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Popular culture's negative influence on adolescent behavior and development

Popular culture has a pervasive impact upon children's lives today, particularly during the adolescent stage.

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The Western frontier hero and American moral paradox

Old Western Frontier -- the Pervasiveness of the Western Frontier Hero in the American Imagination The heroic American national character and the search for an ungoverned American frontier are fused in the America national imagination.

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The tragic hero archetype in modern literature and television

One of the most pervasive archetypes in literature is the hero. The Greeks presented a complex and very human type of hero, often referred to as the tragic hero. Readers can relate especially to tragic heroes because tragic heroes have flaws.

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Factors driving the transition to agriculture in the Neolithic Revolution

Agriculture is so pervasive around the world that it is easy to assume that human beings have always farmed for their food.

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God terms and devil terms in American political discourse

Within the rhetoric of persuasion, there are certain terms that carry such positive connotations, they are viewed as unquestioned 'goods.' These terms are often called 'God terms,' implying that they are given almost godlike power within the culture.

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The journey motif in Homer's Iliad and Shakespeare's Henry V

Journey motif is pervasive in global literature, attributed to the existence of collective symbols common to all human societies as archetypes (Zhang, 2008). Both Homer's Iliad and Shakespeare's Henry V incorporate the journey motif as a literary technique.

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Television violence and its effects on children's behavioral development

As a pervasive media, television has a significant impact on people of every age group. Regular dose of violence, aggression, killing, rape and other criminal activities creates both short-term and long-term effects.

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Media's influence on unhealthy body image and dieting in teenage girls

Because of its pervasiveness, mass media such as magazines and television programs are increasingly in a position to influence the behavior and attitudes of teenage girls.

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The social impact of cellular phones on public behavior

One of the most pervasive new technological inventions is the cellular phone. The mobile phone has greatly impacted the social and aesthetical values of people in most parts of the world.

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Legal recognition of same-sex marriage and refutation of conservative opposition arguments

Some of the most pervasive problems that exist within American society today are the problems of prejudice, stemming from fear of what is different and seems to be alien. Only by making what is alien seem to wear a more familiar, human face, can such deep-seated hatred be uprooted and destroyed.

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