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The Ottawa Post Breaking News! Canadian Soldier Shot and Killed by a Terrorist! On October 22, 2014, Military attendant Nathan Cirillo, was shot and killed by Islamic terrorist while guarding a war memorial. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, apparent to be a madman, was the killer. “ He got out of his car with a blue and white checkered bandana covering his mouth, and a rifle in his hand. He ran up to one of the guards and shot him. Everyone was terrified” says an eyewitness, Sherrin Viscott. After he had shot Cirillo, Zehaf-Bibeau fled to Parliament hill, just up the road, with police on his heals. The murderer was finally shot and killed after many attempts. “ He kept firing back at us.” says a police officer that was in the chase , Steve Rition. After Zehaf-Bibeau was killed, the downtown core of Ottawa was on lockdown for several hours while police searched for potential additional threats.…

Robert Buckman was the first researcher to define bad news in 1994.He defined bad news as any information which negatively alters one’s expectations for the future, this definition is one of the most famous and common definitions of bad news. According this definition any situation where there is either a feeling of no hope, a threat to a person's well-being, risk of altering an established lifestyle, or any a message which conveys to an individual fewer choices in his or her life is…

Breaking News: There are reports of a school shooting, this simple phrase sends a chill down any parent’s spine. In recent years, as there have been lots of school shooting from an elementary school in Connecticut to a college in Arizona. Parents will always say that the safest place for any child is the home, but when they are away from the home they feel that the school grounds are the second best place for their child to be. If they would talk to those parents that sent their children to…

Anyone who’s watched American television knows all too well the trope of the bumbling husband who is constantly reprimanded by his naggy wife. In the hit AMC show Breaking Bad, this view is no different; While Walter White continues down his spiral into depravity as chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-kingpin, his wife Skyler is often portrayed as demeaning, argumentative, and a hurdle to leap over by both the audience and the characters. However, while many will argue that Skyler’s presense furthers…

Gilligan’s American crime drama television series called Breaking Bad can be categorized as an addiction for many viewers. Walter H. White can be considered as a genius chemist, but instead of working as a scientist and earning his well deserved fame and money, he works as a chemistry teacher in an Albuquerque, New Mexico High School. His already pathetic life is turned upside down after being diagnosed with stage three terminal lung cancer, and given a short amount of time left to live. In…

As consumers in the digital age, we are constantly exposed to news stories in a variety of different ways through digital media channels. Due to the vast amount of information available, different media channels are able to convey the same story in many different ways. Depending on the platform, consumers are exposed to a certain story, that may encourage different behaviors and highlight different information based on where they are viewing the story. Snapchat (Daily Mail), ABC News, and…

Breaking Bad is an AMC American crime drama television show created and produced by director Vince Gilligan. The show follows 50-year-old protagonist Walter White, a miserable, overqualified high school chemistry teacher, along with his wife, Skyler, their 15-year-old disabled son, Walter Jr, and an unexpected baby on the way. The White’s are first introduced to the viewers as a classic American, middle class family who appear to be struggling financially. In the very first episode, Walt is…

It is common to hear individuals with the hopes of starting a company or releasing a new product say that they are taking this step because they want to create a legacy for future generations. However, if everything goes wrong and they are unsuccessful, some pick themselves up and try again, while others end up working for another person and are bitter for the rest of their lives. This can get to a person 's head as the greed and the continual want for what they could have had, forces them to do…

Breaking News: Media Negatively Impacts People When I was younger, I stood on my tippy toes to reach the top of the television while stretching my arms up to put the VHS tape into the player. This massive TV was at least five feet tall and three feet wide with a big screen. My parents proudly placed it in the corner and moved all the furniture in a semicircle around it. When flat screens came along, we hauled the huge one down to the curb and replaced it with one that gave us more room,…

Breaking bad is a television show that follows a chemistry teacher who lives in New Mexico with his life and son. The protagonist, Walter White , is diagnosed with stage 3 cancer early on in the series and is given only two years to live. In order to secure his families financial state, White decides to enter into the world of drugs and crime. The series goes on to explore the daily life of White and his right hand man, Jesse Pinkman, and all of their adventures as drug lords. The show also…