Essays Tagged: "s media"
Media Trends applied to Mad Magazine
MAD Magazine is a counter culture publication that was founded in the 1960's by William M. Gaines. The magazine sa ... as founded in the 1960's by William M. Gaines. The magazine satirizes everything from popular television and entertainment, to important political issues and government leaders. Despite the fact that ... tertainment, to important political issues and government leaders. Despite the fact that MAD contains no advertisements, it has flourished for more than three decades and is still widely read today.In ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Construction of one's self identity in today's society.
Constructing identity in today's media saturated world is not an easy task. For with a simple flip of t ... identity in today's media saturated world is not an easy task. For with a simple flip of the television channel or a turn of a magazine page there at our disposal is a vast array of possible identity ... urn of a magazine page there at our disposal is a vast array of possible identity models. In modern society identity is perpetually unstable it must be chosen, created and constructed with reference t ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
The Short Term Psychological Effects of Mature Rated Video/Computer Games on Young Children.
When one says video games are bad, in an emotional sense, and furthermore have no other comments as to why vi ... eo games are bad, in an emotional sense, and furthermore have no other comments as to why video games are bad, one would assume that video games are bad. Having heard no other opinion on the matter, d ... uld assume that video games are bad. Having heard no other opinion on the matter, deeming video games as bad would be logical reasoning. This was my first problem. I have neither read nor heard anythi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Anorexia.
An eating disorder is a way of using food to work out emotional problems. These illnesses develop because of emo ... of using food to work out emotional problems. These illnesses develop because of emotional and/or psychological problems. Eating disorders are the way some people deal with stress. In today's media a ... s. Eating disorders are the way some people deal with stress. In today's media and society, teenagers are pressured into thinking that being thin is the same thing as being happy and beautiful. The tw ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Professional Athletes as Role Models.
Professional Athletes as Role ModelsSports have played a major role in society since the beginning of man ... as Role ModelsSports have played a major role in society since the beginning of man. From the Greeks to present day, the influence of great athletes has been tremendous. However, today's media has el ... day, the influence of great athletes has been tremendous. However, today's media has elevated sports and the people who play them. Athletes are seen all over the place, we see them in commercials, on ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Compares domestic abuse in current society to a book known as Black and Blue.
Have you ever noticed how the divorce rate in the United States has rapidly increased within the past fifty years? As you can see, families are splitting up ... within the past fifty years? As you can see, families are splitting up left and right, mainly because couples just don't get along with each other, but a majority of it is due to domestic abuse. Dome ... es just don't get along with each other, but a majority of it is due to domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is not just when someone is getting hit, but it is also when there is verbal abuse getting tossed ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Present Government and Bush
The president's secret Thanksgiving trip to Iraq prompted predictable gushing from major media. As we head ... ret Thanksgiving trip to Iraq prompted predictable gushing from major media. As we head toward a presidential election, mainstream media and their pundits are telling us Bush will be difficult to beat ... election, mainstream media and their pundits are telling us Bush will be difficult to beat. What mass media don't discuss much is their own role in public opinion and public ignorance, two measures t ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
The reputation of anyone who is subjected to media scrutiny will eventually be diminished
The intensity of today's media coverage has been greatly magnified by the sheer number and types of media out ... een greatly magnified by the sheer number and types of media outlets that are available today. Intense competition for the most revealing photographs and the latest information on a subject has turned ... most revealing photographs and the latest information on a subject has turned even minor media events into so-called "media frenzies". Reporters are forced by the nature of the competition to pry ever ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
The Effect Of War
War is only the pointless killing of innocent people and soldiers in a conflict that could be easily sett ... ple and soldiers in a conflict that could be easily settled by more humane, economic, and mature ways. War is a chaotic, inevitable event that I personally don't agree with, but oddly provides the con ... rsonally don't agree with, but oddly provides the conditions for a new and better future. The mindless destruction and reckless mayhem caused by war is unnecessary and very costly. In World War I alon ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
"Telling the truth is often difficult, at times there is a temptation to see it as undesirable" Discuss with reference to Frontline and related texts.
"Telling the truth is often difficult, at times there is a temptation to see it as undesirable"Discuss with reference to ... there is a temptation to see it as undesirable"Discuss with reference to Frontline and related texts.In looking at the media and society today, we can see that the media's drive for ratings, and the ... he media's drive for ratings, and the difficulty in telling the truth can lead to the temptation to see it as undesirable. Telling the truth can be difficult, as, when facts are changed, the lie can b ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
This essay attempts to decribe beauty and what it truely is!
Beauty is a word that is used quite a bit in today's society, but do people really know what it means, or is ... in today's society, but do people really know what it means, or is it just another word in the English dictionary? Beauty can mean many different things to many different people: it's doubtful that on ... n mean many different things to many different people: it's doubtful that one could get a full understanding of the word just by looking it up in the dictionary. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
AOL-Time Warner: An Issue of Ethics
Was America On Line (AOL) and Time Warner a match made in heaven, or not? Many think not. And, if AOL ... Time Warner a match made in heaven, or not? Many think not. And, if AOL had been forthright about its subsidiary, AOL Europe, perhaps the terms of the merger would have never happened, or been altered ... rope, perhaps the terms of the merger would have never happened, or been altered. It is too late to speculate now. Although AOL made a poor decision in the months prior to the merger; they have paid a ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Homosexuality in the Media
Over the course of four weeks television programs as broadcasted by Time Warner cable within the Trinity Universi ... ur weeks television programs as broadcasted by Time Warner cable within the Trinity University campus were tracked. The objective of the experiment was to find patterns concerning homosexuality and th ... cked. The objective of the experiment was to find patterns concerning homosexuality and the way it is presented to the audience through television. I suggest that although one might think that exposur ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
"The Myth of the Ideal Woman."
What makes today's women believe that they, in their natural state, are inherently not good enough? Many fema ... lieve that they, in their natural state, are inherently not good enough? Many females, from teenagers to middle aged women, read magazines such as Seventeen, Allure, Vogue, Jane, and Glamour, which ar ... men, read magazines such as Seventeen, Allure, Vogue, Jane, and Glamour, which are filled with dozens of models with couture bodies and flawless faces. This is one of many reasons why women are so pre ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Identity.
Creating an identity in today's media drenched world is not a simple task. With a turn of a magazine page or an easy flip of the T ... not a simple task. With a turn of a magazine page or an easy flip of the TV channel there at our disposal is a huge array of potential identity replicas. In contemporary society, identity is continuo ... ay of potential identity replicas. In contemporary society, identity is continuously unstable; it must be selected, constructed and created with reference to inevitable surrounding media traditions. T ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
This essay is about what makes a hero in our society.
If you ask a teenager who their hero is, chances are names such as Fifty Cent, Angelina Jolie, and Brad Pitt ... chances are names such as Fifty Cent, Angelina Jolie, and Brad Pitt are going to come up. In today's media driven world, people have ahard time telling the difference between celebrities and real-lif ... world, people have ahard time telling the difference between celebrities and real-life heroes. It is not that some of these celebrities are not heroes; celebrities can definitely be real-life heroes. ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
"Generals Die in Bed" by Charles Harrison - While many of the girls are portrayed as a tease for the vulnerable soldiers, there is still a warm, affectionate image shown by the author
In today's media-engulfed world, it seems that if a company wishes to make any sort of profit, it needs to ad ... hat if a company wishes to make any sort of profit, it needs to advertise half-naked women before its customers will become even remotely interested in the product. One can see it in music videos as w ... ome even remotely interested in the product. One can see it in music videos as well. Turn on Much Music and there's a good chance you'll be overwhelmed by a rap video featuring a number of scantily cl ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Violence in the Media
Since the beginning of time, humanity has used violence for entertainment. The Romans forced gladiat ... has used violence for entertainment. The Romans forced gladiators to fight to the death in the colosseum. Medieval nobility watched knights joust (Goldstein). Violence is a very large part of today's ... bility watched knights joust (Goldstein). Violence is a very large part of today's media. It reflects the violence of society and is very entertaining and profitable. The effects of exposure to violen ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
CARQUEST- Intro to a indepths proposal
The use of new innovative functions to create a new standard Car quest will use the Internet and many res ... ve functions to create a new standard Car quest will use the Internet and many resources that couples with today's media sources. For instance, Car quest runs a Busch series race stated CARQUEST 300 w ... Car quest runs a Busch series race stated CARQUEST 300 which they run major promotion through television media the NASCAR Busch series website and their own sponsored race car driven by Kyle Busch. An ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Middle-Eastern Depictions in the Media
Have you ever seen a movie or a television show where the main character is a 'good and innocent' Arab? Can you th ... a television show where the main character is a 'good and innocent' Arab? Can you think of an Arab superhero or a Middle-Eastern person being 'the good guy that everyone likes'? Movies and television ... o or a Middle-Eastern person being 'the good guy that everyone likes'? Movies and televisions never seem to depict Arabs, or even just those who are Islamic, as positive. When an American sees an Arab ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media