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  • Is the Media at Fault for Portraying Genders Falsely?

    Is the Media at Fault for Portraying Genders Falsely?

    “TV is today's mass social educator with powerful influence on social life, people's worldviews, consumer behavior and the shaping of public sentiment. The network of commodity and visual symbolic sign systems within which we live is already so dense and pervasive that we fail to take much note of it” (Luke 2). Carmen Luke is a professor at The University of Queensland in Australia, and he focused his sociological studies on how the media effects

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    Essay Length: 793 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Vika
  • Development Project

    Development Project

    This document provides an overview of the systems development project that will modernize the Bead Bar’s business practices. Some of Bead Bar’s goals include “globalization (The system of interconnected capitalist economies.), digitization of goods (The ability to convert goods into computer files.), and increased speed of commerce with ability to purchase anytime and from anywhere” Information Systems Technology, by Ross A. Malaga.Published by Prentice Hall. Copyright © 2005 by Pearson Education. The project will

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    Essay Length: 848 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Jack
  • Social Developments in the 1920s

    Social Developments in the 1920s

    At the turn of the century, life drastically changed for Americans, especially in the 1920’s where new social developments extremely affected their lives. During this time period, America transformed into a consumer society that contrasted with the production of primary industrial goods and an ethic of scarcity, restraint, sacrifice, and frugality of the 19th century. The 20th century was now known for leisure, relative affluence, and an emphasis on consumer goods and personal satisfaction.

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    Essay Length: 1,417 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Janna
  • Mirror Stage of Development Analysis on the Wizard of Oz (magic Art of the Great Humbug)

    Mirror Stage of Development Analysis on the Wizard of Oz (magic Art of the Great Humbug)

    In the children’s story, “The Magic Art of the Great Humbug”, all of the characters run into problems with their identities. The old man has the most difficulty with his own identity. He wishes to be a great wizard with superhuman capabilities. The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion have trouble with desiring qualities that are only common to humans. Finally, Dorothy runs into trouble with the symbols around her that establish her identity. The

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    Essay Length: 2,465 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Edward
  • Kids and Media

    Kids and Media

    Kids and Media “What’s the big deal?” Cartman asks. “It doesn’t hurt anybody.” “Fu**-fu**ety-fu**-fu**-fu**” (South). Actually it does hurt somebody. Each and every day kids spend hours perched in front of the television, watching and playing everything that they can get their hands on. What they don’t realize is that every passing moment that they sit in front of that magic box their brains are being implanted with unwanted information. Information that may be detrimental

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    Essay Length: 1,529 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Edward
  • Mass Media and Negative News

    Mass Media and Negative News

    Mass Media & Negative News Put simply, mass media refers to the Forms of communication designed to reach a vast audience without any personal contact between the senders and receivers. Examples would include newspapers, magazines, video recordings, radio and television and of course, the internet. The concept of mass media is now complicated, since through the internet, individuals have a means of potential exposure on a scale comparable to what was previously restricted to select

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    Essay Length: 350 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Politics and the Media

    Politics and the Media

    Perhaps the greatest impact the media has is that on politics. The media shape America’s interest in politics; the type of candidates that will run for office, and even tells us what to think about candidates and issues. The media affects American interest towards politics by only showing us what they want us to see. If there are many issues in a certain campaign, the media will focus on the ones they believe to be

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    Essay Length: 1,958 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: David
  • The Developing Family

    The Developing Family

    RESOURCE REVIEW The Developing Child: Focusing on Nurturing and Learning Magna Systems, Illinois VHS 28 minutes Available at DBCC This resource discusses children with disabilities with a focus on each individual child and their personal character traits. It also takes into account the child’s parents and how the disability affects them as they learn to cope with the situation. Although a child has a disability, this resource reminds us that it does not make them

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    Essay Length: 398 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Kevin
  • A Hope in the Unseen: A Relationship to Study Skills

    A Hope in the Unseen: A Relationship to Study Skills

    The titles of the chapters of Ron Suskind A Hope in the Unseen provide a brief description of what we are about to read, but provide “food for thought”, regarding the meaning of the reading. For example, the first chapter, “Something to Push Against”, provides a visual representation of the struggles a young man overcomes to succeed in life. In this chapter, we are introduced to Cedric Jennings, one of the very few “straight-A”

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    Essay Length: 480 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Negative Effects of Mass Media

    Negative Effects of Mass Media

    Nowadays, as technology advances, so are the ways of advertising. Earlier in the century, advertisements are only presented in the simplest ways possible; for example, posters on the walls, handing out flyers, and other simple ways. However, nowadays, advertisements are seen on television, magazines, public transportations, and the most popular, on the internet. Even though the purpose of advertising is to deliver the message across to the public, after a certain while, advertisements can become

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    Essay Length: 518 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Steve
  • Corporate Ownership of Mass Media

    Corporate Ownership of Mass Media

    Corporate Ownership of Mass Media It is my opinion that there is bias in mass communication due to corporate ownership. We as a population cannot trust media sources to fully educate us due to the roles and biases that large corporations play in mass popular media today. If there are larger corporations running things, there may also be ulterior motives for disclosing or not disclosing information. An example is the power of General Electric over

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    Essay Length: 463 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Develop a Business Plan

    Develop a Business Plan

    Developing A Business Plan Overview The importance of planning should never be overlooked. For a business to be successful and profitable, the owners and the managing directors must have a clear understanding of the firm's customers, strengths and competition. They must also have the foresight to plan for future expansion. Whether yours is a new business or an existing business in the process of expanding, money is often an issue. Taking time to create an

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    Essay Length: 3,014 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: David
  • Development of Chaos and Fractals

    Development of Chaos and Fractals

    In very simple terms, fractals are geometrical figures that are generated by starting with a very simple pattern that grows through the application of rules. In many cases, the rules to make the figure grow from one stage to the next involve taking the original figure and modifying it or adding to it. This process can be repeated recursively (the same way over and over again) an infinite number of times. There is a complex,

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    Essay Length: 389 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Jack
  • Explain Real Time Media's Influence on Foreign Policy

    Explain Real Time Media's Influence on Foreign Policy

    Explain Real Time Media’s Influence on Foreign Policy �Real time media’ is a method commonly used by media outlets in order to report issues as they unfold. Characteristics of real time include constant broadcasting of news which travels around the world; they are mainly headline dominated and live-orientated. This approach is separated into two formats; �Breaking News’ or a �Continuing Crisis’. Both of these have a major impact on foreign policy and politicians alike as

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    Essay Length: 527 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: David
  • Development of the Radio in Africa

    Development of the Radio in Africa

    The development of the radio began roughly a century ago, many say by Guglielmo Marconi, in 1895 who sent and received the first radio signal in Italy. The radiotelegraph began to evolve and develop for popular use across seas (Hey, J. 19). For example it was used during World War One to receive signals from the European troops. By 1934, the radio had become a common piece of furniture to be seen in ones home

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    Essay Length: 2,103 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Janna
  • Harlem Development Project

    Harlem Development Project

    THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE CENTER A RETAIL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Market Feasibility and Analysis By: G. W.-L. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE I. Nature Of Assignment 3 II. Letter Of Transmittal 4 III. Market History/Report 5 Area And Regional Market Trends 5 Executive Summary 5 IV. New York City Market Overview 7 V. Harlem - Neighborhood Overview 11 Neighborhood Description 11 Area Map 11 Land Use 14 Population 16 Employment And Income 18 Owner Vs. Renter

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    Essay Length: 2,097 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Media

    Media

    Media and broadcasting companies insinuate and choose when they desire to be beneficial and report the news appropriately; they determine when they wish to be passive and report the information as a mere fact, as an incident that does not concern the majority of the people. In current news and broadcasting, reporters raise issues that concern the local people or strictly address affairs that are relevant to national security. They raise awareness only when they

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    Essay Length: 1,017 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The Role of Modelling in Information System Development

    The Role of Modelling in Information System Development

    “Change in artificial systems (business systems, information systems etc) is inexorably linked to design. Discuss the role of modelling in the development and use of information systems for management decision making”. Change in artificial system The rapid changes in market such as electronic commerce, globalization and increased competition have led to a business situation that is frequently evolving. Many information systems researchers and practitioners have come to an agreement that the development of systems at

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    Essay Length: 3,301 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Edward
  • Software Developed to Grade Essays

    Software Developed to Grade Essays

    Summary: The SA Grader is the new big hit at the University of Missouri at Columbia. Ed Brent a Sociology teacher at the school designed this new program. This program was made to make teachers life a whole lot easier. The SA Grader grades everything from a basic assignment in High School all the way up to a essay on the GMAT. This program is different from the other ones all ready out there in

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    Essay Length: 720 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Developing and Implementing a Strategic Approach to Ethics

    Developing and Implementing a Strategic Approach to Ethics

    Developing and implementing a strategic approach to ethics The external environment Ethics guide companies in reacting to changes in the environment. Managers can use a number of different tools to understand the environment. This understanding is important. It helps managers to make better decisions. SLEPT analysis is one of these tools and which looks at changes in five areas: Social - trends in society Legal - legal restrictions and considerations Economic - the health

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    Essay Length: 972 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: regina
  • Social Capital: Its Conceptual and Methodological Aspects, and Its Connection to Local Development

    Social Capital: Its Conceptual and Methodological Aspects, and Its Connection to Local Development

    Abstract Social capital is one of the concepts which have attracted the attention of scholars all over the globe. This paper dealt with the theoretical understandings that could assist in the identification of the various forms of social capital and how it is linked to local development in this era. Three different features of social capital are crucial in so far as the linkage to local development is concern. Social capital has been considered in

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    Essay Length: 3,834 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Theory of Cognitive Development

    Theory of Cognitive Development

    Theory of Cognitive Development BY Jean Piaget No theory of cognitive development has had more impact than that of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive thinking. Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologists identified four stages in which children develop cognitively. How we as human beings develop cognitively has been thoroughly researched. Theorists have suggested that children are incapable of understanding the world until they reach a particular stage of cognitive development. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development is the

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Yan
  • Explore How the Character of Prospero Develops in the Course of the Tempest. How Does the Prospero of Act one Scene Two Compare to That We Hear in the Final Scene of the Play? Compare Your Interpretation of the Play with That of Other Critics.

    Explore How the Character of Prospero Develops in the Course of the Tempest. How Does the Prospero of Act one Scene Two Compare to That We Hear in the Final Scene of the Play? Compare Your Interpretation of the Play with That of Other Critics.

    Prospero is the most central character in Shakespeare’s �The Tempest’. The play revolves around his personal task to regain his dukedom, which his brother Antonio usurped from him. Throughout the play it is shown how Prospero develops and changes as a character and seems a different person to the character we first meet in Act One Scene Two. How Prospero’s character develops happens in a variety of ways, one of the most potent ways appearing

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    Essay Length: 1,684 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Jack
  • Analyse Those Factors Impacting on the Ecological Sustainability of a Large City in the Developed World?

    Analyse Those Factors Impacting on the Ecological Sustainability of a Large City in the Developed World?

    Question: Analyse those factors impacting on the ecological sustainability of a large city in the developed world? Answer: There are various factors affecting the ecological sustainability of Sydney. For Sydney to be containable and sustainable it means growing within resource limits & improving on natural & biodiversity endowments when and where we can. Careful planning of new areas & the revitalisation of existing communities is needed to increase the diversity of housing choices to achieve

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    Essay Length: 1,442 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Vika
  • Interpersonal Skills

    Interpersonal Skills

    PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Introduction The interpersonal and intrapersonal skills that an occupational therapist should possess are vital to the outcome of a successful therapist-client therapeutic relationship. The occupational therapist must have an excellent communication skills in order to effectively relate to the client, collect sufficient information from the client and consequently deliver high-quality healthcare. The field of Occupational Therapy is the health professional discipline I have chosen to undertake in this assignment. This essay aims to

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    Essay Length: 2,328 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: regina

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