2013 Violence & Video Games It’s a tireless task parents have keeping their kids safe. Graphic TV programs‚ sexually explicit magazines and alcohol all must be kept out of reach. Unfortunately‚ parents must add another pop culture challenge to their list: video games. A recent study by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) shows that more than 90 percent of parents don’t monitor ratings on the video games played by their kids. Many are unaware that a ratings system for video games even exists
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Oedipus the king. Retrieved from http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/sophocles/oedipustheking.htm Weinstein‚ A. (Performer). (2011). Godot absent - didi and gogo present. [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pb8oNOYLAU Weinstein‚ A. (Performer). (2011). Strindberg ’s father —patriarchy in trouble. [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q-yNsh8lBQ
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Music and Influence The introduction of Rap Music into the 21st Century has become influential in a global society for the following reasons: The way women are portrayed in rap videos‚ drug use "glorified" by rappers and the Bling-Bling era. Rap music can be heard playing in all countries. Over time‚ rap music has developed a lot of controversy in many ways. i.e. How women are degraded in the lyrics and how drugs and Diamonds or “Bling-Bling” plays a large part in how rappers are
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Group Communications Video CasesThree videos of different group and team interaction will be reviewed for this paper. After they have been viewed they will be discussed on matters of the relationship between group members‚ member diversity and communication style. The first case study to be reviewed is: Helping Annie. In this video a school nurse has called a meeting with a psychiatrist and a social worker to discuss the case of a High school student‚ Annie‚ who possibly suffers from depression
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Music and Identity In this report‚ I will expand upon what was spoken in the presentation by providing a more in-depth look at each section I talked about. The presentation was divided into six sections: i) What do we mean by identity? ii) Identity in previous historical periods iii) Identity in contemporary culture iv) How the media constructs our identities v) A case study; MTV and the music video vi) Conclusion What do we mean by identity? Identity refers to the way people see
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my generation‚ the technologically inclined so to say. However‚ is there any basis to the "gray-haired persons‚" hate of our music‚ the kind that we hear being played all over the entire school? Obviously one of the factors in the obvious dislike in the music comes from a combination of the music’s lyrics‚ and then the image that the artist presents in his music videos. Back in the older days we all heard the occasional "B’s‚" and "H’s." However‚
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Morrison‚ Janis Joplin‚ and John Lennon have been replaced by electronic sounds‚ heavier beats‚ and faster lyrics. Yet‚ have the underlying themes of music changed along with their sounds? Is the disfavor with which older generations look down upon contemporary
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traditions. The Visitor‚ a film directed by Thomas McCarthy‚ depicts how different circumstances arising from globalisation permeates into the lives of individuals and their community. Lost in Translation‚ a film directed by Sophia Coppola‚ explores the impact of a contemporary Japan‚ on dislocated individuals in search of their identity admit a chaotic world. In contrast‚ Waris Dirie’s autobiography‚ Desert Flower‚ reveals how globalisation can provide opportunities in where an individual can be
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Gender Stereotypes in Video games Characters with disproportionate bodies. Characters submissive characteristics and storylines. Video games have come under criticism for the recent use of female characters. Whether it be how the characters look‚ or even behave within the story compared to their male counterparts. Yet‚ these criticisms and possible sexism have gone somewhat unnoticed by the community. It is important to understand how these sorts of stereotypes have any impacts on the consumer and
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What got me into music? What caused me to have a passion for the guitar? Why do I act so much differently from everyone else? From deaths in the family to injuries many things shape how a person acts. Many of these things I have experienced but this is the only one that positively affected me. All of this started when I listened to one band’s song. One band changed my life. It began on a Monday in mid-December during my freshman year. (I had a dreadful cold from the week before‚ and I was still getting
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