Media Essays

Between 1833 and 1846, education reform faced significant obstacles due to various factors. These included the efficiency argument, the economic argument, and the knowledge argument, which claimed that education was unnecessary for the working class. It is difficult to prioritize one factor over the others as they were all distinct but equally responsible for the […]

During the 1930s, it became apparent that Germany was readying for war and Britain needed to do likewise. Through its remilitarization of the Rhineland and invasion of Austria-Hungary, Germany showed poor negotiation abilities on the global platform by breaking both the Locarno and Versailles treaties. The policy of appeasement, which entailed accepting reasonable requests from […]

The palpating is given its own personality by a striking vibrancy. The color fields and lines have a strong narrative quality that immediately engages the viewer in their dialogue. The organic ochre juxtaposed with the manufactured colors of the lines emphasizes every change in value and temperature. The white line is a premeditated guideline for […]

Bunny Boy and Harmony Korine The title of the movie gives the viewer an idea of what the film will be about: redneck inbreds. Harmony Korine wrote and directed Gummo: he made the movie to please himself and then the audience. He claims to be a realist writer/filmmaker when he states “realism, even if fictional, […]

Orthographic Projection is a way of visualizing different views of an object from there different sides such as a top view, front view, side view, the object is rotated so that the viewer viewing the object can see each individual side as the part is rotated. These Views are then drawn on a sheet of […]

In his essay Tragedy and the Common Man, Arthur Miller writes of how ‘the common man is as apt a subject for tragedy in its highest sense as kings were’, and uses the protagonist, Eddie Carbone, an as illustration of the ‘common man’. Miller has a unique perspective on tragedy, and tries to reinvent its […]

a) What is Cabinet Government? 5Cabinet Government is the view that cabinet have the main power throughout the whole of government, rather than all the members and MPs within the government. It means that all the major issues can be debated, as it will concern all sectors, and the topic maybe controversial. Cabinet allows policies […]

In the film, Let him have it, the Director, Peter Medak, portrays Derek William Bentley as a weak, naive, poorly-educated young man who never really understands what is going on around him. Bentley has the mental age of an eleven year-old, cannot read or write, and suffers from epilepsy. We can only compare him to […]

To produce an engrossing and mesmerizing film, it is imperative to include fundamental components. These include a properly crafted storyline that captivates the viewers, authentic characters that can establish a rapport with the audience, and selecting suitable actors for their respective roles. Both a well-written script and visually appealing edits and special effects made possible […]

Evaluate the view that Operation Barbarossa was the major turning point of the European War. As the European War progressed, early German advances and gains were decreasing by the mid-years of the war as it became evident the tide was turning against the Axis powers and in favour of the Allies. Operation Barbarossa and the […]

In The Outlaw Josey Wales, the viewer finds the hero, Josey Wales, representing Christ to a world of sinners. It is unclear whether Clint Eastwood intended to direct the movie in mind with such similarities between Christ’s role as a savior and Josey’s actions. Christ is an archetypal, mythological hero figure that the well-read viewer […]

Primary groups are important not only from the individual point of view, but they are equally important from the viewpoint of society. The primary group is the birth-place of human nature. Primary groups help in the socialization of the individuals and maintain social control over them. The attitude of kindness, love, sympathy, mutual help and […]

The text addresses the enduring power disparities between men and women in society. While there are some documented cases of women committing domestic violence against men, it is predominantly men who carry out such actions. In the past, husbands were authorized by law to inflict physical harm on their wives due to their assumed authority […]

Analyzing Film Camille D. Beasley Instructor: Matthew Norsworthy July 24, 2010 The development of film can be a process that is extensive and complex. Film analysis helps the viewer to understand what the director is trying to convey to the audience. To analyze a film successfully, it is important to understand how collaborative filmmaking really […]

Shacochis’ new novel, The Woman Who Lost Her Soul, fuses his narrative versatility and his deep understanding of multiple cultures into what Robert Olen Butler calls hismagnum opus. Its suspense revolves around the murder in Haiti of stunningly beautiful Jackie Scott, but before its far-reaching web of interactions ends, it brilliantly unveils the darker regions of […]

“The success of News Ltd is based on tabloid content” Introduction News has always been a matter of commerce, and it has always entertained as well as informed (Barkin 2003, p. 64). News Ltd, undeniably, has focused on tabloid content in order to derive an enormous benefit from it. To rise fame, broadly speaking, News […]

Ethical journalism requires conscientious decision making in context There is indeed a grain of truth in the above statement, journalism ethics does require careful decision making. However, it would have been ideal if conscientious decision could be applied to all contexts. Journalists can be said to be the moral agents of societies. They act as […]

Introduction Background ‘Weblogs or blogs are frequently updated webpages with a series of archived posts, typically in reverse-chronological order. Blog posts are primarily textual, but they may contain photos or other multimedia content. Most blogs provide hypertext links to other Internet sites, and many allow for audience comments. ’ (Nardi, Schiano and Gumbrecht, 2004:1) There […]

The media is often equated with the communication of truth (Thiroux, 2007, p. 389). The evolution of technology has resulted in a large expansion of the media resources, whether it be written or electronic sources. This has increased the ability of the media to influence the perceptions of certain events by the general public (Thiroux, […]

The story of John and Jennifer Deaves aired on Nine Network’s 60 Minutes program on 6 April 2008. Titled ‘Forbidden Love,’ it was concerned with genetic sexual attraction or GSA. The report’s poor ethical standards have attracted widespread criticism, including; the omission of relevant available information, use of misleading language, and the interviewing of children, […]

An article, ‘The Sunny Side of Smut’, which was written by Melinda Wenner Moyer is an argumentative text. The writer is criticizing about people’s perception that pornography can brings harm to users and the others by stimulating the users to be more aggressive, sexism or harm relationship. Instead the writer is trying to defend them […]

The intelligence media industry has undergone swift development, becoming a modern and high-tech mass communication sector that is essential in many fields, particularly politics. An economic system is inseparable from societal life and plays a crucial role in fostering development and peace between states. Additionally, culture and beliefs have a significant impact that transcends territorial […]