in that they communicate thoughts through familiar literary devices and features distinctive to the medium (Ibid‚ as per Supreme Court Justice‚ Antonin Scalia). The Court found that one‚ violent video games did not constitute “obscenity” (for the legal definition of obscenity see: Miller v. California (1975)‚ 413 U.S. 15) under the First Amendment ‚ two‚ the state did not have a compelling interest in preventing psychological or neurological harm to minors allegedly caused by video games‚ and three
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English 105/11.50-12.40 October 11‚ 2010 Chilton The Code that Got Away: Why the 1930 Motion Picture Production Code Made Better Films What makes a good movie? An engaging plotline‚ talented actors and actresses; perhaps a happy ending? Movies have always been an important part of American culture; of course‚ they can entertain us but they can also hold up mirrors to society‚ raising awareness about issues we need to pay attention to‚ and help us form opinions. But it’s getting harder and
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Due to the rise of social media and networks‚ the issue of free speech has become more quarrelsome overtime. Social media platforms such as Facebook‚ YouTube‚ Twitter‚ and Instagram are progressively turning into podiums of controversy‚ animosity‚ and dissonance rather than accomplishing their original intent; to serve as an escape from reality and provide social interactions amongst people. As Guttman stated‚ social networks are foregoing a “rapidly evolving debate on new [about] the boundaries
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claiming that radio frequencies are a limited resource‚ the government tells broadcasters what to say and what not to say. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) carefully monitors news‚ public‚ and local programming for what they consider obscenity (Hyland). As in speech‚ technology has provided another excuse for government intrusion in the press. The Secret Service can confiscate computers‚ printers‚ hard disks‚ and mail from electronic services they do not consider a press. Entire stores
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Christian clerics were held in response to the negative or deteriorating opinion of Judaism that prominent Christians held. The first of these disputations was held in Paris of 1240 when the Pope‚ Gregory IX‚ became convinced that The Talmud held obscenities‚ as well as anti-Christian content; consequently‚ the disputation was introduced. The 1413 disputation in Tortosa was held in an equally strained atmosphere because of the persecution of Jews that had taken place a few years prior to the disputation
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The U.S. News Media Too: Much Freedom? Or Not Enough? What is freedom of the press? * Encapsulated in the bill of rights (first amendment). * “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freed of speech‚ or of the press‚ or the rights of people to peaceably assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. “ * You have responsibility for your speech and your publication; individuals
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We believe that we live in a wonderful era‚ an era of all round progress. We think that we have excelled and surpassed our forefathers in almost every respect. The twentieth century seems to us a glorious age and we pride ourselves on its achievements. No doubt‚ there is justification for this satisfaction and complacency. The science has made tremendous progress. The use of machine in industry has eliminated human labour. Electricity is serving us in thousand ways. Railways‚ ships and aeroplanes
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Assignment one Part I Discuss the influence culture has on communication and how this affects communication between different cultures‚ sometimes creating difficulties in the communication process. Give examples. Culture is a way of life. It is also defined as a deposit of knowledge‚ experiences‚ beliefs‚ values‚ attitudes‚ material objects and possession acquired over a period of time by large group of people in the course of generations. Culture is a form or pattern of living which defines
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stay to hang out in front of the ice cream store. After Bulworth leaves‚ a police car then rolls up to confront the kids‚ who are both white‚ the kids and one of the police officers exchange cruel gestures towards one another (racial and personal obscenities‚ and ice cream being pushed into one of the kids faces). Bulworth then sees what is going on and steps in to protect the kids‚ because of this‚ the cops then pull out their weapons and aim at Bulworth‚ not knowing he is the senator of the state
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Wednesday‚ July 26‚ 2006 Ismat Chughtai’s Short Stories Though her life wasn’t as drastically messed up as that of her friend and contemporary Saadat Hasan Manto‚ Ismat Chughtai was definitely a born rebel. She lived her life the way she wanted‚ and wrote the truth in her many stories‚ novels‚ and nonfiction essays. Chughtai’s most famous story is ’Lihaf’ (The Quilt)‚ which deals with a lesbian encounter within an all-woman setting (Zenana) in a traditional Muslim household. It’s a funny and
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