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After reading "How safe is the Paleo diet?", I have learned that fad diets are not the way to achieve weight loss. It was interesting to learn that even though the Paleo diet recommends fruit and vegetables to help achieve weight loss, and a lower carbohydrate consumption to lessen the chance of high blood glucose levels, there's no guarantee you will drop pounds. Besides these factors, a study conducted on mice, revealed that an increase in glucose intolerance, insulin, and extreme weight gain…

“I’m not a girl trying to be a star or trying to be anything other than a musician.” Amy Jade Winehouse Her friends described her as a typical North Londoner of Jewish descent, bright and funny but also shy and modest and slightly insecure- not about her voice though ( Kapadia, 2015). Everyone saw her as an old soul trapped in the body of a teenage girl, because of the depth of emotion that her lyrics and voice evoked (Kapadia, 2015). She had suffered from bulimia and severe depression prior…

Viewers tune in to see their expansive California mansions, the lavish cars they drive and the family’s loving dynamic. Since the Kardashians have skyrocketed to super-stardom, they are constantly featured in tabloids and talked about online. They use their television show to clarify rumors, and demonstrate that they remain a united front. A large number of their viewers are steadfast Kardashian fans. Meaning, not only are they watching Keeping Up, they are also…

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look up an enormous amount of alternative media that provide a healthy balance to the mainstream. If people want to be informed, they can access a wide range of journals, magazines and smaller publication to form a clear view of the facts instead of tabloid newspaper. Besides, citizen still has considerable implication in publishers. Once multimedia-corporation can not meet the needs of readers, it will be left behind and even going bankrupt. In conclusion, although mass media are control by…

“Death with Dignity” is the popular term coined by newspapers, blogs, and tabloids, to euphemize the topic of euthanasia. Brittany Maynard used it often in the fight for her right to die while suffering from terminal brain cancer. This was shortly before her passing in November 2014. Her story was one of the most publicized in the world and proves that it, although controversial, begs to be discussed. Regardless of where we stand on the subject, it is as unavoidable as death itself. The media…

Today’s society is entering an era where everyday citizens are unable to trust news sources. The news media is a major tool that helps individuals make informed conclusions towards issues of the modern era. However, only recently has the term “fake news” been a problem to society. As society has progressed, the news industries have seen conflict throughout the years, even before the modern era. The effect of “fake news” can vary as the subject matter changes. Many debate on the main cause of…

Kardashian- Jenner clan.” being the youngest in her family she had to make herself stand out from her older sisters shadows. Finding her own individuality, creating kylie cosmetics. On November 30th,2015, she used her signature lip-pout and rumors from the tabloids to capitalize by created kylie lip-kits by Kylie Jenner, using social media platforms and fans as her marketing plan to launch her first 15,000 units of her lip-kits, not knowing what to expect, she was sold out in 30 seconds. Kylie…

Cara, I’d have to agree with you about how sad it is that young girls feel the need to conform for society even though their family members are trying to teach them to be themselves. I think that social media sites, tabloids and other popular media sites have taught young adolescent girls that if they look, dress, and act a certain way (and even weigh a certain amount) then they will be accepted. So, they spend more of their time trying to conform and less time trying to find their sense of self…

1. American society drastically changed after World War 1 and during the 1920’s. The era in the 1920s were known as the “Jazz Age”, despite the different racial groups jazz became a popular form of music, even got accepted to white Americans. Every weekend a variety of people would go into club like Cotton located in Chicago and, listen to jazz performed by African Americans. As the same token as, the commercial radio. The airwaves became the medium to hear their news and entertainment. Its…