The workers do not enjoy their jobs because they can't show anyone what they did at work that day. ... Weekends are considered family time in the United States and they spent much of their time watching television together. Television brought families together inside of their living room to watch programs for hours at a time. ... Television gives Americans wisecracks and at the same time sparks conversation but, still the conversations are all about television which creates the perception that all Americans do is watch television because they're too lazy. ... Television today has bet...

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America is a society where everyone owns at least one television set, and is the most used appliance in households where watching it daily has become routine. ... Today, the majority of parent's work and watching television is considered by most good quality family time. ... While, the children are glued to the set parents relax and enjoy themselves. ...

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Because of the high degree of surplus involved, necessity achieved a cathexis of merchandise and services the individual had to consume, the fun he had to enjoy, and the status symbols he had to carry. ... In the early '50's, young people watched TV more hours than they went to school, a mise-en-scene that has not changed greatly since then. ... During 1952 and 1956, people watched the Olympics on television for the first time. ...

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The character Imogen realizes this infinitesimal process through the movements of ocean waves, "She watched the waves build, hang and fall, one after the other in decades, in centuries..." ch18 pg132 Milestone however, offers hope by way of another form of naturalistic appreciation. ... Jim finds solace in a simple pleasure despite the overwhelming conditions, "Jim dipped his knife in the tin and dreamily spread jam, enjoying the way it went over the butter..." ch12 pg82. ...

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They told the soldiers and the civilians what movies they could watch, and what activities they could participate in. ... Bristow's book was by far the book that I have enjoyed the most this semester. ...

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The World Conference on Human Rights took place over two weeks in June of 1993. The Conference was held in Vienna, Austria. In attendance were 171 states committed to strengthening human rights throughout the world and to presenting an international plan to accomplish this goal. Also in attendanc...

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Bored of the drab, asexual looking suits attributed to an era of rationing fabric, many women enjoyed this post-war design that embodied youthfulness, centered on color and form, and, most importantly, displayed their womanliness. ... Market research showed that the heaviest TV watchers were the most likely to become active do-it-yourselfers and amateur artists. ...

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Human Rights Watch estimated that Iraq's aggression towards the Kurds resulted in the number of deceased Kurds reaching in the 100,000's (Kaplan 13). ... However, it must not be forgotten that Iraq has enjoyed close ties with terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda, and in recent years these groups have joined together with tyrants like Saddam Hussein to achieve a unilateral goal: causing chaos and disorder in the United States and Israel. ...

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Introduction Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in the village of Gori, in the Russian province of Georgia, on Dec. 21, 1879. His father was a shoemaker with a penchant for drunkenness, who left Gori when Stalin was young to seek employment in the city of Tiflis. Thus Joseph's mother, Yekaterina, made the more profound impact on his life--it was she who directed his education, first in the local Gori Church School and then, thanks to a scholarship, at the Tiflis Theological Seminary. There, she hoped, he would train to become a priest. Instead, the young Stalin bec...

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