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Appearance is everything. The saying could be the foundation for a religious cult among American teens. Movies, music, and tv commercials create an Orwellian world where everyone think, acts, and looks the same. The youth of American is presently being exploited by large corporations that use tactful methods to get teens to fit the mold.
MTV is a lifeline for almost all younger teens and many older teens as well. Aside from playing the same meaningless music videos over and over again, MTV now has several other programs for teens. But fear not, not one of them has the ability to spark an inkling of free-thought. MTV's newest hit, the Blame Game, is a mock court trial where couples who recently broke up argue over whose fault the breakup was. The audiences votes on who is the 'loser'. First of all, it is obvious that the stories are fictional and the alleged couples are actors. But the real problem lies within the idea behind the show. Is that the biggest problem the world is facing today? Who to blame in some strange couples breakup? It is disturbing to know that the same audience members and at-home viewers that are voting on whom to place the blame, will one day be voting for the leaders of our country. Worse yet, they may someday be the leaders of our country.
The latest teen film to hit theaters is called Jawbreaker. It's about three popular high school girls that accidentally kill a fellow popular girl. When the school 'loser' finds out. the popular girls give ...
I believe that money can't buy happiness because it is something that comes within us, it is a raging of positive emotion. While money, it is the most important thing in our life, this is what support us to have our basic needs. But the big misconception is, most people think that happiness can be bought by money since it provides everything. Some...
The police. Twenty-four hours a day, three hundred sixty-five days a year, this division of our government has a mandate to enforce the criminal law and preserve public peace. Understood in this mandate is an obligation to police everyday life matters that originate in the daily lives and activities of citizens within their community. Police int...
Sexual abuse plagues people of all shapes, sizes, ethnicity?s, and backgrounds. It can include anything from making a sexual reference, to someone feeling uncomfortable and even rape. In this project, we will break down the different types of sexual abuse and explain why they occur all over the world, every single day. First it...
Reverse Discrimation Table of Contents Introduction and Background??????????1 The Issues and Arguments for each side??????.2 The Opinions and Decisions of the Supreme Court???.4 My Personal Opinion and Arguments????????5 Relevance to Current Issues??????????6 Conclusion???????????????..7 Introduction and Background I...
The issue of whether or not students should wear uniforms is near and dear to my heart. During my elementary and high school years I attended many schools. Two of the schools were Catholic schools, which required a formal uniform. The Lutheran school I attended had an enforced dress code. There was no dress code at the three pu...
