rising nationwide‚ but makes a mockery of a tragedy thats all too real. This modern day entertainment‚ as one might call it‚ shown by video games‚ music‚ television‚ books‚ and blockbuster films‚ has the uncanny ability to destroy our society. It can invade and infect the minds of impressionable youth‚ encouraging drug-use‚ violence‚ and premarital sex. It can steal from perfectly good‚ law abiding citizens many hours of each day that would otherwise have been put to better use. Of course like many aspects
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Prison for Profit: Modern Day Slavery Many people don’t possess realistic vision on today’s prison system. I have this knowledge because I had a chance to experience it for months while serving a sentence for Trafficking of Marijuana. We are often given the impression that prisons are full of bad people such as rapists and murders. This is a huge misconception. Unfortunately‚ most of America’s prison population (which happens to be the largest in the world) is non-violent drug offenders being
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If I had the power to end modern day slavery I would. Slavery is when someone is under the control of someone else more rich and important. At the moment there are about 27 million slaves in the world out of seven billion people! Most slaves are from poor countries like India and Africa. They work in fields‚ brothels‚ homes‚ mines and restaurants. Imagine working for hours a day‚ in a mine or a not very pleasant environment and bought at an average of $90! Kids‚ adults‚ and even grandparents
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odyssey is a very complex story. But there are multiple things that are very clear. One of those things is that Odysseus does not deserve a hero award. Many people might think he is but he is dishonest‚ he doesn’t use communication‚ and he doesn’t know how to put himself last. He is always worried about himself and not his crew. These things make him a bad leader and not a hero. First‚ Odysseus is dishonest. He is dishonest because he didn’t tell his men that when they had to face Scylla that he would
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TELEVISION AS A MEDIUM FOR MODERN DAY MYTHS Throughout the 1950s and 1960s television programming developed rapidly into more than an assortment of fact and fiction narratives; it became itself a social text for an increasing population‚ "functioning as a kind of code through which people gleaned a large portion of their information‚ intellectual stimulation‚ and distraction" (Danesi‚ 240). Since its inception in the mid-1930s‚ many of television ’s programs have become the history of many cultures
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Since the new modern GPS tracking systems appeared‚ parents have been chipping their children invading their Childs privacy. It affects the children’s life and ruins the fact that they have freedom and privacy. Paranoid moms and dads have been chipping and GPS tracking their children since the day these devices came out to monitor their every move. Although the parents are trying to keep their children safe‚ it’s not fair that the children‚ mainly teens‚ can’t have any freedom. Everywhere they go
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Youngsters nowadays are living in a comfort compared to old days. Do you agree? (30marks) Thanks to the development of technology‚ youth nowadays have easy and comfortable life. Inventions such as cars‚ planes and internets are enabling us to save time and stay updated to daily events. However‚ is it really true that we are living a better life than our grandparents’ generation? I beg to differ. We are suffering even more in terms of stress‚ danger and health problems. With the development of the
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“It’s a bird...it’s a plane...no! It’s Superman!” When people say a modern day superhero‚ the names “Spiderman”‚ “Superman”‚ and “Catwoman” flash into mind. However‚ we forget about one of the most influential superheroes of today’s time; a soldier. Despite the differences‚ there are many similarities between Beowulf and a soldier because the two have more in common than we realize. As much as two great humans could have so much in common‚ Beowulf and a soldier have differences as most people
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Homer many of the obstacles Odysseus encounters are female‚ monsters‚ and seducers. Odysseus overcomes many female obstacles such as Scylla‚ Circe‚ Sirens‚ and Calypso. Ancient Greeks felt women were dangerous. Things would be different if Odysseus encountered more male obstacles because he would have just fought them and won. Odysseus has many experiences with female characters such as Scylla‚ Circe‚ Sirens‚ and Calypso. In order to overcome these obstacles Odysseus had to go threw many difficulties
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God like. They both have major obstacles in which they need to conquer but both exemplify some hubris which creates difficulty for them in their passage. Through all of these similarities it is the differences that made Odysseus successful in his journey where Oedipus fails. Odysseus succeeds with his sharp intellect‚ courage‚ and ability to follow instructions
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