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    It has been said that television and the film industry have a “symbiotic relationship” since as early as the 1920’s. The following will discuss specific elements utilized by the industry to bring viewers back to the theatre. Furthermore, it will discuss how the production code changed during this time period. The importance of television in the united states is monumental when one considers the social and economic changes that the country was experiencing. The creation of suburbanization combined

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    Television shows have changed dramatically during the last 50 years. What was funny or popular 1, 5, 10 years ago, is now obsolete. The innocence of popular television shows from the 1960s has been overtaken with shows that would have been risqué. This will be demonstrated by describing the difference between “Leave It To Beaver” and “Modern Family.” The episode I watched of “Leave It To Beaver” was Season 1 Episode 1; Beaver Gets “spelled.” The main characters were June Cleaver; the mother,

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    d’embonpoint ou d’obésité ou si vous avez des antécédents familiaux d’hypertension artérielle ou de maladie cardiovasculaire, il pourrait être indiqué de faire vérifier votre tension artérielle plus souvent. En outre, certains groupes ethniques présentent un risque accru d’hypertension artérielle. Ce sont entre autres les Sud-asiatiques, les membres des Premières nations et des peuples autochtones, les Inuits et les personnes d’origine africaine. Si vous appartenez à l’un de ces groupes, votre médecin pourrait

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    Controversial books are normally challenged to preserve a safe idea of the world around us to kids and young adults specifically, who may find it hard to process strenuous ideas that imply the world is not as easy and wonderful as it seems. Books such as The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger are constantly challenged due to the profanity and inappropriateness of the book. Many parents and teachers are concerned that upon reading the book, students will change their perspective on life, authority

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    The atmosphere entertainment program at the Paris Las Vegas should, at its base, reflect the duality of the property: the artistry and classicism of the French methods of entertaining and living with the sensual allure and thrilling vibe of the Las Vegas Strip. Orion Productions proposes three variable programs, all which can be interchanged and combined to accommodate for high and lower traffic days and special casino and hotel promotions. Both male and female dancers will be enlisted for the program

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    Kate Chopin was born Katherine O’Flaherty on February 8, 1850 in St. Louis Missouri (213). Chopin had grown up in comfortable circumstances and began her life as a contemporary young woman (213). In 1888, six years after the death of her husband, Oscar Chopin, Kate subsequently became seriously committed to furthering her literary career (214). Chopin is oftentimes noted to be “a women who lived before her time, whose stories might be seen as a vindication of the rights of women, and an author whose

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    Born on March 20, 1612, Anne Bradstreet was considered to be one of the most prominent early English poets, and the first writer in England’s North American colonies to have her works published. Although Bradstreet did not attend an actual school, her father’s teaching helped her become a well-educated woman. Anne began her writing after her family immigrated to the New World in 1630. There she and her husband Simon would have eight children between the years of 1633 and 1652. Juggling between taking

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    Women in Society Looking at themes present in his short stories and novels, Kate Chopin presents examples of female strength and an assertive rebellion to the social norms during the late 1800s. By seeking to transparently and boldly portray the risqué behavior of her lead characters, which are with few exceptions also strong women as well, she cemented herself as a one of the unmistakable voices in the women’s rights movement, which culminated with women securing the right to vote in 1920, and

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    Due to the controversial nature of The Awakening, the publishers canceled the release of a A Vocation and Voice (the short story collection by Chopin featuring A Vocation and a Voice as its leading title) because of the “risque” nature of her previous work. The collection featured some of Chopin's most notable works such as The Story of an Hour and The

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    Whitman's Interpretation of Emerson Essay

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    Whitman's Interpretation of Emerson Walt Whitman was able to take the spark of an idea from Ralph Waldo Emerson and tend, nurture, and support it until the spark grew into a huge flame of something surprising and original - new American poetry. Whitman did not only learn from Emerson, but he also took Emerson's ideas and expanded them into something much more encompassing. Whitman was able to use Emerson's principles that are outlined in "The Poet" to springboard into something more expansive

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