… of alcohol is a major aspect of our society. It is used in religious ceremonies, during socialization, and its presence is seen everywhere. Second only to caffeine, more people drink alcohol than any other substance. It appears in many forms such…

… is in the eye of the beholder. In the eyes of society, women like Pamela Anderson, Tyra Banks and Carmen Electra are the epitome of perfection. What girl would not want to look like them? Unfortunately, a number of girls want to be just like them. Every…

… being fully human. Mass media including radio, television and newspapers endeavors to shape public opinion on a variety of things. The media attempts to manipulate those values instilled by parents and society in general, thus taking away from our…

… of the style and content of crime news reporting found in the mass media. That is, most crime news stories reported in the media misrepresent the "crime problem" by focussing only on certain types of crimes. Those crimes are usually bizarre…

… that plagues our world.Countless violent acts are blamed on our television shows, magazines, and movies when in reality they only reflect the society that created them. Violence has existed as long as people have been in contact with each other.…

… different forms of stimuli. Some of which are positive and some are negative. Television is a vary persuasive presence in children’s lives. They spend many hours every week watching it, although patterns of viewing and program tastes changes as…

… the way we act, feel, or think. For an author, life experiences have a great impact on their work. The writer's feelings and opinions are apparent in their pieces. Edgar Allan Poe was considered to be one of the great authors of his time. His pieces…

… in different ways, depending on the length of their attention span, the way in which they understand and process the information, the amount of mental effort they invest, and their own life experiences. These variables must all be examined to…

… in television. Because the increasing juvenile crime rate is blamed on the rise in television violence, many people are pushing to regulate, or remove violence on television. There have been many claims that television violence has affected the children.…

… they reach the courtroom. Unfortunately, the vast majority of those are achieved on the “courthouse steps” (Ross, 1997: 32) years after their filing date and at an average cost of $38,000 per case (Ross, 1997: 8). In Norman A. Ross’ book You be the…