COM 3703 MEDIA STUDIES: MEDIA CONTENT AND MEDIA AUDIENCES SEMESTER 2‚ 2013 PORTFOLIO TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA SEMIOTICS 3 3. TEXTUAL ANALYSIS 3 4. NARRATIVE ANALYSIS 5 5. MEDIA AND VISUAL LITERACY 7 6. MEDIA‚LANGUAGE AND DISCOURSE 8 7. CONCLUSION 10 8. SOURCES CONSULTED 10 9. SELF ASSESSMENT 10 10. ADDEDUM A 11. ADDENDUM B 12. ADDENDUM C 13. ADDENDUM D 14. ADDENDUM E 1. INTRODUCTION
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"Don’t judge a book by its cover . Don’t be quick to judge . Before you can judge ‚ make sure you are perfect. When you judge‚ the the other four fingers of your hands are pointing back at you. " are quotes from revered people like Nick Vujicic. However‚ it is indispensible that it is a whole different world in reality. People are quick to judge to bring down others for the sake of ’fun’ and ’pleasure’. Amber Rose scandal illustrates how quick people seize opportunities to judge and shame
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In the minds of Mystic River In "Mystic River" by Dennis Lehane‚ Jimmy‚ Dave‚ and Sean become mentally trapped by past issues which causes them to lose hope in themselves and question their own knowledge . Dave remembers being sexually abused as a child by two unknown men‚ which haunts him‚ even in adult life. Having to go through such a traumatic experience at a young age leaves him psychologically scarred for the rest of his life. Having gone through this the victium can go in many directions;
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Calvin Young AIU Phil201 Knowledge vs. Belief To know something is to believe it to be true and at the same time having some type of scientific evidence or facts to back up your belief. There is a thin line between knowing and believing in something to be true. When you say you know something you are implying that it must be true or there is a valid reason that you know it. To believe in something is very much like actually having the knowledge on the same topic. The two are often confused
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Relationships then vs now Since the beginning of time men and women have had relationships. Over time relationships have changed drastically. It’s hard to consider that dating has become so effortless. Some aspects of dating are the same‚ but just like everything else the concept of relationships has to evolve too. Relationships now lack the communication needed‚ the internet has changed the dating game entirely‚ dates occur less‚ and sex isn’t as meaningful compared to how relationships used to
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of the Subconscious Mind Sarah Smith Community College of Vermont The Mysteries of the Subconscious Mind There are so many mysteries behind the subconscious mind that many doctors‚ scientist‚ and just everyday people have been trying to figure out for decades. It’s interesting how a certain smell; touch‚ or visual can affect the mind in such a drastic way. It appears that the subconscious mind is tough to access directly through your conscious mind‚ so this makes it difficult
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Running head: REACTION TO THE MOVIE NOW YOU SEE ME AND ILLUSIONS Reaction to Now You See Me with Discussion of Illusions Abstract Illusions are everywhere. Prominently when one claims the use of magic. In Now You See Me‚ they repeatedly say‚ “the closer you look‚ the less you see.” This is because in magic‚ there is always a distraction you are focusing on and the actual action is happening somewhere else. Magic is defined as‚ “the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of
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In the nonfiction text‚ Chew on This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food‚ Eric Schlosser‚ the author‚ explains the effects of fast food restaurants on the small town of Martinsburg‚ West Virginia. Surprisingly‚ some effects were good‚ but others were not so good. The new fast food restaurants made Martinsburg turn from a quiet town‚ into a large‚ busy town. Though fast food restaurants provide a lot of jobs‚ it does not pay much. Fast food restaurants often mistreat their animals‚
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Mother Knows Best There is a quote that says‚ “Mothers are angels who teach their children to fly.” Indeed mothers are angels‚ even though we often think that mothers were meant to torture us especially in our adolescent years when we would rather go out with friends instead of washing the dishes or doing our homework‚ our mothers nevertheless become our pillar‚ not just of faith but also of strength. Mothers may often be misunderstood but it does not mean that they don’t know best. My earliest
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of the course is to encourage students to appreciate the peculiar worth and value that comes when thinking as a historian. This is a course not only about what we know about history but also what questions can be asked about the past‚ what is revealed when we ask such questions‚ and the consequences of these inquiries for what we may know in the future. Students are encouraged to see history as a discipline open to investigations and therefore a vital
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