TV exposes young minds to disruptive content
TV is "the" most influential media in existence today, due in no small part to its extensive reach. Being a "multicultural" medium, it is viewed by an extremely large international audience and is thus perfectly poised to influence people's lifestyles, and probably eventually, even their culture. This, some might find interesting while it may be more disturbing to others. Nonetheless, the number of TV viewers globally is only increasing by the day as more and more people are now able to afford it, hence making it the mass communication medium of choice. Television has a negative impact on culture because it has undesirable effects on the moral structure of society, and exposes young minds to disruptive content. Further, long hours spent in front of the "idiot box" lead to ill-effects on the lifestyles of human beings. A contrary opinion suggest that TV is, above all else, an indispensable source of information. However, TV is pre-dominantly only a portal to "entertainment". Firstly, Media has created gender inequality as well as created a negative bias towards women (covert). Due to this image created on television by various serials and advertisements, the society has a mind-set that women should provide first priority to their homes career, on the other hand, regard men as the 'breadwinners'. In the employment market women seem to face a 'glass ceiling' as women are
Case Study of the Nestl Social media crisis Context- Content- Outcomes
Essay: Self-presentation in social media crises 2012 Student name: VO, QUOC VINH Student number: 42835435 Course: COMMU 1010 Tutor Name: LISA GUNDERS Tutorial Class: T4 Essay: Self-presentation in social media crises Nestlé Social media crisis Context- Content- Outcomes Introduction Nestlé’s social media crisis 2010 is the wake-up call for the crisis communication management due to the change of its nature, the increase in the informational crises and their destructive escalation. To become world’s largest food manufacturer, Nestlé has taken into consideration the compliance with environmental legislations, fundamental cultural values of environmental preservation and continuous improvements in its global environmental performance (Nestlé, n.d.). Nevertheless, Environmental group “Greenpeace” claimed that Nestlé has inadequate environmental practices since the use of palm oil for Nestlé’s Kit Kat bar would negatively impact rainforests, especially palm oil plantations, thus pose a threat to the endangered Orang-utan (Team position 2, n.d.). According to Martin (2010), Greenpeace launched a campaign against Nestlé on March 17th, 2010. Greenpeace and environmental activists immediately spread the message through social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook, attracting many negative comments from users about the company’s business practices.
A study on the content of stereotypes on 8 different drug-user groups.
A study on the content of stereotypes on 8 different drug-user groups Abstract This study examines the content of stereotypes for eight different drug groups (cannabis, cocaine, heroin, LSD, ecstasy, amphetamines, crack, and ketamine users.), along the two hypothesized dimensions of warmth and competence (Fiske's et all. 1999), while the third one deviance was added as it appeared essential for the current research on illegal behaviors. Furthermore we are going to examine Parker et al's normalization hypothesis by collecting drug use frequency data. We are also assigning participants into four attitude groups reflecting their attitude towards drug use in general, in order to obtain a multidimensional analysis of the normalization hypothesis. A cluster analysis by means of a dendrogram is conducted in order to examine whether the degree of association is strong or weak between the 8 drug user groups. Two clusters of drug groups were produced distinct from each other, and our study supported the normalization hypothesis. Introduction Coming from the Latin prae and judicium, the term prejudice literally means prejudgement. Allport's view of prejudice is this of an antipathy based on faulty and inflexible generalization which may be felt or expressed towards a group or a person. (Allport 1954). According to Allport's view of prejudice, it consists of three main components:
Experiment to determine the ethanol content of wine
Experiment to Determine Ethanol Content of Wine The purpose of this experiment is to determine the ethanol content of each of the wines and compare the value determined to the value quoted on the label. These results can then be used to conclude which region is more accurate in quoting the value of the ethanol content of the wine. This experiment takes advantage of the fact that ethanol is less dense than water in solution. The density of ethanol at 20°C is 0.789 g/cm3 while the density of water at the same temperature is 0.998 g/cm3. It then follows that different solutions of ethanol and water will have different densities also, because the relative volume of ethanol increases and water decreases so the density of higher percentage ethanol solutions will be less than the density of lower percentage ethanol solutions. This occurs because water molecules are much smaller than ethanol molecule, meaning more water molecules can "pack" into a smaller volume than ethanol molecules, meaning there is more mass per unit volume of water compared to ethanol, meaning it has a higher density. In this experiment, solutions of ethanol in water were made up, going from 0% to 20%. These were then weighed, and the density of the ethanol was calculated. From this, a graph of percentage ethanol solution against density was made. This graphs later compared to the density of the wine, so
The Relation between Language and Content in Poetry
The Relationship Between Language and Content in Poetry Bradley Jordan English 120 August 22, 2010 Mrs. Jill Grene The Relationship Between Language and Content in Poetry Many tallented poets describe words as tools of verbal language used to build an image in people's mind and to move an emotion or win a certain cause. David Waggoner's "Their Bodies", Langston Hughes' "Share-Croppers", and Ruth Collins "The Song of the Factory Worker is three particular poems that were analyzed in comparison styles and the deliverance of words. The three poems have certain features in common. The features between the three poems relates to ethnicity, gender, age, labor and the relationship between life's trials. The author Ruth Collins analyzes the obstacles women faced working in a factory. The "Red brick building with many windows" is an analogy to jail or prison walls. For example, prison walls or jail walls are built with bricks. "You're like a vampire, for wherever I go, you know I'm coming back to you" is an analogy of every route prisoners take in the prison system reverts back to bricks with no chance to escape. This particular poem describes the tremendous sounds that exist in the factory. Some sounds were "The whir, whir of the machinery" and "The click of the tacker." However, the most interested line in the poem that stuck in the mind of the reader was "the tired-eyed
media content
The Honda Cog Advert The advert is very flowing, as one thing leads to another. It is simple, so there are no other things on the screen to distract you from the movement. It has a toppling dominoes effect. There are no humans in the advert, which means the advert can be shown anywhere in the world where Honda's are sold. There is only a voice at the end, which was Garrison Keillor, says: "Isn't it nice when things just work?'' Only wooden beams and floorboards are shown in the advert, with plain white walls in the background. This helps you to focus on the main parts, which is the movement of all the different objects. The room is very big and looks like a house. It is very clean and natural looking. The main view is the different car parts and the way they move into each other to form a chain, which all ends at the Honda car at the end, which also moves. The camera stays level with the action, moving up and down and relative to the background. It zooms in and out is used along with close-ups of the car parts. The only written thing is Accord banner - slogan - 'The power of dreams. 'The components were heavy sounded and amplified, which is the diagetic sounds. Some music is turned on near the end of the chain which is the Sugar Hill Gang. The only non diagetic sound is 'Isn't it nice when things just work'. The lighting is a very white light and it emphasises with very
The comparison of bacterial content in a range of milks.
Yasmin White 1210 The comparison of bacterial content in a range of milks Introduction Milk is a nutritious food. It is an excellent source of calcium, phosphorus, riboflavin, and vitamin D and a good source of protein, vitamin A, potassium, and several B vitamins. These constituents differ widely in molecular size and solubility, therefore milk is a complex physiochemical system. The enzymes found in cow's milk are: protease, amylase, lactase, lipase, xanthine oxidase, phosphatase, aldolase, catalase, and peroxidase. It's the lipase here that can cause hydrolytic rancidity. The smallest molecules, those of salts, lactose, and water-soluble vitamins, are in 'true solution'. The proteins, including the enzymes, are in the colloidal state (suspension in the liquid) because of the large size of their molecules. Lactose (milk sugar) is a white crystalline disaccharide, it has the same molecular formula as sucrose (C12H22O11) but it differs in structure, making it an isomer. It contains the simple sugars, glucose and galactose. Galactose is catalysed by lactase. When milk sours, the lactose is converted by bacteria to lactic acid, this causes a change in the milk's consistency. Milk is often naturally contaminated with bacteria. Lactobacillus and Streptococcus Lactis (the two most common lactic acid bacteria) produce lactic acid during fermentation: Bacteria: Bacteria are
To investigate the energy content of alcohols.
Aim: To investigate the energy content of alcohols. Introduction to Alcohols: Alcohols are a group of compounds whose molecules are chains of carbon atoms. These differ from other types/forms of organic compounds as their molecules contain at least one single oxygen atom joined by a single bound to a carbon atom. This makes alcohols members of a hydroxyl group. Meaning that the oxygen atom is not only joined to the hydrogen atom but the carbon atom also. These carbon atoms form parts of long hydrocarbon chains. My investigation is to research the combustion of alcohols. The general formula for alcohols are C H2 + 10H. Alcohols like another combustible fuels will burn in oxygen or a voluminous supply of air to form the by-products of carbon dioxide and water (vapour). In this experiment I will be comparing heat production in four different members of the alcohol family. These are Ethanol (C H OH), Propan-2-ol (C H OH), Butan-1-ol (C H OH) and Butan-2-ol (C H OH) I will also be considering possible factors that could affect the results of my experiment. **Butan-1-ol and Butan-2-ol are isomers and therefore have the same molecular formula (C H OH) but have different structural compositions (see below.) Hypothesis: I predict that the greater amount of carbon chains the alcohol has the more energy it will give out. This will happen because the more chains there are the
Does Lowering Storage Temperature Increase the Reducing Sugar Content of Potatoes?
Does Lowering Storage Temperature Increase the Reducing Sugar Content of Potatoes? Hypothesis: Potatoes kept at below freezing for a week will have significantly more reducing sugar in their cells than those kept at 5 degrees Celsius which will contain more than those kept at room temperature, displaying evidence of conversion of starch polysaccharides to maltose at low temperatures. Background The main food store in potatoes is starch, a mixture of the two insoluble polysaccharides amylose and amylopectin. Starch is a good storage material because it is insoluble and so can be accumulated without increasing the water potential of the potato cells. This is essential to the normal function of the cell as it prevents the cells being damaged by absorption of too much water by osmosis. When water freezes and turns to ice, its volume increases. The formation of ice crystals inside cells can cause serious and permanent structural damage to the cells. To reduce the problem of ice damage, many fruits and vegetables respond to frost by converting their starch reserves into maltose. Maltose is a soluble reducing sugar. By dissolving in the cell cytoplasm, the maltose will increase the concentration inside the cell and resultantly decrease the freezing temperature of the cytoplasm. This enables the cells to avoid freezing even at temperatures a few degrees below zero, allowing them
The Energy Content Of Different Fuels
Chemistry Coursework The Energy Content Of Different Fuels PLAN: Introduction: Different fuels produce different amounts of energy when they are burnt in oxygen. I am going to investigate the different energy contents of alcohols. I am going to use just alcohols because when I find out the energy per mole produced by different alcohols I can compare them. I am going to use Methanol, Ethanol, Propanol, Butanol and Pentanol. When fuels are burnt in oxygen, water and carbon dioxide are formed. The combustion also produces heat. This is because when the alcohol burns energy from the heat is used to break the bonds and when they form carbon dioxide and water they are making bonds and energy is released. This energy becomes heat. I am going to investigate how much energy is produced by each alcohol I burn and compare the results when I have finished. ? Prediction: For my prediction I am going to calculate how much energy should be produced by each alcohol. I am going to do this by using a secondary source of information. This is a book called 'AS Chemistry' published by 'Collins' by 'Nicholls and Radcliffe'. I will uses this by taking the values given in this book of how many kJ/mol are required to break/make certain bonds. The information that I am going to use is: To break a C?H (Carbon to Hydrogen) bond it requires 413 Kjmol-1 of energy. To
