Subjective Themes In The Film Spellbound, By Michael Moore

In today's society there's a new update on how journalism is delivered and written. Through the power of the cyber world new context is being uploaded and videos are being uploaded to video websites such as YouTube. Three authors express their thoughts about this modern-day problem in a traditional way, via textbook. They discuss how social media websites deliver messages that are not very accurate and informative. These messages usually target certain groups to create a community of its own.

Social Media is a form of communication in which a person shares information, personal ideas, and thoughts online. The foundation of social media began in 1997 when the first social media site Six Degrees was developed. Since 1997, social media has become an iconic name and has become part of this generation's conversation. There are over 100 million people using social media to gain access to the digital world, with over 20 social media sites including Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram (Milanovic 1). Roughly 80 percent of teens and 20 percent of adults use social media daily and almost half of the users were bullied or criticized for a single comment. Comments that include discrimination, sexism, or political beliefs can be retweeted to thousands in a matter of hours. “Accusations go viral, globally, within hours, and instead of having dozens of angry voices baying for your blood, you have tens of thousands” (Haley 1). Although social media has made it easier to communicate these sites, make it easier to be critical or prejudiced to others online instead of face-to-face.

The media today is something that is used more than anything else by teens to obtain information about the world. “Social media in this day and age cannot be ignored; it is now a critical part of presidential politics, it has been part of the revolutions in the Middle East and its going to be an unavoidable part of high-profile legal cases; just as traditional media continue to be” (Hochberg 1). The media have reached the peak of influence since the beginning;

Traditional media was a one-way street limiting the ability to give any thought on the issues at hand. Social media, however, offers a two-way street effect that enables the user the ability to communicate. Social media is a great tool for both keeping in touch with family and friends, as well as staying up to date on current affairs worldwide. Social media and networking sites have become popular these days and people of all ages, denominations, color and creed are meeting online to interact at social media websites.

The first aspect of rhetoric to look at is, ethos, or appeal to credibility. Ethos shows the viewer that what they are watching is from a source that they can trust. This is seen in the opening slides of the film; the words say “produced with the cooperation of the Inglewood police department and the Inglewood unified school district” (Boys Beware). This gives the film tremendous credibility by not only having the police department create it, but also a school district as well. When an entire police department helps to create a film about a problem, the viewer will understand that the problem is real. This is a great use of ethos, as the viewer now knows that the problem shown in the film needs to be fixed. This is extremely effective to parents because, in comparison to teenagers, parents better

Rhetoric can be a very successful method for getting people to examine their beliefs and views but can it really change people’s minds, especially in the long term. While his use of ethos, pathos, and logos seem very effective within the video itself, a hostile audience may question the appropriateness and even the validity of his

Social media has evolved dramatically in its way it impacts our community, nation and world as a whole. Websites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are the reason that we are so aware of our surroundings and everything going on around the world today. It is incredible when we think about how much these social media platforms allow us to see, from what is going on in The White House, what is going on in our local community, or even the latest fail videos uploaded to YouTube. The way videos can go from being filmed on one’s personal phone or camcorder, to being the top viewed video on the internet is truly mesmerizing. In 1992, there was an incident in California that involved Rodney King, a taxi cab driver who had a run in to the police that

Monica Anderson and Andrea Caumont investigate how social media sites are reshaping the news and their effectiveness in engaging their audience. The authors posed five questions in their article, considering how social media users participate in and discover news, as well as the impact of social media on discussion of news events. Anderson and Caumont found that social media users are very likely to share news stories, discuss the events, and even share their own coverage of a news event. They also found that users often spend more time on a news site if they arrived there directly, rather than through a social media site. Finally, the authors state that social media can stifle one’s willingness to share their own opinion and discuss a news event. The authors obtained these conclusions by utilizing data from the Pew Research Center. This source is useful to my research topic as it sheds light on the ability of social media to encourage discussion of news stories.

As a bookworm who has been actively reading as a young child to the present, I have been in contact with numerous types of literature such as comics, novels, and essays. Literature has played an immense role in my development by providing information about the world around me, thus being able to influence the way I reflect on and perceive the world. Likewise, this applies to all media we come in contact with on a daily basis. Our society is influenced by the trends we notice in social media. These trends can change what we believe is right, and cause people to follow along.

Preview of Speech: Social media plays a huge role in our society, and it’s not a good thing. To understand its impact, we have to know a few things that come

Social media can be seen from completely different aspects and points of views. A major role in these different opinions plays mostly the age of the beholder, because social media made an enormous change in the last 50 years. One very important aspect in our today’s society is to get as many information as possible in a very short time period ("Impacts of social media”) Through social media and especially social networks such as twitter and Facebook, the information gets spread extremely fast. There are for example reporters who search on those networks to get information for their news and articles. (“Impacts

Social media has had a huge impact on the way that journalism is practiced and the way that the general public perceive news in the present day.

Since the introduction of Social Media in 1997, Social Media has redefined and radically changed communication and has become an important part of modern day communication. Social Media has made people much more connected to the rest of the world. Furthermore, Social Media has allowed people to interact and stay connected with each other regardless of where they are in the world. Social Media has also allowed people to share information and opinions to a wide audience. In a recent large-scale study conducted by Common Sense Media, Teens spend up to 9 hours consuming media. Social Media has changed how we share information and consume information.

The social media is one of the most common ways of communication and pretty much of knowing anything and everything around the world these days, and it is growing very rapidly. It changes and affects each person in a different way, or ways. Some may argue that social media has a bad influence on children and young adults, and that it negatively effects their brains, character, or personalities, while most people see that the social media has a more positive effect on them than a negative one. Moreover, social media has helped many people around the world to connect, or re-connect, with each other, easily. Social media is basically the new way of keeping in touch with everything and everyone, and of even strengthening bonds between each

Social media is any website that allows social interaction. Social media is growing rapidly throughout the world. More adults and teenagers are joining sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to interact with friends, family, and strangers. The introduction of social media has changed the world in many ways. It affects each individual in different ways. Today it can be used as a very helpful tool in changing a person’s life, but at the same time cause such conflicts which can negatively impact a person. While there are some negatives associated with social media, the positives in communication all around, has made the world stronger and a better place to live in.