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The magic bullet perspective, also called the hypodermic needle model, is a model for communications. Magic bullet theory has been around since the 1920s to explain “how mass audiences might react to mass media,” reports Media Know All. According to University of Twent in the Netherlands, the theory states that mass media has a “direct,…

Narration has a profound effect on the interpretation of a story. This interpretation changes depending on whom the narrator is and whether they are involved in the story. In Thomas King’s short story “Borders”, a twelve-year-old boy recounts the experience he had with his mother crossing the United States border. As a result of a…

In order to deal with difficult situations of ‘stress’ and adversity, certain prerequisites are required. Healthy eating, regular physical activity, and adequate and restful sleep are the key most important basis for resilience. Here are three points that are important: Nutrition Move Social interaction 1. Nutrition: Body and soul are not independent units, and not…

Aesop’s fable, “The Fox and the Grapes” is a about a fox who finds a bunch of grapes hanging from a vine and attempts to reach the grapes.  In the end, the fox is unable to acquire the grapes and gives up saying that the grapes are sour. There are three levels of conflict in…

Nationalism is a modern political ideology that creates a devotion to one’s culture and is the belief that from acting independent instead of communally will benefit nations which highlight national goals rather than international ones. Nationalism didn’t start till around the 17th, and 18th centuries which is because there was no concept of what a…

In today’s competitive world products are designed in away to appeal to customers, encouraging them to buy these products. As a result marketers and researchers spend a lot of time understanding and focusing on the product attributes. However it is not only the product attributes that influence buying behavior but is the customer too. Thus…

Hume’s philosophy explores the truth of laws that govern us. He aims to teach us our duty and properly show us the “deformity of vices” and the “beauty of virtue” (Hume 14). He tries to understand the origin of morals by basing moral judgement on studying human nature. He focuses on the big question, whether…

“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I’d be crunched into other people’s fantasies and eaten alive.”- Audre Lorde Being two races is a blessing and a curse. Two cultures, two genres of music, two distinctive worlds, so much delightful food – but a lot of confusion. I never felt like I was African-American, the…

The ways that your mind perceives happiness are interesting in their own unique way. There is one thing everyone wants and that is happiness. There is an issue with this. Is your happiness consisted of what satisfies you or the satisfaction of others? There is a concept discussed in Jonathan Haidt’s book The Happiness Hypothesis…

Paine wrote his pamphlet Common Sense to convince the struggling colonists that succession from the British monarchy was not only inevitable, but also Justified, and that It was time for the people of the American colonies to rise up against the British control. At this time the American Revolution had been In progress for about…