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    Mc Jobs: Fast Food Nation

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    biggest bang for their buck. After all, if there were no workers, harmful fast food stores wouldn't be thriving across the country. These restaurants make teenagers believe that they are in a good position and aren't being controlled like tiny little muppets at a theater. Next, stores like McDonald's don't deliver the fresh produce that they claim to. This can greatly danger one's health, but they still do it knowing that many fall for it. A few pieces of evidence are, ¨The burgers, chicken, French fries

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    amusing as a result. A normal example of irony would be for instance a dog playing a piano like in the Muppets, or a tow truck towing another tow truck. An example of irony with physical humor would when someone is walking and steps on a banana pill. You would think they would just keep walking, but instead they slip and fall on the banana. These examples with the irony and conventional jokes show that physical humor can be implied with other types of

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    interesting choice even though Aladdin made an albeit quick and short reference to hookah. Looking back to the article, “history… is full of awkward blemishes” which was shown in the ending of this film, which is also one of the reasons why I hate it. It shows both the settlers and Powhatans make peace with one another and returning back to their respective homes showing that love is the true key to peace. A very naive and cliche attempt and I really wished things were that

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    invited to appear on the Perry Como Show and the Steve Allen show. Her talent spread from performing jazz and blues in African American nightclubs to American film and theater. Her voice had a magnetic, alluring quality, it etched her name in the music, film and television industries internationally. After embarking on a television career, Pearl won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1986 for her role in an ABC afterschool special. She appeared on children’s shows such as the Muppets and Captain Kangaroo. Pearl has

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    versions of Dickens’ masterpiece offer many opportunities to experience the joy and revelation of A Christmas Carol. Pick from Alastair Sims version, Patrick Stewart, Bill Murray’s Scrooged, The Muppets and the 3-D masterpiece with Jim Carrey, just to name a few. It’s safe to say it is a very popular show done an infinite number of different ways. That is why as a director I would create a contemporary staging of A Christmas Carol in New York City. Now, at first glance this may seem unoriginal, but

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    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Literature Review of the Tipping Point American culture changes dramatically over time. Malcolm Gladwell (2002), author of The Tipping Point, presents a theory of social epidemics. Gladwell’s notion on epidemics and human behavior uses a combination of scientific fields such as psychology, epidemiology, sociology, intragroup and intergroup dynamics to explain the spread of social and cultural behaviors. The Tipping

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    citizens in other countries. This information suggests the fact that even though the United States of America has the proper health care available for every citizen, America doesn’t supply it to its citizens because some of them cannot afford it. This shows other countries that America doesn’t have the best interest for its citizens in mind, only the most profitable one. To analyze how the world views America, we need to examine exactly just how America treats the rest of the world. “Since the end of

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    In the 50’s, Walt Disney Productions teamed up with Coca Cola to premiere its first television show; Disneyland. That following year, the first disney park, Disneyland, opened in Anaheim, California. As the company has grown larger and larger, more products have been added to its bandwidth, including a chain of retail stores, its own television channel, international amusement parks, Broadway shows, videogames/toys, and cruise lines. The Walt Disney Company has gone through many mergers during

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    were claimed by minorities. The study reports that it’s a decline from the 16.7 percent in comparison to the year prior. Furthermore, it’s not just the silver screen where diversity lacks- television is another victim. In cable scripted television shows, white actors had 78 percent of the 1120 roles, observed by the same study, while minorities accounted for 22 percent in the 2013-2014 season. With many wonders as to why the lack of diversity is prevalent, it still happens and Hollywood isn’t hosting

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    performance. Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey tells the story of Kevin Clash who is the puppeteer of Sesame Street (1969)'s Elmo. Kevin grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and went on to become the hand behind beloved children’s puppet Elmo. The documentary shows how Kevin became Elmo. Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey tells the story by going through Kevin’s life, telling the audience the things he went through and how he reached this point that he is currently at.

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