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Jeffrey Guardado Professor Cons-Diller English 103 28 October 2017 Master Narratives and Counter Narratives in a Television Show The Office is a sitcom that talks about the day to day life of office workers in a fictional paper sales company. The Office is a television show that aired on NBC in the years 2005-2013. The company the employers work at is called Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. that takes place in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The boss of the company is named Michael Scott who treats…

There is a growing need to focus on over-the-counter (OTC) medication misuse. In the article Intentional Misuse of Over-the-Counter Medications, Mental Health, and Polysubstance Use in Young Adults, the study states “OTC-related emergency room visits increased 70% from 2004 to 2008” (Benotsch et al., 2013). The study further examines the growing problem of misuse of OTC medications and the growing trend of young adults endangering their health with polysubstance abuse. This study is the first…

To be honest, I am confident with this midterm essay because, once I saw the prompt, I believed I could write a good essay based on a great amount of time I devoted into, like coming up the reasons for each body paragraph and counter argument. First of all, my logical origination and excellent topics are my strongest parts of my article. Why? Because I could use exactly the same arguments as I wrote in my study guide, it saved a lot of time. In short, my article has two clear major…

Many people want to get rid of their pain as fast as possible. To treat their pain they consume over the counter pills. Some of those pills are NSAIDs. These pills have a higher risk of having side effects than others. The side effects include nausea, upset stomach, and dizziness. According to Mayo Clinic some of these side effects can start in ten days. Pills can lead to serious complications. Other side effects can even lead to death. Because of all the pills taken there are “more than 200,000…

I believe that movies, music, and television shows play an important role in influencing cultures. Especially well-known movies, like Easy Rider, could impact the viewers’ perceptions. This movie showed a “hippies” counter-culture (Ferris & Stein, 2014) in the U.S. that many Americans did not know about, such that they considered the behaviors in the culture to be deviant (Ferris & Stein, 2014) that they need to be punished. The way George and Billy were killed by the rednecks in the movie…

groups through speaking. There are eight categories that affect verbal communication. Dependency statements reflects the mood of the group and to provide guidance to where they need to go. Ex. That’s right, the elephant is the largest land animal. Counter dependency statements fights how leadership should be used and the steps it should take regarding the group. Ex. The economy is improving. The fight statement is an attempt to avoid a hostile environment. Ex. I challenge your opinion…

When the 1970s came to a close the families of the baby boomers were evolving and most families now had a teenager within them. In the 1970s teens were of the counter-culture who were of the baby boomers. The new teens of the 1980s were raised by these counter-culture individuals and had created a new culture of their own. In the 1980s the emergence of cliques within schools and among teens were starting to appear as well as the new popular culture that movies were demonstrating. I believe that…

Counter Argument Outline 1. Introduction -Hook: Do computers have a negative impact on our life? Do you think that if universities put limit on suffering the computer will higher their grades? -Title and Author’s name: Surfing’s up and grades are down by Rene Sanchez -The main idea of the article that the author claim to say that how universities deal with college students with tolerating because of computers in USA and if they have negative impact on their grades or not, as there are some…

experience forms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and depression, these can be very hard to cope with. Adding a baby into mix, especially a baby created during the fact would only continue to remind the victim the inhumane violence acted upon her. A counter argument could state that only around seven percent of all pregnancies were caused by rape and incest, however when added up, that still leads to about thirty-two thousand rape-related pregnancies a year. In addition to rape and incest there…

The two bikers travel across the country by motorcycle from Los Angeles to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Both characters have long hair and frequently use marijuana and other drugs throughout the film. Which identified them as members of the counter-culture of the time. On their journey the two men befriend multiple strangers from all walks of life and encounter many of the diverse social settings that make America so unique and strange. The visual aspect of the film is fantastic. It flows…