began in 461 B.C. and ended in 338 B.C. Ancient Athens defined their citizens as any male who is 18 years old or older‚ and has citizen parents. Like Ancient Rome‚ Athens had separate branches of government which helped them organize and maintain society. Pericles‚ an influential statesman‚ contributed a lot to the history and legacy of Ancient Athens. He helped rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. He also contributed greatly by promoting the idea of a direct democracy. Athens had an organization
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gender construct in society we often associate characteristics such as strength and courage to males and fragility to women. Characteristics defined to be strictly that of male or female are often very far from accurate. Gender performativity is the idea that gender differences are socially constructed and are learned through observation. The gender construct we see in society today has been reinforced over time by the media as well as the strong beliefs of most individuals in society. The idea of gender
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Introduction Modern day media plays a very important role in people’s daily lives‚ as its level of penetration is very high. The general public is surrounded by commercials of all forms: television advertisement‚ billboard imagines‚ and even cinema showings that all deliver powerful visual messages that gradually form people’s own ideologies of living. In particular regard to the consumption of fashion products‚ the media serves as a highly effective marketing channel for fashion brands to influence
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Guns are a big controversial topic within today’s society; concerning the regulations‚ the second amendment‚ and the violence that trails behind them. Every day on the news you would hear about someone being shot‚ it does not matter what kind of shooting. A school shooting‚ police shooting‚ or just some random person’s death being plastered all over the news. In any of those scenarios‚ you would always hear about the person who did the shooting. However‚ you would hear more about the gun than you
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2013 ROLE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA IN COMMUNICATION The role of the Internet in business communication is varied and has come to be of great importance. It can be used to increase effective communication both internally and externally. Use of the Internet can make it easier to connect with others quickly and more often‚ in addition to exchanging a wide array of media types. It can be used to communicate purchase information to vendors and by customers to ask questions. The factors that
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his was the consensus among speakers at a dialogue organised by Idara-i-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) in connection with the World Teachers Day at Children’s Library Complex on Friday. The theme for the day was “Take a stand for teachers!” Ali Institute of Education Director Dr Shahid Majeed said the teachers’ status needed to be improved by offering them lucrative salaries as this measure alone could make teaching a profession of choice and not of compulsion for people. “If government can give double
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the mirror‚ all I see is the flaws. I look in the mirror and think about the "image" that our media puts out there today. Women are heavily influenced by how we are expected to look‚ instead of what needs to be done in order for us to be successful. When women are looked at‚ they are judged immediately; by their looks‚ the way they dress‚ and even by the way women present themselves. To American society ’s standards‚ in order for someone to be considered beautiful she is obligated to have "perfect"
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The Role of Mass-Media in Society In the past century the boost of media‚ with all its main components-television‚ radio‚ written press-‚ has had a deep impact upon human societies. The influence of mass-media can be identified both in ordinary people’s day-to-day lives‚ and at the level of world politics. It is not an exaggeration to say that media has become an institution. One of the most debated issues of the beginning of the 3rd Millennium is whether this institution is not exceeding its "prerogatives"
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The democratic race has been filled with many surprises. One of them happens to be the success that Bernard Sanders has had in the race. Hillary Clinton was thought to be in a position to easily cruise to the nomination‚ but later found out that it was not going to be that easy. This success has created a tension filled democratic race that has both candidates campaigning for every last vote. That is why the debate that took place on April 14th in Brooklyn was very important for both candidates.
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Recent events and comments by Senator Bernie Sanders and other high profile members of our political system has sparked a new interest in the idea of Democratic Socialism. This has lead to people asking questions on What is Socialism‚ and what is Democratic socialism. Could Socialism work for America? And is it already a part of American culture today. First‚ what is socialism? Socialism advocates that political and economic wealth should be owned or regulated by the community. Socialism is not
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