Communications and Media

John and Jett Travolta A Portrait of Paternal Love Any man can be a father, but it takes a special kind of love to be a dad. The portrait of John Travolta and his son, Jett is one of the most touching pictures that capture the deep love and affection between a father and a son. The relationship between father and son is one that is quite distinct in most families because the son, especially the eldest is traditionally deemed to be the principal successor of the father.  The male children are...

Communication is a very important process since it helps deliver the desired information. The process of communication enables a person to deliver message and receive a feedback about the effectiveness of the message. The process of communication is a series of events which take a step-to-step procedure. Communication within the organization as well as with the outside world takes different formats. When dealing with strangers, people communicate differently as compared to communication with other...

The universal has come to be experienced in the day to day live of media in India by audiences. This is happening in a manner assuming cultural imperialism whereby traditional cultures are kept aside by the western ones or resistance from the audience whereby the western cultures are incorporated to the traditional ones. The cost of the outcomes of Indian media globalization demands for more perception on the way media consumption takes place under traditional circumstances of unleveled privilege...

Years ago, there are conflicting views on how higher education should function for the students. Higher education is an essential component in building a prosperous economy and nation in the future for academies develop and train future citizens of the society to make a productive and fruitful addition in the economy. In contrary, some people argue that long term vocational training and applied research should be the focus of the universities. Clearly, we have not met an agreement in the role of...

The pursuit of fitness is perhaps one of the most primary goals of all humans.   Living a life when one is physically, emotionally and spiritually fit is an essential right everyone wants to achieve, regardless of sex, race, and religion.   After all, a fit and healthy body helps a happy state of mind, which in turn affects how an individual thinks, feels and acts. In short, fitness does not only bode well in physical health but also in productivity and attitude. Think about it, after...

Douglas Keliners Reading the Gulf War has clearly demonstrated the influence that mass media holds within their power in influencing the given society on pertinent topics that have the capacity of steering a nations course.  The unfortunate reality wherein the facts presented to the public had already been pre-destined by the powers-that-be to serve a particular purpose makes for a truly-compelling argument, as this would benefit them with the socio-political power to instill within the nations...

The concepts of globalization, media and culture have become closely knit because of different perspectives on the interrelationship. The continuous discourse and debate over the links between these concepts is due to the complexity created by different ideas of cultural globalization and the role of the media. One perspective is globalization of culture through media and another perspective is media as an outcome of cultural globalization (Jan 69). Regardless of the perspective, media is a component...

1. Teasing is observable in the conversation between Rachel and Artie when the former commented that the latter is not leadership material. In this situation, Rachel was just teasing Arties as she did not mean to hurt the person and Artie even agreed to it by saying that he is more of a follower. The incident wherein Finns football teammates cornered him in the locker room and messed his face up with a marker is a clear example of bullying. It is clear that Finn is not in good terms with these people...

As with all the concepts and ideas in the world, confusion and conflict arises from wanting to see their one origin, one definition and one purpose. The concept of communication is not different from this confusion and conflict as there would be multiple views on the subject ranging from the completely technical definitions to the more practical. Perhaps this is what makes it such a problem in trying to define communication since the nature of communication is in itself complex. For example, three...

The 1997 Belgian film Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink) directed by Alain Berliner deals with an extremely controversial theme involving transgender identities. More than just because of the theme, the controversy surrounding this film generates from the fact that the protagonist is just an 11-year old boy named Ludovic who refuses to accept his biologically masculine identity and insists that he is a girl, or will become so someday by some divine providence. Ma vie en rose earned itself critical...

For almost half a century, the Four Theories of the Press by Siebert, Peterson, and Schram (1963) have been part of the national press literature. The four theories are Authoritarian Theory, Libertarian Theory, Social Responsibility Theory, and Soviet-Totalitarian Theory and they describe the various views on the role of the press in relation to the state and social needs. They are described in relation to the nature of man, the nature of society and the state, and the nature of media, knowledge,...

The endearing Pixar movie WALL-E (2008) has been chosen for this movie review, because it holds precious insights about emerging social and environmental issues. These issues are humanity versus technology, technologys dominance over humanity, and humanitys perverse love affair with decadent consumerism. It is a sentimental movie about a simple dream of a robot, which merely wanted to be with someone he can hold on to- physically and emotionally. What will happen to the world after centuries of...

The Remainder  is the  fifteenth chapter of Jean Baudrillards book Simulacra and Simulation. The chapter primarily talks about the concept of  the remainder, the concept in general, and how it is related to society. Practically half of the article is about the many definitions of the word  remainder. --explaining the concept in various different ways and analogies. The author first introduces the concept of remainder surprisingly by a universally accepted truth and claims it...

Historically, the word dressage was used in reference to a mode of battle field training and movement where horse riders were supposed to ride harmoniously on their horses. It never required the riders to rider against their battle filed horses. Currently, the word is widely applied in the modern war zones where battle men ensure a well monitored riding process on their horses. Accordingly, riders maintain body balance on their horses by ensuring a good sitting position which therefore provides...