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    blame for the belief that every aspect of this world is categorized according to genders because this idea has been in our society for ages and there has always been a debate on this topic. In Christina Hoff Sommers’ article “You Can Give a Boy a Doll‚ But You Can’t Make Him Play With It” published on the 6th of December 2012‚ in the newspaper The Atlantic she seems to be a firm believer that genders are different‚ each sex has separate needs and tendencies but remain equal. This is the reason why

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    Effects of Watching Television In a recent cartoon‚ one character said to another‚ “When you think of the awesome power of television to educate‚ aren’t you glad it doesn’t?” It’s true that television has the power to educate and to entertain‚ but unfortunately‚ these benefits are outweighed by the harm it does to dedicated viewers. Television is harmful because it creates passivity‚ discourages communication and presents a false picture of reality. Television causes viewers to

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    In the article “ Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um… Focus” author Alina Tugend presents various problems on how multitasking can hurt you rather than help you. Edward Hallowell argues “you have to keep in mind that you sacrifice focus when you do this” (Hallowell) while multitasking between talking on the phone and doing laundry disturbs and interrupts your focus on the conversation you’re having on the phone. In Alina Tugend’s article “ Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um… Focus” shows the disparate

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    41. You Make Me Lie Down 14 February 2012 I love the song “You make me lie down in green pastures” by Don Moen. It’s been stuck in my head ever since I heard it at a concert. “He makes me lie down” (Psalm 23:2). There’s a secret in this verse we often rush past. The Israelites who read this Psalm when David wrote it almost 1‚000 years before Christ‚ would have known from experience how hard it is to get a sheep to lie down. Keller writes that if a sheep is to lie down‚ he needs to feel absolutely

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    academically and being community active at Knapp Medical Center and in extracurricular activities. I know that my persistence to achieve my goals even through the obstacles that I have faced‚ my ambition to becoming someone in the future‚ and my devotion to make my dreams happen will help me accomplish them. Education has become an important factor

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    These days‚ just about every time you turn on the TV you’re met with a barrage of violent images including explosions‚ suicide bombings‚ and war casualties. And that’s just the news! Many popular television shows -- even those in the so-called "family" time slot of 7-8:30 p.m. -- also feature much more violence than shows aired in this time slot just a few years ago. American children watch an average of between three and fours hours of television daily. As a result‚ TV violence and children has

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    Managing children on watching television The definition for television is a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens‚ primarily used to broadcast programs for entertainment‚ information‚ and education. The history of television comprises the work of numerous engineers and inventors in several countries over many decades. The first practical demonstrations of television‚ however‚ were developed using electromechanical methods to scan‚ transmit‚ and

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    The Effects of Television Violence on Children What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks‚ violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets‚ back alleys‚ school‚ and even at home. The last of these is a major source of violence. In many peoples ’ living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television‚ and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic world of violence scenes with sometimes

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    Effects of Television Viewing on Children By: Samaher Abdullah Alhothali ID: 08120223 Course: Research Project ENGL-300 Supervised by: Ms. Yasmin khan YANBU UNIVERSITY COLLEGE‚ YANBU AL SINAIAH January 2011 Table of content Table of content ……………………………………………... P2 Table of figures ………………………….....………….…...... P3 Outline ………………………………………………….. P4 Preface ...………………………………………………….. P5 Methodology...………………........…………………………… P6 Thesis Statement .

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    Web television and its journey to mainstream. Name here Com/172 December 13‚ 2012 Margarette Chavez Web Television and its Journey to Mainstream With the birth of the internet‚ over the years‚ people have learned take full advantage of its use. From paying bills‚ to playing video games‚ to ordering coffee‚ the internet has been incorporated into our daily lives. Within the past five years a more creative way of using the internet has emerged. People are now using the

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