individuals to receive world news in a matter of seconds. Social networks have become micro-blogs that people use as tools for political and social revolutions. Henry Jenkins‚ a media scholar and Professor of Journalism and Cinematic Arts‚ argues in his essay "Convergence Cultures‚" that technology convergence is actually a cultural movement that ordinary people participate in (434). Jenkins claims that "when people take media into their own hands‚ the results can be wonderfully creative; they can also
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There are approximately 6 billion people on our planet now and by 2050 that number is expected to jump to 9 billion people. (http://www.prb.org/datafind/datafinder5.htm) Picture yourself driving down a crowded street or stuck in a traffic jam‚ have you ever wondered how it is possible for that many people to live all on the same planet. I have had those thoughts several times and believe that overpopulation is one of the biggest problems in the world today. Overpopulation has become a major crisis
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heart problems. The heart is important for every on and they should keep save it. Children who drink it will not have a rest at night‚ so that is harder to get some sleep and wake up at morning feel good. Children drink coffee before they went to school to stay awake and do their jobs‚ in fact‚ they will feel nervous. Some parents they did not allow their children drink coffee because they know if they let them drink it one time; they will drink it again and
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people have quite the opposite. Imagine being born into a poor family that lives in a war-stricken country with no schooling‚ and not even enough food to keep you nourished. Well‚ that’s some people’s life‚ which is incredibly unfair. Although this issue can never be fully solved‚ immigration is one semi-solution that can help families get out of terrible places and give their kids a chance at an education and life. We need to help encourage immigration instead of trying to stop it! President Trump
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(malnutrition‚ starvation‚ unfit terrain) The seeds can produce a larger harvest than is normally grown ‚ this can help starvation numbers decrease. Also these seeds can grow in terrain that is normally deemed unfit to grow crop‚ this is one of the main issues of starvation and it will provide food to these hungry people. This could be sent to starving families to grow crops so they can have a stable
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Persuasive Essay on Marijuana Legalization Javier A. Ocasio COMM/215 Essentials of College Writing 1/29/2015 Nicole Svee Magann Persuasive Essay on Marijuana Legalization Introduction Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. Mainly people think of marijuana of the dirty drug out on the street‚ when actually marijuana has been proven to help people medically. Drugs are not a new subject in this world‚ but as technology advances‚ new uses for them are found. Cannabis
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GMOs have been proven to be safe for the environment and safe to consume‚ but a large part of society is still uncertain of GMOs. GMOs are being made for many reasons. As explained in the section Why Are GMOs Being Made? Of the article Everything You Absolutely Need to Know About GMOs “The companies involved in the biotech industry‚ such as Monsanto‚ DOW‚ Cargill‚ ConAgra and Syngenta‚ believe that among the many theorized benefits genetic engineering can deliver‚ higher crop yields‚ drought‚ bug
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Hazing is a social war between the coming high schoolers of today‚ causing young adults to take their own lives every year as and escape from being sent to a learning environment only to be surrounded by the negative tendency of their peers. Teasing and picking on some to an extent to where that person kills them self is cruel and inhumane. Athletic code of conduct was a code passed after 5 kids were so called horse playing but later being described and charged with battery assault by mob and Hazing
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Let’s try to go through the day of an average American. You wake up in your bed to a buzzing alarm‚ begrudgingly getting ready for the long day ahead of you. You might take a bit to wake up so you put it on snooze. However‚ you remember you have children that depend on you‚ whether you need to wake them up or make breakfast‚ you are a responsible parent. During your morning ritual‚ you decide to tune in on the local news channel. Now just like most mornings‚ you hear about some serious crime that
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If you think about it‚ many other people have a different society than others. These societies have positive attributes and negative ones as well. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton‚ the clip “On the Road: Middle School Football” with Steve Hartman; the poem “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be” by Nikki Giovanni‚ it gives us positive information about Ponyboy’s society‚ Keith’s society; the society described in the poem. And knowing how their society is positive might change the way
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