The Difference Between Men And Women

Although there is a great deal of variation within each gender, on the average, men
and women discuss a surprisingly different range of topics. According to some
studies, women and men ranging in age from seventeen to eighty described the
range of topics each discussed with friends of the same sex. Certain topics were
common to both men and women; work, movies, and television proved to be
frequent topics for both groups. The differences between men and women were
more striking than the similarities. Female friends spent much more time discussing
personal and domestic subjects, relationship problems, family, health and
reproductive matters, weight, food and clothing. Men, on the other hand, were more
likely to discuss music, current events, sports and business. Women were more
likely to gossip about close friends and family. By contrast, men spent more time
gossiping about sports figures and media personalities. These differences can lead
to frustration when men and women try to converse with one another.

Sunset
When the air is clear, the sunset will appear yellow, because the light from the sun
has passed a long distance through air and the blue light has been scattered away. If
the air is polluted with small particles, natural or otherwise, the sunset will be more
red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, due to salt particles in the air. The
sky around the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the
sun. This is because all light is scattered relatively well through small angles, but
blue light is then more likely to be scattered twice over the greater distances, leaving
the yellow, red and orange colors.

TV Effects on Children

A recent opinion poll discovered that many people were very concerned about the
amount of sex and violence depicted in movies, television shows, and popular music.
This poll also discovered, however, that most people thought that individuals should
take responsibility to correct the problems. The vast majority favored such solutions
as tighter parental supervision, warning labels on records, and voluntary self-
restraints by entertainment companies. Only 27 per cent favored government
censorship. At the same time, there was growing concern about the impact of
television on children. Research has shown that by the time our children reach age
18, they have spent more time watching television than in school. The problem was
that our television system was attuned to the marketplace. Children are treated as a
market to be sold to advertisers at so much money per thousand eyeballs.