Carolyn Gaudioso 2-13-12 Dr. Vericker: English 211 Persuasive Essay School Budget Cuts Do More Harm Than Good Due to the financial crisis there have been many changes made to government programs to reduce costs and help with debt. Many of these cuts are happening statewide‚ in America’s public schools. The first programs that are being cut are the art programs‚ and the excuse is that the core classes are more important. The argument is that children need to be more focused on test scores
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Violence in the Media and how it Affects Society The effect of media is profound and far-reaching. All over the world‚ the media influences our values and intrudes upon our deep-seated ideologies and beliefs. Indeed the media has been a powerful force in influencing people’s perceptions‚ and more importantly‚ their behavior as well. Business‚ politicians‚ and showbiz personalities pay huge sums of money to media firms in order create an image or change an existing one. Politics in particular
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1994 America was faced with a ever growing problem with violence‚ and many different people were so concerned that it was reaching a epic proportion and they weren’t sure on how to stop it. In the 1950’s television emerged as a powerful and social force and then in the 1990’s videogames were being used as a social influence on the children. With the impact on the violent videogames increasing along with the increase of violence on the television‚ the technology that went along with these needed to
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pBrittany Bolton English 165 A12 8/25/2012 Persuasive Letter Dear Mother I am writing this letter to you because I am concerned about my transportation issues. My vehicle has broken down for the fifth time this month. Though I know you do not want to go through the trouble of purchasing another one this is an issues we need to talk about. My current car the old Chevy Lumina is terrible on gas I spend at least fifty a week on it. The air conditioning is out‚ the stereo only plays AM stations
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heaven‚ it hit you like a Russian freight train…..that smell‚ that wonderful‚ mind blowing‚ slap me in the face nectar that could only come from two places; mother’s kitchen and McDonalds. Of course this love affair all started in front of the television for us. No matter what cartoon we were watching‚ a McDonald’s commercial arrived like clock work. We kids had no idea at the time that this was their secret marketing plan to lure us into the spider’s web. We were infatuated with Ronald McDonald
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for reducing violence. There are many causes of death but violence can be considered one of the leading causes worldwide. The most recent violent act was a tragic event that took place at an elementary school in Connecticut that killed 28 children as well as some teachers. Violence can be defined as the use of physical force or power against oneself‚ another person or against a community of a group‚ which may result in injury‚ death‚ mental harm or physical harm. Acts of violence include suicide
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Anti violence essay Seven years ago I did not think violence existed in America. The most violent act ever committed was the tragedy of the World Trade Center in 9/11/01. The Trade Centers had been the target for something so horrible‚ and I thought at the time‚ ‘This will change the world.” I was right about that fact: our airports are more secure‚ we have to have pass-ports anywhere you go now‚ you have more thorough bagage checks‚ and they’re more selective as to what’s in your purse before
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Television Though john Logie – aird started selling television sets in 1930‚ Germany gets the credit for creating the first device to send pictures through a wire in 1884. In 1884 Paul Gottlieb Nipkow‚ a 23-year-old university student in Germany‚ patented the first electromechanical television system which produced 4000 pixels per second that took on the shape of a picture made of 18 parallel lines The television camera tube‚ called the iconoscope tube was made by ValdimirZworykin
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Violence has been an immense variable in our society‚ regardless of what era our childhood occurred in. Violence is all over the place and it consistently has been in every generation. Constantly people find out about violence‚ whether it is in their neighborhood‚ on their televisions or even just in their local news. Regardless of the fact that if you are not a violent individual and you live in a sheltered and secure group‚ you are still not sheltered from violent actions. The alarming issue about
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Entertainment Essay Entertainment has provided society with an escape from reality‚ which at times may be very stressful and chaotic. The relaxation that entertainment provides is necessary for the overall well being of people. Peace and accord can be found through relaxation‚ and for many people this is achieved through entertainment. Some entertainment may be damaging to society because it is degrading‚ and lacks cultural enrichment. As a result‚ I qualify the assertion that entertainment
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