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    on the fact that the show “Little Mosque on the Prairie” would be able to run in the United States. Although the show is about a minority population (Muslims), we see no direct put down of religions. As with anything, timing is everything. In 2002, I think that the show would have had a hard time airing. The attitude to Muslims whether it was justified or not was negative and the show would be cancelled immediately. In 2015 however, the times have changed and this show would have as good a…

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    The Truman Show focuses on Truman Burbank, a man who was adopted by a TV company after his birth. He lives in a large TV set, unknowingly filmed at every moment in a live broadcast to the public. Living in a world of lies, Truman begins to discover the truth of his life and acts upon it. Christof, the director of the TV show, controls Burbanks’ life.His main goal is to get the TV show to be a success, however, by doing so he neglects all ethical guidelines to an experiment but particularly the…

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    Born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri, Harry S. Truman was the son of a livestock trader. In high school he was a very strong student and always wanted to play sport; he even hoped that one day could join the U.S. Military, but due to his poor vision, the doctors didn’t allow him. Because his family couldn’t afford to send him to collage, after graduating high school he started his first job as a bank clerk. When America entered the World War I in 1917, Truman joined the National Guard and was…

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    they used that title so that Truman would feel safe. He was planning on leaving, but they make the rest of the world seem so horrible so that he won't want to leave his little town that protects him from all of the evil. If he leaves then the entire show is ruined so they are using the media to influence him to stay. Another newspaper headline was "who needs Europe" they posted this article when Truman was calling Fiji asking if there was a Lauren Garland or a Sylvia Garland. She was his…

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    Beyond All Recognition was based around a group of friends whom had served in the army together. There were many turning points in the show, between Andy’s uncomfortable interaction with his ex-girlfriend Steph, the broken relationship between Denise and her husband Peter and Denise’s relationship with her brother. The actual show Beyond All Recognition was a TV show based on a conspiracy about soldiers having their memories wiped clean after a war. I had no idea what to expect when I walked…

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    television show was on the Columbia Broadcasting System as a co-anchor on the evening news. She was the first African American co-anchor on the show. After graduating from Tennessee State University she was offered to do multiple news updates and talk shows with WJZ-TV which was in Baltimore, Maryland as well as WLS-TV , American Broadcasting Company which was located in Chicago. Winfrey moved to Chicago, Illinois in January of 1984, and became a anchor on A.M. Chicago. Oprah changed the entire…

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    and get to explore some of the main industry capitals of the world. For example, New York, Chicago, Las Angeles, Las Vegas and many more. Also, the pay is good depending on where the individual makes their career. Some Broadway or touring musical shows pay their workers around $1,700 a week, which averages out to $81,000 a year. However, with good news always comes bad. There are more cons than pros if the individual does not make it big. Depending on the work, the pay varies from…

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    form of entertain that swept the nation for a considerable amount of time. It began developing in the 19th century however really progressed and changed with time. Each minstrel show was a variety of acts. Such as comic skits, dancing, music, and variety all being performed by white performers in blackface. Minstrel shows depicted black people in several different lights, usually negatively. Minstrelsy is the root of stereotypes within our society today, it showed black people through the eyes…

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    a. William Henry Lane “Master Juba” • Master Juba is seen as and instrumental figure in the formation of tap dance in America. Master Juba blended the syncopated rhythms typically associated with African dance, with movement from Irish jigs and reels. This innovative, vernacular dance style is now recognized as the rudiments of American tap dancing. After being taught the Irish jig and reel at a young age, Master Juba went on to perform in a part of New York that was predominately African…

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    food and snack industries have become multi-billionaire businesses. Ingesting these "foods" does not come without consequences. Pollan agues our Western Diet of refined flours, fats, and sugars leads to obesity, heart disease, and diabetes (Daily Show). According to Pollan, our diet has changed over the last one hundred years. In the past, man subsided on meat, vegetables, fruit, and a little bit of whole grains. He argues that our bodies know how to digest corn, but not corn…

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