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Communication theories include the following: • Development Theory • Audience Theory-Uses and Gratification • Computer Mediated Communication • Attraction-Selection-Attrition Framework • Medium theory However, the theories can be explained by stating that: 1. Development theory: This is a Classical theory that describes the need for the media to take position as agents of development, and ensuring to meet the cultural, social, political and economic needs of the country. Nora C. Quebral…

Facebook is protected under federal law from releasing the data and information of its patrons because it is an Internet Service Provider. 18 U.S.C. § 2702 (2012); Crispin v. Christian Audigier, Inc., 717 F. Supp. 2d 965, 991 (C.D. Cal. 2010). As § 2702 does not have an exception for civil suits, Facebook’s policy is to not respond to subpoenas seeking users’ content. Information on Civil Subpoenas, Law Enforcement…

The definition of cool is dependent on the unique characteristics and popularity that allows something to stand out among other things within mainstream society. Characteristics, including the novelty, the design, the function, and the overall appeal, are what make something “cool” to us, and these characteristics are most evident in trends related to clothing and fashion. Clothing functions as not only a social necessity, but also a versatile mean of self-expression and cultural identity. The…

Chrystal Castro Professor Dobson English 1A 3 Pm 9 December, 2015 Rough Draft 1 Essay 3 The older generation would agree that youth culture is very different especially in its linguistic evolution. Today’s vocabulary has gained and lost several meanings and context of usage for a variety of words. With today’s slang and negative connotations, our society is drowning in sarcasm and rudeness which creates new pejorative meanings for words that meant almost the exact opposite. The popular…

blockbuster film, it does a very job in how it crafts the relationships between specific characters. Though Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is facing a struggle to get back home, there’s another struggle occurring in the movie between his father, George (Crispin Glover), and town bully, Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson). By tracing their acting and relative staging of these two in certain shots, a narrative between them becomes all the more clear, a representative battle of the outspoken against the…

The town Blake comes to settle down is called Machine. The train fireman (Crispin Glover) asks Blake why he would travel, “all the way out here to hell” (Dead Man 1995). His statement is not one of excitement in being a part of “its openness” (Cawelti 23). His face actually is a precursor to what the town of Machine looks like…

Pirates of the Caribbean is a fictional series based on a captain named Jack Sparrow. Sparrow isn’t your average captain, for he is a pirate and a troublesome one at that of course. The series setting goes back in history when the world was ruled by the British Empire, the East India Trading Company (EITC) and the Spanish Empire, as pirates raid the sea defining any laws that come their way. There is a total of four movies out with a new one to be released this year. Each movie portrays Jack…

Many people in our society have been taught, starting in their early years of life, that they should be obedient to those older than them or those placed in a position of authority. Being taught from a young age that disobeying will lead to harsh consequences. But what if one is asked to do something that doesn’t aline with their personal morals? Why is it that most people in society seem to act under compulsion when faced with things they don’t care to do? What makes it so hard for them to…

Are we winning the War on Drugs? Most opinions are split 50/50 on this question. One thing is for certain, Mexico is the biggest exporter of drugs into the United States. This epidemic has created wide-spread problems for both countries; the Mexican drug cartel has crippled their country with violence and political corruption and it has affected the United States in a social-economic way. First, let me give some reasons and history around the U.S./Mexican “Drug War”. The two major…

The music in the film plays a vital role in allowing the audience to understand the intentions and inner conflicts of the characters. In doing so, the film music can allow the mental illness that a character is experiencing to come to life on the screen, and allow the audience to relate to that character’s emotional state. Additionally, there are instances where the film music tries to do the opposite and play off of another character, and against the protagonist’s inner thought and feelings,…