MEDIA/CULTURAL IMPERIALISM AND NATIONAL IMAGE. THE WAY FORWARD FOR NIGERIA. INTRODUCTION Information plays a paramount role in every form and context of relations. The spheres of information range from local‚ regional‚ national and international‚ both as a means of communication between people and as an instrument of understanding and knowledge between nations. The media is often owned by the rich and the capitalists. Thus whoever controls it has a very powerful instrument in his hand for he
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The Truth Behind 9/11 September 11‚ 2001 is a time in U.S. history that everyone will remember‚ it holds a special place in almost every American’s heart‚ as well as the families in other countries who lost a loved one that day. Several groups of people within our own country and abroad believe that knowledge of this attack was held prior to the actual event. The U.S. government made the citizens believe that two airplanes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City‚ and one airplane into the
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Abstract: Edge detection is an important feature in computer supervision and image processing. In this paper‚ we discuss several digital image processing techniques in edge feature extraction. Firstly‚we define keyterms‚such as image‚digitalimage‚edge‚ Image noiseetc.leading to certain methods of image de-noising and edge detection. Edge detection includes operators such as Sobel‚ Prewitt and Roberts. Secondly‚ a comparative study is made to show that the Sobel operator gives best results.Finally
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Over the years‚ the global environment has become more and more corrupt. In the book‚ The Image of the Environment (1960)‚ author Kevin Lynch examines how observers take in information of the city. He uses Boston‚ Jersey City and Los Angeles as examples of this. Lynch disclosed that users understood their surroundings in consistent and predictable ways. They form mental maps with five elements such as‚ paths‚ edges‚ districts‚ nodes‚ and landmarks. Many people are not aware of what is surrounding
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and political conventions. People were starting to see life and the world in a different way. For the first time after the age of reason took the stage‚ the Romantics placed an emphasis on the imagination of man. To them the imagination was more important than reason alone. The imagination could create a whole new and different dimension to normal reason‚ and as such reason should be seen as subordinate to imagination. Charles Darwin is great example of a Romantic that used his imagination to explore
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are bombarded with images of what the media has deemed beautiful. It is not surprising to see a tall‚ fit‚ blonde wearing Guess jeans. Now‚ there are more diverse people that represent the media. We no longer have a one sided view of beauty. Standing next to Candice Swanepoel are models with curves‚ short models‚ and models of color. For example‚ Winnie Harlow is a high fashion model. She is black‚ which is one way in which she breaks the standard beauty stereotype‚ but she also has a condition called
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The perception of the perfect female body image always differs depending on who is asked. To some‚ the ideal body image requires constant transformation whether it is through plastic surgery or artwork such as piercings and tattoos. The body image is perceived as “the picture of our own body which we form in our mind‚ that is to say the way in which the body appears to ourselves”. (eating disorders 87) This perception is believed to have been integrated into the minds of individuals since a young
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what’s become popular culture. From shirts to shoes‚ all the way to music to what’s being talked about most; all of it revolves around most popular icons today. While some choose not to pay attention to what’s “hot‚” others seem to be changing their whole lifestyle to fit in with what’s going on in the world. Social media websites‚ magazines‚ music‚ people‚ and trends are coming into play during this huge cultural shift. Looking mainly at women‚ gender begins to play a role as to who cares more about
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Media Influence on Adolescent Body Image There is no question that media plays a large role in how adolescents perceive themselves‚ particularly in terms of physical attractiveness. Magazines‚ television‚ music‚ billboard ads and social media sites all influence adolescents and their perception of themselves. Everywhere you look young beautiful people are staring back at you. Although most adolescents believe that the images are not typical of the general population or of the people they know
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SECURE ATM BY IMAGE PROCESSINg ABSTRACT This paper encloses the information regarding the ‘IMAGE PROCESSING’. And discussed one of the major application of image processing ‘BIOMETRICS’. Biometrics technology allows determination and verification of ones identity through physical characteristics. To put it simply‚ it turns your body in to your password. We discussed various biometric techniques like finger scan‚ retina scan‚ facial scan‚ hand scan etc. Two algorithms have been proposed by taking
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