“Press 1” For English Rachel Hoffman Composition II Justin Remeselnik March 17th‚ 2010 One Nation Under English Quick what is the official language of the United States? English right? Wrong. Today in America‚ the melting pot theory has created a nation of millions of immigrants from all over the world. Record numbers of non-English speaking immigrants live their daily lives not having to speak a word of English! And instead of encouraging new immigrants to learn the English needed to
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Effects of Mass Media Mariana Carrera HUM/186 February 6‚ 2012 Cindy Cunningham Effects of Mass Media “The historical development of media and communication can be traced through several overlapping phases or eras in which newer forms of technology disrupted and modified older forms--a process that many academics‚ critics and media professionals call convergence” (Campbell‚ Martin‚ & Fabos‚ 2012). During the last century‚ the methods of communication have evolved from oral to digital
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How Social media has a bad effect on society As we approach 2014 social media has been very advantageous communicating tool for people of all ages to use. However behind closed doors social media is strangling the life out of the younger generation. Now of course I do not mean this literally‚ and in many ways sites like Facebook and Twitter promote to teenagers about making friends and widening their friend circles which is excellent-in theory. This has in my opinion got out of hand and scientists
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The English language is very different today than it was in the 1920’s. Drastically changing over the years due to cultural‚ social standards and status. An alcoholic beverage that used to be called “giggle water”‚ or “giggler” due to some of the effects that alcohol can have on a person. But‚ if you were drunk due to too many “gigglers” and become a “splifficated” or “zozzled” they would call you a “boozehead”. After work “drugstore cowboys” which were young bachelors‚ would wait outside of a brothel
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The Rise of English The rise of English as an international language has always been a debatable issue. Its critics condemn the global dominance of English as a form of linguistic imperialism‚ in which hegemonic powers like Great Britain and the United States extend their influence and interests by promoting the teaching and learning of English (Phillipson‚ 1992). In contrast‚ others have observed that the ascension of English as an international language has been supported by individuals in various
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ethnicity are everywhere in our media culture and people are judged based on inaccurate information given by the media such as television‚ cartoons‚ dramas‚ movies and even comic books. These stereotypes will influence the younger generations‚ create tension between groups and affect people in many ways. The way that television portrays different races can be very subtle like main character status‚ level of interaction between races‚ activity levels‚ and social status (Maher‚ 2008). The characters
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Social Media Social media has been a hot topic during recent years. Everybody is talking about social media and how successful it can be if applied correctly. So‚ what exactly is social media? Social media can be defined as the media for social purposes‚ like sharing‚ interaction between two or more persons. A very important component of social media is web 2.0. Without it‚ social media would never have gotten such a high number of users. Web 2.0 offers a whole new dimension in comparison to
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Disadvantages of Social Media Since 2003‚ social networking sites have been on the rise with populations rapidly expanding each day. Common interest sites especially‚ have been capturing the interest and attention of preteens and teens in America (Gilliam). Society’s way of life has completely changed from what it was only five years ago. Now‚ there is a dramatic decrease in face-to-face communication‚ which reduces our generation’s ability to interact with others on a speaking level. All social networking
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Distractions From Social Media and its Effects Mallory Billings DeVry University Professor Edwards August 16‚ 2015 Distractions From Social Media and its Effects Social media and the internet in general have created a huge impact on the way we live our lives. The human race has had a dramatic affect with how much we really are distracted because of excessive use of electronics and social media. Many look at the younger generations as the ones who will be extremely affected by this‚ but
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Impacts of Social Media [Document subtitle] As we begin to discuss social media and is impact on mass communications as a whole‚ we must first define what it is and how it came to be. The Dynamics of Mass Communications defines social media as a set of Internet tools that encourages content sharing and community relationships. Users are able to create online communities by exchanging‚ distributing and receiving content information. Social media has rapidly integrated itself into our personal
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