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    In a world where social normes are created and shared trough popular global media, it becomes crutial for adacemia to analise and understand the information that is shared trough those chanells. In this regard, TV shows have been a significant driving force behind a new age of global social values, as well as instrumental in perpatuating some old- not always positive- norms (??) This paper avaluates the major characteristics of characters portrayed in the TV show Game of Thrones in an effort to…

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    What Are the Pros and Cons of Media Censorship? The limits that have been placed in this world, as far as are placed boundaries that have always been in place on the world, as far as media, communication and entertainment are concerned, are slowly lifting away. We now have the freedom to believe, think and say what we want. However, don’t you think there are some things that should be left unsaid? This is where the question about media censorship comes in; it is when things that are allowed to…

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    Immigration. It's in the news. It's all around us. In fact, we are all immigrants. Immigration is, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary, "an act or instance of immigrating; specifically: travel into a country for the purpose of permanent residence there." In a nutshell, this means that immigration is the act of one moving from its home country with the intention of living in a new country. For example, currently, the United States is having trouble with immigration. In 2015 alone, 1.38…

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    In this day and age, mass media itself comes in many different forms. From traditional media comprising newspapers, radio and television programmes, to new media, such as blogging, forums and social medias. With various forms of media being so readily accessible to us, it is inevitable that we hear all about the discord, disputes and dilemmas in both our society and internationally. When media can sow the seeds of discord in society and/or propagate existing societal dilemmas, can we really…

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    The pervasiveness of media in the recent years has brought about serious discussion regarding media representations of various groups. There is no question that media affects the way its audience view a particular reality that is presented. As Molloy said, “the media has a huge opportunity and responsibility to shape culture” (1). This is evident in media’s queer representation, which has evolved over time. Gone are the days when queer characters on television and films were a rarity. Queer…

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    Media is known to be the main principle many individuals look up to in today’s society. It is the root to stay focus and grab one’s attention in order to see what is going around in the world. Legalization of marijuana would be one expectation that would be occurring today. Although it is legal in California, it is still in process for the upcoming year of 2018. I came across different views about legalizing marijuana and they both are from different perspectives such as; a liberal view and a…

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    As William Bernbach once said, “An important idea not communicated persuasively is like having no idea at all.” It is true that the importance of writing persuasively on crucial matters is clear in many areas of life. One of the most important subjects about which it is important to write persuasively is politics. This is because of the way the media, especially when it comes to conspiracy theories, is constantly trying to persuade the people to believe different things, and the only way to make…

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    The reading is all about mass communication transforming into media communication. So what is the difference between mass communication and media communication? Mass communication has fewer channels than media communication; It has unified audiences while the latter has diverse ones; the people or the users are in control of what the message is in the media while in mass, the sender of the message is the one who is in control. These are just some examples of the differences between mass and…

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    Jess C Scott, a well known author and blogger, explains the relationship between people and the media through this quote "People are sheep. TV is the shepherd." Although media can enlighten citizens with helpful information media also portrays a "Mr. Hyde" disposition. Media has the possibility of taking individuality from a persons identity in present-day consumeristic society. In order to avoid losing orginality, a person must use a "discerning eye" to remain innocent from medias predisposed…

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    It seems absurd to think that someone ever said the Earth was flat or that the Earth was the center of the universe. However, as I go back and reflect on my thoughts, it is easy to say that I would never believe such things now, because someone has already challenged the conventional wisdom for me. But let’s just say that the Flat Earth Theory was still accepted to this day, would I go against the social norm and decide to challenge the beliefs of many well-known scholars? I think John Kenneth…

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