The Media's Influence On The Modern World

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During the dates of world war 2 and even the days leading up to it, information about the mistreatment of the Jewish people was not unknown however it was not taken seriously either , because nobody knew possible death awaited those who were turned away it was widely believed they would just go back to where they lived and try as best they could . Even the media have purposely put less importance on the affairs of what was occurring to the Jewish people in Europe. Reason being that many american’s still remember the repercussions from the last time they entered european affairs. It lead to a war with devastating losses and then economic turmoil which affected economies globally. With that , it is easy to see why many wished to not shine a light on what was happening. The world has changed so much since the days of such a blind society with altered filters. The information that is released can be available so much more easily that we could never not know …show more content…
A new innovation of warfare focused on causing the most casualty as possible with almost similar guerrilla warfare tactics. They completely changed the world opinion of the Islamic culture and put the spotlight right onto the middle east. Today the violence in that area of the world is huge yet we can still call it one of the most peaceful times on earth. Everyday messages come out of that area encouraging people to commit acts of terror wherever they might be in the name of god. This of course raises huge concerns because the modern world today is very diverse and complex. People of different races life on almost every inch of the world.
What are you going to do when you learn that one of your ethnic neighbors is being told by the origin of his culture to commit horrible acts? You can choose to believe he won 't do such a thing but is that the end of the story? Would you be without a reason of a doubt have full trust in

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