Social programs

Suzanne Collins has attracted millions with her novel The Hunger Games. Full of twists and turns, loss and love, self-discovery, compassion, bravery and the extremely controlling and vile Capital, this novel is one that keeps you entertained and at the edge of your seat until the very last page. When you really analyze this book in depth, it becomes more and more apparent that it is actually a mirror image of our society today. Valerie Frankel, a scholarly writer, agrees by stating, “Panem with…

“We feel a malaise and a guilt that at another time in history might have motivated action, but that this time seems instead to be coupled with a terrible sense of helplessness.” -Colin Beavan, No Impact Man, pg. 11 No Impact Man, written by Colin Beavan in 2009, brings up the concern of multiple issues affecting the earth negatively. These issues include the destruction of forests for paper, water pollution, over-consumption, and global warming amongst others. All of these issues are…

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are expanding exponentially; consequently, people who possess the education and skill of coding are in high demand. However, in the United States approximately one in four of schools do not offer these coding classes. As a result, there are many programs attempting to get kids interested in coding such as, Code.org and the Hour of Code initiatives. Offering these computer science classes to all students as early as kindergarten should be encouraged, because the school’s best interest is within…

sports at first was extremely difficult; however, after the first day, I noticed how much time I had to engage in other activities. Nevertheless, along with this assignment, forcing me to withdraw from sports, this experience opened my eyes to the social ideologies and stereotypes that not only plague the sports industry, but other entertainment industries such as the scripted and reality television industry and simply in society. In addition to becoming more aware and informed about the ills…

Reality television has been growing more over the past few years. There are celebrities that have their own reality show and normal people could be in one as well. Many people like to watch reality shows. Reality shows don’t only benefit the people that watch the shows, but also the watchers because there are people who get obsessed with the shows. Reality television is about people with an unscripted television show and cameras are following their every move. Many people watch these shows as…

The Secret Of A Successful Job There is one of the most important ways to make your job better, and doing a special work. The way to do a successful job is to love what you do. Successful people love what they work on. For example: Steve Jobs is one of powerful people, he always says, “The only way to do great work is to love what you do”. In my own experience, I studied Computer Science for two years at University of Kuwait. Then, I worked at a petroleum company called KJO, which is one…

that allows for a few creature comforts” (DOC 13). Even though so many U.S. citizens consider themselves “working class” or middle class, a larger emphasis of media influences including: TV series, social networking sites, tabloids, etc. depict a more intriguing life for people who fall in higher social realms. One television…

Gothic fiction in television has taken the world by storm. Everyday there is something that relates to the gothic side of society. Television shows have such a great impact on society that anywhere a person looks, there is always someone talking about things that happen on television that they almost cannot avoid hearing about it. Any television show is going to have an impact on people in general, but some have a greater affect than others. Eric Kripke, the master mind behind the hit television…

After 33 seasons, we have seen the Television Series Survivor become the Grandfather of reality television in the United States. We have also seen Survivor struggle against other line ups and move days in order to not lose viewers. The show has long been hailed as the topic of conversation around water coolers, but it may be time they faced their own elimination. The year 2000 brought a new era of reality tv to the forefront. The concept of 16 castaways being stranded on a deserted island,…