The characters can relate to the watcher, that is why all age groups enjoy watching Dragon Ball Z. ... She helps the other characters in the cartoon with devices like the dragon ball radar, that helps the characters find the dragon balls. ... Dragon Ball Z will be on for many years to come. ... Do you think that Dragon Ball Z would be the same if an American cartoonist wrote it? ... Hopefully people of all ages will enjoy watching Dragon Ball Z in the future. ...

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The dragons of legend are strangely like actual creatures that have lived in the past. ... However these dragons are of fragile content and stunning artistry. ... The first dragon of the horde, which is located at the left side, is made of three primary colors; gold, green, and yellow. ... The chicken-like feet of this minute dragon are of shiny royal gold that would lie on the brow of any king. ... In his left he grasps a masterful, transparent, mystical ball that gives him the supremacy of the world. ...

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The Cougars and Dragons are tied at the top of the division, each with a 9-5 record. ... It is now the fourth quarter and the Cougars are clinging to a six point lead with the Dragons holding the ball at the Cougar eleven yard line. ... The Dragons call hike. ... The ball is now sitting at the Cougar's twenty-one yard line. ... With only 1:15 left on the clock there is no way the Dragons can win the game. ...

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Today there are many problems that are destroying society. One of the major problems destroying society is television. The television set is shaping the way people act and think in society. Because some television shows promote harmful habits, watching television shows prevents involvement in more p...

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Today there are many problems that are destroying society. One of the major problems destroying society is television. The television set is shaping the way people act and think in society. Because some television shows promote harmful habits, watching television shows prevents involvement in more p...

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It all begins with the announcement of appointing the long awaited dragon warrior. ... According to legends, the dragon warrior would drop down from the sky on a ball of fire. But no one realizes that the prophecies of the legends may not be literal because Po, does drop down from the sky on a ball of fire but the only difference is that he did not mean to make that entry to be proclaimed as the dragon warrior and the ball of fire is a chair with fireworks attached to it. ... This shows the completion of Po's training and the beginning of his life as the dragon warrior. ... It makes Po re...

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Violence in Entertainment Violence in entertainment has been a problem in this past decade in how it affects the lives of children. Not only violence and adult material in television and movies have an effect on children, but also the content in music listened to by children and video games chi...

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Vegeta or Rooney? Society today is full of children looking for a hero. It's a sad day when those heroes are cartoons and action figures. The media always try to find the latest and dirtiest scoops about our football, baseball, basketball and even tennis players. Children hear these scoops eve...

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While on the football field, he is willing to risk his "life" by running the ball in when there is no one else to go to. ... That does not keep him though, from striking the dragon dead with his sword. Beowulf manages to hit the dragon but not fatally. This blow to the dragon upset him dearly and responds by covering Beowulf in a great ball of fire. ... *He fights a dragon even though his death would be inevitable. ...

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Anime is gaining popularity in the United States as it is shown more on television, most Noticeably on the Sci-Fi Channel with shows such as Saturday Anime and during Anime week and on Cartoon Network with shows such as Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z being shown every weekday during the Tonnage block. ... Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, The Slayers, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Urusei Yatsura, Mach Go Go Go, Space Battleship Yamato, Ranma 1/2, Ah! ...

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The Central League is made up of the Chunichi Dragons they play in Nagoya, Hanshin Tigers who play in Osaka, Hiroshima Carp who play in Hiroshima, Yakult Swallows they play in Tokyo, Yokohama Bay Stars who play inYokohama, and Yomiuri Giants who also play in Tokyo. ... s and there is know There is no single, official ball sanctioned by either league or by the Commissioners office. ... In 1980, four Pacific League teams adopted one manufacturer's ball: the Hawks, Buffaloes, Braves and the Lions. This particular ball had been used for a few years, but when it went into wide spread use in 19...

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Cartoons consist of a large amount of today's television. Many of today's cartoons show very similar relationships. Different cartoons encourage different beliefs and appeal to different audiences. Yet most cartoons tie all audiences together by targeting the children with the humorous outline an...

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Television Violence When I was I child I used to watch shows like Batman and Spiderman. Both the shows were very similar. They both were about super heroes that fought crime. The shows consisted of a lot of fighting. Batman and spider man were very intelligent and used clues to determine where th...

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This list includes my graduation tassel, some dice, a rosary, an eight-ball in flames air freshener, a stuffed blue snake, and my UNL parking permit. ... My steering wheel has a leather cover decorated with silver dragons all around it. ...

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Rowling adds some delightful novelties of her own, such as Quidditch, a seven-a-side ball game played on broomsticks, with three different kinds of balls. ... He says that Rowling reworks superficial popular ideas about magic in an ad hoc fashion, Le Guin constructs a fully-fledged, but consistent and coherent, world of her own: dragons in Earthsea, for example, are both an integral part of the imagined world and anchored to mythological precursors; for Rowling they are just a plot device appropriated from common cliché. ...

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In 1981 on September 3rd pong was released on the ATARI 800 a simple game involving 1 paddle on each side with a ball, scoring would occur by getting the ball passed your paddle. ... Producing such impacting hits as contra, Shinobi, Dragon warrior, Zelda, Tecmo bowl, and the ever popular Mario series. ...

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s and there is no single, official ball sanctioned by either league or by the Commissioners office. ... Even when the Chunichi Dragons signed All-Star catcher Dave Nilsson for the 2000 season, they never seriously considered putting him behind the plate. ... The Chunichi Dragons, Yomiuri Giants and Seibu Lions often sign Korean and Taiwanese players. ... There are also several phrases a player should know such as the following: "Getto-tsuu," means double play, "Goro," means ground ball, "Droppu," is a sinker, "Rainaa," is a line drive, "Sanshin," is a strikeout, "Shinjin," is a rookie, "Taimur...

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The creation of the Earth and life has been something that people have not been sure about many years before we were born. Many people looked toward the religious aspect of how every thing was created, while others chose to find out through the study of science. Throughout history, religion has ca...

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The Themes of Anime Anime themes are universal. They mostly involve political issues, human emotions, and fantasy. The genre has accomplished this through creative storytelling and audience relations to the character. Also, it has pulled in issues and ideas that would not be allowed to air in the...

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A 16-year-old boy confines himself in his room, captivated for hours by the violently graphic Playstation game Duke Nukem, while rocker Rob Zombie shouts obscenities from the stereo. In a nearby cabinet is a video collection, including the violent movie Fear.com. Should this boy's entertainment pref...

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"Once upon a time- or "long, long ago,"" these are the introductions to the oral narratives that European and Native American children hear throughout their childhood and early adolescence. A human being's life is so short that no single person can learn for themselves everything there is to know a...

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Spies Belle Boyd General Stonewall Jackson wrote to 18-year-old Belle Boyd "I thank you for myself and the army, for the immense service that you rendered your country today."" Belle Boyd had braved enemy lines to bring informal information to Jackson. She was nicknamed " La Belle Rebelle. Rose O...

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Abstract This analytical research paper will discuss the modern culture of Japan using the description of the Japanese lifestyle, the people, and ethnocentrism. Culture of Japan has vastly changed over the years, however, many aspects of their culture still remain today in their modern culture. Why ...

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Or what sports sociologist Jay Coakley calls "the beehive effect" in youth soccer, in which all the worker bees swarm after the queen with the ball, spacing and positioning be damned -- a common scene that tends to drive parents and coaches nuts. ...

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