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    Children & Television

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    Changes Exposing children to too much television can cause health concerns‚ slower development in the brain‚ and an addiction to television. It slowly kills your brain cells‚ because you begin to feed into some of the stupidity that is found on the television. The more scientific facts of why it kills your brain cells is because the more you watch television‚ you begin to lose sight of the real world. You can begin to think that what you see on television is real. Which we all know it is not‚ but

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    In the late 1800’s corruption was alive and well in the United States. Political machines existed and bribed people for votes‚ businesses were big and controlling‚ and the government was not looking to help the “little” man. In the 1890’s farmers‚ and later laborers‚ got together to form a party to combat these issues‚ calling themselves the Populist Party. The Populist Platform was centered around removing political corruption and providing economic opportunities‚ joining industrial and agricultural

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    It is believed that television is one of the successful invention in this era. At first‚ television is used to transfer information from all over the world in the fastest speed. Nowadays‚ television has entered another stage‚ there are many shopping mall selling high-definition televisions. Other than first hand information‚ television provides us entertainment and knowledge. There are sitcoms‚ documentary‚ drama‚ sports‚ movie‚ etc. Nonetheless‚ is it good or not? This time‚ let us talk about the

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    The Dangers of Television

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    SUMARY The Dangers of Television by Harriet B Fuller (USA) According to Harriet in the United States‚ television has played in changing American values as follows. In the 1940s‚ television was predicted to bring families closer together. Its influence‚ however‚ has splintered family relations. The first danger of television‚ as the author mentions is the lack of as family outings‚ the going of the whole family together such as family take a walk‚ dine out‚ go to the cinema are constrain

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    social groups in American society that took part during the sixties rebellion. One of the social group and movements that have paved the way to a better life for Mexican Americans is the chicano movement. The history of Mexicans date back to hundreds of years when conquistados first forced the Mexican folk into missions making them leave their cultures and beliefs of they would face death. This Chicano history and movement has begun from the great turning point is American history which was World War II

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    had major impact upon my life is my uncle‚ Reef. He guided me through everything both good and bad in my life. He was obese because he goes to McDonald’s every single day even if my mother prepare food for us to eat he will still go. He is one of the most intelligent people I know and we remain close even today. I love his partnership‚ his kids‚ his family and I consider them my family as well. I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for him. The thing about him was his outlook on life‚ his positive

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    Women’s Fashion in the 1950s The 1950s post-World War II era‚ were a time of fashion evolution. Advances in textile technology subsequent to the war gave way to new fabrics such as spandex and easy-care finishes that suited suburban lifestyle for women in the 1950s. The 1940s boxy structure look with square shoulders and short skirts were replaced by Christian Dior’s “New Look” silhouette‚ which also gave way to an unfitted‚ structural look in the later 1950s. After years of military and civilian

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    409001306 Impact of American media on Caribbean media culture and music Rap‚ Hip Hop‚ Pop‚ Fashion; all these are areas in which the culture of North America has influenced the culture in the Caribbean. To be able to determine the full extent to which American culture affects the Caribbean‚ we must first define what Caribbean culture is. In its broadest definition it is the actions and way of life practiced by the people who live amongst the islands

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    1950s; Happy Days?

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    The 1950s in America was filled with prosperity and anguish. Happy days were experienced by returning veterans and the growing middle class‚ which constituted the majority of American society. Unhappy days were lived by women‚ African Americans‚ and the poor. The decade was home to a nuclear arms race which many Americans feared. It also was home to tremendous economic prosperity‚ a welcome change from the Depression and from a lack of spending during World War II. Depending on the perspective

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    Television and Parents

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    Introduction Watching television is becoming a daily routine to everyone in this world‚ which includes children. Apparently‚ children these days are watching too much television. Moreover‚ they considered watching television as a hobby instead of doing healthier and benefiting activities‚ such as reading‚ exercising or interacting with other. Ever since the television become popular with films and programs‚ more and more children began to get obsessed with watching television. Parents nowadays

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