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    The impact of a television on children In today society‚ every American house have at least one television. Television can be both a valuable asset as well as a negative influence for children of all ages. There is always an on-going debate whether the television influences the children. But there isn’t a doubt that the television has an impact on a children. According to a study of American Psychological Association shows that television viewing has led to shortened attention spans in children

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    The television has become one item of a family’s existence to such an extent that‚ now it cannot be brushed aside at this stage. It is a part of every home whether it is in an urban locality or the rural. This mechanism has done a lot of service to man in every sphere of life. It helps educate young people‚ it provides entertainment sitting in the comfort of the home‚ and‚ above all‚ it tells all about things happening in and out of the country‚ throughout the world. All this is wonderful and

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    America possesses an unusual infatuation with the family‚ one that stretches all the way back to the 1950s. Experiencing a blindness typically found only in teenagers‚ the America of that time perceived a flawless family unit and fell instantly in love. Like all besotted creatures‚ it quickly began to weave fancies about itself and the object of its attraction‚ stories about how everything was and always had been perfect between them‚ and how the peak of human progress had finally been achieved

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    The American Revolution was an extremely important event in history; social‚ political and economic aspects all helped develop a very strong revolutionary spirit within the colonists of America. It helped enlightenment philosophers like John Locke or Benjamin Franklin to step up and lead the revolution politically with great success. All these aspects made the American Revolution the historical landmark that it is today; it symbolizes the way that Americans came together to become independent and

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    Study Guide Assessment 7 1. What was the Stonewall Uprising and what was its historical impact? 1. It was a 5 day riot against police. First time gays fought back. 2. How did Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affect popular trust in the government? a. The poor decisions Nixon made destroyed the trust citizens had in the gov to make further decisions. 2. What main issues gave rise to the culture wars of the 1990’s? List Three Issues. a. The global spread of a secular culture based on consumption

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    The Impact of Television on Children- Can television have an influence on children’s aggression and prosocial behaviour? The effects of television on children is a subject which touches almost everyone in the western world. Everytime something new and different appears on our television screens it is questioned by the powers which protect our children from unsuitable material on the small screen. For the past 50 years television and its effects on children have been scrutinised by research from

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    Life in the 1950s or 2000s Monday‚ Febuary 11 2013 By: Lexie Barnes Would I rather live in America in the 1950s or America in the 2000s? I would most definatly live in America in the 1950s because there was no internet to cause drama‚ cyberbulling etc. It was a lot less expensive for everything then America in the 2000s and also kids were not as messed up as they have became in the 2000s. Firstly‚ now in the 2000s we have internet‚ yes it is benificial in some ways because you can

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    have long and sharp knives‚ and they have long black tubes which they point at birds and animals. The tubes make a smoke that rises into the air just like the smoke from our pipes. From them come fire and such terrific noise that I was frightened‚ even in my dream. This was a bad sign for the Natives. A new type or people were coming with better technology‚ horses and a threatening appearance. Resources would have to be shared‚ and eventually the Europeans take all of it. Despite all of this‚ some natives

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    Revolutions Throughout history there were many revolutions in the world. Some had huge impacts on what the world is today‚ while others were just dust in the wind. Some of the major impacts in this world was the American‚ French and Mexican revolutions. All of these revolutions were based on trying to earning freedom from tyrants. The American Revolution was based on getting freedom from the British. The American Revolution took place in North America when Great Britain sent a fleet of ship to colonize

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    What was the impact of World War Two on America ? World War 2 was fought from 1939 to 1945. It began in Europe on September 1‚ 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany‚ and concluded on September 2‚ 1945‚ with the official surrender of the last Axis nation‚ Japan.  When World War II finally broke out in Europe and Asia‚ the United States tried to avoid being drawn into the conflict. But such a powerful and an influential nation could not avoid involvement

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