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Introduction to media and cultural study – assignment 2 Lam Lok Yin 23rd October 2014 Social campaigns are cultural texts which produce and challenge established meanings, values, identities, practices, and social structures like the ways of knowing, seeing, and being, and what could say. The purpose of this essay is to identify and analyse the discourse that are central to a social campaign and discuss the socio-political effects the campaign produces. This essay will be analysing a social…

In today’s society, most of the relationships presented in books, movies, TV shows, and other media are romantic in nature. However, “This Is Not a Love Song” by Brendan Mathews veers away from that normal occurrence. Although some of the relationships that are presented in the story are romantic, the main focus is on the constant friendship between the narrator and Kat, the subject of her many photographs. Mathews uses a unique and interesting sort of snapshot vignette style of writing that…

Segregation has been a problem for many years. This has been a common issue between African Americans and Caucasians. Early on, the government legitimized the belief of inequality. According to the Smithsonian, a world renowned archive of historical data, “Beginning in the 1890s, southern states enacted literacy tests, poll taxes, elaborate registration systems, and eventually whites-only Democratic Party primaries to exclude black voters” (Smithsonian National Museum of American History). This…

Animal Abuse in South Korea South Korea farmers are brutally murdering dogs and cats for cheap meat. The animals are held in tight, small cages made of chicken wire or thin metal. The cages are suspended a little bit above the ground and are not weather acclimated. Due to the small wire and tight spaces, their paws can become damaged. It is also is difficult for them to stand or move around in these small cages for long periods of time because they are packed so tightly in them. Little puppies…

Because Appetite For Love holds such a treasured place in my heart (I got to interview both male leads--Andrew Walker and Marcus Rosner--and they were kind enough to let a novice feature them), I often find myself going back to my review of that film and attempting to connect with the supporting cast of that momentous film. In the case of Antonio Cayonne, I was so pleased to see that he is again being featured in a Valentine's film on Hallmark, and it was a great joy when he agreed to answer a…

Around the world the United States of America is known to be the home of the free, then how is it that the United States of America is also home to a fifth of the world’s prison population which is the highest in the world, and that number is only continuing to grow. Many Americans know that there are many issues associated with having “2,220,300” (Kaeble, Glaze 2) prisoners in the United States, but they fail to comprehend why that number is so high. Americans are consistently finding their…

The creation of the internet and social media has permanently changed how people interact with one another. Millions of people log on to the internet daily for the purpose of interaction. Additionally, according to Nils Smith, social media is the most popular activity on the internet. This twenty-first century phenomenon is a great opportunity for churches to capitalize on this innovative technology using it as a ministry tool for evangelism. Thousands of people use social media daily, but…

Brendan Eich made people mad in the Mozilla Corporation by donating money to this organization, however it was not until after he was made CEO until anyone said anything about it. People of the corporation signed a petition that Eich should resign as a CEO…

Before reading the novel The Quiet American, I never suspected that one of the themes or the overall message of the novel would be the betrayal which occurs between human beings. This novel supports a saying that my grandmother always tells me when I tell her that I have been betrayed by someone very close, she says, “You never really get to fully know a person.” Besides the novel 's drama of love and war, honesty and deception, I would argue that it projects a big message which is the betrayal…

still an issue. Therefore, women began participating more in public. This was the beginning for women to have the ability to become activists, writers, artists and workers, etc. The feminist movement is a milestone in the American history. Based on Brendan argument early equal rights of feminism in the twentieth century was embodied by Alice Paul. Paul had a believe that she will win and accomplish equality for all women. Another important author is, Jane Addams qualify, and she is considered a…