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    Television is a bad influence Nowadays‚ almost each family has at least one television. Even when we grow up‚ we still have a cartoon in our memories. But we can see‚ more and more children indulge to TV shows‚ they pick up bad habits from the programs and they lost a lot of fun because of they spend too much time in watching TV. Not only to the children but also to the adults‚ watching TV is harmful to people’s health. Too often such cruel behavior can be seen on television programs. The children

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    Gender Stereotype

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    According to research found on women’s issues‚ gender stereotypes occur when placing “opinions or roles toward either gender. Gender stereotypes are apparent everywhere in our society‚ especially in the media. Companies display ads and commercials to gear toward the common belief of gender stereotypes.” For example‚ “they portray women in house cleaning and child caring roles to sell [cleaning supplies] and baby products. They sell beer and cars to men by showing women in [revealing] outfits‚

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    Myth and Stereotypes: Racial Profiling Wendy Horton Kaplan University A stereotype is an exaggerated belief about a group that can be positive or negative but generalizes without allowing for differences (Louisiana Voices‚ 1999-2003). One example of a stereotype would be racial profiling. Racial profiling is an inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered more likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act or to behave in a “predictable”

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    Television is Bad for Children By the time children reach school‚ they have spent one-third of their waking hours in front of the television. The enormous influence of TV is just beginning to be realized‚ we have found out that most of the effects are bad. Far too much of a child’s time is wasted. I think television is bad for children.They should rarely be allowed to watch it. When children watch a lot of television‚ they don’t get a lot of of physical exercise. They just sit and watch all day

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    Gender Stereotypes

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    2. The scene that affected me most was when the Middle Eastern man “shot” the little girl. All she wanted to do was go to her daddy and save him and she nearly died in the process. 3. I think the movie accomplishes reinforcing stereotypes. It shows

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    Gender Stereotypes

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    Abstract Stereotypes are a common phenomenon in all aspects of life. Specifically‚ stereotypes of gender in the workplace are quite common; whether they are that women are too sensitive or are too stringent with rules. Previous research prior to a study show that women are not given as many managerial positions because they have been proven to be less efficient and assertive than men. In a recent study conducted all over Rhode Island shows that most participants have experienced a female supervisor

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    ‘The internet is more fatal to the cohesion of the community than television was in its time.’ The widespread availability of the internet has produced a serge in communication in today’s society. The introduction of television to Australia in the 1950’s could be said to have had a proportionately similar effect. In today’s world the internet enables people to research‚ communicate and entertain across the globe at the touch of a computer key. However‚ the internet is sometimes seen‚ as a technology

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    Life Without Televisions

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    Life without Television When my family’s only television set went to the repair shop the other day‚ my parents‚ my sister‚ and I thought we would have a terrible week. How could we get through the long evenings in such a quiet house? What would it be like without all the shows to keep us company? We soon realized‚ though‚ that living without television for a while was a stroke of good fortune. It became easy for each of us to enjoy some activities alone‚ to complete some postponed chores‚ and

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    Stereotypes and Prejudice

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    Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises‚ remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased‚ considerate‚ and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability

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    What is the trouble with television? In MacNeil’s article‚ “The Trouble with Television‚” he states that television discourages concentration. MacNeil wrote this article around thirty years ago‚ so one may ask of the article’s validity today. The claim that television discourages concentration still contains its prior validity today. The variety of different shows becomes somewhat of a narcotic (280‚ 1‚ 1). People constantly have a guide through the many wonders of this world in 30

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