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- 291: The Town of El Dorado Springs
- The Town of El Dorado Springs Picking research projects, sometimes for me, is an agonizing problem that eventually turns into an enlightening experience; what was to be my American Humanities research project was just such an experience. I had preliminarily thought I'd look into cultural myths. While researching myths, I ran across El Dorado Springs, MO., under the ... published date of the book, ever allow negros to become residents of the town? This town seemed to keep other cultures from entering its borders, the perfect topic for my American Humanities paper. When I submitted my topic, my teachers didn't match my enthusiasm for El Dorado Springs and suggested I continue searching. I eventually found other material to write ... I had no trouble finding her house. When I arrived, she welcomed me and led me to her table that she had already filled with books, photo albums, and old newspapers, ready to help me with information on my paper. During the interview, I learned a little about this woman who had been fortunate enough to be related to one ...
- 292: Mexico City
- ... also connected the capital with other large Mexican cities. Mexico City communication has about 20 daily newspaper and they account for almost half the total newspaper circulation in Mexico. Several newspapers have a page printed in English. There are also English-language newspapers. Mexico City is Mexico's broadcasting center. Mexico City has about 30 radio stations, 5 commercial television stations, and an educational TV channel. Famous landmarks in Mexico City for the ... The World Book Encyclopedia. Volume 12, Chicago: a Scott Fetzer company, 1987. 2. Pasztory, Esther. TEOTIHUACAN. U.S.A.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. 3. Jimenez, Carlos M. The Mexican American Heritage. Berkeley CA: A Division of Tonatiuh-Quinto Sol International, Inc., 1994.
- 293: Media Controls
- ... sisters, who own the newspaper and Cox Communications, sat on the board of directors at Coke. In the mid-eighties a law passed that charged a 40% inheritance tax on newspapers that were handed down. This causes independent papers to be bought up more rapidly than before. When small papers are bought up the larger group that buys it almost always ... to follow suit when it merged with Westinghouse. And NBC is owned by General Electric. These mergers are monopolies, and they compromise the integrity of the news they report. The American media is the most free in the world. The First Amendment guarantees that newspapers and television stations may print what they choose, yet they choose to print substandard information. Profit margin, big business practices, ratings, and advertising money control the information we receive ...
- 294: Spin Cycle
- ... themselves lapping it up like a kitten with milk, but near the end you finally begin to ask yourself: how in the hell does he know what he knows.. All American presidents in the modern era have had a special group of political advisors to assist the president in his dealings with the media. This isn’t anything that is new ... submitting to ruthless, tabloid-like tactics? This book leaves you wondering. Maybe the real blame should be placed on the public. After all, if the people did not purchase the newspapers and watch the new stories, they would eventually cease. We like to blame the press for circulating dirty laundry. But aren’t we, the people, equally to blame if we buy these magazines and newspapers and watch these television programs? Whether you like politics or not, you will enjoy "Spin Cycle." Just sit back and let Howard Kurtz take you on a journey through ...
- 295: Serial Killers, the Minds, the Methods, the Madness
- ... Sam was offended by being called a woman hater and wrote a letter explaining his cause. Another well-known letter writer was the Zodiac. Zodiac wrote letters to the area newspapers, part of which was written in codes. Among one of the most gruesome letters was that written by Albert Fish. Fish, a cannibalistic child killer mailed a letter to the ... for their “perfect” victim, searching the night for the prostitute, the young boy or the college girl. Others, however, only kill at random. Coral Watts, one of the few African American serial killers, did not usually plan the murders but killed whenever he saw the opportunity. These can also be the most frustrating crimes to solve since the victims may not ... statistics that relate to everyday life. It is reported in Schechter and Everitt that the United States accounts for 76% of the world’s total serial killers. The majority of American serial killers, 84% are Caucasian and only 16% are black. Women may only constitute a fraction of serial killers, yet they constitute 65% of the victims. Finally, it is ...
- 296: The Art Of War
- ... not much been looked at once the war was over. One of my most favorite poems, is an untitled poem by James Monroe Meserve. Meserve was a solider in the American Civil war. In this poem, he his writing home to his family. He talks of his wife and children being his guardian angels. I always cry when I read this ... be a draft dodger than to actually fight. As soldiers came back from war, they were degraded for going to it. They experienced one of the most pointless wars in American History, and they suffered through it like any other soldier of any other war did. But they weren’t treated the same. The soldiers did not want to be there ... men nominated had to do with a war somehow. War effects everyone, from the people at the frontlines to the people at home, waiting for the war to end. With newspapers showing even the goriest pictures on the front page, people who are sitting at home can experience some parts of the war. But it is only through art that ...
- 297: The Function of Profanity in Modern English
- ... faculties of copulation, defecation and urination have come very much to the fore as referents in swearing. Therefore it seems appropriate to choose a set of 'four-letter words' in American English, known by american linguists as the "Big Six," which range from mildly to extremely taboo and also cover these 'contemporary' topics in swearing. They are: fart, piss, shit, fuck, cock and cunt. The ... indeed useful, and cannot be substituted, then why is it that they are used so little in the media? The answer is fairly simple. Given the freedom, most writers for newspapers and magazines (and now the increasingly popular e-zine) still would choose not to use profanity because it wouldn't make their message any clearer. However, if a situation ...
- 298: Trapped Inside the TV
- ... a semantic, paraphrasable, propositional content. (Amusing Ourselves to Death, pg. 48). As America moved into the nineteenth century the people were also introduced to new forms of readings, pamphlets and newspapers. Everyone could “Read All About it!” as we watch them say on TV today. The influence of the printed word in every area of public discourse, religion, politics, education, commerce ... The characters, ideas and the pictures that the TV brings right into our living room effect society in many ways. The TV sitcom “Seinfield” actually added a word to the American vocabulary –yadda yadda yadda was used in the show, and is now used by sitcom watchers everywhere. Television commercials have profoundly influenced American habits and thoughts. “Got Milk?” “Obey your thirst!” and many more slogans bombard us every day and try to get us to purchase their product. Most of the time ...
- 299: The McDonaldization of Society
- ... model of this process in the 1990's. ...McDonaldization,...is the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world. (Ritzer, 1993:1) How Far Has It Gone? Since 1955 McDonald's has grown to over 12,000 outlets worldwide ... our highway interchanges-every exit looks the same. It's not only the food industry that represents this process of McDonaldization. Toy stores (Toys R Us), Bookstores (B. Dalton's), Newspapers (USA Today), child care (Kinder Care), learning (Sylvan Learning Centers) and a host of others have followed. "In the 1980s and 1990s McDonaldization has extended its reach into more and ... 156) Microwavable foods and fast-food restaurants allow us to eat what we want, when we want it. The ritual of cooking, eating together, and sharing is fading from the American family. Two final problems are worth noting. How long will it be before these rational systems evolve beyond the control of people. How much of our lives are already ...
- 300: Natural Born Killers
- ... of positive role models in today’s society. In Natural Born Killers Oliver Stone backs up the assumptions that violence in the media such as music videos, movies, cartoons, and newspapers are cause the violence in society today. To portray his beliefs he uses cinematic techniques such as camera angles, shadows, lighting, and sound. And maybe most importantly characters the audience ... family life is shown to the audience as a satire of the timeless sitcom “I Love Lucy”, this classic black and white sitcom portrayed what was seen as the ideal American family. Stone uses this sitcom as a template for what he portrays as daily life in a corrupt 90’s family, using black and white film but instead of the ... is seen. This popularity can be bad when violence is involved. Mallory and Mickey’s serial killing rampage throughout the country constantly made front-page news, Oliver Stone criticizes the newspapers for glorifying their violent killings into a commodity, making celebrities out of killers. After hearing and reading about the events constantly in the media copycats follow these violent actions, ...
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