What's with all the public outbursts?

Los Angeles Times by Robin Abcarian | Sep. 16, 2009 (Special Report)
There are plenty of theories about the recent incidents of rudeness involving Kanye West, Serena Williams and Rep. Joe Wilson. Some worry it's the manifestation of a deepening social dysfunction.

Some say it reflects a general collapse of manners, rooted in the anti-authoritarian strains of the late 1960s. Some offer a psychological explanation: that such outbursts reveal the person beneath the mask of a public persona. Some see an element of racial animus at work. Full Story »

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 by Morgan Doherty - Oct. 4, 2009

I think that this is just okay journalism. I find it interesting how the author was able to combine entertainment, politics and sports to write a story but i felt the piece could have been written better. It related an issue in todays scoiety to a greater picture of life and manners yet did not provide much facts besides the actual incidents that occurred and a few quotes. Other than it lacking an interesting syntax and creative writing style, i thought the topic was well thought out.

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