For this reason, children are known to idolize many of the people or characters that they view on television. ... These cartoon characters can save the world in one episode, yet their violent acts, though for a good cause, are provoking some children to fight expecting to become a hero. ... "He told a buddy it would be "pretty cool" to go on a killing rampage like the movie characters" (Steyer, 70). ... They childproof everything, but they don't realize that thousands of strangers enter their home everyday through the television. ... Characterizations in which a person that is attrac...

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In addition to their internal turmoil, many are also held down by unjust social pressures as well; pressure to be a rail thin runway model, pressure to keep their heads held high despite the sneers and remarks from strangers, and pressure from others to look "normal." ... The truth is, we can't have someone who's not skinny playing a character who has a boyfriend." (211). ...

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Feelings Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a full account on the annihilation of the American Indian from the 1860's to the 1890's. I like the book for its information but I did not enjoy reading it. I appreciated the story from the perspective of the American Indian. From reading Bury My Heart at ...

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