General Study Research Proposal Web 2.0/Social Media Version 1.2‚ May 2010 Background and Rationale for Study Social networking systems are defined as Web based services that utilize social software‚ allowing users to create profiles‚ interact‚ share and communicate information. Social media is defined as “a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0‚ and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content.” 1 Coined
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Bart Solbach Hist 584 Professor Greene October 31‚ 2012 The Will of the People In modern warfare‚ it is important to consider‚ effectively winning the hearts and minds of the people. This is especially important if the war being fought is a civil war‚ as ultimately the most a government has to fear is its own people. Successfully doing so is to show your force as more of a power for good than that of your enemy‚ or barring that being the lesser of two evils. The CCP succeeded due to the peasantry
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“Whoever controls the media controls the culture.” – ALLEN GINSBERG‚ POET “Information is the oxygen of the modern age.” – RONALD REAGAN‚ US PRESIDENT Media Today “Your TV is ringing.” Maybe you saw the Verizon ad that shows a cellphone with a TV attached to it—pointing out that you can talk on the phone and watch TV at the same time‚ on one piece of equipment. If you saw it‚ you might have said‚ “cool‚” or “I want that‚” or “what a ridiculous thing to do.” But Verizon could have gone further
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RTI Cell‚ ATI‚ Kohima. Right to Information Act and the Role of Media. Information is regarded as the oxygen of democracy. It invigorates where it percolates. If people do not know what is happening in their society‚ if the actions of those who rule them are hidden‚ then they cannot take a meaningful part in the affairs of the society. Freedom of expression‚ free dissemination of ideas and access to information are vital to the functioning of a democratic government. Information is crucial for a
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1101 16 March 2013 Effects of Sex in the Media on Adolescents Everywhere we go the media is always around us. Through television‚ radio‚ internet‚ movies‚ video games; we cannot escape media’s influence. The media is full of sexual images and themes that can be unhealthy for a growing mind to view. The prevalence of overtly sexual content in the media influences teenagers to be promiscuous. The abundance of sexual material in the media is influencing teenagers to make unhealthy choices
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Introduction Terrorist acts are widely covered in the media‚ so much so that questions arise as to whether or not the extensive coverage is precisely what the terrorists want. The unspoken question here seems to be‚ does this kind of media reporting encourage terrorist attacks? I also want to explore another question‚ namely‚ if no one reported on the attacks‚ would they stop? I intend to discuss these questions and try to determine if‚ by covering terrorist attacks in depth‚ journalists are subconsciously
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Famous Nurse Paper – Roles 1 – NU1210 Amber Hooker-Fewless ITT Technical Institute Isabella Baumfree Isabella Baumfree was born into slavery in 1797. She spoke only Dutch and never learned to read or write English but did eventually become a very powerful public civil rights speaker. She worked on freeing African American slaves during the Civil War. She not only helped free them‚ but enlist them where needed on the Union’s behalf. Sadly‚ thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded
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No one wants a stranger in Florence so go away! Is the words that Eleanor of Toledo (1522-1562) might have heard when she arrived in Florence in 1539. The famous image of Eleanor with her son Giovanni is considered a famous portrait today that was created by Bronzino in 1545. Historians debate whether the portrait illustrates her status and the fact she gave birth to many children. Yet‚ Eleanor brought important family connections from the Spanish which expanded the Medici power. She became a patron
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Democracy’s "The Media: Vast Wasteland or New Frontier?" Jarol Manheim and Douglas Rushkoff present opposing views of the media. Both authors raise the questions of what the media represents and what messages the media tries to send to the public. Is the media’s coverage of events just for entertainment value or do the reports have political content and value? Are the viewers capable of distinguishing between the media’s glitz and the real facts? Do different sources of the media system actually
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masculinity have been frequently treated as the “norm” and mens’ aggressive portrayals in the media have often been seen as non-problematic or even exemplary. The social construction of masculinity can be considered as an instrumental concept used to assist in the evaluation of criminal activity. This paper addresses the connection between the social construction of masculinity and crime; how it is incorporated into the media and how the society responds to the media. As Tea Torbenfeldt (2015) stated
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