Media's Dependence On Alcohol

This was one of the most powerful line to me in the introduction because I can totally relate to this. When I was younger I didn’t realize how much commercials and media had an influence on you. When you are in school programs and teachers teach you that drug and alcohol is bad but the catchy commercials of blondes drinking a cold glass of liquor always leave the curiosity in your head. For me I would say the biggest influence on my decision to drink is music and peer. Kilbourne later talks about the influence of decisions based on peers in chapter one. I remember songs I would sing growing up that glorified alcohol and drug usage and I didn’t think that it would influence me to try it one day. I remember sitting in the car with a group of

When they share things together, what they are sharing is what is on their phones.” (pg.6). I’ve been in this exact situation in the very lunchroom of Silver Creek High. Most lunches, my friends and I talk and share face-to-face things, but some days just don’t work out that way. You’re sitting with your friends at the table, you’re just sitting in the silence that is technology.

Is the media’s portrayal of adolescent drinking accurate? Yes, it is. To many individuals, Alcohol is only a drink, but it is a lot more than that, it's an addictive drug. 60% of young adults have tried alcohol earlier than the age of 14, and the numbers of under aged drinkers is rising. Adolescents begin drinking for a lot of reasons - given that they are bored, due to peer pressure, and quite simply because there is nothing else to do. The national Drug research Institute observed females aged 14 to 17 have been worse abusers of alcohol than 18 to 24-year old guys. In other records, it suggests that eighty percent of under 18-year-olds drink, 50 percentage binge drink. Also around 10 percent of 12 year olds drink.

The article “When Your Smartphone Is Too Smart for Your Own Good: How social Media Alters Human Relationships” by Lori Ann Wagner begins with a summary the film “Her” which a Los Angeles man of the future falls in love his OS device and begins to develop an intimate relationship with “Her”. Wagner mentions that to many, the notion of one falling in love with their OS device might seem overdone, but questions if it really is. Wagner begins to explain how as human we have an innate need to be social and experience the feeling of belonging, which is why people turn topical media. With social media it is easier to acquire this interaction with others that is so desired, without having to put in the effort required for a physical relationship. Wagner

In the second chapter of her book, “The Empathy Diaries” Sherry Turkle argues that people are fleeing or running from normal conversation. She also states that even though we want to be with each other, we also want to be able to disconnect with reality and connect somewhere else. She claims “What we value most is control over where we put our attention” (19). We want to be close but not that far away, but just right. The writer acknowledges that our phones give us a sense of “companionship” without having to deal with the demands of an actual relationship. With that being said, even our conversations are being impacted by our phones. The writer even states that, “even the mere presence of a phone on a table (even a phone turned off) changes

First is the issue of intimacy in relationships, because of cell phones we seem to have lost intimacy in our relationships. I am not just talking about the intimacy between couples, I am referring to the intimacy in all of our relationships. It is not unusual for a group of friends to be in the same room, and barely talk to each other. Some might say it is unnecessary to speak just because you are together, and I would agree, except I am not referring to the comfortable silence that occurs when people are together. I am referring to the silence that occurs when every other person in the room has their cell phone in their hand, texting, watching Youtube, or checking their Facebook page. I have witnessed two people texting each other, you say, "so what 's the big deal?", I then explain that they were sitting beside each other! How many times in an hour do you check your cell phone?

They may not be scared to join in as they are now beginning to enjoy each other’s company. (McDevitt & Ormrod, p20)

“Can you remember the last time you were in a public space in America and didn’t notice that half the people around you were bent over a digital screen, thumbing a connection to somewhere else?” (Fredrickson, 2013, pg. 1). In a world today where sending a text message containing the message “I luv you,” is equally powerful to that statement said in person to your significant other. Today’s generation is surrounded by the constant need to have technology and mainly cell phones at your fingertips. Gone are the days when people would talk to one another whilst standing in line, now it is all about having and using your cell phone to pass the time. All of this takes bondage on having an interpersonal relationship with each other and conversing

Ketrow, S.M. (1999) Nonverbal aspects of Group Communication. The Handbook of Group Communication Theory and Research, 255.

During the beginning of the story, the conversation between the couple strikes normal: it seems like two young individuals in love getting away for a romantic gateway. Ordering beers and trying new alcohol while an effort to tell joke shows the couples love and

one chooses, Gchat, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, all are suitable ways of keeping in touch with friends and family. Throughout the article, Wortham contributes examples of how technology and modern communication has provided a practical means of communication for her and her boyfriend, despite being on different schedules. Wortham states, “…adding the Internet to the mix can strengthen a relationship over all, because online interactions have their own entertaining rapport that can coexist with their offline counterparts” (p.396). In making this comment, Wortham urges us to realize that distance is no longer a deterring factor, although it does not replace face to face conversation, it undoubtedly creates a sense of closeness and intimacy. Furthermore, she stands by her argument for the usage of modern technology such as the many Apps.

As for the second couple, it comprises of Chandini, a Canadian-born Sri Lankan woman and her French-Canadian boyfriend, Jon (see Photo 2). Chandini and Jon are in their late twenties and have been dating each other for over 4 years. The couple first met at a party thrown by mutual friends. They will be moving in together for the first time during the summer. While Chandini was not seeking her parents’ approval in regard to her moving out, she was still very nervous to announce to them that she was leaving. Her task was made easier by an older sister who had eased her parents into the whole dating non-Sri Lankan people. Prior to the beginning of her relationship with Jon, Chandini’s elder sister had herself been dating a French-Canadian

I can tell that they are really close to one another because of the way they talk and greet one another. They talk to one another while laughing; smiling and they interact with one another in a very casual, light-hearted way. After a while talking to each other, one of them started to tell a joke. One of the jokes that I heard and remembered sounds like this, “What did the red light say to the green light?” “Don’t look, I am changing!” Then all of them burst into laughter and one of the males in the group ‘punch’ the one who told the jokes while laughing.

When group two first met, no one sat at the head of the table, but rather along the sides. One student explicitly stated, “Who wants to take the head chair and be the leader?” The lack of nonverbal leadership led to a few moments of slightly awkward silence as the group questioned who should initiate the conversation. According to Burgoon’s theory of proxemics, the fact that no one sat at the head of the table completely threw off the traditional dynamics that are usually seen in groups. In addition, everyone sat in one chair away from one another, keeping the space personal, but not closer than 18’ or so. This highlights what was found with

At first glance, we can see that S1 and S2 actively interact with one another in order to act out the situation of ‘a couple first time dating’. From line 40 to 46, S1 and S2 exchanges turns and asks casual questions, however, in line 46 when S2 seems slightly confused with the stretching sound “I am::::::”, the teacher promptly jumps in and completes S2’s turn. It is the content of the teacher’s suggestion, teacher’s tone of voice and S2’s uptake teacher suggestion that create laughter in this case (line 49). It is noted that S1 and S2 is not in a relationship, yet they are grouped and assigned a situation which possibly involves awkward moments of pretending to be one another’s lover. Although everyone is aware that S1 and S2 are acting