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Video Games by Brianne

Video games have been around for a while and are constantly evolving.  They have influenced culture and helped shape it into what it is today.  The video games popularity has been growing and more people are playing them as time … Continue reading

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Reality Talent TV.

By Jon J. Reality TV Can often be seen as the monster of television programming. oftentimes, when we think of reality TV, we see in our minds the shows that explore the realm of the less than ideal examples of … Continue reading

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Is a documentary more pure than reality television?

Both reality television and documentaries present the specific rhetoric and motive of their creators and sponsors. So what is it that differentiates reality television from documentary filmmaking?             Foremost I would argue that most documentaries are not exactly featured in … Continue reading

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Unreality Shows – By Kia

Reality shows are unscripted, unedited shows, where they represent the life of ordinary people rather than professional actors. The genre started around 1949 with the series called Candid Camera and the genre became very powerful and popular within 50 years. With a … Continue reading

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Facebook, memes, and societal behavior

Posted by Jon: Facebook and memes create and interface for us to experience the world in a new way. Political views, ideologies, and ideas are laid out to the public forum in a way that we can both learn and … Continue reading

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Spelling and Grammar

By Cassara   Imagine trying to correct and edit a paper for a middle school student filled with spelling errors like “u,” “da,” and “epiknizz,” and basic grammar mistakes and using text-speak for common phrase. Let me tell you, it’s … Continue reading

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60 Hours a Minute – By Kia

YouTube was founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. The website became so popular that in less than one year, Google purchased it for $1.65 billion. Most of the videos uploaded here are generated by individuals’ even though … Continue reading

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The Gender’s Edge – By: Kia

It’s often seen that commercials are represented in many different forms and each try to catch the interest of the viewers by technics such as visual aids, a short funny joke, or representing a problem and how it can be … Continue reading

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Youtube as a topic suggestion

Mass media is arguably the most abundant source of idea sharing, and thus a veritable powerhouse in generation of pop culture. Perhaps one of the most prominent media outlets today is the popular website known as “Youtube”. Created in february … Continue reading

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Zombies, Zombies, Zombies.

By: Milo Serp Zombies are integrated greatly into American culture.  They are the flesh-eating scoundrels that we all know and love.  Michael Jackson used them as dancers in his video for “Thriller” and they have been used in combination with … Continue reading

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