Professor and philosopher‚ Jason Zinser‚ in “The Good‚ the Bad and The Daily Show” addresses the topic of “fake” news‚ and tries to decide if shows such as The Daily Show are good resources for people to use. Are these shows a suitable replacement for "real" news? In the article he states that “fake” news shows have their “virtues and vices”. At the end of the article Zinser believes that as a whole the shows help more than impede the public’s knowledge of the news. Zinser uses ethical appeal‚ logical
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A straightforward question‚ what is good art? A complicated answer‚ but that is good art. How does a certain piece of artwork become recognized as "good?" What are some of the traits that make art good? What simply makes art good‚ and what makes art bad‚ in general? Does having a recognizable art or design "style" limit one’s creativity? Is an exact reproduction as good as the original? It used to be that anything called “Art” had certain meaning attached to it. Art was assumed to be beautiful‚ intricate
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Devina Rahim ENC1102 6/13/2013 Article: Violent Media is Good for Kids Author: Gerard Jones Violent Media is Good for Kids Black Ops is one of the most popular violent games in the world of PlayStation‚ Xbox‚ and other gaming systems. Violence has existed long before there was violent media. In the article “Violent Media is Good for Kids”‚ by Gerard Jones makes a strong argument concerning violence and children. He had great points about some troubled young children are able to transform
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Qualities of a good media programme The Media is used to communicate to large numbers of people. It is a useful method for raising an issue‚ encouraging debate and for making an issue more salient. The information is presented through various media and the public can generally choose to read‚ listen‚ view or disregard the material offered. The only way to ensure the media cover your project is through paid advertising‚ but this is expensive and there is still no guarantee that your target group
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Today’s Celebrities: Good or Bad Influences In today’s society‚ there seems to be an alarming rise of trends. This trend doesn’t seem to affect a specific age or gender. It causes people to begin crying‚ screaming and in certain instances‚ commit acts of insanity. The trend I’m speaking of is celebrity idolization. Over the past generations‚ fans have become more and more obsessed‚ and have begun becoming more violent or hysterical‚ depending on the person. In a world where social media has become a center
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Freedom. Good or Bad? The idea of personal freedom and individuality is a concept that has been debated by philosophers throughout history. In 380 BC‚ Plato addresses his thoughts on freedom in society throughout The Republic. His main opinion is‚ too much freedom given to individuals will lead to an unjust society. This concept‚ through proven thoroughly‚ has some complications with adapting to todays society. Years later‚ Plato’s ideals are hard for today’s society to grasp. In an age of rapid
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Everything Bad Is Good For You by Steven Johnson explains why the things people usually look down upon can actually be good for you. Johnson explains how video games‚ television‚ film‚ and even the internet can be helpful and to our present society. Johnson’s view of society is defined by the sleeper curve. The sleeper curve concept shows that even the things that are proposed bad can have significant benefits and can actually make us smarter. Steven Johnson proves his point by discussing how complex
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Wal-Mart Good or Bad for Consumers? Customer Inserts Name Customer Inserts Grade Course Customer Inserts Tutor’s Name 31st May 2013. Outline Introduction 2 Up Against Wal-Mart: Wal-Mart Inc perceived to be bad for the consumers 2 Progressive Wal-Mart: Good for the consumers 5 Conclusion 6 Introduction Wal-Mart Inc is regarded as the universally
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social Network. Over in Egypt they even refer to their revolution to overthrow their dictator‚ the “Facebook Revolution.” They concocted all of their protests and such over Facebook via private groups and even some public Facebook groups. But as much good that the Social Networking world has brought to the real world it has brought just as much negativity. From the tragic suicide of the late Tyler Clementi‚ who was an 18 year old Rutgers student who was a closet gay and committed suicide by jumping
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Violence in media is healthy and beneficial for children—or so claims Gerard Jones‚ author of “Violent Media is Good for Kids”. It is undeniable that the title of Jones’s essay is straightforward and aptly named‚ if not confidently bold. But while his claim may boast confidence‚ it lacks credibility. Jones does do a great job introducing his controversial claim by using passion‚ persuasion‚ and personal experience. However‚ his insufficient evidence and fallacious reasoning fail to support
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