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Context The 2016 Nevada Senate race is one of the country 's most competitive races. Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, former Nevada Attorney General, and Republican Congressman Joe Heck are competing to replace the retiring Harry Reid. With both parties fighting to control Senate, this close race has attracted the attention of outside groups, including Freedom Partners Action Fund which created the anti-Cortez Masto ad “Driving Away Jobs.” The Ad The ad begins with a mother and her young daughter in the girl’s room. The next scene is of a family of four with two young children. The father is helping his young son get his backpack on for school. They are all smiling. During the scenes featuring the families the voiceover says, “In a tough economy, a paycheck can mean everything to your family.” The next image is of an “Uber Pickup” sign with the voiceover describing how “many Nevadans relied on Uber for work.” The voiceover continues with, “But after accepting $70,000 from taxi companies Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber.” This accusation is emphasized with the words “Catherine Cortez Masto” and an increasing dollar amount displayed underneath in larger numbers. When the amount gets to $72,626, the words “from taxi companies” appear underneath. The ad then cuts to a photo of Cortez Masto with the words “Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber” next to it. While the voiceover counts,“once, twice, three times...,” quotes appear from newspapers regarding legal actions taken…

the case with Stephen King, Stephen King’s postmodern novel Carrie blends fiction and reality to create a story that all teens can relate to. The american novel can be described in a multitude of ways. Novel is described as an extended narrative (Baldick 143). Baldick goes on to say, novels can be short, long, nonfiction, and can even be written in verse (Baldick 143). Novels are written for an audience so it must pack in detail no…

Braxton O’Dell Mrs.Ward Research Project 2 November 2014 Stephen Hawking and his Struggles with ALS What exactly is ALS? It has become one of the most popular topics in the media over the last year. All what seems to come to mind when you think about ALS is people dumping buckets of ice and water over their heads but it’s something much more than that. ALS is an illness referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The medical definition of ALS is, “a progressive…

Does watching the news make viewers laugh? Do they understand what the news show is trying to explain? Airing Monday through Thursday at 11:30pm, The Colbert Report, a television show, is a satire news show that displays an easier to understand form of news. The Colbert Report is a parody of the news show The O’Reilly Factor which takes on current controversial political issues. The star of The Colbert Report is Stephen Colbert. He plays a character on the show who is silly and sarcastic. The…

Exceptionalities of all kinds are commonly portrayed in modern media, and these portrayals vary in accuracy and the purpose that they serve. This may serve to create a variety of intended effects ranging from pity to anger depending on how the disability in question is portrayed. The movie The Theory of Everything, which stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones as Stephen and Jane Hawking, is a clear example of this type of portrayal. This film follows the life of the physicist Stephen Hawking as…

Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage Biographical Summary From 1871 until the end of the nineteenth century, Stephen Crane graced the world with his literary presence. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, as the son of a presiding elder of the Methodist Conference. Crane was the youngest in a family of fourteen children; his sister Agnes was often his sole caretaker. Throughout his boyhood, he traveled from city to city, under the heavy influence of the Methodist religion; he…

Stephen King is one of the greatest fantasy writer in the world. He published many short stories. Much of his fictions have been adapted to both large and small screens, although it usually plays best in the mind’s eye. The relations of king’s fiction with electronic media are many and complex. (King is considered one of the greatest fantasy writers because of the things that have happened in his past lifetime). (King 1) Stephen King was born September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine. When king was…

He shows that the media has the power to change the way people define racism and other social issues. For example in the shooting of African American youth, they can portray them as single individual events or events as part of an ongoing discriminatory practice of African-American men being 21 times more likely than their white counterparts to be shot dead by the police. The author cites Coates’s quote, “Journalism privileges what’s happening now over the long reasons for things happening,”…

Gore and horror are two types of popular genres used in various forms of media and literature. Gore: blood that has been shed, especially as a result of violence. Horror: an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust. Why do people like scary stories? —Because they are entertaining and want to experience feelings of fear and shock by simply reading a book or watching a movie. Critically claimed, classic that has both gore and horror elements was, The Omen. Released by 20th Century Fox in 1976,…

books, they’re all fact, no heart” -Stephen Colbert. As ironic as this quote may seem it is another example of Stephen Colbert’s comedic style, thick satire. “I Am America (And So Can You!)” is another fantastic presentation of Colbert’s conservative capitalist character already shown on the Colbert Report. The book addresses issues that Americans face as adults and current issues facing the nation, plus a note to the future. All these issues are taken on with humor and satire so as to make…