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Persian Gulf War and Iraqi Portrayal by the Media

were people that were also torn by the events of the war. Media coverage of those people, however, revealed an image that from an...

Prejudice Against Catholics in Television and Film

of priests are true servants of God and their parishioners but, as is always typical with the media, sensationalism sells. Therefo...

Media News 'Dumbing Down' as a Result of Commercialism

to a public that wants sound bites, simple stories, sensationalism and ideas that are not too complex. It does appear that news me...

Media Coverage and the Consumption of Alcohol

alcohol as a positively valued activity (Snyder, et al, 2000). In other words, drinking, as it is portrayed in ads for wine, liquo...

Children and the Effects of Media Violence

four hour per day programming incorporates all sorts of fare all the time. It is because of this trend, and the trend to ignore th...

Medical Treatment, Complimentary Alternative Medicine

a concept created by Andrew Weil, MD (2004). He claims that it refers to the best of both worlds and an integration of alternativ...

A Prototype for a Media Player

many of the present expectations associated with the various controls. This level of recognition helps with the interaction, as le...

Criticla Questions in Modern Society

government, constituting an educated elite while the rest of society was expected merely to follow and obey. Democracy is founded...

Media Messages Content Analysis

influence of the television news programs on the American public and on our understanding of political, social and international i...

Media Role, Urbanization, and Community

areas has become considerable. As de Cauter (2001) notes,...

Women's Freedom and the Detriment of Marriage

is exemplified by the nuclear family that leaves women unfulfilled. It is ultimately this missing part of life--or the lack of fre...

Hurdles Faced by Female Athletes Over Forty

healthy levels of physical activity" (Coe PG). Under the category of physiological aspects, one might readily apply the ele...

The Role of E-Zines in Society and Journalism

with the personality and distinctive approaches of Weblogs...Think of an e-zine as a periodical thats less commercial and more per...

Media and the Disability of Franklin D. Roosevelt

and how he handled this illness, its important to remember the very different era in which he lived. Today people are admired for...

Technological Determinism

of those who pursue technological determinism in its most extreme form believe that society is determined by technology -- that ne...

Past and Present War Propaganda and the Media

has essentially been an ineffective battle so far. In other words, while the media and government espouses the "was on terrorism"...

Perceived Threats, Overreaction, and Doctrine of Chemical Warfare Defense

to the reality of the threat. The government and the military must make every effort to develop a more rational approach regarding...

Louis Liebovich's The Press and the Modern Presidency

and the Executive Branch for the worse. To support his arguments, Liebovich offers a discussion of the relationship between these...

Jenkins' and Massumi's Look at Popular Culture

let the media do what it wants. Another question looms large. How does politics invade the culture? It seems that today, politics ...

Culture, Media, and Structuralism

General Linguistics" (published after his death of two of his students) discussed the development of the term "structuralism" and ...

Network Society Development

internet culture hpw information is obtained used, disseminated and then disposed of. 2. Media Usage As this is an essay that i...

Sex Crimes and the Media

justification than because of their color. However, law enforcement officials are not the only ones who misconstrue reality and p...

Rintaro's Anime Version of Metropolis

of the city have depth. These cityscapes are incredibly beautiful. Although there are futuristic features about the city, it is la...

An Evaluation and Historiography of the Vietnam Era's Antiwar Movement

but the battle was not a true victory by any means. Of course, one can still construe it as a turning point. Up until then, ther...

Overview of the Generation Gap

[was] ...especially intense and disruptive" (Smith, 2000). The 1960s and early 1970s saw the division between generations was base...

National Anthem and Tobacco Industry Congressional Proposals

years(OMalley 2003). However, even with this enormous award, which effectively gets the states off their backs, the tobacco compan...

Cultural Producers and Fans

literary authors, but also came to include all aspects of media industry, including artists (i.e., painters, sculptors, architects...

American Society and Body Image

is telling women that they should be very, very thin. While perhaps some women can shrug off such images--like Camryn Manheim who ...

Thibaut and Kelley's Social Exchange Theory of Communication

to determine the best possible behavior is not a new idea. This is basically what John Stuart Mill proposed with his philosophy of...

Presidential Campaigns, Debates, Elections, and Coverage by the Media

the transition in regards to technology used by the media in regards to political events can be seen in Borgna Brunners timeline i...