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    Explore how gender is represented in an episode of Scott & Bailey (season 1‚ episode 3) To explore the representation of gender in the media‚ I began by investigating how women are and were represented by the media. I found that representation of women has changed over time‚ with the roles and representation of female characters becoming more prominent and important‚ which reflects the changing role of women in society. In the past‚ women were severely underrepresented in media compared to men‚ and

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    The different types of media include print media‚ electronic media and new age media. Print media includes newspapers‚ books and pamphlets. Electronic media includes television and radio while the new age media include the internet and mobile phones. 3 Additional Answers   The different types of media include newspapers‚ magazines‚ television‚ and radio. We communicate through media on a daily basis.   There are three different types of computer media that are commonly used. The most common

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    Q1. How are women portrayed in the New Zealand media? -Consider Bonds advert -Jane Jetson info‚ Source 19 -NZ Stats/ examples ”What is generic is replaceable. With youth and beauty‚ then the working woman is visible‚ but insecure‚ made to feel her qualities are not unique. But‚ without them‚ she is invisible-she falls literally ‘out of the picture’”-Beauty Myth Not only women but all people are constantly pigeonholed into categories within the media‚ people are categorized and prejudiced

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    I was very surprised how the article made a point of how mothers are represented in the media. They are usually represented as cooking‚ cleaning‚ and baby machines. It is sad but is oh so true. In the article the focus is the way that mothers are portrayed in the media. The over simplification of the role of motherhood inside house and outside of the house is something to take notice to. Often in the media mothers are recognized for being housewives and care givers. Yes‚ this is true that they are

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    Rousseau advocated keeping children in frocks for as long as possible and then allowing them to wear loose-fitting clothing that did not constrict their movements. Toward the end of the 1770s‚ a new type of dress for boys began to emerge. Knee breeches were cast off in favor of trousers‚ which were emerging for the first time as acceptable fashionable dress. Trousers‚ buttoned together at the waist‚ were accompanied by a short jacket‚ an outfit that became known as a skeleton suit and

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    How cell phones have changed our sense of self Comment0   Share Courtesy of flickr user Bundini Gunjan SinghCognitive Science Examiner Subscribe   Follow:   Advertisement August 18‚ 2010   Currently‚ more than half of the world uses cell phones as indicated by the mobile penetration rate of 61% that was reached by the end of 2008 (ITU‚ 2009). As cell phones continue to become a part of our daily life‚ there is a need to examine how general population’s attitudes

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    The Media and The Youth: How The Media Affect Children and Adolescents Have you ever compared your own childhood with the childhood of kids nowadays? What do you feel when looking at your children‚ little siblings or any young person in your family spending a whole day stuck in front of a computer or laying on a sofa watching television? Have you ever thought about the impact that the overexposure to the media produces over the youth? The truth is that‚ nowadays‚ the media influence the way we

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    In this "War in Iraq" reporters have been given the opportunity of a lifetime‚ to be on the front lines of the warfare. Now it seems that these reporters are giving the people too much information in a time when secrecy is incredibly important to winning the battles. In 1991 reporters complained about being denied access to the battlegrounds of Kuwait. Coverage of the Gulf War was thin and the little bit of information that we received came form the government. Today there are hundreds in Iraq

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    Square Keep Castles

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    Square Keep Castles Stone or Square Keep Castles were built in England by William the Conqueror. Stone Keep Castles were the extension of Motte and Bailey castles. Motte and Bailey castles were only temporary castles while stone keep castles were built to last. The most famous of the castles were the White Tower of the Tower of London and Rochester Castle in Kent. The use of Stone allowed stone keeps to be built an entirely different way to build castles than the Motte and Bailey. Stone was stronger

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    How Media Affects People

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    Television and Video Games have or haven’t had an influence in our lives My opinion on this topic argues both sides‚ I have opinions for either side of the debate. I think that games are good to keep peoples mind working and a lot of them improve the way people think. Games can stimulate your mind and thought process. As long as games do not take over your life they are perfectly fine. Young children have to be guided no matter what it is that they do. Teaching children to manage time wisely will

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