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Photography, meaning “drawing with lights” in Greek, is an art as well as a science of capturing light and storing it on a medium with unprecedented accuracy. Yet, up until the late 18th century, history was mainly recorded through the techniques of painting and the press. These mediums unarguably contained a certain degree of a truth, though, it was not uncommon for events, such as war to be composed with glorified details, or an unfavorable bias from the artist at hand. Beginning in the 1830’s, cameras provided a revolutionary solution by combining the advancements in optics and chemistry. Consequently, the new medium of photography was established and forever changed how history would be visually captured. Unlike other methods, photography

The media’s job is to entertain, inform, and educate society on what is going on around the world. The media entertains society by reporting stories that amuse people. The educational function of the media is about allowing society to know their legal rights. The informational aspect of the media does not need to be explained; it is self-explanatory. Within the last three decades, the media’s role has changed dramatically. The media went from using telegraphs, post offices, newspapers, magazines, radio, and television to using cell phones and tablets. In the modern era, which is also sometimes referred to as the information age, global networking and global communication have shaped modern societies. The majority of

"Never Just Pictures" by Susan Bordo, is about how today's society looks at different types of media to get an idea of what they should look like. In this essay, the author tries to get the readers to take a closer look at today's

Photojournalism has long been considered to have a tradition of reflecting the truth. It has been a major element in newspaper and magazine reporting since the early 20th century. It was probably only about a century ago when people believed that what they saw in photographs was factual. This impact of visual image as seen by the viewer was based on the old belief that "the camera never lies". Wheeler says that photojournalism has "acquired a special standing in the public mind, a confidence that photo can reflect reality in a uniquely compelling and credible way." (Wheeler T, 2002, p. 3) This acquisition is formed by a creation of a powerful picture, which is the combination of both truthfulness and visual impact. "In general,

Both Marcus Aurelius and Cicero try to create a guide, based on their stoic views, on how a person is supposed to live a purposeful life. Marcus Aurelius was an emperor and Cicero was a politician, so both serve somebody or something. In Cicero’s “On Friendship” he bases his guides on what he has learned from important people in his life. In Marcus Aurelius’ “Meditations” he bases his guide off of what he has learned as an emperor with stoic views. Some of what he Aurelius has learned is different from Cicero’s view of stoicism; an example of this is in section seven of Meditations. Section seven of Meditations is about what Aurelius learned from his tutor. He states, “Endure hardship, and have few needs; to do things for myself and not

Among all of the famous writings originating from Rome, Cicero’s oratory is the most analyzed and admired by translators. Cicero, who held power to what is similar to a judge, was defending Caelius Rufus. Caelius, who was a past student of Cicero, was charged with political violence. The trial is mostly focusing on Caelius for taking gold for the attempted murder of Dio of Alexandria as well as poisoning a woman named Clodia. Cicero made an effective introduction about Caelius to show that he is not guilty of these charges. Hence,  the trial begins on a high note for Caelius.

Assignment: As the documentary Miss Representation explains, “The media is now the message and the messenger.” Every day, we take in countless hours of media that influence how we view others and in turn how we view ourselves. It is our responsibility to consume media in an intelligent way AND fight back against negative messages put forth by the media.

Nowadays the media is responsible for accomplishing many everyday tasks, such as it provides news, entertainment, lessons etc. In Peru, the media has a major impact in the lives of the people that have access to it. Being underdeveloped, the media affects people different than it does here. Jose Alarcon, wrote the contestant to give the reader an idea of how the media functions in Peru. He does this by establishing critical themes that are present throughout the essay, for example, money, fame, and emotion to explain how it led to Ruth Thalia Sanchez’s death. He presents the reader that the media can lead to a series of misfortunate events leading up to the protagonist’s death. This essay shows us the amount of power and influence TV shows; the news and radio stations have.

The role of media has often been a subject of much debate, particularly in terms of its role in portraying and conveying truth to the target audience. Some argue upon its utility as a means to disseminate information and to rectify perceptions and facts in the minds of the viewers; while others squabble on the amount of misrepresentation which is often adopted by media as a means to project baseless arguments which lead to severe impact on the minds, especially those who are unlearned and uneducated. In today’s burgeoning era, the role of media still remains a largely disputed topic but fragmentation of media has become a broadly accepted and also, widely noticed phenomenon. Not only have new

Each student will write a report and lead the class in a discussion on Canvas that covers the selected topic related to mass media (above).  Specific examples and details will be provided on Canvas. The points will also be earned through a combination of discussions and responses to Discussion Facilitator reports meant to help you further connect course concepts to your life during the quarter. Students must respond to all peer reports in a timely manner. The report will be included in the Individual Website.

We as individuals are developed through both our singular characteristics and external surroundings. Where a change of events within our life can alter our perceptions thus our entire reality. As humans, we generally receive the impacts of events and the changes to our surrounding environments these cause, through the dispersion of the Media. As we are often exposed to the delivery of information, both visually and verbally, we are often unable to escape such influences, thus making it crucial on the responsibility of the media. Whether it be from the delivery of the correct interpretation of events or the diminishing of any false information through manipulation. By doing this, it sees the correct shaping of our individual manners to be free

Radio, television, film, and the other products of media culture provide materials out of which we forge our very identities; our sense of selfhood; our notion of what it means to be male or female; our sense of class, of ethnicity and race, of nationality, of sexuality; and of "us" and "them." These products of media help shape our view of the world and our deepest values: what we consider good or bad, positive or negative, moral or evil. They contribute to educating us how to behave and what to think, feel, believe, fear, and desire -- and what not too. The media teach us how to be men and women, how to dress,

Media influence is the force by which ideas are injected into people’s lives shaping the very culture of society. This influence is masqueraded through hidden media message, resulting in a change in its audience which can be positive or negative, abrupt or gradual, short term or long term. Although mass media’s influential effect can reach a wide ranged audience as an agent of socialization the responsibility to contain what it releases has not been of importance. “The media’s socially significant obligations are formally ignored.” (A.S. Zapesotskii, 2011, p 9). Media messages can be exerted through many different outlets such as TV shows, music, movies, commercials, news, magazines, games which are all gravitated to entertain audiences ultimately offering personal gratification that can sometimes blur the lines between reality and

As we discuss media, we must also discuss the nature and function of art. A difference between art and media can be the process by which they are made. Yet in these modern days, the lines between media and art are not lines, but fractals or shapes only described by functions of calculus. That is to say that art and media are heavily intertwined in the 21st century. Some media is art; some art is media. A trait that media and art have in common whether one wants to argue their definitions or not, is that they both reflect society. A fundamental function of art, media as art, and perhaps media in general now, is to reflect experience, society and culture. That is what art history, and therefore media history are: the observation, categorization, and interpretation of artistic artifacts and media objects in regards to their design, construction, and content and how those things tell us about life at the time of the artifacts' modernity. This is the general nature of media. Thus, reflection is indicative of media.

The media is not a solid content in itself but instead a wide term enveloping a diverse variety of content to give to the general population, or divisions of the general population, over a scope of stages. There is no shut rundown of content given by the media: news, legislative issues, business, current undertakings, stimulation, motoring, cultivating, religion, home adornment, style, nourishment, big name and way of life are a percentage of the numerous themes secured by the media. Moreover, these themes are given over a period of time, and over different phases.