Media often paints a different picture than as seen by the eye. Often heard on the headlines are the bad and the ugly never the good. One picture that is often skewed by the media is that of hip hop. It is often heard that this genre is a negative influence on children‚ as the message put out by these rappers is not appropriate for today’s youth. The lifestyle is too violent and the lyrics are too harsh. All this is skewed in the wrong direction. As the hip hop genre is impactful and helpful for
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The Slumdog Millionaire is the film to see. Excitement tragedy love and hate it’s all featured together. The film starts by showing the poverty in India. The way that it does this is in a humorous but serious way and therefore still getting the point across. The film then goes onto show how the poor and rich are living together side by side and how there is a large divide between classes. Two brothers Jamal Malik and Salim Malik are taken in by a villain who forces the children to beg so that he
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Baseball & Juice There aren’t many times when you can turn it to ESPN or MLB network without finding out that someone has been caught doing steroids or “performance enhancing drugs”‚ or someone isn’t going to be inducted into Cooperstown‚ because they’ve been rumored to be taking steroids But what’s the big deal?! The players are taking them to be better players and win games‚ last time I checked don’t you play to win? Maybe it’s not the players that should be punished maybe Americas pastime
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Roll Step In high school‚ many people praise athleticism and make idols of the star athletes. I am surprised by how little of that praise is directed toward marching bands‚ though. It’s actually much more difficult and tasking than people think! As a general statement‚ each member of the band has to remember every single movement‚ every single piece of music to be played‚ and how these two items are to be played or marched. Not only is it tasking mentally‚ but physically as well. For example
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Stereotypes have had a prominent role in American comedies‚ particularly sitcoms‚ practically since their introduction. ABC’s newest hit comedy Modern Family is no different. The cast is diverse in every way‚ and the writers use that to diversify the characters and get away with using obvious stereotypes placed upon gender and sexuality. The show is presented in a mockumentary style and focuses on three families who are related through marriage. Phil and his wife Claire represent the nuclear family;
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Friends don’t chain up friends! Animal rights are rights that affect all of us on a daily basis whether we realize it or not. From protecting the animals themselves from inhumane testing and living situations to climate change‚ the rights of animals are highly debated and are very controversial. People who are passionate about animal rights are typically vegan meaning that they do not consume and typically avoid products made by or with animal products of all sorts. This lifestyle choice is becoming
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A Simple Solution Junk foods such as potato chips‚ carbonated drinks ‚ and candy are a popular snack item choice by children and young adults alike. Containing high fat‚ sugar‚ and calories ‚ junk foods are highly addictive and can cause many health problems such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ and obesity‚ but on top of all of that Americans are the top consumers of this junk food. My proposition to end this problem is to inject lethal poison in all Junk foods such as candy‚ chips ‚ and
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Cartoon Wars South Park is an American animated television comedy series about four third grade schoolboys who live in the small‚ backward mountain town of South Park. The series was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone‚ and has been aired by Comedy Central since 1997. The show is well known for its pop-culture parody‚ outrageous humor‚ and sardonic handling of current events. Family Guy is an American animated television series about a family in the fictional town of Quahog‚ Rhode Island. The
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Skylar Ervin 10-6-07 Professor Renner Shaun of the Dead The film Shaun of the Dead is a British zombie flick filled with comedy‚ romance‚ and horror. It is an original piece‚ directed by Edgar Wright and co-star Simon Pegg‚ which uses irony throughout the entire movie. Many critics think of the movie as a British comedy but I believe it is much more than that. I believe the cast was appropriately chosen for this movie. The main character is Shaun‚ Simon Pegg‚ who’s an irresponsible young
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11. Chariot Racing – Are you a fan of NASCAR? It’s just like chariot racing‚ except you don’t get to ride in high-powered vehicles and get to wear cool racing suits. Instead‚ you race in a chariot‚ a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle that offered basically no form of protection. While it is indeed fun for spectators‚ drivers and horses risk suffering injuries and even death from getting tossed around‚ thrown out‚ or even trampled upon. If you got a problem with a long and healthy life‚ this sport is
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