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Good Morning. Video games are probably one of the most widespread forms of media in the 21st century, and they, like other media, use various marketing techniques in order to sell their product. One of the most popular marketing techniques being used is “sex sells”. Video games, like other forms of media, sexualize and objectify women to draw in interest in order to sell their products. Quite a few of the gaming industries nowadays just over-sexualize women and portray them as useless, helpless…

Attempting to Understand Personal Identity The most important concept in the work by Gary Foster, “Internet Dating: Challenges to Love and Personal Identity,” is the idea of personal identity and what makes up one’s personal identity. In his work Gary Foster states that personal identity is the result of each person’s unique set of characteristics, but he also apparently thinks that it is not just the characteristics themselves but each person’s own unique embodiment of those same…

Cyberbullying The Movie The movie cyberbullying was a wake-up call for me to show how people are just mean to other people for no reasons in this world. It also showed me how I need to choose my friends and show them my passwords online where my account because some can be trusted and some cannot be trusted. The movie also showed me it's better, to tell the truth instead not showing who you are as a person online and it's better, to tell the truth to the people that are around you. Like I said,…

phones. Most commonly, teens and children from the ages eight to eighteen. You begin to wonder what exactly are all those kids doing on their phones? What effects might those activities have on them? Usually, a teenager can be found on one of endless social media platforms, yet, surprisingly enough, it’s not all bad. With these electronic boxes attached to our hips 24/7, we have access to an immense amount of information. Teens often use this privilege to connect with friends. Whether it is…

Is snapchat safe? Have you ever heard from your kids, “mom can I have snapchat?” Snapchat is an app and 52% of snapchat users are kids and teens. This app is everywhere and parents really wonder if snapchat is safe. My opinion is it is safe because of boundaries, and only adding people I know. This app says it is only for 12 and older. Just like Instagram you can only get sent and send pictures to People you add. You can block people from your friend list also. There is obviously safety…

Have you thought about kids being on Instagram? Well if you did, do you think how dangerous it is? Everyday kids get cyber bullied or something bad happens to them. Do you really want this to happen to your child? Well if you said no, you are making the right decision. Some of the people say that kids being on Instagram is a good idea. People think that they will protect their child if something bad happens to them. But what they don't really know is, they can't. Kids that spend their…

Thesis Statement: Children should not be allowed to use technology in developing phase of their lives. Reason 1: Technology has negative impacts on the physical development of children. Evidence 1: According to researchers, 25% of children in the United States are obese because of excessive usage of home computers or television. (Subrahmanyam, E. Kraut, M. Greenfield, and F. Gross). Evidence 2: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children on average, spend eight…

It appears like a group of stupid teens are looking to get themselves on the naughty list this year. They call themselves the Phantom Squad and they warn that they will shut down Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas. Find out why this is a sad attempt by these stupid teens. They need to go get some advice from an actual hacking group named Anonymous. PHANTOM SQUAD UNLEASHES THREAT TO XBOX LIVE AND PSN USERS This threat was issued by this group on a post on Twitter. The tweet read that they will shut…

The court has personal jurisdiction over Angel's Ear Ski Resort. In order to prove that the court has personal jurisdiction over Angel's Ear Ski Resort, the long arm statute law must be valid; therefore, Angel's Ear Ski Resort must have constitutional minimum contacts within Kopp's state, whether it is specific jurisdiction or general jurisdiction. Angel's Ear Ski Resort representatives visit Illinois once a year to promote their resort. Visiting a state along could be considered a…

An in person mixed methods, study was conducted in three initial subjects. The intended test population is anyone 18 years or other. The interview contains 16 questions, 5 quantitative and 11 qualitative questions. Desire interview time for interview completion was 10-15 minutes, the average interview time was 14 minutes. The preliminary study participants were a; 21 year old female, 52 year old male, and 80 year old female. This sample of participants was chosen because they have differing…