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    with her smile? One person stands out. A TV legend and an American icon: Mary Tyler Moore. Mary was born in Flatbush on December 29, 1973 to Irish-Catholic parents. Mary's family was neither rich nor poor. As a child, she attended St. Rose de Lima Parochial School. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was only ten years old. When she became older, she became a popular actress. Through the years, Mary Tyler Moore has remained as popular as ever. With recent movies such as "Flirting

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    The Ravages of Sin When I was a teenager during the 1970s, the younger sister of a friend of mine died from injuries she sustained when she was hit by a car. Shortly after the accident, the girl’s dad happened to drive past the area where the accident had occurred. As he drove by, he couldn’t see what was going on because there were emergency vehicles that were blocking his view. He said a prayer for anyone who might have been injured in the accident and drove home. He learned later that the person

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    he had the ability to get people talking about the social issues and even brought attention to the social issues that the common man and women didn’t yet know of, which can be just as important as solving questions. Brook continued his work in television and as a result continued to make character that would revolutionize the way the typical American looks at woman’s role. One of Brooks most long lasting and most popular television shows, “The Simpsons,” is and award winning and depicts an atypical

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    For decades, media images have bombarded the minds of viewers. One of the images which has had a strong influence on society is that of women. Movie stars and actresses have inclined women to see their beauty and talent and encouraged them to follow in their footsteps. A strong desire to emulate talented individuals, in action and dress, has shaped strong beauty and role diversification in a short period of time. With the influx of women cast in ‘moving’ pictures and (later) television shows, the

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    “Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones” (Stephen King). Black Hawk Down has many lessons that other narratives cannot replicate. The Morongo Unified School District is located in the High Desert, near a military base in 29 Palms. Due to this, many military adolescent in the surrounding area are currently enrolled in MUSD schools. Black Hawk Down is a novel about the military, so the lessons enclosed within the book

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    “Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” - Mary Tyler Moore. This quote means that if you take chances you will make mistakes, making mistakes is a part of your life, pain strengthens you, and failing makes you braver. In the story, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, the readers learn from Charlotte's adventures that there is many times to be brave, which is part of the theme, being brave is sometimes

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    dominated by men, The Mary Tyler Moore Show gave audiences and especially women, the character of Mary Richards, a thirty year old, independent, and work-driven woman who was single by choice. She is noted as being an essential female character on television and the first two episodes of the show “Love All Around” and “Today I Am A Ma’am” in particular, feature moments where Mary portrays an ideal feminist.

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    everything changed. The first episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show was aired. The Mary Tyler Moore show followed a 30-year-old woman who had just split up with her boyfriend and moved to a new city for a fresh start. Mary goes out and finds herself a job in a male orientated work place were she starts off working as an associate producer on the “Six O’clock News”. Mary is the type of female that does not let people, especially males walk all over her. Mary stands up for herself and believes it is ok

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    also had the most control due to her witch powers. She was willing to not use some of the witch powers to make her marriage work. In the seventies, one can see how women were fighting for their civil rights and equal pay as shown in the Mary Tyler Moore show. Mary Richards was the most powerful of the women discussed because she made her own decisions and challenged male authority. Now, in modern times, women are freed from any limitations and are equal to men. Sitcoms clearly are continuing to represent

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    Imagine this. You are out with on a leisurely walk with your young son who has up until the next following weeks has lived a relatively normal life. Maybe a couple minor bumps in the road, but overall a happy kid you have. Your son, James, asks for another drink even though he had just had one. Though it wasn’t too weird because this is one of the hottest summers you could remember, but you did notice that he seemed a small bit pale and sluggish. He just wasn’t really engaged. You don’t go to the

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