The idea that our western culture has men working an average of 48.8hrs and women working an average of 41.5 (U.S. ... I was working in the auto sales industry for a time and I watched as many young couples and families sat in the finance manager's office and actually reworked their home/family budget just to get a nicer sound system in a car that was already costing them twenty percent or more of the monthly income for payments. ... Cars got bigger and faster, houses got bigger and newer, TV took over radio as a more gratifying entertainment method. ...

• Word Count: 3593
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I sat in my living room the other day and was able to watch our military strategically bomb Baghdad Live. ... This new era of communication and war will demand a new era of security, a more censored lifestyle. ... A new defense system took immediate priority; this project would not be simple. ... Not only do they have to watch the food patterns here in America, they also have put new inspection rules on international food distribution. ... New facial scanning technology combined with the internet combines to create a web where the point is to have ears around every corner. ...

• Word Count: 2830
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School