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Article Summary An article titled “Industry boom in Harrison County” written by the Marshall News Messenger describes how Harrison County, Texas’ industry has recently grown. Marshall Economic Development Corporation, further being acknowledged as MEDCO, has contributed to Harrison county’s industry growth by issuing incentive packages, and providing hospitality and quality service to local businesses as well as potential businesses. Due to new contracts and an incentive package from MEDCO, a local

It was the summer before my final year at my favorite place, Marshall Middle School. What I did not know was that I would never go back or get to say goodbye to my friends. I was ready for school the week after school was over for the summer because all I wanted to do was to see my friends everyday. When I finally decided to get up I was in my room, four white walls and the biggest window that I have ever seen. The sun poked its little nose through my window. My mom called my sisters and I out, her

INTRO/PROBLEMS The window to the world can be covered by a newspaper,” this quote by Polish writer Stanislaw Lec sums up the problem with the news media. It is the job of the news media to provide the public with news events happening around the world. Without these news reports, people would be oblivious to what is going on around them. Our lives rest in the media's hands, and they are fully aware of this. The news is a very competitive business, and because of this what gets reported is not

Some theorists seem to suggest that the power to control communication is held by the producers of messages whereas other theorists argue that the power to control interpretations of texts are held by the consumers of culture operating within specific cultural contexts. Which of these positions is true? Why? It can be agreed to a large extent that the power to control interpretations of texts are held by the consumers of culture operating within specific cultural contexts. However, this is not

Today’s media places an extreme amount of pressure on women to maintain a slender figure. Through childhood to adulthood, women are bombarded with images of stick skinny women, and this is the way almost every woman wants to look. Although there are other factors, the media is the primary source of the obsession with being thin. Why has this become such a popular trend? This is what society says is acceptable. It has been proven that these images of perfect women do affect the normal women

This study uses a combination of two frameworks which are Self-Determination Theory and Uses and Gratification Theory. Both theories have been applied in a variety of disciplines from psychology to media studies. Specifically, the SDT is concerned primarily with the satisfaction of three psychological needs are essential nutrients for well-being and self-initiated actions. These needs consist of: a) autonomy, refers to human agency or volition for one’s action and decision (b) competence, refers

Assessment of Debates on Media Effects A long history lies behind question about how communication affects or influences people. Greeks developed sophisticated hypothesis about how to impress listeners through the spoken word and Aristotle was concerned with theorizing the art of speaking. Even nowadays in face-to-face conversations each of us mobilizes theories about how to influence our listeners. For instance, we wish to make others understand how we feel or what

HISTORY OF MASS MEDIA UNIT PLAN LECTURE AND TUTORIAL:- DAY : MONDAY TIME : 8.00 to 11.00 am ROOM : R4.2 OBJECTIVE To introduce students to the historical development of media, including books, newspapers, magazines, radio and TV broadcasting and cinema. Students will be able to trace the emergence of modern media institutions from their historical roots and discuss the impact of social and technological change. This will be able

INTRODUCTION The Marshall Islands on its surface is a paradise waiting to be discovered. The atolls, only 7 meters average above sea level, offer beautiful vistas and eye catching sea life to tourists from all over. History though offers a different story to tell us. This is one not of vistas and paradise but of war, and nuclear bombs. The Marshall Islands holds in its lands some of the great stories of human expansion in prehistoric times, colonization during the European exploration era, and

Gavin Smith 11/18/15 Professor Danner EngWr300 Brainwashed Throughout their lives, women of all ages are constantly being bombarded with advertisements convincing them they must meet an ideal of the perfect body image. This is all thanks to companies that share a common goal to influence the mainstream population into believing they need to purchase certain products in order to compare to the impossible standards set by the beauty industry. In Dave Barry’s “Beauty