Popular Culture: The Slender Man

After all of the writers that have been presented through the course of the semester, it was nice to see something or rather someone different. It was nice to see something refreshing, something that was not solely just on paper, but on the screen. Slender man, once an internet game sensation now turned into a documentary. Two girls,Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, being up on trial and being tried as adults were charged with intentional first-degree homicide on then friend Payton Leutner. The reason, while can be seen as shocking or cannot be seen as shocking, was due to the fact of the girls want to see the fictional character himself, The Slenderman. Sophie Harris, co-producer on the HBO documentary, Slender man, had taken interest in not

The issue of distorting body image in the media and its effects on people is not a new concept to modern time. There is a long history of body image’s powerful place in society because of people’s impressions of each other based on body image. Research has been done on the effects and outcomes of this issue. Recently, consumers have fought with the media to try and achieve a safer way to spread information and let these media outlets be successful without having severe impacts on adolescents especially, among other age groups. The general ethical principle that the stakeholders use in this fight is similar to utilitarianism, because each stakeholder believes they are bringing the greatest good to the greatest number of people. The stakeholders

As the rising epidemic of obesity has attracted considerable media attention, so has the promotion for maintaining healthy wellbeing. Tom Naughton’s documentary, Fat Head, is a stellar model of this media attention. It examines the exact cause of weight gain, and the reliability of the Government’s nutritional guidelines. The contention of Fat Head is that the U.S Government and Morgan Spurlock (the creator of Super Size Me) present misleading information. However, Naughton’s bias becomes apparent through the careful selection of film techniques, and the silencing of certain characters, who may express opposing viewpoints. The ideal audience of this documentary, parents and concerned parties such as medical professionals, are invited to

The monster that I will be talking about is in the novel called “Twilight”. The novel is also a movie saga and there are four books of them. Twilight's creature is one of the supernatural monsters that has been around for a really long time. The monster and his family are basically legends who lived for over hundreds of years.

For young, immature minds the “evidence” can be compelling; YouTube documentaries have been created (Slender Suits by fxscreamer), many forums and websites have “pictures” of Slenderman (creepypasta, SomethingAwful, Tumblr etc.), and stories written by non-proffessional sources from several other websites. For those who look further into it, evidence disproving all of this is easily found. If someone were to look up the true origin of Slenderman, it is clearly stated that it is a fictional character created for a photo contest. After the attempted murder of the Wisconsin girl, Something Awful even created an article (as blunt and unfeeling as it may be) telling people where Slenderman originates from and pleading with people to not be stupid and kill in Slenderman’s name (Parsons). Using the baloney detection kit (or any form of common sense for that matter), any “evidence” that Slenderman is real, is unsubstantial, as it is. Photographs, stories and videos are all dismissible due to how easily they can be manipulated into fallacies. The substantial evidence for the existence of a Slenderman type creature is truly

Obesity is only second to tobacco smoking as the most preventable death in the United States today. In order to publicize the obesity epidemic, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarks on a thirty day experiment documented in his film, Super Size Me. Nutritionists, healthy eaters, and unhealthy eaters alike are shown the harmful effects of fast food. In order to emphasize the scale of the epidemic and address a large audience, Spurlock appeals to logos through his use of expert testimony, statistics, anticipating counterarguments, and piling.

Another fact about my protagonist it that he is bigger than everybody else. How I know this is because he said that he maybe fatter than the readers and that he is 156 pounds. My opinion is that he shouldn’t worry about what his weigh all he should think about being successful because it seems to me that’s pretty

It’s estimated that nearly 1/3 of people suffer from obesity in North America. Rather than being a part of the solution, the media has a portrayal of what one should and should not look like, what is beautiful and what is not, typically possessing unrealistic standards and showing those that are overweight, as weak-willed individuals, who generally are blue collared individuals. This paper shall discuss obese individuals and how they are portrayed on television or on online streaming programming. Secondly, this paper shall discuss why this group has such a negative portrayal. Third, this paper will discuss what social pressures and production forces shape these portrayals. Finally, this paper will incorporate a media theory and explain what effects it has on the audiences and how obese individuals are typically treated in society.

He created a monster story disguised as a detective story, which left the audience in awe at the climax in the story where they discover the truth. The way the author simulated the setting in the novella is very reminiscent of how Palahniuk set up the climax in Fight Club. The audience is given the image of individual who has altered persona.

Yes, he is a monster. No, not the kind that breathes fire and terrorizes villagers. He has his demons, yes, but he is not the person he is thought to be. He is somewhat a town myth, a boogey man or one of the sorts. He does not have the breath of a thousand corpses, although it is told he does. He does not slink in the shadows of the night looking for children to take.

What happens to kids that commit terrible and violent crimes in the United States? Sometimes kids don’t even get punished even after doing very violent crimes such as murder. Two 13- Year old Wisconsin kids lured their friend deep into a woods and repeatedly stabbed their friend because apparently the “ Slender Man “ told them to. If they didn't they would be brought back to the Slender Man's house far away and never come back the kids said. The reason why they did that we don't know for sure. But people think that they have some sort of mental disorder because Slender man is not real or they were just trying to get away with what they had just done. If a child does a very violent crime they should be punished just like most adults because they should learn about what they have done and having a killer on the loose after prison is not a good thing.

Images of female bodies are everywhere. Women, and their bodies, sell everything from food to cars. Women's magazines are full of articles urging women to fit a certain mold. While standing in a grocery store line you can see all different magazines promoting fashion, weight loss, and the latest diet. Although the magazines differ, they all seemingly convey the same idea: if you have the perfect body image you can have it all…the perfect marriage, loving children, great sex, and a rewarding career. The media, whether TV, print, or Internet advertising, seems to play a huge role in influencing women of all ages; from adolescence and teens, to women in their twenties and thirties, as well as

This essay discusses how social constructions have an effect on obesity and what combination of causes and contributing factors it includes can lead to obesity. `Obesity is the term used to describe someone who is overweight and unhealthy. Obesity shortens life by an average of 10 years. It is very common in the UK and results from a study back in 2014 showed that a whopping 65.3% of men and 58.1% of women are obese here. (UniversityOfBirmingham,2016) Being over weight is generally associated with being lazy and unpleasant. There are a lot of media groups that have influenced our society’s perception on obesity and many factors that lead to the disease. Obesity can be life threatening and can be the start of lethal conditions such as diabetes,

Over the years a debate over who is to blame over the decline in how girls perceive themselves has arisen. With Photoshop being the societal norm concerning the media, it has become difficult for many to understand where the line between real and near impossible standards lies. Youths see an image edited to “perfection” and strive to reach the standards that they imagine due to the images displayed on magazines, television and social media. From Disney to magazines like Vogue the mass media bombards audiences with fake beauty that they, as normal people, will never be able to achieve. The mass media is responsible for causing the rise in the number of people with a poor body image, eating disorders, and cosmetic surgeries.

Today’s culture has placed women across the globe in a position where they are constantly flooded with idealistic images that depict what the media perceives as the “perfect body.” Quite often, young university-attending females, those who are involved in social identity formation, are exposed to numerous forms of media that fabricate various experiences relative to body image. In the past, researchers have surveyed women who are exposed to body-related standards using multiple forms of mass media as a unified entity, which has caused for limitations since each means -such as magazine advertisements- differs in relation to how a thin idealistic image is portrayed. In light of prior research, Harper and Tiggman established that