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Have Civil Rights Improved Since the 1960s? The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s was a mass popular movement to secure African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of United States citizenship. (insert in-text citation) Throughout the 21st century, racial equality has been a major topic. Has racial equality improved since the Civil Rights Movement? Rosa Parks said (insert in-text citation) “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our…

various upbringings can answer that question and say an abundance of times. This is the main topic of the COVERGIRL #GirlsCan commercial, and that is part of what makes the commercial so relatable. As seen in Figure 1, the commercial opens with Ellen DeGeneres saying the phrase “girls can’t”. The commercial then discusses how women sometimes hear, but oftentimes feel as if they cannot do something. The commercial then flips the phrase to “girls can”, which is the main message of the ad.…

Marketing is a multi-faceted and complex system of symbiotic relationships such as that between traditional marketing strategies and social media marketing strategies. Both employ different methods that mould and shape what consumers are exposed to and both experience a different degree to which consumers influence and are influenced by these attempts at communication. Those in favour of social media marketing have a tendency to use the word “traditional” to denote a somewhat negative view that…

youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources … that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone” (The Trevor Project). Also, the It Gets Better Campaign involves celebrities, such as Cyndi Lauper, Kathy Griffin, Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris, and everyday people who encourage today’s teens that things will eventually get better and that the bullying will stop. With the internet being such an easy escape for today’s teens, it’s also an easy way for others…

There have been arguments made over many possible factors that lead to a higher risk of acquiring Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Consumption of alcohol, smoking, stress or trauma, pesticide exposure, heavy metal exposure such as lead or mercury, age, electrical injury, geographical location of residency and even more have been experimented with to see if there is a common thread that may be causing people to be at risk for the condition (Environmental Factors 2015). In 2012 Louise Thomas found…

While it is more common today to see homosexuality in society and media, reception to the notion has not always been positive. In the early 1990s more than 33 percent of gay men and lesbians had reported being victims of interpersonal violence, hate crimes, and discrimination due to their sexual orientations (Parrot, 2008). The media has taken on the challenge of combating widespread homophobia, and seeks to portray characters and lifestyles in which its audience/followers can equally identify…

This essay will analyse the importance of a marketing campaign towards a brand through “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like”. “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” is a 2010 television advertising campaign in the United States by Old Spice. Starring former NFL player, Isaiah Mustafa, the campaign was highly successful and was met with favourable reception (Reiss, 2010). It was a hit on YouTube with over 43 million views by 2012 (Harvey, 2012). It won several awards, including the Primetime Emmy…

performances. They also leak behind-the-scenes footage, song lyrics, and other fan-only information on social media to keep their fans connected. Also, celebrities use social media to help raise awareness for charities. In 2011, celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Britney Spears, and Kim Kardashian tweeted to raise awareness for the Berry family who had just suffered a tragic accident. Their tweets reached millions of fans who could re-post a picture of them making a heart and/or donate. Also,…

As I sit here and try to think of the “lasts” in my life, it’s tough to even think of that. I’m only nineteen years old, I have so much more life ahead of me. I still have to graduate college, pay off my student loans, find the town or city that I am going to settle down in. But I certainly have had many “lasts” if you look at it in a different way, I have had my last tennis match as a senior in high school at state, I had my last day of highschool, I had a last christmas with my cousin, Brent,…

There are many people that found a person that they want to spend the rest of their life with because their deeply in love with their personality , looks , that the person has that it leads to them actually wanting to get married but they found out that they aren’t allowed to because of their sexes so what happens then. The issue of same sex marriage has been an argument that all of us have either heard, and have very strong opinions on for the last decade. I know a lot people that would…