Levi Wortley Logan Denney Discussion Group 9-22-12 Our Society VS. The Hunger Games Now in the film The Hunger Games there are a lot of themes that mirrored in our society today. First and foremost there is the politics of Panem. The government‚ or “The Capitol‚” is corrupted. Their control over the country “Panem” is very iron like in the fact that they control everything from resources to where you can go and what you can do. After awhile of this the districts get fed up and rebel
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The Smile Factory John Van Maanen Disneyland as the self-proclaimed “happiest place on earth” occupies an enviable position in the amusement and entertainment worlds as well as the commercial world in general. Its product‚ it seems is emotion – “laughter and well-being”. Bill Ross‚ a Disneyland executive‚ summarizes the corporate policies nicely by noting that “although we focus our attention on profit and loss‚ day-in and day-out we cannot lose sight of the fact that this is a feeling business
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The effects of mobile phones in society Malcolm: Hello and thank you for tuning to CRN podcast session with Malcolm Smith‚ today we talk the effects of mobile phones in society. Most people use mobile phones‚ not just in Europe but worldwide. For example Adults‚ youngers‚ teenagers‚ elderly and moreover children. I have with me today is a special guest Diana Moore‚ she specializes in technology and society being‚ take it away Diana. Diana: Thanks you for that wonderful introduction Malcolm. So
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The industrial revolution brought many positive and negative effects to the factory workers‚ but a majority of negative effects‚ along with health problems and children working however‚ a positive effect jobs for women. To begin‚ during the Industrial Revolution‚ factories lead to health problems to the men workers‚ in addition to pollution. In document seven there is a photograph where there is an enormous amount of black smoke in the sky causing pollution. All the black smoke in the air
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has negative effect of alcohol drinking was Amy Winehouse‚ she died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. This happened because she was out drinking with a few mates but she wasn’t in control of her attitude because society has lead her into drinking and ended up in hospital. Amy Winehouse has been drawn into ‘society norms‚’ it is a metaphor to a what society has lead to Amy Winehouse death‚ society and has lead to troubles that she knew the consequences of alcohol. Her attitude towards society hijacking her
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Causes of Child Obesity "Many of today’s kids are engaged in sedentary pursuits made possible by a level of technology unthinkable as recently as 25 to 30 years ago. Computer‚ video‚ and other virtual games‚ the ready availability of feature films and games on DVD‚ plus high-tech advancements in music-listening technology have come down into the range of affordability for parents and even for the kids themselves. These passive pursuits have produced a downside of reduced physical activity for the
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Is Celebrity Obsession Destroying Our Society? Is our fixation on the famous an escape from our lives? The pedestal on which we have put movie stars‚ sports figures‚ and famous people could give some people neck strain. We idolize them‚ follow their every move‚ and treat them as modern gods. There is a giant media subculture around the cult of personality. Gossip and news about the rich and famous is big business. Magazines like People and Us Weekly‚ TV shows like Access Hollywood and Entertainment
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America’s Prisons and Their Effects On Society Every civilization in history has had rules‚ and citizens who break them. To this day governments struggle to figure out the best way to deal with their criminals in ways that help both society and those that commit the crimes. Imprisonment has historically been the popular solution. However‚ there are many instances in which people are sent to prison that would be better served for community service‚ rehab‚ or some other form of punishment. Prison
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Television’s Positive Effects on Society Nichole VanSickle Richard Zlogar Fr. Eng. Comp. 101-18 31 October 1996 According to Marie Winn and her essay "The Plug-In Drug‚" television has various negative effects on our society today. In her essay Winn explores the ways in which television has harmfully caused disruptions with the quality of family life‚ rituals‚ and values. She recognizes there is a problem with our society and the way in which it is consistently influenced
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Advantages and disadvantages of Factory There are advantages and disadvantages of having a factory near or within the urbanize city. The important thing is you have to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of having such factory in the city or a place where there are lot of people live. Having a factory near the place is good for the people around because it generates job for the people. Aside from that they don ’t need to commute and spend a sum of money for the transportation. Indeed a lot
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