... didn't take away my worries or help me do any better on an exam. The second and third ads are both for beauty soap. The second ad is for Resinal Soap (1922) and the third ad is for Lux Toilet Soap (1934). Resinal Soap manufactures incorporate fear. The manufacture claims if you do not use this soap no man will ever find you attractive enough to marry, even if you are intelligent and have a great sense of humor. The ad for Lux Toilet Soap shows several shots of a beautiful Hollywood star. She is giving her testimonial of the product. Through manipulating the star's testimonial, the advertiser feeds us several lies. The first is, if you use this soap then you will ...
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... historians, anthropologists and archeologists believe racial discrimination happens more often and most harshly when two groups with different skin colours and unique physical features come into contact with each other and the two compete for the same thing. History shows that all attempts at a racial dominance result in conflict and avoidance. But, some communities without disturbed racial conflict can take advantage of all its citizens potential and move toward elimination. Our hate is caused by witnessing the behaviour of the Ku Klux Klan, our unfavourable feeling toward a person without actual facts and the verbal abuse that we get almos ...
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... its content. Speech codes adopted by government financed state colleges and universities amount to government censorship, in violation of the Constitution. And the ACLU believes that all campuses should adhere to First Amendment principles because academic freedom is a bedrock of education in a free society. No social institution is better suited to fight bigotry than the university. It can do so in its courses and perhaps most importantly through the way it conducts itself as a community. We're not talking about choosing between the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment. We're talking about choosing between regulating speech and regulating action. M ...
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... way they dress. The stereotype “hot tamale” (p178) was given to the Latin woman because the way they wear bright colors and show their body off. Unlike Americans the Latin women lives in a country that need not worry of preditorial men. In , women that wear flamboyant clothing and show too much skin are looked down upon; they are considered “easy”. Do to the bright colors, An American may think that a woman is trying to get noticed. sees both bright clothes and reveling attire and assumes the girl is a tramp. Though a Latin woman may not try to bring attention to her by the way she dresses my culture sees differently and addresses a label to those outside their n ...
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... inmate before another one can take his place. There are limited cells in prisons, so the majority of crimes are punished by probation or court sanctions. Even when longer sentences are given, they are rarely served. The average murderer spends about six years in prison. What factors decide the outcome of such individuals? Some experts feel there is no absolute answer, only speculation. There is however, a strong relationship between environment and the outcome of offenders. Low income, poor education,drugs, and family breakdown are some factors that keep repeating in cases of habitual offenders; however, the public sees the problem lies with the availability of g ...
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... of us and we don't want to do it, we turn our brains into "Nag Mode." To define Nag Mode, is simple. Every syllable that comes out of the mouth of an adult is heard as ‘ nag.' For example: Adults say: "clean your room! ." Kids hear: "nag nag nag!" Adults say: "Stop watching television." Kids hear: "nag nag nag nag nag nag nag." They think of us as being lazy, and irresponsible, selfish and useless. Some adults quiver when they hear how we will one day run this world. What makes us lazy, the fact that we watch an hour of television after a hard day at school, before eating dinner and doing our homewor ...
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... these numbers mean for the U.S. Let's look at the question of jobs. The International Labor organization projects a twenty- year increase of 600 to 700 million people who will be seeking jobs. Eighty-eight percent of the world's population growth takes place in the Third World. More than a billion people today are paid about 150 dollars a year, which is less than the average American earns in a week. And growing numbers of these poorly paid Third World citizens want to come to the United States. In the 1970s, all other countries that accept immigrants started controlling the number of people they would allow into their countries. The United Stat ...
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... change. It is safe to say that most Americans now agree me n and women have vast talents and capabilities. A century ago women were concerned with issues, such as the right to own property and vote. Somewhere between then and now, feminist groups turned their agenda to issues that offended many Americans. They crossed the line of personal and moral decisions and made ridiculous accusations toward men. The first feminists were necessary. Modern feminists have lost touch with American women and “unconsciously undermined genuine equality”. It is no wonder why men and women try to distance themselves from feminism. Long before Europeans came to the “new land ...
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... Urban Legend is a term popularized by University of Utah Folklore expert, Jan Harold Brunvand (Brooke 2). They comprise the many more or less believable and always amazing stories that so many swear to be true but so few are able to prove. are usually told at sleepaway camps,schools, family reunions,cocktail parties,and even corporate coolers.They are also spread by word of mouth,news reports,read in the paper,on the phone, fax, email and online internet. There are the most effective ways in getting the story out (Elliot 11). The we tell have much to tell about us,like what prompts our fears, sparks our desires, vindicates our fustrations and trumpets our ...
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... people to make laws for our country. Walter Winchell said, "Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it," (Phillips, 90). The Bill of Rights added other civil rights not granted in the original Constitution. Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition, the right to bear arms, and the rights of the accused are a few mentioned in the first ten amendments. The campaign for women’s suffrage was a clear example of the rights expressed by the first amendment. It was won primarily through continuous picketing and assembly by those determined to make a difference. The Constitution of the United State ...
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