Scooby-Doo

As Barboza said “Product tie-ins are everywhere.” he supports this by cartoons like Spongebob Squarepants and Scooby Doo having their face slapped onto anything to make a quick buck. His example would include things such as fruit snacks, juice boxes, candies, cookies, and a number of different things. Walter Wilett says “How often do you see fruits and vegetables…

Gerald Jones is an author who created “Violent Media is Good for Kids”. He published this article in 2000. Jones main argument was that people avoid their emotional issues that arise through engagements with violent stories that are presented by the media. He was prompted to create this article for other readers when he began noticing these same tendencies among his own child. Jones opens the article with a brief introduction of himself and included a small background of what his life was about.…

Harris’s classroom, squeezing the handle of my Scooby Doo lunchbox hard enough to paint my knuckles ivory. The principal tried to make small talk as she ushered me to my classroom. “Where are you from?” “How old are you?” “Do you have any siblings?” “What’s your favorite school subject?” Each question…

leaning against the stonework, made a graceful wave of his hand to the table.” (Dracula. 25) Towards the end when they were on to Dracula he was desperate. He tried to flee back to Transylvania with what he had left. He kind of played the role of a Scooby-Doo villain when they almost get away it, but in the end Freddie rips off his mask. But in this case served as a knife through the heart. “But, on the instant, came the sweep and flash of Jonathan’s great knife. I shrieked as I saw it shear…

speak much English. Try also to find examples of inappropriate code-switching and discuss with your child the importance of using the right code at the right time. A good example (and a fun one, too) is the conversion of the teens into monsters in Scooby Doo. When the monsters try to blend in with other teenagers, they use inappropriate slang. In other words, they use the wrong “code” for their…

e all want to be ‘known’ and I don’t really know why. Want to be important, want to be recognized and attention. We look at celebrities-famous people- and wish to be like them. We wish to have their money, prestige, and possessions. But why? What do famous people seem to have others do not have? Audience, money or ‘fake love’? So, when we want their lives, what are we truly pointing at? Success is not fame, and fame is rarely success. Success is more than pain, abuse, addiction and relation…

Oversexualization of men, women, and even children in America has become of great controversy, some might even call it an epidemic. Sex has infiltrated our media and advertising so broadly, and causes mental and/or emotional harm to women and children more so than men. Not only do movies and television shows exploit one of mankind’s most innate needs, but advertisements and video games also utilize this character weakness in our society. The reason that this is such a huge concern is due to…

In the memoir, Stealing Buddha's Dinner, by Bich Minh Nguyen, we can see the cultural struggles refugee children have growing up in America. Nguyen's life starts off fleeing to Michigan with her family from the Vietnamese war in 1975 when she was just eight months old. Throughout the novel, Nguyen's family lives an average life that consists of her grandmother Noi, her older sister Anh, uncles and a father that works endlessly for a small place to shelter in. Until her father meets Rosa, a…

In today’s society, majority of the people don’t follow their passion; they just do. The definition of the word passion is “strong and barely controllable emotion.” Many people can be passionate for their family, job, career, or even something that make a difference in our community. In my life, the word passion is characterized by the love of my family, the outstanding culinary arts program in my high school, and the belief of my religion. The love of my family is a key quality in my…

What is a text that transforms you? This question was substantially more difficult than I anticipated. Of course my mind instantly went to some of the most influential and powerful texts composed by a number of famous authors, like Plato’s The Republic or Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince, however after much contemplation I settled on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Now I know what you are thinking, this text is simply a science fiction novel that cannot possibly compare to deeper texts that reflect…