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studying the media, political reporting and the media’s role in shaping public opinion (Laughey 2007). Gerbner’s cultivation theory is flawed in that its research and findings have failed to be replicated, a major issue in social science research (De Fleur & Ball-Rokeach 1989). Gerbner also failed to separate the entertainment and information aspects of television, which negatively impacts its usefulness in studying the political effects of the media on the audience. Agenda setting is recognised…

course) for a healthy weight loss. When serotonin is low, you get stressed and the stress hormone cortisol makes you reach out for comfort foods and thereby impacting your waistline.[ref]Dallman, Mary F., Norman Pecoraro, Susan F. Akana, Susanne E. La Fleur, Francisca Gomez, Hani Houshyar, M. E. Bell, Seema Bhatnagar, Kevin D. Laugero, and Sotara Manalo. "Chronic stress and obesity: a new view of “comfort food”." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100, no. 20 (2003):…

What used to be adjacent to the Mississippi River, Fort de Chartres is located roughly four miles west of the village of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. The original fort that was Fort de Chartres deteriorated after the banks of the Mississippi consumed the fort piece by piece. The recreation of the fort lies further away from the Mississippi river today, and is as of 2016 not a complete rendition of how the site was. Fort de Chartres was also not a single fort but a succession of four forts. The…

Founders Day Ceremony The Founders Day Ceremony can be found in the Chapter Ritual Book on page 83 and in the Book of Ritual for Alumnae Associations on page 29. Historical Context: The Founders Day Ceremony dates from 1949 when Elizabeth Reigart Gilchrist, Psi Cornell, prepared it for the Washington, D.C., alumna celebration of Founders Day. It was put into ceremonial form by Helena Flinn Ege, Gamma Epsilon, Pittsburgh, former Fraternity President. In more recent times, it was edited by…

objectified to male domination. This idea has been portrayed in, film, literature and history. This idea is shown in the novel The great gatsby written by F, Scotts Fitzgerald, The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood, Sins of the father written by Fleur Beale and The colour Purple Directed by Steven Spielberg. Through theses texts there is a successfully reflection of powerless women in different settings and the display of the idea that women are inferior to men. Women are either abused…

The middle card in the middle shows the directions. As the needle would settle, the marked end would point toward magnetic north. But as engineers and scientists did more research about magnetism in conclusion to that the combination changed into fleur-de lis design, which is still seen in our day. Historians think that China was first to discover to use these gadgets for navigation. Before, compasses were most likely used as backups for when we could not see the sun, stars, or other landmarks.…

had a significant impact on other prominent writers in America. He had a hug influence on Charles Baudelaire who played a huge role in translating most of Poe’s literary works into the English language. Best known for his poetry collection tiles Les Fleurs du Mal (Flowers of Evil), Baudelaire idolized Poe. Poe was recognized for his focus on the dark side of human nature. He is regarded as the father of detective writing, and had a direct influence on the writer of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan…

In Louise Erdrich’s enthralling novel Tracks, Pauline Puyat is a young woman of Chippewa and Canadian descent. Throughout the course of the story, it is abundantly clear that Pauline wishes nothing more than to shed her Native American culture. Instead of embracing her Chippewa roots, she wants be like her mother, “who showed her half-white”, and her grandfather, who was “pure Canadian” (Erdrich 14). While it is easy for the reader to assume that Pauline is willingly rejecting her Chippewa…

In Fleur Gabriel’s “Sexting, Selfies and Self-Harm”, social media present new possibilities for expression and sociality, but the effect that social media are having on young people is a subject of considerable academic and public concern. Social media has…

Coca-Cola has produced thousands of advertisements since the company’s creation with the goal of appealing to a broad range of consumers. Stylistically, Coca-Cola advertisements have changed over time, but their goal remains the same. This paper will use two Coca-Cola advertisements, one released in the United States in 1886 and the other in The Netherlands in May 2015, to discuss the delicate balance between using generalized advertisements compared to a more personalized style. Both of the…