... are trying to emulate these celebrities. At the same time, celebrities such as Eminem are counter-attacking this argument with claims that celebrities can not alone influence a child to that extent and that these types of incidences only occur when parents are out of touch and distant from their children. However, whether ... never even met the child? Although it is true that these children are different due to these celebrities, this is no different than in the 60's when kids wanted to be like rock stars, grew out long hair, and dressed like hippies. By nature, the youth of a generation...

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... BIG's death effect rap? I would like to address the problem of crude rap lyrics on today's youth. Is profanity in rap lyrics effecting our kids? I would like to investigate how and why Will Smith achieved musical fame through his clean lyrics. I would also like to look at the impact ... demonstrating in front of record stores and writing letters to congress. They declared that the lyrics to his songs were homophobic, violent, misogynistic, and a dangerous influence. Songs such as "Kill You", "Kim", and "Criminal" were dissected and quoted often during debates. During this time Eminem stoo...

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... dress out because it is against their religion." Q: What is the benefit of different cultures? A: Totally different perspectives on things. For example, French kids do math in a different process. They get the same answer but differently. It makes me a better teacher. Q: How are the differences accepted? Are ... and they get use to it, but use to cherishing it." Throughout most of my childhood I never had an opportunity to interact with many kids of a different race. I was comfortable and only understood the black culture. Inside the black culture is great, however my ability to articula...

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... the shootings were very prevalent it was obvious prevention was not. At this point it seemed that almost every time you turned on the TV more kids had been shot and the students of America lived in fear. I myself was in high school when these shootings started. During my freshmen year I ... juvenile street gangs (Shapiro 68)." Harris and Klebold "had a few close associates in the TCM, but overall were not described as having any particular influence or leadership roles within the Trench Coat Mafia (Shapiro 68)." Although Columbine took the most victims and seemed to be the worst shootin...

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... BIG's death effect rap? I would like to address the problem of crude rap lyrics on today's youth. Is profanity in rap lyrics effecting our kids? I would like to investigate how and why Will Smith achieved musical fame through his clean lyrics. I would also like to look at the ... demonstrating in front of record stores and writing letters to congress. They declared that the lyrics to his songs were homophobic, violent, misogynistic, and a dangerous influence. Songs such as "Kill You", "Kim", and "Criminal" were dissected and quoted often during debates. During this time Eminem stood up f...

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... reading the newspaper to come play catch with them or play a game of monopoly that would entertain the whole family. Back in the day, kids spent a lot of time playing games with other children and reading books that sparked their interests. They would also spend a lot more quality time ... We would pick up chairs and start hitting people over the head with them--- except, unlike on TV, the chairs didn't break, but the kids did." (Brandon Tartikoff, Former President of the National Broadcasting Company Time Magazine) The next significant topic to be discussed is the influences of the ......

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... aspects of sex in public schools starting in middle school until high school should be a number one priority in every school in America: Teaching kids abstinence only is unhealthy and unrealistic in today's society; by teaching youth safe-sex methods a reduction in the number of teen pregnancies and ... , president of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. "Manipulating facts abut condoms is using a scare tactic to try and get kids not to be sexually active" (Morse). Another consequence of withholding the full information from youth is promoting their ignorance of th...

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... " 'the mothers were vaccinated. They never saw measles. Their mothers- the grandmothers- barely saw measles themselves. So the grandmother has no influence. The mother is clueless and so the child goes unvaccinated'- William Schaffner" (Parker, Laura). Educations regarding these vaccine preventable diseases will help the ... decisions about their children's health. We believe in freedom of choice. This freedom of choice extends to when- and even whether- parents vaccinate their kids" (Margulis). This was quoted by Jerry Coyne, the author of the blog "Why Evolution is True". Coyne h...

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... at least once in their lifetime. Drugs have negative consequences on people of all ages, but it seems to have the most harmful impact on kids and teenagers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's nationwide survey, 42.4 percent of high school students have used marijuana during their ... has a lack of norms and views drug use as part of life rather than a social problem. Also, home life greatly impacts a child and can influence someone to do drugs. If someone feels isolated and neglected at home, he is more prone to do drugs. Problems at home such as divorce or ......

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... entertainment industry maintains a stance that there is no real link between movies and real-life violence. I stand behind them one hundred percent. Movies have a small influence on us, but movie violence does not have a direct effect on society. Movies have changed drastically over time and the main cause of this change is ... ordinary programming and goes around the clock with it. The story is assigned a logo and a theme song; these two kids were packaged as the Trench Coat Mafia. The message is clear to other disturbed kids around the country: If I shoot up my school, I can be famous....

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... now than ever to see how our children are reacting to what is being shown to them on the television. In doing research on the influence of television in the lives of our children, I found two articles that have to deal with the violence on television and the reaction ... were put into a situation where the children were to watch several kids, and if something happened, were instructed to get an adult. When a conflict occurred, those kids watching the nonviolent film responded faster in getting an adult than those kids who watched the violent film. Henceforth drawing the conclusion that w...

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... suburbs. These suburbs consisted of a house for each family complete with a yard, driveway and garage, as well as clean air and plenty of space for the kids to play. It was in other words the perfect place to raise a family. The design of the suburbs themselves promoted a lot of sameness and "conformity". ... , teenagers were not able to enjoy the same pastimes or social life they were able to enjoy later on. Teens had little spending power and influence. Music was controlled by the parents most of the time and limited to the radio at home or the occasional record purchase. With the end o...

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... of this country. They have the potential to become leaders, teachers, artists, doctors, and scientists. However, without safe and appropriate care after school, these kids have a greater likelihood of developing behavior problems both in and out of school. They have an increased chance of becoming criminals, victims, drug users, ... ringing of the bell signals not just the end of the school day, but the beginning of a time when millions of kids are left alone and unsupervised. For working parents, ensuring appropriate supervision for their children during the afternoon can be an extremel...

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... advertising. These companies support the popular brands of cigarettes Camel and Marlboro. The two most highly sought after brands by teenage kids today. To say these companies don't have an influence on our adolescents would be absurd. Parents who began smoking 30 years ago on average do not smoke the same brands ... of cigarettes that kids do today they tend to smoke less advertised brands.. In a study done at the Medical College of Georgia in 1998 " showed that as many 6 year old kids ... picture. If every once in a while in between cartoons a commercial came on that said that 400,00...

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... there," is a quote by Clare Boothe Luce (Fitzhenry, 84). Some parents are against the censorship of music. They believe that they should raise their kids, not some politicians who believe one nasty word will change a whole child's future. Many music artists have had other people attempt or succeed to ... their parents. They use music as an outlet and sometimes to rebel. It also helps them cope with some things. Music plays a big part in kids growing up. " for teens, music becomes especially important, giving a voice to those unable to speak their feelings" (http://teenmusic.about.com/li...

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... occur in the home and communities of responsive, responsible, adults who care for their children. For example, unlike public schooled children, home-schooled kids can explore their faith and philosophy without worrying about the separation of church and state law. Not only can home-schooled children learn about different ... who teach their children at home are not clock-bound. Learning can take place at any time or at any place. Home schooling allows kids to spend hours on any given passion, to zip through certain material, and move on to more challenging stuff. Extra time allows the ...

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... marks or grades in it. On September 2 is when the classes start. Usually school starts at 8:00am and finishes around 1:30-2:00 pm. Primary school kids have only four classes, secondary kids have five to six, and seniors six to seven classes per day. Classes were 45 minutes long. Russian schools also have a six-day week. Yes ... it out, erase the blackboard, and also wash floors. All of these things must to be done because there is a night school. Since all of the kids go to school together, the school is to small to fit all of them in. In school at some point we had to wear uniforms and ...

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... bear children. Laurie's story is one of many that illustrate the pages of Meg Meeker's "Epidemic: How Teen Sex is Killing Our Kids."" A pediatrician who has treated teens for over two decades, Meeker sounds the alarm about how sexually transmitted diseases are killing the children of ... applying the social learning theory and other similar theories to this problem, they have determined that television is acting like an older sibling; kids learn by imitation. The more they watch, the more they are influenced. However, it is not just the amount of television watched ... more effective pa...

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... for the purpose of making the audience think. As theater became more progressive and moved forward in the idea that plays can be about literally anything, the influence of the oddities of life began to play a major role in the playwright's minds (no pun intended). The far reaches of writer's imaginations have been ... has not been one specific place that this occurs. Looking at theater censorship in its earliest forms dates back to the colonial times when the English influence made people weary and scared of theater and acting. The theater was outlawed for a rather long time and in doin...

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... to it. There are three main market groups they use to sell. There is the "primary" market where kids directly control and spend. The "influence" market which is the amount of parental spending that children can directly or indirectly influence. And there is the "future" market, which is the purchasing that children will do for the rest ... of a magazine and use a Budweiser beer bottle cap as a football to play against another animated football team. When I first viewed this commercial I was intrigued by the animation and felt that kids younger than I, would find this interesting and coo...

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... , they live in the same neighborhood with the rest of the family members. In my home country, it is normal when parents come to visit their kids; Moreover, they cook food for them and help with financial needs. Russian families are always involved in each other's problems. In contrast, in America, ... when a child turns 18 years old, he starts an adult life: kids move out and rent their own apartment. In fact, they start work and support themselves financially. Russian families always control the life of a child, even ... if the child is 30 years old, whereas American parents prefer no...

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... out, the systematic education system that exists in America limits this opportunity. As Gatto highlights, "a considerable number of well-known Americans never went through the twelve-year wringer our kids currently go through, and they turned out all right. George Washington, Benjamin franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln they were not products of a school system"(Gatto 143). Even with many ... and widespread nature of current media became an unstoppable way of spreading myths. The influence of media can be seen in Gary Soto's experience who spent "the mornings in front of the tel...

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... pumping money into the government system, which gives them power. This sad fact leaves the rest of us hopeless because we don't have the money or resources to influence the government in order for there to be a change. As seen in schools, many rich kids make it to graduation with bad grades and still end up getting a high paid job unlike poor ... kids who got good grades in college. The rich have opportunity, have an influence, and have a huge input on what goes on in American Politics. For example, the recent crisis of ... , and several lifestyle changes to adjust to the recession. Thi...

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... high school have experimented with alcohol at least once during the past year. (The Drinking Age, pg. 1) It is the one drug that high school kids experiment with the most. And what's worse is that the drinking age doesn't even discourage teens from doing it. There are too many loopholes in the law ... that allows kids to drink and not be punished. For instance, if the police show up at a house party, and they see no one outside, they cannot enter ... politicians are way too eager to jump on bandwagons that promise them more votes and good publicity. It's also a wonder that special inte...

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... do on a regular basis; sucha s at dinner with their families or at a family gathering."(Lee, Yoshi) Allowing drinking at younger ages will teach responsibility to kids. If the age is lowered young people will learn to be responsible. They will learn their tolerance and know when enough is enough. They will be able to ... make alcohol more available to an even younger population. The way that 18 year olds behave greatly influence 15 to 17 year olds. If the age is lowered then adults will be the models for drinking and the kids can learn to drink in moderation. The opposition tells us tha...

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