Recent Changes

American Dream
The American Dream was once known to immigrants as their reasoning for coming to America. Since the great wave of immigration there has been much change in this concept. The American Dream is no longer associated with words such as the “Melting Pot”, “Roads paved with gold”, etc. The visual of the American Dream now involves money, status, power, celebrity. Little boys want to grow up to be powerful, successful, and rich. Little girls want to grow up to be famous, captivating, and rich. What was once a term that meant working hard for a new chance in life is now meant to be rich enough where you can have everything you could ever want and more.
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Many people have changed their beliefs on the American Dream due to our current economic downturn. The think that a fulfilled American Dream isn’t possible because of the current economy. A survey in 2008 showed that eight in ten Americans said that the current economy was a major stressor in their lives- and that was two years ago! The economy has only steadily decreased since then.
Personally, I think the American Dream is something that will always roll with the changes. What people are striving for is going to change given what’s happening in society. The American Dream has changed numerous times before and it will continue to do so. Think about all the different eras in recent history: The 20’s was a Women’s movement time with the progressive and prohibition eras. The 50’s was a time for the “All American Image” and was very centered on family ideals, etc etc. So even using those few examples, it shows that just as with everything else in our history, ideals will change. The things we want most in life won’t be the same in 10 years, let alone 100. A changing American Dream is the norm.

For many people, making English the official language of the United States is really the only option. Many people argue that even though English would be “official” that doesn’t mean the only language. 30 states in America have already set English as their official language and say that this doesn’t prevent their government agencies from using other languages. They say that using English as the official language would mean that it’s easier for the government to act officially when it has English as the official language. The main argument for the officiating of our language is that it would “reinforce America's historic message to new immigrants - that we expect them to learn English as the first step in their assimilation”. About 87% of Americans support making English the official language. The most common reason cited for this support is for the unification they believe it would bring to our country. In the election of Arizona in 2006, a campaign for making English the official language is that it would save money by preventing the need to translate state/government documents into different languages. Arguments against making an official language are just as strong. Many people believe that we have gone so long without one that why bother now? Many people believe it will hinder both immigration and the success of immigrants already here who haven’t been forced to make English their first language. It is often argued that English is believed to be one of the hardest languages to use because of the contractions and rules that follow along with it, so making someone be forced to learn it is too demanding.
This text uses the image of a group session to get its point across. This political cartoon, I believe, is in favor of making English the official language because it would make political processes easier, most especially decision making so that everyone could clearly follow along. It singles out those that don’t speak English as their official language and a somewhat point out that it’s possible that this might be happening.
My opinion on the matter of English being an official language is very torn. I can see both sides of the story but I believe if I was an immigrant I would be very hesitant about the pressure to have to learn this new, complex language when I had already grown so accustomed to mine. Yet, at the same time it's what should be expected upon emigrating to a new home. I wouldn't expect to be able to move to a new, foreign country and be able to live off of just speaking English.

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I chose this cartoon for my political landscape portion because it seems to be a problem that doesn’t go away. When Theodore Roosevelt was president, there is a quote of his saying “We have one language here, and that is the English language, and we intend to see that the [assimilation] crucible turns our people out as Americans.” But, it is more complex than that, there are many pros and cons to the matter and each side has reasonable explanations for whether or not they believe the United States should have an official language.
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This text uses the image of a group session to get its point across. This political cartoon, I believe, is in favor of making English the official language because it would make political processes easier, most especially decision making so that everyone could clearly follow along. It singles out those that don’t speak English as their official language and a somewhat point out that it’s possible that this might be happening.

The pressures that are put on teenagers make these statistics become even more common. Every time a girl sees a beautiful model on her favorite magazine, she will compare herself to her. Every time she gets a bad grade, she will put herself down and compare herself to someone that did better than her. Every time she likes a boy that doesn’t like her back, she will instantly assume that something is wrong with her. The pressures and standards that girls growing up today make them susceptible to more problems growing up in the future.
The Political Landscape
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I chose this cartoon for my political landscape portion because it seems to be a problem that doesn’t go away. When Theodore Roosevelt was president, there is a quote of his saying “We have one language here, and that is the English language, and we intend to see that the [assimilation] crucible turns our people out as Americans.” But, it is more complex than that, there are many pros and cons to the matter and each side has reasonable explanations for whether or not they believe the United States should have an official language.
For many people, making English the official language of the United States is really the only option. Many people argue that even though English would be “official” that doesn’t mean the only language. 30 states in America have already set English as their official language and say that this doesn’t prevent their government agencies from using other languages. They say that using English as the official language would mean that it’s easier for the government to act officially when it has English as the official language. The main argument for the officiating of our language is that it would “reinforce America's historic message to new immigrants - that we expect them to learn English as the first step in their assimilation”. About 87% of Americans support making English the official language. The most common reason cited for this support is for the unification they believe it would bring to our country. In the election of Arizona in 2006, a campaign for making English the official language is that it would save money by preventing the need to translate state/government documents into different languages. Arguments against making an official language are just as strong. Many people believe that we have gone so long without one that why bother now? Many people believe it will hinder both immigration and the success of immigrants already here who haven’t been forced to make English their first language. It is often argued that English is believed to be one of the hardest languages to use because of the contractions and rules that follow along with it, so making someone be forced to learn it is too demanding.

The pressures that are put on teenagers make these statistics become even more common. Every time a girl sees a beautiful model on her favorite magazine, she will compare herself to her. Every time she gets a bad grade, she will put herself down and compare herself to someone that did better than her. Every time she likes a boy that doesn’t like her back, she will instantly assume that something is wrong with her. The pressures and standards that girls growing up today make them susceptible to more problems growing up in the future.
The Political Landscape
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I chose this cartoon for my political landscape portion because it seems to be a problem that doesn’t go away. When Theodore Roosevelt was president, there is a quote of his saying “We have one language here, and that is the English language, and we intend to see that the [assimilation] crucible turns our people out as Americans.” But, it is more complex than that, there are many pros and cons to the matter and each side has reasonable explanations for whether or not they believe the United States should have an official language.
For many people, making English the official language of the United States is really the only option. Many people argue that even though English would be “official” that doesn’t mean the only language. 30 states in America have already set English as their official language and say that this doesn’t prevent their government agencies from using other languages. They say that using English as the official language would mean that it’s easier for the government to act officially when it has English as the official language. The main argument for the officiating of our language is that it would “reinforce America's historic message to new immigrants - that we expect them to learn English as the first step in their assimilation”. About 87% of Americans support making English the official language. The most common reason cited for this support is for the unification they believe it would bring to our country. In the election of Arizona in 2006, a campaign for making English the official language is that it would save money by preventing the need to translate state/government documents into different languages. Arguments against making an official language are just as strong. Many people believe that we have gone so long without one that why bother now? Many people believe it will hinder both immigration and the success of immigrants already here who haven’t been forced to make English their first language. It is often argued that English is believed to be one of the hardest languages to use because of the contractions and rules that follow along with it, so making someone be forced to learn it is too demanding.
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The pressures that are put on teenagers make these statistics become even more common. Every time a girl sees a beautiful model on her favorite magazine, she will compare herself to her. Every time she gets a bad grade, she will put herself down and compare herself to someone that did better than her. Every time she likes a boy that doesn’t like her back, she will instantly assume that something is wrong with her. The pressures and standards that girls growing up today make them susceptible to more problems growing up in the future.
The Political Landscape
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This text uses the image of a group session to get its point across. This political cartoon, I believe, is in favor of making English the official language because it would make political processes easier, most especially decision making so that everyone could clearly follow along. It singles out those that don’t speak English as their official language and a somewhat point out that it’s possible that this might be happening.

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Going from a television series such as The Real Housewives and others where wealth is shown in excess to a real reality show such a American Idol or other shows where people aren't having their lives completely taped and shows who people really are.The changes that happen in people shows the contrast between the two different types of "Reality". The theme of showing who someone really is and the background story that comes along with it showcases a more believable human. More people are able to relate to a "Susan Boyle" or even a "Snookie" than they can to a Real Housewife. This is why 50% of all those watching television are watching American Idol if it's on, because it's easier to relate to the person trying to get somewhere than the woman on TV showcasing her lavish lifestyle. For girls in the age range of 12-17, 3 out of 4 of their favorite TV shows are reality TV.
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Growing Up Female in America
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It is no surprise that while watching TV we are bombarded by millions of ads trying to get us to buy this product, wear this outfit, look this way, but children too are susceptible to the marketing industry. Psychologist Allen D. Kanner, graduate of Berkley, says that due to ads children experience “narcissistic wounding” from ads and that they “feel inferior if they don’t have an endless array of new products.” Parents are starting to see an effect of this on their children as well even with something like food- 69.5% of parents say that their child has asked for food that was advertised on TV. 87.2% say that their kids have asked to buy food containing TV or movie character on the package. Finally, 80.0% of parents agree fully or to some extent that the government should put more controls on TV that advertise to children. If a child watches the average of two and a half hours per day, (mainly commercial TV) he or she will see around 75 advertisements in a day, or around 22,000 per year. This can lead to a feeling of vulnerability or sensitivity of body image during the teen adolescence years for girls.
Seeing the types of images on TV, in magazines, in billboards and etc. on what we are supposed to look like as females is horrifying. The standards that models are held to is already near impossible but with the addition and ability of Photoshop and other picture altering programs, the image that is being set for females is anything but “normal”. And of course, what young girl is going to look at a size 00 model that is beyond gorgeous and think to themselves “I don’t need to look like that, it’s photo shopped.”? No one! It’s no wonder that between 5%-10% of females suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.
Changes and pressures generally seem to appear most frequently in transition phases, most commonly from middle school to high school but also from elementary school to middle school as well. Many problems are sparked by puberty changes such as growth spurts, weight fluxuations. Body image problems have been calculated to occur most commonly in white upper and middle class communities. Depression is also an alarming problem that is steadily increasing among teenage girls. Statistics for depression among adolescent girl include rates for having a major depressive episode anywhere from 7% to 10% of all adolescents. For girls, this problem is twice as likely to happen than it is to a boy. Less severe depression problems occur with 35% of all teenagers in which they experience a time frame of having a seriously depressed mood and increased depression symptoms. One study shows that these symptoms usually start to occur at age 14 for girls and that sometimes younger teenagers have tougher life changes than teenagers that are older than them.
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The Political Landscape
I chose this cartoon for my political landscape portion because it seems to be a problem that doesn’t go away. When Theodore Roosevelt was president, there is a quote of his saying “We have one language here, and that is the English language, and we intend to see that the [assimilation] crucible turns our people out as Americans.” But, it is more complex than that, there are many pros and cons to the matter and each side has reasonable explanations for whether or not they believe the United States should have an official language.
For many people, making English the official language of the United States is really the only option. Many people argue that even though English would be “official” that doesn’t mean the only language. 30 states in America have already set English as their official language and say that this doesn’t prevent their government agencies from using other languages. They say that using English as the official language would mean that it’s easier for the government to act officially when it has English as the official language. The main argument for the officiating of our language is that it would “reinforce America's historic message to new immigrants - that we expect them to learn English as the first step in their assimilation”. About 87% of Americans support making English the official language. The most common reason cited for this support is for the unification they believe it would bring to our country. In the election of Arizona in 2006, a campaign for making English the official language is that it would save money by preventing the need to translate state/government documents into different languages. Arguments against making an official language are just as strong. Many people believe that we have gone so long without one that why bother now? Many people believe it will hinder both immigration and the success of immigrants already here who haven’t been forced to make English their first language. It is often argued that English is believed to be one of the hardest languages to use because of the contractions and rules that follow along with it, so making someone be forced to learn it is too demanding.