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    First‚ believe in the world—that there is meaning behind everything.   Don’t look back—forward‚ infinite energy‚ infinite enthusiasm‚ infinite daring‚ and infinite patience—then alone can great deeds be accomplished.   This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside‚ not to lay the blame upon anyone outside‚ but stand up‚ lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself.   Tell the truth boldly‚ whether it hurts or not. Never

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    Television and Cultural Change Research Paper: 1.Introduction Once considered a complete luxury for a family to own‚ the television has become a stable fixture in British and American households over the past few decades. In recent years‚ it has become unusual for a family not to own a television set and now it is just as uncommon for a family to own just one. In Britain‚ the years spanning from 1955 to 1969 saw an increase from 40 percent to 93 per cent of the population owning a television set

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    the fact that television has tremendous positive effects on society‚ but some experts give us adverse reasons which cannot be overlooked easily. I myself believe that television has had a mostly positive effect. Using reasons and examples below‚ I am going to discuss the pros to this issue. First‚ television has a tremendous effect on economics. For instance‚ when a company uses television to advertise the products can increase the sell. Many of us choose our life products by watching their advertisements

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    Jennifer Barnhart Kirk Miller Comm 110 April 6th‚ 2006 The dangers of controversial television advertising "I do not care if I show your child something that you would not want them to see". This seems to be what some television advertising agencies are saying to us these days. We live in a society that seems to be progressing at a rate so fast that some parents wish technology would slow down. Television is a main source of entertainment for children and adults in this day and age. With so

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    probably no greater influence on society than the television. It has become arguably the greatest invention of the past century. With it‚ we have witnessed countless historical events: Inaugurations of presidents; man’s first steps on the moon; the assignation of John F. Kennedy; even disasters as they happen. Americans watch TV in the morning to receive the daily news. They eat watching it. They watch it before they go to bed. But as television has saturated our lives‚ has it always resulted toward

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    wants us to think every little bad thing won’t happen because of its surveillance. The government thinks they’re in control of everything which is very weird since we are a democracy. The government thinks because of Americas new little toys they can just control what we do and watch America’s people every move. Well government I got some news for you‚ the American people worked very hard to make the technology that you use to watch us. So that should give us a say if we are to be watched. Bad things

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    Television is the main hobby of most of the modern population. It is watched almost 12 hours a day on the average. Televisions exist everywhere. There is rarely a place that does not have one. TV’s are in homes‚ bars‚ stores‚ restaurants and they have even been made to fit in cars and bathrooms. This is one of the most occupied inventions; one that may sometimes be a bad thing. Watching television all the time is not a good quality to have. People sit home all day while being entertained by

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    children need to spend more time engaged in physical activity‚ instead of watching television. In this paper‚ evidence will show how television is having a negative impact on children‚ by way of commercialism and advertising. An overwhelming majority of commercials are geared toward children that entice them to make bad food choices. Today’s youth spend about four and a half hours every day watching television‚ and are pressured by the programming and advertising they see. Studies

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    Television has brain-washed the majority of our youth. The first thing I hear as I get home are TV mumbles. I open the door and to no surprise there is my younger brother in full motion on the coach‚ hand in remote‚ flipping through channels. My brother could not be any more of a coach potato. He watches TV all day and night. I refer to him as the human TV guide. So much endless television can dull our minds‚ take away time from completing important activities‚ and has exposed us to a world of violence

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    Gabriana Martinez Professor Darnell English 1301 12:30M/W 1 March 2013 The REAL in reality television Young teens usually encounter a new "Real World" TV show while flipping through the channels. "Real World" are all about young people living together under one roof. These shows have kept society entertained and are always the top of discussion. Reality television is corrupting our society by being dishonest‚ relying on humiliation and conflict to create entertainment‚ and sending the

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