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Income Inequality, Media Fragmentation, And Increased Political Polarization by John Duca looks at the several factors that has increased polarization in the United States. First Duca examined the concept of income inequality. Income inequality is the concept that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and polarization is created from policies that cause that concept to only increase. Duca puts his hypothesis to test by comparing house polarization (Congress) to income inequality trends.…

The political ideology I identify the most with is liberalism. Liberalism is basically equality for all, no matter race, gender, class, sexual orientation, or religion. Liberalism typically wants more federal government involvement in social issues and economic issues. My main focus on liberalism is social issues. Coming from a family that is in touch with their faith, while at the same time does not go to church often; my parents are liberal themselves. Both of my parents have been…

technology. Technology is apart of society 's everyday lives and some may argue that technology is good for teens and some say it is having a negative impact on teens. Ninety three percent of American teenagers have a computer or access to one (Pew Research Center, Mary Madden Pg. 1). Besides computers, technology also includes cell phones and television. Cell phones are a big distraction in classrooms and has caused many schools to ban cellphones in classrooms. Television causes teens to sit…

doesn 't fail to mention health care in his presidential announcement speech because he knows how much of an important factor it is for voters. Trump proposes a promising health care plan, which ultimately captures many voters’ attention. The Pew Research Center conducted a survey, More Confidence in Obama Dems than GOP Leaders on Health Care Policy which indicates that “46% express a great deal or fair amount of confidence in Obama, 45% express at least a fair amount of confidence in Democratic…

Breaking up, as found by the Pew Research center, “Teens consider the text message breakup to be socially undesirable, but a sizeable number of teens with relationship experience have been broken up with— or have broken up with others — using text messaging” (Lenhart). Texting has made ending…

We are divided. As much as we strive to become one, there are puzzle pieces that will always come together to remind us that we are not. The gap between the upper-income brackets and the middle-income brackets are as far apart as ever. The Pew Research report shows us, “In 2013, the median wealth of the nation’s upper-income families ($639,400) was nearly seven times the median wealth of middle-income families ($96,500), the widest wealth gap seen in 30 years when the Federal Reserve began…

court requesting Apple to open the speculator’s iPhone has enlisted broadly with the general population: 75% say they have heard either a lot (39%) or somewhat (36%) about the circumstance (www.people-press.org). The national overview by Pew Research Center, led Feb. 18-21 among 1,002 grown-ups, finds that practically indistinguishable shares of Republicans (56%) and Democrats (55%) say that Apple ought to open the San Bernardino suspect’s Phone to help the FBI 's continuous…

How and why we read helps to tell a story of who we are, what we do, and what our lives are like. The Pew Research Center issues nonpartisan data describing different trends within the current population of the United States and the world. Through their study about reading habits, they especially look to describe the preferred format and purpose for reading within different demographics. As our world continues into the age of technology, it’s interesting to see what difference these advancements…

This essay has employed the word ‘fan’ in more than one instance. Yet, what is a fan? It is someone who admires or loves an object of fandom such as a celebrity, a movie, or a sports team, for instance, and has extensive knowledge of that object (Kloet & van Zoonen, 2007, p.323). Moreover, fans feel a deep emotional connection as well as an attachment to their fandom, which leads them to pass a considerate amount of time on it (Kloet & van Zoonen, 2007, p.323). Additionally, fans are likely to…

Executive summary We live in a society where technology is advancing rapidly and there is always new developments and softwares that are being created continuously. The aim of this report was to research how a company like macy's would use a cognitive computing system to help elevate their business. In this report we be talking about kind of application macy's intends on using, as well as how that specific applications will benefit and how it will impact the world's number one department…