2008 Woodie Awards
George W. Bush Hates...Kanye West takes a blind stab at politics
In retrospect, if not for the flashes of despair that served as a backdrop, the scene during the NBC: "We Are the World" Hurricane Katrina telethon bordered the edges of laugh-out-loud comedy.
With the jittery posture and a speech pattern of an addict in hour nine of detox rehabilitation, Kanye West clumsily forced his vocal cords to shove out his frustration over relief efforts, and the media coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.…
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Drugs are given to drug addicts
Meth-a-done: a synthetic and addictive narcotic drug used especially in the form of its hydrochloride for the relief of pain and as a substitute narcotic in the treatment of heroin addiction.
According to the White House Drug Policy website, methadone has been used for over 30 years in the treatment of heroin addicts.…
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The good, the bad, and the ugly: curse words
How is a word bad or good? Are words bad and good based on their meanings or how they are used? If it's based on how they're used, then aren't all words capable of being bad and good? We don't label certain words as being good, but we label certain words as bad.…
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Should music be judged, or just enjoyed?
Riddle me this: what is it called when sounds are made by playing instruments or singing? Music. What music genre is frequently regarded as everything but? Rap.
I know we live in the land of the free, but regardless of our right to freedom of speech, people are often rude, thoughtless and careless when speaking in public.…
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No news is not always good news
One celebrity after the other continues to be paraded on the cover of the popular magazines that our culture is addicted to. Gossip, rumors, interviews, what does this vaporous hype amount to?
It all amounts to catchy vacuous headlines.
It is obvious magazines today are vintage pop culture.…
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Heels and Pearls?Are families still joining around the dinner table each night?
This country is based on morals. Though they have changed substantially over the years, they generally tend to be good morals. That's not to say we abide by them... but they still remain the building blocks of our country.
I'm going to take a specific look at family morality and how it has changed between the fifties and the present.…
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The taboo display of self-expression: tattoo
This country is based on morals. Though they have changed substantially over the years, they generally tend to be good morals. That's not to say we abide by them... but they still remain the building blocks of our country.
I'm going to take a specific look at family morality and how it has changed between the fifties and the present.…
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Too much reality TV affecting your reality
We are forced into reality television by lazy unimaginative cheap producers. Too many reality shows are ruining our television experience. What's next, "How I Pick My Nose: A day in the Life of a Nose Digger?"
Television producers have taken the easy route.…
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