In this chapter Olsen goes into a lot of detail about the structure of stories and types of plots that he learned while in film school. He emphasizes that these lessons helped him to get his information out to the public in a productive way. Olsen emphasizes that a good story can connect to all the organs of mass communication at once. He breaks down storytelling into an objective part‚ that is the structure of the story‚ and the subjective
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Every citizen has the right to vote‚ yet so many people don’t vote‚ "with the turnout at just 64% for the 2008 presidential election‚ and voter turnout rates decreasing steadily in most established democracies." My parents just can’t do it because they’re too busy and sometimes they just don’t want to vote. It would be fun to vote because of the freedom we have on voting for which president we want to have‚ but some people just don’t think that way. As a consequence‚ voter turnouts during presidential
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TEENAGERS: CLASSICAL MUSIC YOUR CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW (AND WILL ENJOY!) Many parents‚ when faced with the teenage years and teenage musical tastes‚ buy their child a headset and hope that their child’s hearing will survive the next ten years. (The generation gap can often be measured in decibels!) And yet‚ while schools provide the counterbalance to popular reading matter with good literature and a talkshow view of contemporary society with courses on history and current events‚ it is left to parents
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In class‚ we watched a movie called “You Don’t Know Jack”. The movie begins with a former pathologist doctor name Jack‚ he believes that if someone is suffering they have the right to end they life‚ so he creates this machine that could end people lives‚ jack had a big man and also his sister by his side that had a lab. He tried his best to advertise what he does so he had a lot of patient that would do what except the offer. He did it for no money‚ however the medications aren’t not cheap and so
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Karen Jones Professor Poynter-Thompson English 1113 November 12‚ 2014 Cultural Expectations for Female Doctors We have all been to or know someone who has been to a woman doctor. In “Don ’t Quit this Day Job” the writer‚ Karen Sibert talks about a female doctor being criticized for the choices she has to make regarding her family. I will argue that the doctor has the right to choose what she wants to do with her career and her family life. Some
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command center to get a squad of carriers. From another exit of the nest‚ ants are flowing in a stream‚ and spreading out in all directions. Our proud ant marches out of the shadowy exit with the squad following in single file. They march to the gigantic meal‚ and lift the mass with amazing strength‚ making it look as if they are picking up a feather. From above‚ it looks as if the cicada is floating towards one of the larger openings to the ant nest. The corpse eventually gets swallowed up into
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There are so many common themes in these short stories in ¨Making Sarah Cry¨ and ¨Don’t Give Up The Fight¨. But there is one that pops out in the story and it is called overcoming obstacles. Sarah and Ava got bullied for being their own self.. While both of the stories share a common theme‚ but‚ their attitude is different. Sarahs attitude is different because she really didn’t talk to anyone. In ¨Don’t give up the fight¨ Ava did stand up for herself sometimes but she didn’t. Ava did not tell anyone
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My recommendation to the Seagram’s management team‚ especially as a response to the five challenges presented at the end of the chapter highlights the reading “Why Change Programs Don’t Produce Change”. According to the article by Michael Beer he notes that just changing behavior is not conducive to organizational change‚ however‚ giving the individual a “new organizational context will develop new attitudes based on new roles and responsibilities” (Jick & Peiperl‚ 2011‚ p. 267). When factors such
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HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE MILITARY When it comes to the controversial topic of homosexuality in the military there are two extremely fascinating sides to the story. Although there are many strong arguments in regard to this subject‚ I have chosen the ones which I find most compelling. If forming a fair opinion is what one seeks‚ it is absolutely imperative that every angle of each argument is carefully examined. Currently in place is the "don’t ask‚ don’t tell" policy that our legislature has implemented
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Happiness is critical to anyone’s life‚ but some scientists say that everyone should be happy most of the time. Today‚ positive psychology believes that emotions‚ such as anger and sadness‚ are harmful to a person’s life overall‚ but people need emotions to express themselves fully and protect themselves from harm. In Susan David’s article “Don’t Worry Be Gloomy‚” she reports on how negative emotions can actually be good emotions because afterward‚ people can be happier than before. In Sharon Begley’s
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