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Effects Of Media And Pornography
... women? The key idea here is that the mass media does not cause undesirable social behavior and, the media should not be dubbed as “bad guys”(Reising). They simply use their power in the most constructive ways in order to promote their ratings and popularity.
Why is it that many in society still believe otherwise; why do they continue to believe pornography is a major cause for violence against women, specifically rape? To some sex is considered strictly a means of reproduction. Not to be used for entertainment or pleasure. These feelings are spread into society. This is exactly why the concealment of the se ...
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“A Fair Chance For The Girls”
... linked to the brain. When he completed these tests he was under the impression that it wasn’t in a woman’s best interest to be educate because of the effects that it could have on the reproductive system. In this article the only piece of evidence that we see is that of the linking of the puberty stage and the brain. This however doesn’t link education and the death. It may have been more believing had he shown us more cases were this was the case.
Although this article was not convincing to me I was still able to point out strengths and weakness and the one strength that I saw was the way he tried to draw yo ...
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Serial Killers, The Minds, The Methods, The Madness
... These psychopaths have also been called lust murderers, homicidal maniacs and stranger killers. According to Schechter and Everitt, “credit for the phrase ‘serial killer’ goes to Special Agent Robert K. Ressler” (70). Ressler was one of the pioneers of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit. “While lecturing...one of the participants referred to ‘crimes in series’...Ressler began using a variation- ‘serial killers’...”(70).
Murder has always been a part of society, and serial murder has always existed. The terminology used to describe this most heinous of crimes, however has changed over cen ...
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Senior Citizens And Driving Tests
... other drivers but also pedestrians, and with a local person who is too old for driving this could be a regular problem. I think this is a very important problem that needs to be dealt with so we can prevent future accidents. I think by passing this law it will make the roads safer place for everyone to drive on. We are putting too much emphasis on teenage drivers when in fact we are letting the elderly who have long passed they’re driving keep on the roads.
Along the lines of qualifications I am an experienced driver with three near accidents due to an elderly driver. One of these times almost resulted in me h ...
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Safety In Institutions
... physically. Institutions such as; prison wr camps, maximum security prison and high school all demonstarte examples of abuse. A common threat towards inmates, was the fear of a prison official not liking you. In the movie The Hill, the sargent who was second in command, made sure he maximized his authority, by making the inmates know who had all the power. The sargent in this movie expressed his hatred towards one of the inmates , by making him and his cell mates, do excrutiating excercises in the middle of the hot dessert. The physical abuse of running up and down a hill, would surely lead to heat exaution, ...
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Child Labor
... so many children find themselves in this situation, UNICEF,
an organization working under the UN, realizes that it will take time for
the problem to be solved. However, with approximately 250 million children
working world wide, something must be done. A first step for worldwide
awareness is for people to realize that most child labor doesn’t take
place in old, run-down factories, but in unregulated parts of the economy
such as agriculture and domestic services. Surprising to most, even
countries such as the United States still have their share of problems. In
a recent awareness swap between American ...
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Cosmetic Testing On Animals
... and Drug Administration
(FDA) which regulates cosmetic products, does not require animal testing.
Some of the tests used on animals are eye irritancy tests, acute toxicity
tests, and skin irritancy tests.
In eye irritancy tests, a liquid, flake, granule, or powdered
subezce is dropped into the eyes of a group of albino rabbits. The
animals are often immobilized in stocks from which only their heads
protrude. They usually receive no anesthesia during the tests. After
placing the subezce into the rabbits eyes, lab technicians record the
damage to the eye tissue at specific intervals over an average period ...
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Materialism Is The Root Of All Evil
... recognizes the difficulty by saying, "And since we have believed in that
dream for a long time and worked very hard to make it come true, it is hard for
us to give it up, even though it contradicts another dream that we have— that of
living in a society that would really be worth living in." (Bella, et. Al. 285)
Materialism is closely tied to our individualism. We are taught to pursue our
materialistic American dream, to get ahead in life, to be somebody, to pursue
our own happiness. Even our own Declaration of Independence assumes we are
individuals first and for most: "We hold these Truths to be self-ev ...
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Stressing The Importance Of Male And Female Education
... requires the
needed education to succeed, survive, and thrive. It is perceived in
these countries that education is not of vital importance to women since
they “are not” supposed to work outside the house, and that their primary
duty is to take care of the family and kids.
However in modern societies and nations, the situation differs. Now days
more countries are inclined towards modernization. The general moral
philosophy of these nations is equality amongst men and women; therefore,
this means equal business, industrial, and occupational opportunities for
both the men and women. Based on these facts, it ...
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Evolution Of Media Violence
... of programming lasted from 1945 until the early 1950's, when
television had a explosive growth. Television was preserved as "radio with
pictures." Many entertainers and entire programs were transferred successfully
from radio to television. At the beginning of the fourth stage, known as The
Golden Age of Television, variety shows were the most popular program format.
Another television staple of this era was the western. In the late 1950's
action-adventure became popular.
Since the 1960's there has been a increase in violence in the media (television).
In 1968 censorship laws were relaxed in favor of a rating s ...
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