sex lies and conversation

I feel that it is acceptable for Tannen to generalize what she did about men and women. I feel this way because she does have information and statistics to back her statement up, and the information she gave was valid. By looking at statistics one would say that her observations and accuasations are valid. One could also say that her stats are invalid because of the fact that all men dont talk to their women in the same way she was explaining. Also all men are not afraid to talk around other people while their wife is around. My male part of my family and the friends that surround them do not refrain from saying any of their comments like Tannan says that men do.

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The images from Abu Ghraib changed the way I thought about the American Army and how it treats people from other countries. I always thought that it was the other countries that treated their prisoners badly and it was the other countries that always acted in inhumane ways. Though it changed the way I view the army I was not suprised to see the woman there in the picture promoting what they were doing to the prisoners in the army.

Televison: Destroying Childhood

I agree with Bachtel when he says that without a televison set in the home, that children will have less exposure to sex and violence. Television has made a huge negative impact on the American nation. It is responcible for introducing sex, violence, and bad language to todays children. I also agree when Bachtel says that though television is a good source of information sometimes, that it is not the only source of information. Though television gives the most recent news faster than anything else, the internet can give the same information, and sometimes it gives more accurate information. Basically, there are other ways to get information, from newspapers to encylcopidieas, there are many different sources to get information from. You dont always have to watch television in order to stay up on the news. Television is also a set back, If someone were to take their televison out of their house, they would find that they could get so much more done around the house. Without a TV, a person could become a much more productive person.