pagination provided and the source shown above (Horton and Wohl 1956) rather than citing this online extract. [start of p. 215] One of the striking characteristics of the new mass media - radio, television, and the movies - is that they give the illusion of face-to-face relationship with the performer. The conditions of response to the performer are analogous to those in a primary group. The most remote and illustrious men are met as if they were in the circle of one's peers; the same is true of
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| |Source: | |Reynolds, Gretchen. "Perception and Peak Performance." The New York Times. 28 Mar. 2012. Web. 01 Apr. 2012. | |. | |One paragraph BRIEF summary of the article:
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gambling. I may have made a net loss of only ten to twenty dollars but the whole idea of going against my rational thinking makes this a mistake of mine. I have experience working at a liquor store and witnessed people lose hundreds of dollars at a time from gambling but yet my coworker somehow got me hooked. I knew the odds were not in my favor but yet I gambled and interestingly this is common as “many scholars have found it disturbing that humans might have been rational enough to invent probability
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possesses a glass menagerie which she cares for with great tenderness. And she has withdrawn from the world — a withdrawal from what is real into what is make-believe. Amanda Wingfield, on the other hand, lives in a world that fluctuates between illusion and reality. When it is convenient to her, she simply closes her eyes to the brutal, realistic world. She uses various escape mechanisms in order to endure her present position in life. When life in this tenement world becomes unbearable, she recalls
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Mathilde does everything in her power to make her life appear more extravagant then it really is. She lives in a world where her beauty and charm make her worthy of greater things. (quote) The party is one of the main demonstrations as for the first time, her appearance matches the ideal version of her life. She feels more attractive than the other women, and receives attention from many at the party. Her life then becomes how she feels it should be. However, beneath this is the truth, her appearance
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up takes on a very important role in a child’s life, shaping who they are and will be in the future, innocent children should not face what will carry on a fearful future. In Elie Wiesel’s young adult novel Night, Elie Wiesel, experiences a horrific time period that carries a horrific and endless nightmare. Due to the suffering of an internal conflict, Elie changes his view of self. After months of being powerless in concentration camps Elie’s father is gaining sickness. After Elie brought him to the
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Dr. James Sire, in the book The Universe Next Door, asks seven questions that get ‘to the bottom’ of any worldview assumption of any type of worldview. By answering these questions in the light of the worldview you are attempting to analyze, the definition of this worldview becomes abundantly clear. The first two of these questions deal with the nature of reality: “What is the nature of prime reality?” and “What is the nature of material reality?” Sire asks these questions in order to define
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in the world standing at 1,250 feet. Its at-the-time rivals were the Chrysler Building and the Manhattan Company Building. However, the Empire State Building was eventually beat by the World Trade Center, built in 1973. This building communicates with the viewer by document, as the building was created to be documented as the tallest building in the world. Presently, it is viewed
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sympathy, entertainment and a corrupted depiction of celebrity to audiences. Her dramatic movements, superficial appearances and script-alike dialogues reveal this. This is an illustration the self-possessiveness of celebrities as a result of the illusions of fame. Joe Gillis, is a laconic character who interacts with Norma in a reciprocally dependent relationship. Without Gillis, Norma feels lifeless, loveless and powerless, she depends on him emotionally, Max, who is entirely devoted to Norma.
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expected to guide nutritional diets should be a healthcare professional. However, over time in lieu of that healthcare professional the television box and magazines have been the guideline to a healthier lifestyle. Not only has these media outlets been a guideline, it has also been an illustration of how the ideal body shape should be. The media has also acted as the source of distraction, distress, and illusions, therefore being counterproductive to the same purpose which it served in the nutritional
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