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The political news media is an important part of the American democratic process. Using the democratic process to make decisions on who our next candidates or laws and acts our following candidates want to change in the next election. News media is a significant part of today’s culture. Which keeps our society well-informed about the political issues and topics discussed in order for us to seek change. News media is a large outlet of information for us to keep up with local, state, nation, and…

News happens 24 hours a day and is part of our daily life, keeping audiences informed of events happening locally, nationally and worldwide. As we watch our chosen news source, have you ever noticed any differences in the anchors delivering the news, how news worthy events are reported on and the many ways we can keep up on the breaking news. While there are many ways to get daily news, our focus is television news, looking at local ABC 7 Morning News and ABC World News Tonight. News Anchors…

Breaking Home Ties Critical Analysis Breaking Home Ties is one of many paintings by Norman Rockwell. It was created in 1954 and since then has been a well known painting to artists and art critics. The detail in the scene and expression on the two men’s faces make this picture a true masterpiece. With the expressions on the characters, one can clearly tell there is a story behind this one framed moment. The man on the left looks over worked and rather numb in the face, while the younger…

The title of my book is Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in the Twilight series. Breaking Dawn is a work of pure fiction, written by Stephenie Meyer. Most of the story takes place in Forks, Washington, Bella and Edward’s new cottage in the woods, and Isle Esme, which is Bella and Edward’s honeymoon spot. The story doesn’t give a specific time date, but it most likely takes place during present time. Bella Swan is 18 years old in this book of the series and was 18 years old when she was turned and…

Adolescent girls notice how things are gendered and how women are treated differently than men. These gendered differences between women and men can influence young girls’ minds and make them think that men are more superior to women. Twilight, a book saga written by Stephenie Meyer, can directly influence the thoughts of young girls and how they feel about their own sex. Widely known and loved by many, this series has some underlining meanings whether the author intended them or not. Foss…

bad thing for our society but, I believe social networking has a big positive effect on our society. A major reason social networking was created was so others can improve their friendship, get in contact with old friends or family, and also make new friends. For those who lost contact…

television shows and news programming literally at your fingertips, via the internet through mobile devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets, word about the dangers that are occurring throughout the world reach people more quickly. For example, older generations remember a time when they received newspapers two times a day, with the morning and evening papers. Not too long ago, before the rise of cable television in the 1980’s, people waited to get their television news through…

The new social media has not made for a more enlightened, connected and democratic society. Instead, it has used mechanisms to instill fear and mass hysteria to those following them and will continue to negatively influence and mislead people in the future. The traditional media that baby boomers have used is the newspaper. A newspaper passes through many editors and every person is assigned a single section, so you know your section well. Information is passed through journalists to writers…

In the digital age, Snapchat is an example of a new medium that has had a significant impact on society and technology. The immediacy of Snapchat created a new social platform for users to communicate, send pictures and even make video calls. Snapchat was created in 2011, with a ghost as their logo. In terms of photo sharing, this ghost symbol is based off the concept, “there, then gone”, but the app quickly became much more than just that (Drake, 1). The public’s desire for an application that…

The American news spends a lot of time discussing the events that take place Iran, Syria, Eqypt, England, and a few others. Some countries are not a majorly discussed country in the news in the United States. There are several others that could be mentioned more, as well. Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Denmark, Switzerland, and Sweden are just a few that we rarely hear anything about in our media. American news networks seem to only discuss a fraction of countries that make up the world.…