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give its viewers all sides. In fact, Fox News considers themselves as the “truth seekers” since several liberal reporters that worked in a conservative news channel, now works at Fox News. These reporters express their feelings towards the other mainstream media. The socially liberal side emphasizes the importance of balancing individual liberty and social justice. Libertarians have no problem accepting those who the conservative side might see as different. For instance, the liberal side…

generations has birthed new editions and approaches to the English language because the linguistics of rap and hip-hop are deeply rooted in Black English (B.E). In turn, hip-hop has created a gateway for B.E. to become integrated and used throughout the mainstream world. Linguist John McWorther stated, “Black English, especially the cadence, is becoming America’s youth lingua franca, especially since the mainstreaming of hip-hop.” The use of B.E. in something as commercial as hip-hop gave way…

Radio stations and music companies are very much controlled by consumers. At certain times during the day one can call into their favorite station and request a song of their choice. Big industry companies sign artist with huge commercial appeal in the hopes that consumers will buy anything the company puts out in support of their favorite artist. Younger generations in particular are very active and passionate about the music genres they like and support. Music and radio stations have an…

Before reading the articles I think the issue media bias will be a controversial topic. The articles appear to be op-ed pieces and their commentary will be directed towards the republican nominee political candidate Donald Trump. The first piece: The Mystery of Trump, Partially Explained, by Paul Berman gives the reader an idea of the current state of journalism. Paul Berman begins with a series of rhetorical questions, wondering how they failed to see this campaign coming and how America could…

The immigration problem in the United States has decreased the value placed on American citizenship. As author Matt Taibbi states, "It used to be that citizenship in a strong and healthy state was universally prized...but with citizenship comes responsibility and it turns out that not everybody wants those. (207-208)" Therefore, Taibbi conveys to the reader the process which local officials and Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) must go through in order to deport illegal immigrants.…

As I hear many people say for themselves, I also have a variety of music tastes. By this I mean that there are many songs I enjoy that come from a variety of genres, but they are usually considered mainstream. Songs I enjoy can come from American pop, hip hop, country, K-pop, punk, classical, and many other genres. My musical journey began with my family. My parents are Chinese who grew up in Vietnam, so I was exposed to Vietnamese children songs from CDs my mom brought from Vietnam and 80s…

I believe many people listen to politicians, clergy, or even celebrities based on emotions. People are always bashing on America’s mainstream media, or “fake news” but never really consider how fortunate we are. Sure, our mainstream media makes some mistakes and have biases towards some sort of political spectrum, but at least its factual. I watched a couple of Middle Eastern news channels such as those in the Gulf, Egypt in Yemen…

Rayaan Chowdhury Film and Lit Professor Prestridge December 8th, 2017 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Literature has always been regarded as the mirror of the community/society. The content used in literary writing is inspired by the environment in which the author is placed. Thompson is not an exception because he uses the environment in which he was placed to air his views about the American society. Hunters uses his creativity in the narrative to reflect on America. In his book, he…

crisis centers are different from mainstream organizations by being populated mostly by women. They operate with minimal budgets because of the size of the center. They are origin in the anti-rape movement and focus on the victims’ emotional state. They do RCC’s mobilize unobtrusively, which is nonviolent and non-confrontational activism. By mobilizing, they see first-hand the bad actions and polices to the public. they don’t have a problem to accuse mainstream organizations of a second…

Calixto 1 Marco Calixto Instructor: Jamie Schulman Soc 103: Section 1 11/27/17 Paper Report Subculture: Greasers The term “subculture” is defined in the dictionary as “a culture within a broader mainstream culture, with its own separate values, practices, and beliefs.” Studying subculture in the perspective of a sociologist, is to understand and comprehend a specific culture. In today’s modern society of America, there are many variety of subcultures that a sociologist can examine…