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Daily Lives and the Intrusion of Violence and Murder

mean that parents no longer truly raise their children? In all honesty the parents do raise the children. In some ways by allowing...

Foreign Policy and the Impact of the Media

attention as possible to whatever political plight they represent (Meyers, 1997). Media coverage is something that cannot be avoi...

Portrayal of Women in Griselda by Boccaccio, Brothers Menaechmus by Plautus, and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...

Race and Unfair Mass Media Representation

the stereotypical racial images portrayed in media today. Racism, which is the belief that skin color "determines intelligence, c...

Mass Media and Education

in a peaceful, complimentary relationship. To some extent, purpose enters the picture, and to this end, Villamizar (1997) suggest...

Crime Investigations and the Media's Role

has also led to accusations of copycat crimes. Overall, it has been determined that the best balance of this relationship is too m...

Mass Media and Global Communications

with the technology that allows instantaneous communication and fast transportation has made it possible to communicate to almost ...

Critique and Analysis of Wag the Dog Film by Barry Levinson

the message it conveys through incisive parody scary? Definitely. Barry Levinson is a veteran filmmaker who deftly employs a cyn...

Contemporary Women's Lives and Backlash by Susan Faludi

progress because of the biased portrayal of women by the media and society at large. In this regard, this book is...

Media and Language

returning a signal in some way that the message has or has not been understood (Watson/Hill). The purpose of written communication...

TMI News Coverage Back in 1979

editorials and newspapers articles, a student writing on this subject may conclude that indeed, there is some bias in various publ...

Media Monopoly and Ben Bagdikian's Views on Reform

(and most of them own all three types)? Control of the types of perspectives that are allowed into the cultures mainstream. They m...

Portrayal of Racial Stereotypes in the Media

to recognize the implications of such attitudes is the only way to fight against its continued allowance. Descriptions of such ra...

Mass Media and Audience

the media is used by some individuals and a recognition of the power of the media the situation is further complicated, and may le...

Function of Printed Media

been used before with old messages. However, when they are read it was possible to put them into a different order, to place diffe...

The Godfather and The Sopranos Italian American Stereotypes

that mirrors such interpretation as brought about by the likes of popular culture, but it has also been quite successful at reachi...

Brazil's Media

Brazils difficulties, and comparing it with the situation in the United States, an examination of theory is helpful. II. Theory:...

Society's Violence and Executions

the execution I felt an extreme compulsion to shower and shower and shower again. Eventually I realized that I felt filthy because...

Media Distortion

to take lightly. However, it appears that those who report the news do not take into consideration the very lives their stories a...

Women's Roles in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

the strongest women in the piece are the goddess Pallas Athena and Penelope, Odysseuss wife. In addition, although her part was sm...

Racism and Cognitive Dissonance

into a state of psychological dissonance, which, in turn, produces an unpleasant tension (Rudolph, 2003). According to Festinger, ...

AIDS and Media Advocacy Campaign

who are HIV positive or already in full-blown AIDS, inasmuch as 8,994 children under thirteen were diagnosed with AIDS, while anot...

Issues Permeating the 2004 Presidential Candidates

prescription drugs, I would choose Grandma every time" (Wise, 2002). Howard Dean mirrors Sharptons opinion that President is doin...

Islamic Women's Lives

Women had been treated as possessions of their husbands; Islamic law made the education of girls a sacred duty and gave women the ...

A Legal Courtroom Visit

the description of the room itself and the way the people orient to that room. There is, for example, the distinct separation of ...

Minority-Owned Media Outlets

is cause for serious concern (Rawls, 2003, See also Wilson and Gutierrez, 1995). "The cultural, economic and social gap between w...

Dining with Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice

herself to be more than just a social or racial icon. Instead, Condoleeza Rice has shown her ability to make decisions, be a part...

Twentieth Century and the Culturally Conflicted Media

cultural influence and at times, military advantage for the country. At the same time, the various forms of mass media have deve...

European Media Reporting of the Middle East

always accept way they are told is 100% accurate, so not only do audiences have to determine how to interpret the messages in the ...

Thoreau/Civil Disobedience

American people, Thoreau argues that the government "does not settle the West. It does no educate" that it is the American people...