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Jenni Young

Kiss cam: How ESPN, Michael Sam and his boyfriend broke new ground - The Washington Post - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 News Gay Football Kiss

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    In a new take on the kiss cam, the sports network airs an emotional moment between two men (Washington Post)
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    In a new take on the kiss cam, the sports network airs an emotional moment between two men (Washington Post)
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Scene stealers: product placement becomes more ubiquitous - smh.com.au - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Product Placement

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    Product placement is not new. In 1951, Katharine Hepburn poured Gordon's gin overboard in The African Queen, in 1982 the kiddies ate Reese's Pieces in ET: The Extra-Terrestrial and in 1990 Bruce Willis fought baddies with a Black & Decker drill in Die Hard II. - The Sydney Morning Herald
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    Product placement is not new. In 1951, Katharine Hepburn poured Gordon's gin overboard in The African Queen, in 1982 the kiddies ate Reese's Pieces in ET: The Extra-Terrestrial and in 1990 Bruce Willis fought baddies with a Black & Decker drill in Die Hard II. - The Sydney Morning Herald
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Donald Sterling Says He Isn't A Racist. Is Anyone? : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Race Racism Meaning

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    The owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, who is in trouble for comments he made about black people, told CNN that he's not a racist. Who, if anyone, might qualify?
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    The owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, who is in trouble for comments he made about black people, told CNN that he's not a racist. Who, if anyone, might qualify?
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A Devotion to Language Proves Risky - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Chinese Uighur Human Rights Mother Tongue

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    Last August, three men were arrested and accused of "illegal fund-raising," charges that stemmed from their effort to finance a Uighur-language school in Xinjiang, China (NT Times)
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    Last August, three men were arrested and accused of "illegal fund-raising," charges that stemmed from their effort to finance a Uighur-language school in Xinjiang, China (NT Times)
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What Dating Would Be Like If Men And Women Switch Their Roles | Viraltv1 - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Stereotypes

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    Video switches stereotypes of male and female behaviour and language in relationships
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    Video shows stereotypes of male and female behaviour and language in relationships
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Why I Hate School But Love Education||Spoken Word - YouTube - 0 views

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Language Education Spoken Word Written Tasks

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    Spoken work by Suli Breaks
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    Spoken work by Suli Breaks
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Here's What Happens When You Put A Few Little Kids In A Room With 2 Dolls In 2 Differen... - 0 views

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Literature Bluest Eye Race Beauty Dolls

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    This link to the video gives the English translation for the captions in Spanish captions at the end.
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    This link to the video gives the English translation for the captions in Spanish captions at the end.
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Viral Racismo en México - YouTube - 0 views

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Literature Bluest Eye Racism Dolls Beauty

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    Mexican children choose between a white doll and a brown doll.
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    Mexican children choose between a white doll and a brown doll.
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State of the World's Mothers - Save the Children - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising PSA Sex Advertising techniques

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    Save the Children is following the success of its 'If London Were Syria' campaign with a new global marketing spot that asks models to try to make poverty sound sexy.
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    Save the Children is following the success of its 'If London Were Syria' campaign with a new global marketing spot that asks models to try to make poverty sound sexy.
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Selling the Myth of the Ideal Mother : The New Yorker - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Gender Stereotypes Written Tasks

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    A new ad adheres to the tradition of purporting to celebrate mothers while portraying them in a troubling way.
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    A new ad adheres to the tradition of purporting to celebrate mothers while portraying them in a troubling way.
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Why not study Russell Brand for A-level English? Language evolves - get over it | Laura... - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Education UK Curriculum Written Tasks Opinion

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    Laura Barton: Those who mock the inclusion of modern cultural references in the syllabus are misguided to think English was a once-fine structure now at risk (Guardian Online - Opinion)
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    Laura Barton: Those who mock the inclusion of modern cultural references in the syllabus are misguided to think English was a once-fine structure now at risk (Guardian Online - Opinion)
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Caitlin Moran: Should my tweets be on the A-level syllabus? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Education UK Curriculum Written Tasks

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    Writing in the Times, Caitlin Moran says she was initially horrified to discover that her Twitter feed, along with speeches by Russell Brand and the lyrics of Dizzee Rascal
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    Writing in the Times, Caitlin Moran says she was initially horrified to discover that her Twitter feed, along with speeches by Russell Brand and the lyrics of Dizzee Rascal
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What should be on the A-level syllabus? | Books | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Education UK Curriculum Written Tasks Blog Opinion

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    Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)
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    Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)
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English A-level with Russell Brand and Dizzee Rascal on reading list under fire | Educa... - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Education UK Curriculum Written Tasks

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    UK A-level students will study Russell Brand's views on drugs and Caitlin Moran's Twitter feed alongside more conventional literature in a new A-level that was immediately denounced as "rubbish" by sources at the Department for Education (Guardian Online
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    UK A-level students will study Russell Brand's views on drugs and Caitlin Moran's Twitter feed alongside more conventional literature in a new A-level that was immediately denounced as "rubbish" by sources at the Department for Education (Guardian Online
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Media Talk podcast: Marketing and advertising to children - a necessary evil? | Media |... - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Children Marketing Podcast

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    Although the advertising industry is subject to regulation, child-targeted advertising remains a concern, especially as kids spend more time online. John Plunkett and guests debate the issues (Guardian Online)
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    Although the advertising industry is subject to regulation, child-targeted advertising remains a concern, especially as kids spend more time online. John Plunkett and guests debate the issues (Guardian Online)
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How is Outkast like Shakespeare? It all comes down to vocabulary. - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Mass communication Part 2 Rap Shakespeare Vocabulary

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    A data scientist quantified the vocabularies of Shakespeare and various rap artists. The results: Big Boi and Andre 3000 are just as prolific as the Bard.
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    A data scientist quantified the vocabularies of Shakespeare and various rap artists. The results: Big Boi and Andre 3000 are just as prolific as the Bard.
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Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas | Books | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Bilingualism Welsh Vocabulary Poetry

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    This loose-limbed lyric on the elemental power of language seems rooted in a distinctly Welsh landscape
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    This loose-limbed lyric on the elemental power of language seems rooted in a distinctly Welsh landscape
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This is why your brain wants to swear | David Shariatmadari | Comment is free | theguar... - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Vocabulary Swearing Taboo

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    A recent study shows that children are adept at absorbing swearwords. That's the power of linguistic taboos for you
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    A recent study shows that children are adept at absorbing swearwords. That's the power of linguistic taboos for you
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Lupita in the Mirror : The New Yorker - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Magazines Race Beauty Literature Bluest Eye Part 4

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    Judith Thurman on the significance of Lupita Nyong'o's People magazine cover: "Women with strong African features and jet-black skin are, even today, with a black family in the White House, scarce in the pages of mainstream fashion magazines."
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Shanghai Laments Loss of TV Show in Local Dialect - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language Death Chinese Mass communication Part 2 TV Dialects

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    The show, which focused on traditional life and culture and was presented in the Shanghai dialect, collided with government guidelines that nationally broadcast programs use only Mandarin.
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