Abstract
This study uses content analysis to examine adolescent television drama program behavior as compared to actual adolescent behavioral statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics. Issues of sexual behavior, alcohol usage and drug usage were analyzed. This work contributes to cultivation theory; the culmination of similar messages on fictional adolescent television drama programs re-enforces impressions that are not based on reality.

From the Paper
"Media can be described in many ways and forms. It is the dissemination of news, events, and information as well as a portrayal of America. It contains movies, sitcoms, dramas, comedies, news, and world events that all shape our reality of what the world is. Television more specifically is so popular because its function is to be a mirrored image of what America is, its beliefs, and ideas. Because it performs this function, it is considered entertainment. This industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that centers around two words: money and people. It does not necessarily have to be accurate for people to believe it. People will believe what they find to be interesting whether it is true or not, based upon no actual proof. This is why the media can get away with straying from the truth, because people do not care whether what they absorb is true. Truth is a very powerful concept that most people take too lightly. Most people will not admit that what they watch on television, hear on the radio, or read in the newspaper affects them. However, it has been proven through the cultivation theory that this effect is present, it does occur, and it subsequently affects the way a country perceives itself. This is how the media ultimately controls the power of thought."

Tags:cultivation, influence, media, research, study, teenager, theory

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"In their book Actual Innocence Scheck, Neufeld and Dwyer expose a catastrophic level of failure in the American criminal justice system. The ever-increasing revelations of the innocence of numerous people serving life sentences or awaiting execution on death row leads them, and the reader, to the conclusion that a moratorium on capital punishment is essential. But their book leads to much larger questions than this--and that is its greater purpose. In many of the recent cases in which innocence has been demonstrated it is DNA testing that has been the key to these reversals--and has "exonerated more than 80 prisoners, including eight on death row," in the last seven years (Saletan 27). But other serious problems--including police misconduct, prosecutorial malpractice, a completely misplaced faith in eyewitness accounts, and worse than inadequate defense counsel--..."

Tags:book, review, capital, punishment

Abstract
In this article, the writer looks at the social group of Black women and argues that in spite of the achievements of the women's rights movement of the 1960s,many opportunities and pathways to self-actualization are not available to black women. The writer discusses that in a society in which Black women were slaves to whites and subservient to Black males, the struggles for equality that have existed in the world have not changed the social perception of Black females.

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"In viewing the societal landscape it is evident that there are very few Black women that lead corporations, political entities or educational institutions. This is primarily because Black women as a social group have been overlooked and outcast by those outside of their culture, as well as those within it. It is often believed that the women's rights movement in the 1960s changed the existence of all women for the better, opening doors that created opportunity and a road toward self-actualization. Yet, for most Black women this was not the case."

Tags:black, women, development

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses whether or not drastic changes in legislation and criminal codes are necessary, given the actual statistics concerning youth violence. The writer notes that many sociological and criminological researchers have published studies on the actual statistics concerning youth crime, and it is these statistics that must be examined prior to determining whether or not changes to the criminal code, such as charging young offenders as adults, are warranted and necessary. The writer maintains that the true danger in America today posed to children is not other children, but instead, family violence, adult on child violence, and gun violence. The writer concludes that increasing the punishments for youthful offenders, therefore, will do very little to solve the problems of youth crime or youth violence, as these are not truly the greatest crime threats in America today.

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"Critics argue that in order to protect society it is necessary to have harsh sentencing that shows children and adults alike that criminal behaviour is unacceptable. These critics argue that the purpose of sentencing should not be rehabilitation and they do not view rehabilitation as being possible or desirable. Instead, these critics prefer to seek vengeance on criminals and put very little thought into the future outcomes of such actions. Perhaps this would reduce crime, but history has shown that it does not reduce it by very much. In fact, unless you can lock up each offender for life, which is in some places crippling the financial affairs of some states, you are simply contributing to the creation of super criminals who learn how to better defy the law while locked up."

Tags:rehabilitation, justice, system, punishments

Abstract
The paper discusses how some literature on video game violence has disproved any specific relationship between video game use and violence among young people, while other research suggests that violent video games are associated with increased violent tendencies. The paper considers the restriction of certain types of violent content from video games from the logical, ethical and emotional points of view. The paper concludes that even if a direct correlation between video game violence and actual violence is difficult to establish, there is probably sufficient evidence of other ways that exposure to violence does contribute to negative behaviors, and therefore it would be more appropriate to impose greater restrictions on the use of video games.

Outline:
Introduction
The Argument over Video Games and Increased Actual Violence
The Argument over Video Games and Increased Aggression
The Argument over Video Games and Desensitization to Violence
Other Arguments over Video Games and Violence
Logos, Pathos, and Ethos
Conclusion

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"In theory, the modern computer and video games are no different conceptually, but some educators and other experts on child psychology and development have expressed concern over the graphic violence and the realistically simulated illegality, murder, and mutilations. In many of the modern computer and video games, points are awarded for murderous violence. The realism of these games and the high degree of control in the user may play a role in psychological conditioning of users to enjoy violence or to value human life insufficiently.
"Whereas adults may not be susceptible to this kind of influence, the concern is that children and adolescents are much more capable of being influenced in this way, because their understanding of human relations and various values are still developing. More importantly, human beings do not generally begin to understand the consequences of their actions and do not yet necessarily make the best decisions and choices until their late teens or early 20s. The formal research on the issue has provided mixed results. Some peer-reviewed literature has disproved any specific relationship between video game use and violence among young people. Other peer-reviewed literature suggests the exact opposite: that violent video games are associated with increased violent tendencies."

Tags:bullying, trauma, stereotyping, illegality, murder

Abstract
This paper reviews the budget of Kitchen2GO and reports sales and sales variances as well as costs. The attached worksheets are included in the body of the paper as tables with comments reporting on the findings. The flex budget and actual budget were computed according to the the literature to show the differences between adjusted expectations and actual performance

Tags:budget, financial, reporting

Abstract
This essay looks at the 1960's John Wayne film "The Alamo" and compares it to the actual events of the battle for The Alamo in 1836. The author compares the actual evidence found by historians to the images portrayed in the film, and comes up with a number of conclusions.

From the Paper
"John Wayne, starred, directed and produced The Alamo, it was an attempt by John Wayne to prove that he was more than just a photogenic actor. It had been an idea of Wayne's since 1948, when Wayne started to become more politically aware and he became very anti-communist. It was never clear why John Wayne chose to make the Alamo , the closest reason that can be found is that a former friend, Bob Bradbury and his father made the film Davy Crockett and the fall of The Alamo. The film was reasonably successful and Bob's father would go on to direct John Wayne in his first B western movies. "

Tags:1836, america, battle, comparisons, films, frontier, history, john, wayne

Abstract
This paper explains that a Web page may seem to be the most difficult coding problem but, in actuality, the use of Internet-bound software makes it fairly easy. The true difficulty is the coding and implementation of the Local Area Network and operating system for the organizational network layer and hardware systems. The author points out that the physical writing of software code entails many more steps of actual testing, which is performed before, during, and after each small programming task is accomplished; the key is to utilize a process of testing that is specific, detailed, and measurable. The paper stresses that one of the more critical things to accomplish in the implementation phase is the understanding of the new system or program through proper code documentation because it helps everyone get a grasp of exactly what is or was expected of a system or program and develops a blueprints for training.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Coding
Testing and Installation
Documentation and Training
Maintenance and Support
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The typical implementation process entails a project team installing applications and systems on a customer's or organization's production platform which usually is followed up with whatever training and acceptance testing is needed and therefore leads to customer sign-off on the application or system. This implementation is for International Lumberyards, Inc., who first did a detailed needs assessment which verified that the implementation of a new and more modern software and hardware approach was in order that could be financially justified in regard to the organization's overall return on investment. The company had successfully completed the necessary information-gathering as well as utilizing various other techniques in the reengineering project and was prepared to implement the new code and equipment."

Tags:fail-safes, lan, code, documentation, training

Abstract
This paper is a historical song review that compares the lyrics of Joan Osborne song, "St. Teresa", to the actual events in the life of St. Teresa, the 16th century Spanish nun. The author looks at the lyrics, the historical context, the artist, and the works of the saint herself.

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"The song St. Teresa by Joan Osborne on her 1995 album, Relish, is rather vague at a glance. The song begins in a street corner describing a woman and her child and moves into a mystical theme involving Saint Teresa. Osborne sings begins in first person, but shifts between what seems to be several characters in the song. St. Teresa, according to the songwriter herself, is actually about the women she saw from her window selling drugs on the corner through the night, their young children in tow. This scene was marked by a striking contrast between the innocence and purity of the children and the little crime, Osborne 17. Osborne's vision of the absolute beauty and devastating abomination of mankind was liken to that of the saints' visions from God, especially that of Saint Teresa of Avila . Osborne takes on the voice of the saint, the sinner, and the omnipotent observer in the lyrics of St. Teresa."

Tags:catholic, christian, lyrics, music, religion, spain, inquisition, nun, mystic

Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts the movie, "Jason and the Argonauts", to the actual myth. The author provides a brief summary of the story and examines the similarities and differences of the characters in the movie and the myth.

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"The myth of Jason and the Argonauts is told differently in books and movies. I rented the movie, "Jason and the Argonauts", which was made in 2000. In this essay I will be comparing the movie version to the actual myth from mythology books. Many things in the book are left out of the movie and vice versa.

Tags:comparison, fleece, golden, medea, mythology