THEFACTS GAMBLING IN AUSTRALIA * For most people‚ gambling is a form of entertainment that is enjoyed responsibly. * Many Australians gamble in some form at least once a year‚ whether it’s an occasional flutter at the races‚ buying a lottery ticket‚ playing the pokies or a night out at the casino. * In 2009‚ 70 per cent of Australians participated in some form of gambling. * Australians spent more than $19 billion on gambling in 2008-09; around $12 billion of which was spent playing
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also widely used for entertainment purposes. In the New York Times a 1998 article by Faye Fiore stated: "On average last year‚ one act of serious brutality was found for every four minutes of entertainment." Today‚ violence is a major part of electronic games‚ television‚ and the film industry. Violence becomes such an everyday scene for us that many believe it desensitizes us to the real world. That is why the majority of the time violence is perceived as the cause of many of society’s ills
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21st century is known for the dozens of communication systems that we know to be “social media networks” that people can’t get enough of. People of all ages are constantly on their smart phones or computers checking for updates on their favorite media network. When people are asked whether they think social networking is a positive or negative thing‚ most people’s initial answer would be negative. Social media is linked with distractions‚ inappropriate content‚ unhealthy lifestyles‚ and a disturbance
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Are social networking sites such as Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter and LinkedIn good for society? Justify your position. Communication is what people do everyday; it is how people interact with each other‚ how they are able to form relationships‚ and how they are able to understand. However the way people communicate in the twenty first century as a result of social networking sites has changed rapidly. Social networking sites have revolutionised the way people communicate (Karklins & Dalton‚ 2012)
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Asli Doymaz 3/20/14 P. 4 THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS It is amazing how the Internet is changing people ’s lives. People are able to quickly do research and gather data on the web‚ navigate through websites‚ and most people are able to find anything on the Internet in a matter of seconds thanks to search engines like Google. The Internet has provided our world with a different means of communication and is accessible to anyone at any time at a click of a mouse. Despite all the beneficial
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University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions | Answers | What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | By the turn of the 20th century‚ other types of media were gaining public attention on this scale. Silent movies became increasingly popular during the early 20th century. Although entertainments‚ such as the dramatic narratives‚ dominated the silent screen
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I believe that their is a postitive affect in social media because it builds up confidence and allows people to stay organized and in the loop. It has been around since the 80’s. In an interesting DM article apparently 30 million of us who use the internet visit social networking websites such as Myspace‚ Facebook‚ and Bebo. Social media can also help find a missing person. The first reason social media has helped is because it lets you stay in touch with friends and family. You can get to know
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and The Media How realistic is the media’s presentation of women? Women and men come in all shapes and size‚ yet constantly the media presents us with only one ‘image’ – a very slender and unrealistic one. Only a small percentage of women actually look that way naturally. We forget when looking at these pictures that the best lighting and photographic equipment‚ hours with make-up artists and wardrobe assistants have been necessary to make these women look so ‘natural’. What is the media trying
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The Daily Mail just ran a thought-provoking article about the effect that social websites have on childhood development. In short‚ eminent neuroscientist Susan Greenfield claims that social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter shorten attention spans and contribute to an instant gratification‚ self-centered mindset. From the article: We know how small babies need constant reassurance that they exist. My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children
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What are the effects of mass media? What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? The major developments in the evolution of mass media has been amazing. Sure cars do not fly‚ but we have come a long ways. First we started out with Newspapers and magazines. This is how people advertised and got out information to a large amount of people. These days most people do not read the newspaper‚ they prefer to watch the news on the television. They do not want to
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