Katie Couric

The United States is 90th in the world with regards to women in national legislatures and not one of the 67 countries to have a female President or Prime Minister. Women in media are portrayed as “catty, decorative, stupid, natural enemies and not to be trusted.” Successful women are asked who will take care of their children and are more likely to be described as emotional or in emotional terms all of which equate to being unfit to hold office. Men also set the standard of what a leader looks like and this inhibits women, because they have to walk the line between “masculine” and “feminine” in order to fill what a leader looks like without being to “bitchy” or a “boner shirker.” Katie Couric also describes how she has to look good on TV, but also professional enough, but the media will still solely concentrate on her looks and choice of clothes. When the media focuses on these aspects of women they take away women’s accomplishments and diminishes their power. The default of society is patriarchy and the media plays into this view. With media becoming increasingly powerful, the messages they send about women become even more important and influential in their…

persuasive. The documentary Culture High explains why the government doesn’t want to legalize weed. The government may hide behind regulations and substances to make the citizens okay about the things that they are doing. Fed Up and CitizenFour both contain primary knowledge of the government wrong doing. I understand what the government is here for and what they are trying to do, but it shouldn’t happen at the expensive of its citizen’s privacy and well-being. The government is not all to…

They use this technique in a very humorous way. One important element for any persuasive argument is to sympathize with the audience. Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel, being as popular as they are, share the same confusion about the new features and technologies the car offers. (0:29-0:45). This laughable confusion between the two is something the audience can share and sympathize with. Sympathy is also achieved in this advertisement by telling a short story through an amusing skit rather than…

performed a cold open sketch of Katie Couric interviewing Sarah Palin during the presidential election of 2008. Tina Fey impersonates Sarah Palin, while Katie Couric is portrayed by Amy Poehler. The two comedians mock an actual interview done by the potential vice president and journalist that was performed a few weeks prior. The 7 minute cold open, which is longer than most of their sketches, contains a plethora of communication methods to better enhance the intended message. The extensive use…

our daily sugar intake should only be 4-6 teaspoons of sugar but Americans on average are taking in about 41 teaspoons a day. This is a huge problem, literally. The reason for the obesity epidemic in the United States is because the food industry is not only adding more sugar than needed to foods but not adding fiber as well in order to balance it out. Is it true that it is everyone else’s fault that they are overweight because they are not eating right and exercising? Katie Couric and…

competitive sports. There’s one half that says that it’s too much money and the possibility of injury. The other side is that sports teach important life lessons like teamwork, fair play, and even not to be a bad loser. Competitive sports are helpful for children but, they can also end up hurting the child. Sport are physical and healthy for a person but there’s the possibility of injury. Sports can encourage friendships but, they can also be hard on children because of the school work they…

Response to “Gender Revolution” In her television documentary “Gender Revolution,” Katie Couric an American journalist meets with the leading scientists, surgeons, and experts of their field to answer questions regarding gender identity. Couric states that not too long ago “it use to be so simple, you were a boy or you were a girl, girls wear pink boys wear blue, girls played with dolls boys played with trucks, but that was then.” nowadays it's more than boy and girl when it comes to gender…

Many things happen in the world which the social media records as being real or fake. People find the need to post fake news around the time of serious events and get people to believe them. In the article “5 Reasons Why People Share Fake Photos During Natural Disasters,” the author pinpoints some of the psychology behind their actions. One of the most interesting ways he pinpoints his psychology is through the use of Allusion. While he explains his reasoning he gives concrete details to…

Katie Couric from CBS said “sports don't only give kids confidents it can also give them more rewarding friendships.” (0:18-0:19). What Katie is saying is that sports can give kids the opportunity to make new friends that can last a lifetime. This is why schools should continue to fund sports because it can make kids more social. Katie also said “the research confirms something we all learned in school, being a jock can make you popular”(0:25-0:30) From the research Katie told us says that if…

Writer's’ Digest Dexter Probe is very smart, tall and blonde, with melting looks. In high school, he wanted to become something big in life; he desired to be something not many kids dreamt of. So he started writing about the economic and cultural impact in the world. He was encouraged by one of his favorite teachers, when she saw talent in Dexter. He always wanted to grab the attention of others and be the person everyone knew. He wanted people to have a new outlook on life and people to…