Professor Emily Kobayashi English 2000 5 February 2012 Violent Media is Good for Kids Gerard Jones‚ in “Violent Media is Good for Kids‚” expresses personal experiences about how violent comic books can often help children break through their shells of self-isolation. Because Jones largely discusses his own opinions‚ I feel the essay should provide more statistical evidence to support his thoughts. Although I agree with his point that children do need to have an outlet to express their underlying
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bad for kids? Back in time in mid 90’s the best source of entertainment for kids was the television that have a great variety of cartoons for the kids to have good entertainment and learn good things. But now they have video games that right now are the top selling industry in the world according to Barbara Ortutay of MSNBC online “the selling of video games on July of this year went to $1.19 billion with a 17 percent more than last year. But the only concern for the society is that kids are getting
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“Fat People Have Fat Kids” If you live in America‚ chances are either you or one of your parents or one of your siblings is considered obese. If it is one of your parents then you have a 50% chance of being classified as obese. If it is both of your parents that are overweight then your likelihood of being considered obese increases to 80% (www.aacap.org). What makes those numbers so much higher in America compared to the rest of the world? I n Alison Motluk’s essay ”Supersize Me”‚ she claims
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Riding in Cars by Myself -This is dedicated to my 11th grade English teacher‚ who gave me a 50/50 on my English essay so I would have a chance at a B for a final grade. The fluorescent lights were flickering as Michael was finally sitting down after an 8 hour late night shift at the local Waffle House on a cool and foggy Sunday morning. He wiped the sweat from his brow realizing how much he reeked of cigarette smoke and waffle batter and realized he didn’t even have the energy to be glad he was
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I like to believe of myself as a very open minded person who enjoys experiencing new things. My goal is to one day travel the world and learn from different cultures and interact with people with beliefs different than my own. At times I just enjoy being left alone‚ it helps ease my mind. My family is my main priority‚ I used to struggle with my depression in middle school but they helped me through it all. Those years were a true awakening for me. I now cherish everyday that goes by. Bad decisions
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Poetry is arguably the most ethereal and incomprehensible form of art. Creating not just an image or story‚ but an entire concept through mere words strung together in rhythm is a feat unparalleled by any other. Those who have mastered this are praised among the most ingenious of any time period. Walt Whitman proved his own prowess in this field through his publication of many poetic works collectively titled “Leaves of Grass”. These pieces are filled with romantic‚ idealistic imagery of eternal
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your life when you have not believed in yourself or did not have enough strength? Well today I am going to tell you about this child named Elie in the book ¨Night¨‚ But then after I am going to tell you about a time when I have not had strength in myself. Now time for me to tell you about Elie. Yes Elie was a good child he just never had the strength to do anything. Well one day he finally believed in himself that he could actually have strength. The reason he did not have strength in the first place
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In the movie‚ “Me‚ Myself & Irene”‚ the main character‚ Charlie Baileygates‚ played by Jim Carrey‚ is diagnosed with a split personality‚ also known as dissociative identity disorder. What that means is‚ at some point in the movie‚ he develops a second personality‚ and that personality goes by the name of Hank. Through out the movie‚ viewers are able to see the symptoms of someone with DID‚ and see how it can affect their daily life. Usually dissociative identity disorder develops when a person
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Ruffin‚ W (2009)‚ Kindship Care: Grandparents and Relatives as Parents. Retrieved on April 7‚ 2010 from http://www.aces.edu/urban/FamilyWebsite/grgfeature.html Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Feature Article Kinship Care: Grandparents and Relatives as Parents By: Dr. Wilma J. Ruffin‚ Family & Human Development Specialist Many grandparents in the United States (US) are finding grandparenthood different from what they expected. Instead of the occasional visits from their grandchildren
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The Thirsty Crow Once a crow was feeling very thirsty. He looked for water here and there. At last he saw a pot of water. But there was very little water in the pot. The crow thought of a plan. He picked up small stones one by one and put them into the pot. Water came up… The crow drank the water feeling very happy. The Crow and the Fox Once a fox was feeling very hungry. He looked for food here and there. At last he saw a crow sitting on a tree. The crow was eating a loaf of bread. The fox
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