Topic: Barbie is a bad role model for young children. Specific purpose: To persuade my COMM 110 class that Barbie has a negative influence on young children. Central idea: Barbie is a bad role model for young children‚ because of Barbie’s unrealistic body proportions and unattainable lifestyle. Young girls become aware of their physical appearance and become insecure‚ and this can lead to long term effects. INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: According to an article by Sloan Crosley‚ the
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The role of professional athletes as role models for the youth is a debatable topic. Should they be the people your children look up to and try to be like? Or are they just popular people who have let fame get to their head and influence them to make poor choices? While there are many people who believe that they should be responsible for setting good examples for the millions of children in the world‚ there are equally as many that believe they should not be put under that kind of pressure on top
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“I am not a role model‚ I am not paid to be a role model. I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball‚ doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” – Charles Barkley. Professional athletes are not the best people to be role models for kids. Steven Ortiz‚ a sociology professor at Oregon State and the author of several published studies on athletes ’ bad behavior says‚ "Spoiled-athlete syndrome begins early in sports socialization. From
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Keanu Reeves is one of the best well-known actors‚ producers‚ and musicians in the U.S. Reeves has been playing the role of hero‚ for he shares his wealth‚ time‚ and love with the world. Moreover‚ Keeves demonstrates he is a great man for making positive changes in other people’s life. For me‚ Reeves is an incomparable person whom I admire for he is a generous person and a role model: and‚ he is a sturdy person. When I first saw Reeves in some movies‚ I regarded him as an ordinary or typical actor
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Introduction What is a role model? A role model‚ defined by the Oxford English Dictionary is “a person who other people look to as an example to be imitated.” There are different types of people whose characteristics and traits are held in high regards and are imitated by others. There are many types of role models‚ whether social‚ religious‚ political‚ commercial or from the arts. Typical role models of our generation from these groups are The Pope‚ Barack Obama‚ Steve Jobs‚ Bill Gates and Pharrell
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A role model is someone looked up to and held in high esteem. They are often emulated and referred to for guidance. Children being very influential can be heavily affected by their role models. A role model for a child is someone seen as big and great in their eyes. Whoever the role model may be‚ children will pick up actions‚ words and mannerisms from them. It affects them in every way‚ how they deal with people‚ their dress‚ and vocabulary and how they aspire to be. Role models can have a positive
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2-25-13 Society considers athletes to be the perfect role models for children. Athletes teach kids determination‚ how to stay encouraged‚ be physically active‚ and proper behavior. These life skills may be very important in a child’s lifetime. Looking up to these amazing people should diminish laziness‚ and other degrading qualities‚ and hopefully change the way society is viewed forever. Athletes make such marvelous role models‚ because they encourage kids to stay physically active. To
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I chose to answer the second question. Here’s my response: The best answer to the question is that I believe I am “relatively” a competent communicator. A competent communicator is described as being able to think critically and mindfully and make reasoned choices. A competent communicator is also an effective code-switcher‚ skillful‚ culturally aware and sensitive‚ and ethical. By being able to think critically and mindfully‚ a person is able to communicate without being impeded by prejudices he
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things that they did. As I got a little older‚ I started looking towards my older brother as a role model and wanted to be like him‚ which caused me to develop other certain characteristics that I still possess.
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who finds himself caught up in adventures of murder‚ love and treasure hunting. One may question whether or not Tom is a good role model. On the surface‚ it appears that Tom is neither an entirely good nor entirely bad role model‚ but rather a boy maturing from a troublemaker into a young man. Tom’s behavior and treatment of others prove him to be a negative moral role model. In the end Tom’s conscience helps him make good decisions‚ Sometimes his friends and his mind wants them to go on adventures
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