New Divide

Consequently, the bias of the news and media in their reporting of news has tainted the opinions of the American people. By creating a strict set of laws pertaining to the reporting of news, bias within reports will have to decrease; causing a less opinionated audience, people will feel better about themselves and humanity, and the United States will grow stronger as a country. The media in today’s world is far too opinionated. On a regular basis, the media and news…

years. It has allowed the average citizen to be further informed with their community and have an improved means to influence their government. As time progressed, it only made sense that a progressive development of news coverage was created. Unfortunately, in order to be prosperous, a news organization needs to have views and may resort to sensationalizing a story. This may lead to false assumptions and disorder and such acts are immoral for a Journalist. For the purpose of this paper…

Imagine setting up a new house and finding artifacts from another religion. In the story “This Blessed House” by Jhumpa Lahiri that is exactly what happens. The attitudes that Sanjeev and Twinkle have towards the Christian trinkets show their incongruities and highlight the differences in Sanjeev and Twinkle’s perspectives and the differences in their attitudes In the beginning Lahiri does a good job of setting up the incongruities of the couple’s relationship. A Hindu couple, Sanjeev and…

The United Methodist Church may soon undergo what “ten years ago would be considered a schism” due to the recent election of their first openly gay bishop, Karen Oliveto, this past November (MacDonald). This phrase is referencing the Great Schism of the Roman Catholic Church. As homosexuality is a highly controversial topic within the church, the United Methodist Church is in a unique position in regards to what they will and will not allow. Clearly stated in the church’s Book of Discipline is…

The advantages of online journalism in China Online journalism has thoroughly changed the way that how the traditional news is reported, written, designed and delivered in China. Less barriers to entry, unique convergence of text, audio, video, picture, information and comments, unlimited news display, rapidly spread, lowered distribution costs, and diverse online networking technologies, these incomparable features have led to the widespread practice of online journalism. According to CNNIC…

Migration in News Media Canada has a long history of humanitarian action welcoming refugees from all over the world. Starting on the year 1776 when 3,000 Black Loyalists came to Canada fleeing the American Revolution, the country has provided refuge to those escaping hardship. Thus, conventional wisdom would dictate that welcoming refugees is embedded in the country’s dominant cultural discourse. To explore this topic, this literature review will focus on three major themes found in how news…

Throughout the years, America has gone through a great revolution involving technology. With the technological revolution taking off news outlets have increased the various means by which they distribute information to the people. Increasingly a few media corporations took charge of a majority of the news the general public can access. As a result they controlled most of one’s ideas and imagination about the world. This control allows these conglomerates to influence the media they want the…

digital age, we are constantly exposed to news stories in a variety of different ways through digital media channels. Due to the vast amount of information available, different media channels are able to convey the same story in many different ways. Depending on the platform, consumers are exposed to a certain story, that may encourage different behaviors and highlight different information based on where they are viewing the story. Snapchat (Daily Mail), ABC News, and Hollywood Life, all…

2.1. The red sea Chapter fourteen of Exodus presents the account of the crossing of the Red Sea by the people of Israel. It is a significant event in the life of Jewish people because God allowed Moses to divide the sea into two. Scripture says: “The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on the right and on the left. The Egyptians pursued, and went into the sea after them, all of Pharoah’s horses, chariots, and chariot drivers.” Here we see God saves his…

Christian pastor and author Rick Warren quotes, "For unity 's sake, we must never let differences divide us. We must stay focused on what matters most—learning to love each other as Christ has loved us, and fulfilling his purposes for each of us and the church.” Thus, as the church we must focus on what unites us rather than what divides us, which is unity, based on Christ’s love. Love is the key component that empowers unity. The Biblical basis for racial unity begins simply with a timeless…