Communications and Media

In her essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, Laura Mulvey asserts that the world is ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between activemale and passivefemale.  Through this, the audience is required to view cinema through tem ale fantasy of domination over the passive female figure.  This theory is well supported by studies of films by popular narrative directors like Alfred Hitchcock.  Additionally so, these directors often feature character narratives...

About Myself Student Name Admittedly one of my defining moments, or even pivotal points within my life came about in 2006, when my faith as a Christian was not only proven but reaffirmed in my successful efforts specifically relevant to my studies. I had failed a course in college, and required to pass this course in the summer of 2006 so that a successful transfer to UC Davis could be undertaken. Unfortunately though there no options available for attending this course during that summer within...

What role would media play in your campaign (what kinds of media Web-based, tv, print, posters,etc). How would you reach your target via the mass media The products target market is college students who are living an active lifestyle. Media plays a vital role in promoting the drink and to reach the target market. The internet is one of the media where ads could be place since this age group most likely to spend a lot of time browsing the internet. TV, billboards and posters are also some of the...

There have been drastic changes in how women are perceived in the present days as compared to their social standing in the past.  If during the early times when women are regarded as the pillar of the home and acts as plain housewives only, the 20th century and perhaps during the early 90s, women have altered their ways of living to cope with the evolving taste of the millennium.  When we speak about feminism today, one may consider that the enveloping idea is about vigilance  fight...

According to deontological viewpoint supported by Immanuel Kants theory of the categorical imperative, it states that human beings should be taken as ends and not means (Lachmann 2001). According to Warnock (1984) he explained that some people including various scientists have a belief that blastocysts are human beings that have equal rights just like other people.  In fact, a number of scientists believe that human-hood starts at the very moment of conception, when the sperm fertilizes the...

If  The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for difference  I can argue that the world is safe because we are all different. However even after centuries of studying our various cultures, the acceptance of the individual is usually secondary to their Gender. In trying to understand ourselves, we need to separate the individual from their gender. Biologically, our sexual orientation is no longer determined by our sexual organs anymore as Caster Semanya so publically reminded...

Sound recording and reproductionis anelectricalormechanicalinscription and re-creation ofsoundwaves, such as spokenvoice, singing, instrumental, or sound effects. The first practical sound recording and reproduction device was the mechanical Phonograph cylinder invented by Thomas Edison in 1877. Gramophone record overtook the cylinder by 1910. Thomas Edison in an attempt to regain his market created Edison Disc record by the end of World War 1. Vinyl Microgroove was invented by a Hungarian engineer,...

The mass media has always been a very powerful and in influential institution this is not a claim, for it has always been very evident. Through the years, the developments and innovations in mass media technologies have been both overwhelming and surprising. As years pass, the mass media seems to take on a new height which makes it more powerful and influential over peoples lives every time. Evidently, there are privileges in the mass media today that were not enjoyed by the previous generations....

With the world entering into 21st century, new trends have emerged due to global transformation in all fields of life, including hospitality management. New business policies are evolving to meet the ever increasing demands. Hotels now have a different vision to focus and a new perspective to work on. The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Vermillion, 2008).The success of hotel industry in the coming times...

Today in the age of the golden internet, especially during a downward spiral of a Depression in the United States, there are countless amounts of people attempting get rich schemes on the World Wide Web. Although most of the attempts at making money are simply scams, there are many valid ways to make money while being online. Personally, I would use all the resources available to me and attempt to become a self made millionaire in as many ways as possible. I would market myself online. There are...

Any individual using the internet frequently would know what the term hacking means. With people possessing personal passwords for their email accounts, and with frequent change in these password settings, many are of the impression that they have safe and secure accounts to be associated with. What many people are unaware of, is the fact that with safety come the insecurities, leading to cyber crime, for which the Network Forensic Readiness (NFR) has been devised, to provide protection. Hacking...

Michelle Lazars article, Discover the Power of Femininity, takes a unique look at certain gender roles in the realm of media. Lazar invests time exploring how the role of women in advertising in Singapore has been modified over the years. The exploration of this subject is done in such a way that it presents a unique vision that carefully details the new approaches to female empowerment as evidenced by changing media roles. What is interesting about the article is that is somewhat departs from traditional...

The advertised product is that of a mens fragrance which appeared in one of the issues of a renowned monthly British male magazine by the name of Sky Magazine, which is a magazine targeted solely for the male and youth segment of the market .The reason for choosing this product is that fragrance is a term that right from the very inception has been associated and related with females.   As Barthel states that Because these products are so similar to womens products, advertisers rely heavily...

For a number of years the concept of evolution has always been debated, no single dispensation has ever been accepted or regarded in total as the all inclusive interpretation. Several reasons such as religion, scientific as well as historical factors are commonly cited as the rudimental challenges that make interpretation of evolution to be inconsistent. However, a number of researchers have attempted to provides us with a considerable explanation of evolution, supported by both scientific and behavioral...

Women nowadays compose a larger percentage of the total work force than in the early years. Women even participate in the fields where they are competing with men like in the political and economic arena. Women are able to take on challenges and do what men can. They are able to take on jobs that before were seen as a job for the male. Womens essential participation in the different societal aspect has become very helpful in establishing a stronger society where equality is almost achieved. Women...