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    Critiquing American Culture and Values: (The Social) Network The emergence of novel forms of communication in American history tends to produce two contrasting reactions: general acceptance from society and moral outrage from a limited, vocal portion of the public. As a medium, film was met in such a fashion with the creation of the Production Code Administration in 1934, designed by Catholic leaders to uphold their conception of American values. At the same time, the example of Middletown depicted

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    The prominent figure I am choosing is Mark Zuckerberg. He was born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York. His father, Edward Zuckerberg, ran a dental practice attached to the family's home. His mother, Karen, worked as a psychiatrist before the birth of the couple's four children—Mark, Randi, Donna and Arielle. Zuckerberg developed an interest in computers at an early age. When he was 12, he used Atari BASIC to create a messaging program he named "Zucknet." His father used

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    Billionaire,” The Social Network is a film that explains about the creation and the evolution of Facebook, which is one of the most popular social media in the 21st century. In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg, a young student of Harvard University, encountered a sudden heartbreak from his girlfriend during the dinner. Instead of feeling flat, Mark felt angry and confused; therefore, he decided to fight back. On that night, a crazy idea came up to his mind, where he hacked the Harvard University system and stole all the

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    time low and was making shareholders not want to invest in the company like they have been since the time of Snapchat’s upcommings. About five years ago, Facebook was in a similar position as Snap is in now. When this happened to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he would not sell any of his Facebook shares for one year. At that time Facebook's stock immediately started to rebound. Spiegel could help turn Snap's stock around by making the same commitment when his company reports its second

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    Comparing Characters in Macbeth and The Social Network Similarities and differences are present between nearly anything. For instance, two books can be compared in regards to their themes. Likewise, multiple people can be contrasted in regards to their personality. Similarities and differences can be good and bad and they can also help one to clearly see which of the subjects that are being compared are better than the other. Another example of where two subjects can be compared is in Macbeth

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    Deposition Hearing Scene in The Social Network The Social Network, which was release in late 2010, follows the story of the socially inept Harvard sophomore, Mark Zuckerberg, as he creates the most popular social media website of our time: Facebook. Using the deposition hearings of two law suits Zuckerberg found himself in during the mid-aughts, the movie paints him as a smug genius whose low social status compelled him to make a website that would finally make him socially accepted and more importantly

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    about the network, mothers, aunts, even grandmothers have made profiles. This website is definitely one of the most innovated ways to connect with those all over the world, using only the movement of your fingers. The genius behind the creation, Mark Zuckerberg, is now one of the richest men under 40-years-old. He is also the guy who set the bar for every other social media network out today. Although his journey in creating the familiar website is what would seem a short one, there are many events he

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    Facebook was created in 2004 on the Harvard University Campus by one of its own students: Mark Zuckerberg. First restricted to students of Harvard’s University, it is then opened to other American universities before becoming accessible to all by September 2006. Since June 2015, 1.49 billion of people are registered on this website. This social network is now part of everyday life for nearly one fifth of the world population, it has redefined how we connect and communicate in the 21st century. It

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    Fake News is Bad Journalists and their sponsors should be held responsible for fake news. Not only the journalists, but also the editors that encourage counter knowledge should be publicly shamed and/or fined. The news is meant to enlighten and teach, not cause ignorance and hostility towards our fellow humans. Companies are intentionally confusing and deceiving participants that view media. Advertisers are purchasing and creating fake news in exchange for data about consumers. Social media is the

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    only. They had a web developer who dropped them in the middle of the creation of “The Harvard Connection” and proceeded to find a new one quickly afterwards. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss emailed Mark Zuckerberg, who soon agreed to meet with them, because he liked their idea. The Winklevoss’ chose Zuckerberg because he had recently created a very popular yet hell raising website that made him a celebrity on campus. Zuckerberg’s website was called “Face Mash” which

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