violent about the World Wrestling Federation. I think it’s unfair of you to insinuate it when there are so many shows and so many different movies‚ and so many different social problems that really do contribute to violence in this country." -- UPN president Dean Valentine in 1999 after a 7-year-old child in Dallas killed his little brother with a "clothesline" maneuver he had seen on a wrestling show. One fact should not be in dispute: TV is violent! Guns‚ shootings‚ murders‚ hitting‚ punching‚ slapping
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10 days earlier each year because of the difference between the Lunar Year (354 days) and the Solar Year (365 days). Although not all the people in Anatolia are religious‚ these religious feasts are very traditional and have become essential. People make lots of preparations in celebration of these feasts like cleaning houses‚ shopping‚ buying feast gifts‚ new clothes‚ sending greeting cards and so forth. On the first day of the feast‚ very early in the morning‚ people get up‚ wash themselves‚ wear
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favorite shows. So could we actually live without tv? My answer is yes. First of all‚ there are many alternatives for television‚ such as internet. With the latest technology‚ we can easily find the information or entertainment we need from interest. For example‚ you would like to know more about an extinct animal. You may watch discovery channel on the television‚ but will interest you can ask any question you want. With the enormous database online‚ you can probably find almost all kind of answers
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Personality: What makes you the way you are? - Science News - The Independent At some point in your life‚ you ’ve probably filled in a personality questionnaire ("Do you see yourself as....?")‚ and wondered as you ticked the boxes if there can really be any validity to such a simplistic way of assessing people. Surely the scores just reflect your mood on the day‚ or what you want the investigator to think. Surely everyone gives the same answer‚ which is "it depends". Or even if the scores measure
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Big brother isn’t watching you The expression‚ Big brother isn’t watching you is a directly parallel to the English author and journalist George Orwell’s book‚ 1984. Originally‚ the book was written in the year 1948 and is about an insignificant young man‚ named Winston Smith‚ who works for the state. His job is to paraphrase historical documents to promote propaganda in the society. The book is about Winston’s attempt to rebel against the totalitarian state‚ he lives in. People today‚ still
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environmental influences and that 30‚000 genes were too few to explain human nature‚ whereas 100‚000 would have been enough. As one scientist put it to me a few weeks later‚ just 33 genes‚ each coming in two varieties (on or off)‚ would be enough to make every human being in the world unique. There are more than 10 billion combinations that could come from flipping
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Big Brother isn’t watching you The English comedian Russell Brand lives in Los Angeles‚ but that don’t necessarily mean that he can’t be heard in the public media of London. In his commentary “Big Brother isn’t watching you” posted on The Guardian website in 2011 he explains his opinion towards the riots in England. This is primarily headed towards the Londoners‚ but it also conflicts with other cities and even the politicians. Russell Brand tries to get people to see these riots as young human
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“Everyone Is Watching You”: A Rhetorical Analysis Everyone‚ including inanimate objects is watching you! In the 1998 essay “Everyone Is Watching You‚” Nadine Strossen argues that “citizens are increasingly forfeiting their privacy whenever they venture out of their homes- or even for that matter‚ while we are at home” (Strossen 126). Surveillance cameras aren’t an invasion of my privacy as long as they work to my benefit for safety purposes only. Wanting safety and security does not mean that you are necessarily
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Big Brother isn’t watching you Russell Brand wrote a commentary on the 2011 UK riots. But what does he have to say? Not a lot‚ you would think‚ since he does not reside there anymore. Surprisingly‚ Brand wrote the commentary with‚ of course‚ a humoristic tone‚ but still maintaining the seriousness of this matter. Let me start by saying that the 2011 UK riots were allegedly caused by the death of Mark Duggan in police custody. Surely‚ this ought to stir the tension in some minorities‚ if not‚ larger
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Engelsk – Essay ”Big Brother isn’t watching you”‚ Russell Brand In 2011 videos and reports about riots vandalizing the streets of London wandered through the Internet and the media to all parts of the world. Everybody’s eyes were on Britain. Especially it was big in Europe. Not one day passed without new pictures‚ new stories and new tragedies. But riots aren’t something new in the 21st century. Almost daily‚ both before and after the 2011 UK riots‚ riots and conflicts between civilians and
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