"What is on the minds of America’s youth today?" was the prompt for an essay contest. The top of the page hosted two images; one of the youth of 1968 protesting racism‚ and one of teenagers on Spring Break in 2004. The magazine claimed that 30 years ago‚ young people were so focused on sit-ins‚ protests‚ and what was happening in the world around them and today‚ teens are content solely with "watching their MTV‚ and following the love lives of Brad‚ Jen‚ Jessica‚ and Paris." I was intrigued by the
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Great Gatsby: The careless and selfish “Selfishness comes from poverty in the heart‚ from the belief that love is not abundant.”-Don Miguel Ruiz This quote relates to how selfishness comes from a poor heart and the belief that love is something they don’t really know about. They use it with the challenges that they face day-to-day. Another example is in the Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald he shows that wealth is used in selfish ways can make people careless. Great Gatsby set in the 1920s where
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Brutus is selfish in the play because he wants to change the way the country is being ruled due to his profound love for Rome‚ and he is willing to assassinate and betray his friend in order to achieve such goals. Again‚ Shakespeare’s use of allusion comes in when
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programs such as adobe Photoshop‚ photo-editors for newspapers and magazines have used the deceiving effect known as “photo shopping” on pictures that we see day to day in our magazines‚ on our TV’s and computers. Due to this modern capability the youth and population of most of our society‚ now see’s their personal image‚ particularly physical image in a different light‚ evidently a dark one. Airbrushing is the ability to crease out any flaws in a photo of a model‚ trim any fat off certain parts
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undocumented stories of survival. Those fortunate enough to recall their experiences can be found through memoirs such as Elie Wiesel’s “Night”‚ the speech “Truth at All Costs” by foreign correspondent Marie Colvin‚ and the argument “Is Survival Selfish?” by Lane Wallace. Although these texts vary in context‚ they all share the topic of survival. When facing adversity‚ people should utilize their instincts in the most effective way possible. The characteristics one must possess in order to survive
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Do you think Technology is effecting our youth today? Do you think it is a bad influence? Do you think it’s becoming a problem with their learning? Because of technology today more students are more advance and proficient in school with their school work. With technology being used today in the schools‚ households‚ etc. students are more advanced in their classes and school work. They can do assignments on their laptops and email them in that same day. They can even use their cellular device
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The Selfish Gene Author: Richard Dawkins Book Criticism •“Genes cannot be selfish or unselfish‚ any more than atoms can be jealous‚ elephants abstract or biscuits teleological. This should not need mentioning‚ but Richard Dawkins’s book The Selfish Gene has succeeded in confusing a number of people about it” (Midgley). •There are many things to disagree with in the book‚ depending on one’s viewpoint. Some people may interpret the term “selfish gene” in a literal way‚ believing that
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Media is everywhere. It is an inseparable part of every teenager’s life. Historically‚ newspapers were the most common of media‚ but today cell phones and other electronic devices have taken over all forms of communication. Teenagers today depend on the media for information on everything the latest gadgets‚ fashion trends‚ the newest cars on the market‚ the best places to eat out in the country or to find out what their favourite celebrity is up to. Media controls the minds of teenagers’ like a
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The Effect of Music on Our Youth When you listen to music‚ if you listen to music at all‚ do you really pay attention to the lyrics of the song? Do you understand the words of the artists? Do you notice the context in which the words are used? Most people don’t. Music is one of the most common forms of self-expression today. However‚ the downside to this form of communication is that most people don’t even know what they are listening to or the effect that it has on them. Many individuals put
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Joe DiMaggio The game of baseball has many heroes that have played or are still playing but only handful are legends. A quote from the movie Sandlot says “there are heroes and legends‚ heroes get remembered but legends never die.” This is true for many of the players in the game of baseball that we see as legends; it’s just we call them influential players. These are the guys that have changed the game of baseball in anyway possible. It can be from winning a World Series and being the MVP‚ throwing
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