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Sexism in America Today

those of men. Moreover, the gender pay gap widens as educational attainment increases: women earn 81% of mens wages at compulsory ...

Mental Health of Returning Soldiers

need of treatment following tours in Rwanda, the Balkans and Somalia" (Auld). Mental health problems in regards to soldiers retu...

Racism in Contemporary America

investigations that "successfully demonstrate the unfairness that only Affirmative Action can begin to redress" (Bradley 450). Spe...

Three Questions About the Media

This means that diversity and independence in reporting are things of the past, and local news will largely feature what its told ...

Differential Accounting in Canada in the Context of International Harmonisation of Accounting Standards

difference there is a very persuasive argument in terms of practical costs and implication, especially when the importance of priv...

Starbucks Advertising

market and audience The target market Starbucks is part of the problem. The core target market in the past have been office worke...

Amend the Constitution to Ban Gay Marriage

It could be said that the ban, as well, could likely violate the concept of equality, which is also implied in the Constitution (T...

Simulation on Critical Thinking

is not a new concept. It is actually one which dates from ancient times but with the speed with which information can be passed t...

Impact of the News Questionnaire

The questionnaire provided in the Appendix relates to the issue of news bias and the reporting surrounding the events of September...

Prejudice and a Liberal Media

they would be retiring soon. However, throughout the years it has been apparent that these media giants side with the Democratic p...

Media Depiction of Jennifer Aniston

the media attention on Jennifer Aniston is focused on her role as Rachel in the television show Friends, and her relationship with...

Communications Theory and Media Change

but which are also "cumulative and significant" (Chandler, 1995). According to cultivation theory analysts, television viewing p...

British Gas Services Organization and Economic Environment

of a business like this, where some calls may require a rapid response, whilst others are less urgent and can be booked a long way...

Beauty, Consumption and Habits of Thought

If we look at the way that conspicuous consumption today and in the past there is still an element of class differentiation in the...

Strategies in the 2004 Presidential Campaign

and many of his henchmen. The Presidents campaign has also pointed to the strides in Medicare prescription coverage. The basic s...

Women's Conventional Definitions Perpetuated by the Contemporary Media

of society; that women are given the wrong perception of how they are supposed to look, act and feel; and that the infiltration of...

Functionalism and the Media

that the function of homeless shelters should be to provide an avenue out of homelessness. Instead of providing this, she argues t...

A Four Cities' Analysis

spread of the educational levels is not representative of the general population levels. In terms of the Black Africans only 21% h...

Culture, Media, and Structuralism

General Linguistics" (published after his death of two of his students) discussed the development of the term "structuralism" and ...

Sexual Images of Women in the Media

to satisfy the demand of their target market. Each of these magazines will appeal to a different sections of the female populati...

Media Consumption, Identification, and Identity

individual identifies with the material, it may to some extent relate to identity, but it is the process of identification that is...

How the Media Reflects Violence in Society

benefit of such shows as Ricki Lake, Maury Povich, Montel Williams, Jenny Jones or Jerry Springer is to corrupt the fragile balanc...

Modernism and Poststructuralism

(2003) of CNN claims: " "The New York Times" plagiarism scandal still in the headlines and still causing shockwaves in journalism ...

Small and Medium Sized Companies and Global Marketing

due to the competitive nature of business in general, this again is no longer the case. Small and medium sized businesses must exp...

Crack in the Box, A Critical Perspective

every single time she went to the library it would rain, but there can never be a cause and effect relationship. Similarly, there ...

The New York Times' Coverage of the Iraq War

on certain Republicans who had publicly questioned this policy, seemed to make clear that support for a proposed war was hardly un...

Canada and SARS

readily accessible, however, is the World Wide Web. On the Ontario Ministry of Healths site, for example, the government provides...

Media Representation of Black Professional Athletes

openly voicing their dislike for the player. Some writers even speculated that a new Bonds record would only benefit the game beca...

Media Ethics' Decline and Postmodernity

ancillary factors of our culture such as what clothing we consider most appropriate or what foods we choose to eat. Sometimes how...

Bill McKibben, Ben Bagdikian, and Michael Parenti Critiquing the Contemporary Media

how much they are influenced by "everyday" media without really knowing it. Within the realm of entertainment programs such as "fa...