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With the advancement in technology, society has transformed from an industrial age into the information age, leading to the rise of social media. Social media refers to applications and websites that allow people to share photos, opinions and events in real-time. The ability to share content quickly and efficiently (Held, 1999) has led to a…

‘Do you take him/her as your lawful husband/wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?’ is a common wedding vow said on wedding day. Many people dream hearing this…

When you click on your t.v. you don’t see real life news like you are used to anymore, nowadays if you were to click on the news there would channels that consider “Kim Kardashian shares ‘almost impossible’ first photo with all four kids”(Garvey, 2019) news worthy. How has social media platforms impacted the public opinions…

Introduction The United States of America is exhibited throughout the world as the land of opportunity. America is famous for this idea because of the “American Dream,” meaning that if you work hard in America, you will prosper. Although many argue that this is not the case for many that move to America, immigrants, especially…

“Two Ways a Woman can Get Hurt: Advertising and Violence” by Jean Kilbourne, paints a picture of abuse, objectification, and oppression of women. Similarly, Elline Lipkin’s essay, “Girls’ Bodies, Girls’ Selves: Body Image, Identity and Sexuality” talks about how much the media, along with, societal pressure has really affected women in their day to day…

How Social Is Social Media? In today’s world of technology, we have access to more world news than ever before, and our systems of communication have never been better. We practically have the entire world at our fingertips, yet something is wrong; it seems that the more “social” our world gets with our technology, the…

A piece from the Associated Press appeared in this year’s February 8th issue of TIME Magazine reporting that the Microsoft Corporation and its 80 person strong anti-piracy team, with the assistance of U. S. Customs officers and various Chinese officials had recently taken down a major Taiwan-based software piracy ring. The retail value of the…

Neil Postman argues that the knowledge created by electronic media is inferior to the knowledge created by literate media. According to Postman there are various reasons for this, the first being that knowledge in an electronic culture is fragmented. By this he means that we receive bits of information that we have to piece together….

Bias is something that affects how people view various things, from debating the best action movie, best racing game, to whether Dunkin Donut’s is better than Krispy Kreme, or how Coke is better than Pepsi, or vice versa. Bias can affect any and everyone’s judgement whether they think it doesn’t or not. People can judge…

Denotatively, Addiction is defined as “a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry.” (American Society of Addiction Medicine) Individuals that perpetually engage in unhealthy habits such as overconsumption of fast food and social media has an increased likelihood of falling into endless loops of gratification seeking behaviors, with its detrimental effects…