in any form‚ to be a true reflection of reality‚ due to the many factors involved in the production of news. Human error‚ human interest and the fallacies of management all conspire to blur the line between truth and fiction. Potter (1998) stated that news is not something that happens; instead‚ news is what gets presented. We almost never see news events as they happen. Instead‚ we are shown the medias manufactured construction of the events. This essay aims to determine what news is‚ and to analyse
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I found “The Shrine Whose Shape I Am” by Samuel Menashe difficult. When I first read the title‚ I thought of Japanese shrines. After reading the poem‚ I realized that the speaker was talking about Christian shrines. I only know about Christian churches‚ so I wasn’t sure if shrines and churches were the same. I found the first stanza challenging because I’m not sure what the “fringe of fire” is supposed to represent (2). I considered that the fire is temptation or pain from the devil since fire is
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European citizenship is it a myth or reality? After World War 2 Europe was almost destroyed. Six countries took their responsibility to rebuild Europe by integrating the European Coal and Steel Community 1. The members of that community were the Netherlands‚ Germany‚ Belgium‚ France‚ Italy and West Germany. It was in 1952. In 1973 the Communities enlarged to include Denmark‚ Ireland and the United Kingdom. After Denmark‚ Ireland and United Kingdom more countries want to be in the European Coal and
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UFO is comprehended as ’unidentified flying object’ in the sky. The term was proposed by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt who served as the head of ’Project Blue Book’ in the year 1952 for United States Air force. He proposed to call it as ’you-foe’ but the term gain popularity as U.F.O only. There is no official data or record about the UFO sighting. But according to folk tales and in colloquial manner‚ it can be said that people does observed such flying objects since historic times. The first sighting
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System Dynamics – Transformative Change In observing different wars of the past‚ the technologies and weapons have changed in each one. We have to adapt and overcome challenges of different circumstances. As I work in Military Logistics‚ I have gotten to know the process as it is today. As I try to learn more about my profession‚ I talk and work with some of the older statesman. They tell me stories of much harder and time consuming processes. Back in the earlier days wars were fought by hand to
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The American Dream is perceived differently by many. Some may claim The American Dream is being able to move up in society and prosper through work‚ initiative‚ and determination. Others may alternatively say it is to be able to say‚ think‚ and do what you want or in other words‚ have freedom. The answers to the question‚ “What is the American Dream‚” vary. I believe The American Dream is a feat accomplished by a minute collection of people that allows them to live how they want and be free from
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AUGMENTED REALITY Shafeek MACM 1. Augmented Reality The first true mention of augmented reality is in L. Frank Baum’s novel The Master Key. Printed in 1901‚ the book mentions a “character marker” set of electronic spectacles that when view someone through them would show a letter on that person’s forehead regarding their character. “I give you the Character Marker. It consists of this pair of spectacles. While you wear them every one you meet will be marked upon the forehead with a letter
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In “The Social Construction of Reality‚” by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann‚ the authors performed a sociological analysis of the reality of everyday life. The goal of the article was to analyze everyday life not in a scientific way‚ but in an empirical fashion. An empirical analysis was wanted most likely because the authors wanted to observe and analyze the everyday life from the multiple perspectives that it exists in‚ and not just from a completely scientific and logical viewpoint. Right
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In William Shakespeare’s 1606 play‚ Hamlet‚ the theme of reality versus appearance recurs throughout the play. The play‚ Hamlet makes references to how things appear versus the truth. Shakespeare’s Hamlet shows how things may not always be as they appear by the death of King Hamlet‚ Hamlet’s encounter with the ghost‚ the difference between feigning madness and real madness‚ and through the portrayal of a play within a play. The North American Edition of the Encarta® World English Dictionary
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originator of what we now call reality TV. In the 1950’s‚ came Truth or Consequence. In these programs people were recorded in their natural surrounds and their reactions to different situations. In the 1970’s PBS aired what would be the reality programming of our time in a show called An American Family. An American Family followed a family around in their real life and watched every personal moment unveil in front of them.” (Slocum‚ 2010) The research paper shows how reality TV provides negative values
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