Have you ever read the book If I Grow Up? In the novel If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser the main Character DeShawn wanted to stay out of trouble and get an education. But‚ DeShawn goes through a rough time with money and food. So‚ he realizes that he has to make a choice to join the Disciples or to keep getting an education. DeShawn then chooses to join the disciples. DeShawn had a choice to join the Disciples or better his life. DeShawn could have got a job‚ he could have left the projects‚ and he
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In Violent Media is Good for Kids‚ Gerard Jones argues that violent forms of media in our pop culture can be used as a means of helping kids cope with rage. Throughout his essay‚ Jones promotes the idea that kids should use “creative violence” as a tool to transfer their negative emotions rather than acting out on them (197). Although Jones points out valid arguments to defend violence in media‚ he fails give a clear definition to determine what constitutes it. Thus‚ he excludes all other forms of
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Film industry in India: New horizons Media & Entertainment industry in India With more than 600 television channels‚ 100 million pay-TV households‚ 70‚000 newspapers and 1‚000 films produced annually‚ India’s vibrant media and entertainment (M&E) industry provides attractive growth opportunities for global corporations. Enticed by economic liberalization and high volumes of consumption‚ many of the world’s media giants have been present in the Indian market for more than two decades. However‚
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2. "New media usher in dramatic transformations in the public sphere” Do you agree? Your answer should include reference to the articles of Van Dyick‚ Howley and Scannell in the course reader. New media has transformed the way we receive and produce content. New media such as the internet is making it easier for people to get their opinions across which creates content and allows a two-way dialogue. New media and technologies such social media networks change the way a person perceives the world
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ways show the reader that Simon is clam‚ slow and not panicking‚ giving him a good mind to start with to make a serious decision. Simon is “suddenly” pulled several feel‚ just like Joe but he instantly pushes his ‘axes into the snow.’ Rather than feeling hopeless by the ‘speed of it’‚ Simon quickly thinks and does a sensible thing to save himself immediately. This tells the reader that even in a sudden accident‚ Simon
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Tool With increasing violent crime rates in America people wonder who and what cause this. The blame tends to fall upon violent media. Media wants to spread information on the events of the world. We live in a violent world and the news on television shows that. The news tells use about shootings and people getting raped and murdered. The blame cannot fall on media for doing their job and providing news that people would like to see. Although‚ violence attracts more people on television than understanding
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Is it important for people who work in the media to be ethical? (Yadav‚ 2011‚ p.5) Ethics refer to well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do‚ usually in terms of rights‚ obligations‚ benefits to society‚ fairness‚ or specific virtues. The term “morality” can be used either 1.descriptively to refer to some codes of conduct put forward by a society or‚ (a) some other group‚ such as a religion‚ or (b) accepted by an individual for her own behaviour or 2.normatively
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The Era of Good Feelings was one in which the federalist dissolved thus leaving only one party; the republicans which left no room for party politics‚ this resulted into nationalism which was emphasized not only with that of Madison’s letter but also the Star Spangled Banner‚ the Bonus Bill‚ the Monroe Doctrine‚ The Court Decisions of John Marshall and most importantly National Spirit through the U.S. After the win of James Monroe a Virginian Republican president nationalism was looked at through
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2. Analyse methods used to affect both feelings and thoughts in the texts you have studied “Soldier” – Rupert Brooke “Dulce et Decorum est” – Wilfred Owen Two poets I have identified to affect both feelings and thoughts through war poetry are Rupert Brooke with his pre- world war one poem ‘Soldier’ and Wilfred Owen through his poem ‘Dulce et Decorum est’. Both poems were written with the aim of affecting reader’s views towards the war‚ but the contrast between the two is unmistakeable. All throughout
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A Study on Media Culture’s Negative Influence on Children WANG Da-wei (Media Management School‚ Communication University of China‚ Beijing 100097‚ China ) Abstract: The link between media culture and its real world effect has been a hot topic for many years. Many people believe that media have an obviously bad effect on children. More than 1000 studies conducted in the past 40 years show that excessive exposure to media violence causes the violent behavior in real life. Some other researches
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