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    The show Friends was a sitcom that ran on NBC from 1994-2004 and it featured its main cast of six friends living in New York. The shows main characters, Monica Geller, Rachel Green, Phoebe Buffay, Ross Geller, Chandler Bing, and Joey Tribbiani, all encompassed a different character type and were well known for being these characters. T.V. sitcoms tend to include some or all of the typical character types we are used to seeing. There are eight character types that can be present in a sitcom,…

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    The Influence Of Sitcoms

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    Situation comedies, better known as sitcoms, have been around for many years and are usually well liked by a broad spectrum of people. Sitcoms involve a group of characters for multiple episodes and/or series depending on the quality of the certain show. While they are not like reality television of today, they are different than shows that used to come on television such as Bonanza and the Dukes of Hazard. Sitcoms are extremely comedy based which is very different than the western actions that…

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    This is all because the Earth has been ruined by the people and they need to put in the effort if they wish to have a future. “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson “... mysterious maladies swept the flock of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Everywhere was a shadow of death” (168). All the farm animals are beginning to die because of the people. Because the people are using pesticides…

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    Rachel Lemke Memoir

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    Rachel Lemke worked as a waitress in the basement lounge of the Blackhawk Hotel. The lounge had grown increasingly popular because of its famous clientele and allegedly black market dealings. Although the lounge was a part of the hotel, when patrons visited, they felt as if they were in another world. Rachel thrived as a waitress at the lounge. She began making more money that she would have finishing her college degree and used this fact as ammo against her disapproving parents. Her mother and…

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    1. The show I watched was Friends, and I enjoyed every minute of it. The two characters who played communication task roles where Ross and Rachel. Ross plays the role of opinion giver because he starts giving Phoebe relationship advice before she goes on her date. Rachel is an Elaborator because she tries to work out what time everyone should get together for Phoebes birthday dinner party. Ross’s role affected the group communication by Phoebe telling him he is a little bit of a drama queen and…

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    Carson Pesticides

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    protecting our environment around the world. One of the main issues we face today is the effects of pesticides in the environment. These issues have now began to be noticed by experts and organizations because leaders such as Rachel Carson have brought them to light. Rachel Carson’s bestseller “Silent Spring”, describes various case where pesticides are dangerous and led to environment problems. Everything in our environment is related and affected by each other. “Silent Spring” defines the…

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    DDT Environmental Effects

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    Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, was first published in 1962. Silent Spring provided a lyrical account of the impact of overusing pesticides on the environment and human health. The book, along with the reaction to other environmental disasters, such as Love Canal, helped to bring about the environmental revolution. This environmental revolution led to the banning of DDT and similar chemicals to DDT in the US as well as numerous other acts to promote a better environment. It is known that DDT…

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    Muller discovered DDT’s insecticidal properties. In World War II DDT was used to control malaria and typhus among civilian troops. It was later used as an agricultural insecticide and as it popularity increased, it gained commercial use. In 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a book tracing the environmental impact of the nationwide spraying of DDT and the ethical concerns of releasing large amounts of potentially toxic chemicals into the environment without fully understanding their…

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    Once I used to know these two girls, their names were Rachel and Wendy. I was best friends with Rachel and Wendy and hung out a lot with them and had sleepovers with them. We were friends for about a year and became close. having sleepovers, hanging out on Halloween and other things. When we started tenth grade they started to hang out with this other girl at school named Bethany. We continued to hang out. our relationship stayed normal for a little while after they became friends with Bethany.…

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    and individualistic in order to promote the significance of nonconformity towards society’s expectations. The author writes in a passionate tone in hopes to convince anyone reading his essay that he demands a change within his current society. Rachel Carson, in her excerpt from her book, Silent Spring (1962),explains…

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