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Formative Years and Teen Magazines Even before television and other modern day technologies, the media, in many shapes and forms, have been ever present in society. Whether it is newspapers, magazines, radio shows, or advertisements, the media have played a large role in determining society’s viewpoint and understanding of many issues. More recently there have been much controversy over the idea of female beauty standards and the effect the media have on them, particularly magazines that target…

Finders Keepers Have you ever lost money and were hoping someone would return it? Well, that's what Jack and Leah's problem is from the article “Finders Keepers” in the Scope magazine in January 2018 written by the editors. The problem is Leah thinks she should return the money and the other, Jack, thinks that he should not return the money because they found it so he thinks he has the right to keep it. I know if I lost my money I would want it back and I would hope someone would be kind…

Directed towards the visual presentation of Glamour magazine, the main objective of the research is to determine, ‘to what extent are black women represented’ as well as ‘in what manner are they portrayed’. This journal acknowledges the undeniable influence the images depicted in the various issues of glamour magazine have on its audience. Even though magazines do not tell their readers who they are and need to be, they do contribute to the framework in which they develop and make up their…

research is also conducted in this department. Public Relations in the Film: First impressions are very important, Andrea was very unorganised for her interview and was not appropriately dressed. For the business to be successful, it must maintain a Magazine professional image, especially since Andrea was applying for the position of Miranda 's assistant and thus would constantly be seen as 'the face of the business ' to clients walking in to Runway. It is also very important that employees…

Walking past the magazine stand, a specific one pops out to me. On the cover is a beautiful blonde girl dressed in workout clothes and a sports bra. With one knee bent, her body is leaned forward, her chest up, butt out, showing the curves of her body. Instantly, I stopped to take a closer look, and asked myself, “Who is that gorgeous girl”? I was instantly intrigued and wanted to know more about the girl on this cover. Who is she? Why is she on the cover of golf magazine? Why don’t I recognize…

demographic of the magazine itself as an access point. Subsequently, companies can choose which magazines to display their advertisement in, in order to reach a certain demographic. Magazine advertisements are made up of several signifiers which can be used to promote their product or service to the audience in different ways, as well as appealing to the dominant ideologies held by the target demographic. This essay examines how certain signifiers are used in a Budweiser magazine advertisement,…

W Dowd published a commentary about the close relationship between the United States and Great Britain as being the cornerstone of a peaceful world in ‘The American Legion Magazine”December 2016.Since the article is published in “The American Legion Magazine,” the readers are assumed to be veterans and patriotic. This magazine could also be found on tables in medical office waiting rooms so it would not be considered to be exclusive. The article is inclusive to any audience that may be…

propagandistic rhetorical texts. The recent controversial “Person of the Year” cover of TIME magazine showcasing a pensive President Donald Trump delineated in melodramatic shadows against a livid, uninspiring backdrop exists as a notable and salient rhetorical artifact within American social and media culture. As such, the magazine cover asserts a persuasive…

interesting article which raises a lot of issues concerning globalization and culture all over the world. I would like to discuss the Canadian Magazine Dispute. For me the dispute was motivated by genuine concerns because there was the need for the Canadian government to ensure that Canadian culture was not wiped-off through the widespread of U.S magazines which seemed to highlight more on foreign cultures. The question one will ask is “are those foreign cultures having negative implications…

For this assignment, I started with a two Cosmopolitan magazine and started flipping through the pages of them. At first, it seemed impossible to find an ad that objectified women in order to sell a product, that is until I hit the latest fashion trends pages. It was there that I was reminded how these images were similar to what I once wanted to emulate when I was older. In fact, due to mass media, I wanted to be the tall, big chested, leggy blonde with a great body. Oddly enough I got some of…