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Many of today’s advertisements in America are trying to sell power to the consumers. With the goal to make profit and have consumers fall in love with products and services, advertisers make sure that they can persuade buyers to purchase their products. Numerous advertisements emphasize the importance of aristocracy and upper social class in their advertisements to stress the necessity of power to stand above the high social standards rather than the luxury of power that does not push many to…

1692 was a wicked prejudicial year for those in the United States. Anybody who feels like they are in harm's way will try their best to feel a sense of safety. The more people who feel threatened about the same thing the more chaos occurs due to mass hysteria. This not only refers to modern day crime but events throughout history as well. A good example of mass hysteria and the need to feel secure happened during the time of the Salem witch hunts that led to the trials of Salem. Many…

mentally dependent on drugs commit statutory, inchoate, property or even personal crimes in order to obtain drugs. The article “Lindsay Lohan Biography” states, “On May 26, 2007, Lohan was arrested after crashing her Mercedes-Benz into a tree in Beverly Hills. She was arrested again July 24 in Santa Monica after she allegedly engaged in a car chase with the mother of her former personal assistant. In both cases, Lohan was found in possession of small amounts of cocaine.” In other words, this…

At the beginning of summer and wanting relaxation in the sun, what better place than Seaside, Florida to have my vacation at. I plan on driving to Memphis, where I will park my car in the secured airport parking lot for the week. The flight from Memphis to Fort Walton Beach, Florida will fit into my three thousand dollar budget perfectly (expedia.com). I will take a cab eight and a half miles to pick up my rental car where I will pay one hundred and ninety two dollars to use a car for the…

In my perfect world people would live healthy lives; they would always pick the healthy option rather than the cheap more convenient one. Free clinics would be more readily available for the homeless or less fortunate. The public would be interested in precautions on how to prevent the spread of diseases and illnesses. Realistically this is a challenge that our world faces and is one of the many reasons why I want to pursue a degree in nursing. My desire to enter into the medical field and…

Who is Charles Manson? You may have heard his name on your favorite night time crime drama series or pop up on the news recently due to rumors of him getting a marriage license to a 26 year old female prison visitor. But who exactly is he and why is he regarded such an infamous serial killer? You may be wondering why I chose to speak about a serial killer today. Well, I am very interested in criminology and choose to spend my free time researching and studying the infamous serial killers, cult…

Throughout the 20th century, and especially since the 1960s and 70s, more and more women have entered the wage-labour-market, rapidly increasing their participation in paid employment. However, women came to the market on unequal terms, and despite some progress, are still face significant inequality compared to men at work. Women’s experience of work has been marred by both vertical and horizontal occupational segregation. Vertical segregation refers to the ways in which women have been…

Chihuahua and its History “The Chihuahua is a tiny dog with a huge personality.” The Chihuahua is a tiny dog breed, with an alert, and confident attitude, it’s a dog that can be referred to as a purse dog and stands as one of the oldest breeds in the Americas. The importance of chihuahuas is their rich history with their homeland Mexico where there is a state called Chihuahua and the fact they are a pet that has a history with the Aztecs a civilization in which we know very little of their…

“ ‘Did you see that guy?’ one officer asked. ‘Yeah, he was one pale black man,’ another chipped in. ‘Do you think he’ll die?’ The response was ‘No way! You or I, we’d die, but not a negro. They’re too dumb to go into shock.’ ” These were the words of Los Angeles Police officers in 1992, in this same year one of the most violent riots in American History occurred. Due to the discrimination of the minorities in Los Angeles the beating of one man becomes the push needed to send the minorities,…

“Young, almost broke and attending college”. College is stressful for any incoming college freshman entering a new environment. However, statistically 89 percent of first generation college students are more likely to drop out of school than students who have college graduates in their families. Ana, from the movie Real Women Have Curves, and Sara, from the novel Bread Givers, show the struggles of the first generation college students. Even though Ana and Sara surpassed all odds against them…