Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres hosted the award show that evening and took a ‘selfie’ with a large amount of other celebrities. The photo (selfie) was taken on a Samsung smartphone and created a large amount of attention on social media. I have seen this photo on all forms…

Millions of people die every year from starvation and/or disease. We do not need wars to reduce our population any more. If people’s first instinct was to find diplomatic and peaceful solutions or compromises the world would be a happier place. Alternatives to war are better because they are peaceful, less harmful, more ethical, and they can unite people. War alternatives are much more peaceful because they don’t involve hurting other people. If countries were to have a chess match or…

Day after day, minute after minute, terrible tragedies worldwide occur and we watch and listen. We experience them and live them. There are different ways people can react to these events, some will grieve and forget, and others will stand up and demand change. Malala Yousafzai and Emma Gonzales, two very important people that lived through some terrible moments, still demanded change and made it their life’s purpose to help and support others. As they have many similarities, including…

The gay rights movement is arguably one of the biggest social movements our country, and this world, has ever seen. On the American home front, the fight for gay rights has been active for ninety years, since the creation of the Society for Human Rights, the first gay-rights organization. In the 20th century, the movement garnered some significant accomplishments, but by the time the century came to a close, gay couples were still lacking something significant: the right to marriage. In 1996,…

Who is your role model? Is it a upbeat positive celebrity like Taylor Swift , Ellen DeGeneres or Johnny Deep? Or is it a stone cold celebrity like Kanye West , Kim Kardashian or Miley Cyrus. Some people may think all celebrities give negative impacts to us no matter how good they do and that they are not supposed to be categorized as role models. However I define a role model as a person who inspires us to do good in life. So I believe that celebrities can be categorized as role models. However…

themselves, he says “it seems that although some of this is due to the combined impact of racism and homophobia, some of this continues to be a consequence of problems within the black community.” (Dudley 192) Dudley goes on to provide examples on how Ellen DeGeneres, and Rosie O’Donnell are condoned for coming out as being lesbian, and those of color who come out, aren’t as accepted. The author does a good job of providing us with facts on black LGBT persons throughout the years to help…

One tremendous mark in history was the legalization of same sex marriage in June of 2015. The liberal media has also assisted in the increased acceptance of sexuality. Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and Miley Cyrus are open and activists for their sexualities. Ellen is an activist for the gay community and participates in the movement by presenting her sexuality in a positive manner. Miley Cyrus has raised awareness for sexual fluidity by discussing her own sexuality in an…

In the chapter Peeing in Jars with Boys (page 124) she discovers the male tradition of peeing in jars and leaving them strewn around the writer’s offices at SNL. She uses this example as a way to marginalize the difference between women and men comedy writers and comics. At one point, she questions if this was a test by the urinators; if you see the jar and ignore it, you are accepted. She dispels this theory saying “…they didn’t really give a fuck whether you came in the room or not” (Fey, 125)…

Commercialization and marketing have shown to play an important role in the mass media and companies. First of all, chapter seven of Media in Society discusses how economics has connections with the mass media and businesses through various approaches. Subsequently, commercialization has affected the release of new products with product placement and advertising, and marketing has also influenced children and the younger generation. Video games also have shown to be an excellent source of…

Seneca, an ancient Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist, once said, “Every beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Teen activists have realized this; the end is only the beginning of something newer, and better. Teenage activism is a teen who acts positively upon a issue, changing it for the better, and influencing others to do the same. They continue reaching and speaking out to bring attention to a problem that can be changed to make the world a better place. Ultimately, teen…