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    1950 comparative essay

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    The 1950’s The Fifties in America was a decade of change and movement. For some‚ the 1950’s was centered around wars and conflicts‚ recovering from World War II and entering the Cold War. For others‚ that decade was full of adventure‚ trying out new things and doing stuff mother would not be so proud of. Richard Crandell and Roberta Beerhorst are two proud Americans whom were both growing in their late teens and 20’s during the 1950’s. Richard‚ mostly known as “Dick”‚ who now resides in Kentwood

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    The nineteenth century was a period of awareness to American letters. The influence of European Romanticism yielded the way to a transcendent character. This period saw the emergence of a movement called Transcendentalism‚ which was born as a form of rejection of strict Puritan religious attitudes from New England‚ where the movement originated. The Transcendentalists were influenced by Romanticism‚ especially in areas such as self- examination‚ the exaltation of individualism‚ and the beauties of

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    The 1930s‚ a manic and mundane time‚ a time of retrogress and innovation. The fate of the american dream in peril. The 1930s started out disastrous. The stock market crashed in 1929‚ which led to a nationwide panic. This is more evident in the photos that have been taken during these times‚ the level of poverty and hunger were at an all time high. The invention of Hoovervilles created innovation in the form of retrogression because Hoovervilles were destitute‚ but they were a necessary adaptation

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    Television Consumption

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    Thesis: The overabundance of television consumption has raised developmental concerns in youth today‚ by creating health issues‚ risky and violent behaviors‚ as well as a confusion of fantasy versus reality. One of the growing concerns on how television affects children today is the effects of food advertising on their health and fitness over the past few years. Many know that the food purpose is meant to fulfill the body’s basic nutritional needs. There are many different kinds of foods to choose

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    people because they assume that it is spread out over such a large area that the earth sort of just absorbs it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Let’s look at the ways that this plastic waste‚ much of it from plastic bags‚ are threatening the life of our oceans. Photodegradation Plastic doesn’t biodegrade naturally like compostable bags or bags made from natural materials‚ but instead breaks up into

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    The Evils of Television

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    Humans spend more time watching television every day than on any other single activity‚ aside from sleeping. Since the first television sets appeared in homes‚ in mid-twentieth century‚ television has grown into a phenomenon found in almost every household. In the beginning‚ there were only three principal broadcast networks; today‚ there are hundreds of channels available. There is no doubt that television has an impact on all of us‚ especially on children‚ so that it came to be accompanied with

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    Jessica Shahinian Paper #1 Eng.102 Prof. Tabor To be American can mean many different things depending on each person‚ whether if they are an immigrant‚ alien‚ or a true citizen. The pure definition of what does it mean to be American is‚ “To be bored and raised in the United States”. Although it is also said and known that we have free rights‚ but that doesn’t mean we are a hundred percent freedom free because we are American. For example‚ say you are watching T.V and a commercial of having

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    Television Aggression

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    physical force against others or self‚ or compelling of action against one’s will on pain of being hurt or killed. To extend Gerbner’s definition of violence‚ I selected 4 television programs to count verbal as well as physical aggression in these TV shows. One of the many educational television programs that I selected was Barney. To my opinion Barney did not contain any verbal or physical aggressive behavior. This show taught children how to live with one another and how to avoid aggression.

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    Profanity in Television

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    Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington‚ D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) COMPLAINTS AGAINST VARIOUS ) File No. EB-04-IH-0011 TELEVISION LICENSEES ) CONCERNING THEIR FEBRUARY ) NAL/Acct. No. 200432080212 1‚ 2004 BROADCAST OF THE SUPER ) BOWL XXXVIII HALFTIME SHOW ) ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION Adopted: May 4‚ 2006 Released: May 31‚ 2006 By the Commission: Commissioner Adelstein concurring in part‚ dissenting in part‚ and issuing

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    Television and Radio

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    TV vs Radio Ellen Bullard p.5 Isn’t it amazing that people who lived two hundred years ago didn’t have radios or televisions? Today it is difficult to imagine life without these two forms of communication. These technological wonders have many similar characteristics. As you will see‚ they are also quite different. To start with‚ both radios and televisions need a source of power in order to run. If you have no electric socket or batteries on hand‚ you won’t get to watch TV or listen to the radio

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