to call this down turn of ethical behavior moral bankruptcy. Moral bankruptcy is defined by dictionary.com as the state of being devoid of morality and ethics‚ used especially for business and political entities. This article focused on
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