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    The Influence of American Television on Audiences On April 30‚ 1939‚ the first television broadcast was unveiled to the audiences of North America at the New York World’s Fair opening in Flushing Meadows‚ Queens. Feelings of awe and amazement were shared throughout the crowds. However‚ with the emergence of the Second World War in the very same year‚ real growth for the television was delayed and as a result did not truly begin until the early 1950s. At this point in time‚ the television became

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    helped people decide what restaurant has what and to decide whether they want that or not. Graphic design is big in every country and is used in all sorts of places in the world‚ from your local swap meet to the mall. Graphic design is everywhere and influences young people and older people into decisions we make today. Without graphic design businesses would have a rougher time to gain customers as people are attracted to design and without the advertisement such as posters for the restaurants they wouldn’t

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    1960s Sports The 1960s were filled with events like the Vietnam war and the assassination of Kennedy so sports were very important to the United States because they provided something for the American people to get away from the stress of their lives. And sports were in rapid change in the 1960s with the NFL and AFL merger in 1966 and the first super bowl in 1967. The NBA stayed the same through much of the 60s with the Celtics dominating the NBA for 9 titles in 10 years. And college football had

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    individuals but rather between thousands‚ it is known as mass media. Mass media is the central nervous system to society. The media has many different purposes‚ such as providing information‚ entertaining‚ persuading and also portraying a vague general function of culture to millions of people (Frederick‚ 18). In order for mass media to exist‚ there must to be an audience. Today’s society is very selective; each receiver reacts differently through their own experience and orientation to the media

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    Access to a steady supply of water helped ancient societies develop both technologically and culturally. Since they got so much water‚ especially from flooding rivers‚ societies found ways to harness that water‚ preventing it from flooding their towns. Once they had the water‚ they wanted to put it to use to benefit them and their society. As a result‚ societies started developing technology to distribute the water to places of their choice and put it to good use. The technology that was developed

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    and the lighting of a giant flame that incites excitement among sports fans everywhere. All of these iconic symbols belong to one of the most famous sporting events known to man; the Olympic games. The rings‚ standing for the five continents‚ the motto‚ which is translated to “higher‚ faster‚ stronger”‚ and the classic ritual of lighting the flame are all modern day Olympic symbols that represent the 17 days of high intensity sport and competition. However‚ the Olympic games have not always been

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    Assignment #1 Sports and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome 1 Oct 2013 In the reading‚ Athletic Competitions in the Age of Heroes‚ a wealth of differences can be seen between the way sports are practiced in the Iliad and the way they were practiced during the time of the Panhellenic games. Prizes were distributed among all men that competed in events‚ there were many competitions that we have not covered as being present in the Panhellenic games‚ and matches sometimes had no conclusion. The

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    harsher‚ but reasonable while Locke’s ideas are moral and optimistic. As the movie‚ Lord of the flies exemplifies that even though Hobbes believed humans are born with passion and reason‚ Locke’s ideas would create a much more stable and functioning society because people have the right to life‚ liberty‚ property and to revolt against an abusive government. Locke believed that people have the right to revolt against an abusive government. Having the right to stand up against an abusive government wouldn’t

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    stating that civil society began when people started claiming ownership of land and claims that humans could have been spared a lot pain if someone had just stopped the first person to claim land as their own. Rousseau then discuss how humans adapted and developed tools and how they could overcome obstacles in nature. He then talks about the early coming together of humans and what drove them to work together. He then discusses family and how the family unit became a little society then Rousseau says

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    Two major influences in John Wesley’s life were‚ His colleagues: Charles Wesley‚ and George Whitefield. Charles‚ Wesley’s younger brother‚ was a young minister ordained in Oxford‚ with his older brother. Charles was a young man who started a prayer group that methodically studied the scriptures. They were also very serious about the lifestyle they lived in the pursuit of holiness. This was due to John Wesley later becoming the leader of this group. Charles and John’s inner circle was made fun of

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