...it suggests Blanche is more reliant on Stella than she makes out to be. Williams has done this in order to reveal Blanche’s true character to the audience by illustrating her fears of being ‘alone’ which clearly establishes how dependant she is on her sister. Tennessee Williams depicts Blanche’s jealousy of her sister’s marriage and appearance which illustrates her as an envious and insecure character. This is evident after Blanche confesses the loss of Belle Reve and how she was forced t o deal with the unfortunate situation alone. Blanche questions Stella ‘Where were you! In bed with your – Polack!’ to defend herself and place blame on Stella. This illustrates Blanche’s jealousy over how Stella was able to escape and start off a new life in New Orleans and find security in a marriage while she has not. Furthermore, Williams illustrates Blanche’s insecurity over her appearance by expressing her envy of Stella’s looks. This is clear as Blanche continuously needs to be complimented on her physical appearance as she is aware that her ‘looks are slipping’ as she ages. She mentions to Stella that ‘you haven’t said a word about my appearance’ which suggests that she is insecure and needs...
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...needs to be accomplished. It is the practice of doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, like carrying out less urgent tasks instead of the more urgent ones, thus impending tasks to a later time. But I’ll give you a more brief definition of procrastination in my own understanding and for me It means: *not being able to get started *staring at the wall * watching your favorite tv show or teleserye instead of accomplishing a certain task that needs to be done. * Using your mobile phones; Instagramming, twitter, facebooking, chatting etc. * stalking your crush on social media instead of doing your homework * killing the time by sleeping, eating and other activities like basketball, volleyball etc. that makes you avoid the priorities * gala ng gala kahit alam mong may project na dapat tapusin. But my point here is there are a lot of definitions of procrastination. Adults, young adults, and teens are very familiar with this type of attitude, because as a person it is one of the most basic norms. Let me tell you something about my own experience of procrastination, just recently when doing this speech I had a lot of excuses, Staring at a black word document page with no ideas of even starting my speech, so I got a little bored and I was tempted to go the kitchen and make myself a sandwich. Before you know it the “making of sandwich” turned into a 5 minute break for facebooking. And then I realized 3 hours has gone past. I got so distracted and I lost...
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...Measuring your Conflict Style Person A Husband Person B Writing team at work 1. 2/3 I avoid being “put on the spot”; I keep conflicts to myself. 2. 4/3 I use my influence to get my ideas accepted. 3. 4/4 I usually try to “split the difference” in order to resolve an issue. 4. 3/4 I generally try to satisfy the other’s needs. 5. 4/4 I try to investigate an issue to find a solution acceptable to us. 6. 3/4 I usually avoid open discussion of my differences with the other. 7. 4/2 I use my authority to make a decision in my favor. 8. 3/4 I try to find a middle course to resolve an impasse. 9. 3/4 I usually accommodate the other’s wishes. 10. 3/3 I try to integrate my ideas with the other’s to come up with a decision jointly. 11. 3/4 I try to stay away from disagreement with the other. 12. 3/3 I use my expertise to make a decision that favors me. 13. 3/3 I propose a middle ground for breaking deadlocks. 14. 3/4 I give in to the other’s wishes. 15. 5/5 I try to work with the other to find solutions that satisfy both our expectations. 16. 2/4 I try to keep my disagreement to myself in order to avoid hard feelings. 17. 4/3 I generally pursue my side of an issue. 18. 4/3 I negotiate with the other to reach a compromise. 19. 3/3 I often go with the other’s suggestions. 20. 5/5 I exchange accurate information with the other so we can solve a problem together. 21. 3/5 I try to avoid unpleasant exchanges with the other. 22. 3/3 I sometimes use my power to win. 23. 5/5 I...
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...Entrepreneurial Leadership “Five Guys Burgers and Fries: Ingredients for Success” July 22, 2012 Abstract Five Guys was founded in 1986 by Jerry and Janie Murrell and their sons, all five of whom are part of the business. The first location, which no longer exists, was in the Westmont Shopping Center, and by 2002, the family ran six locations in Northern Virginia. The restaurant gained popularity among locals and visitors alike, and its franchises grew rapidly over the years. In August 2010, they had more than 670 locations across America and Canada. When his sons decided they weren’t going to college, Jerry and Janie took the money they had saved for their college and opened a Five Burgers and Fries. Currently, Five Guys gave expanded to over 1,000 locations in 47 states and 6 Canadian provinces. This paper will focus on three main reasons how Five Guys has become one of the fastest growing burger chains in the country. The three main reasons are quality, value and the salesmen. “Start a business or go to College.” (Five Guys Burger and Fries, 2012) While many of us would believe this is a crazy offer for a father to present his sons who recently graduated college, I think it is safe to say none of us, even Jerry and Janie Murrell, would have thought the business would sky rocket as much as it has. The first Five Guys location was opened in Arlington, VA in 1986 and five additional stores were opened throughout the Washington, DC area by 2001. By 2003, only...
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...phones, newspapers, and even their peers as outlets of the media. The basic writing course that you mentioned not only discusses the varying orifices of the media but also tears apart and exposes all of the layers that make up distinctive news stories. The purpose of the media is to communicate and relay information to the general public. There are also three general purposes of communication that were identified by Harold Lasswell: surveillance of the environment, correlation of the parts of society in responding to that environment, and transmission of the cultural heritage from generation to generation. When you read a news article it seems like an easy task; gather information, write a rough draft, send it to the editor, make changes, then send it to print. What people don’t realize are the challenges of communication that writers, news reporters, and journalist need to avoid. All of these things we learned in that media class and more, which extremely beneficial especially being a college student. One of the main concerns that we discussed in this writing class, and used throughout the semester, were the nine criteria of newsworthiness. These characteristics of newsworthiness are used to prioritize and organize the information provided in news stories. Timeliness, Proximity, Prominence, Consequence, Conflict,...
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...audience of professional women in the age range of 32-42. I believe that this age group will be interested in how we receive our news and how reliable it is. This age group is apt to be working, raising families and interested in what is going on in the world. With limited time to focus on news, they want the information they receive to be accurate. Forum: I have chosen O The Oprah Magazine as my forum. This magazine directs its focus to the interests and needs of the audience I am catering to. The magazine runs articles on various topics including socially conscious ones. Purpose: The purpose of my article is to look how television news outlets should be held more accountable to the information that they are giving out to the public. Assignment: This assignment is designed for the student to choose a position on a topic and find a way to convey it to a chosen audience. The responsibility of the student will be to accurately support their position in a way that is credible and persuasive to their audience. Gretchen Bernardini English 111 Nikki Aitken 23 June 2013 Major Paper #2 And that’s What He Said In today’s busy hectic world, we need to make sure that the time we spend getting information about what is going on in our world is accurate. With breaking news happening every day, we rely on the people reporting the news to be fair, unbiased, and correct in the information they are reporting to the general public. When there are big events going...
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...Terrence J. Bradshaw Group 8 4/23/2015 Political Concerns Georgia Public Broadcasting is a state run network which is a sub division of the PBS membership television stations. GPB is catered towards Georgia and issues surrounding the state. Where that be in regards to politics, murder cases, entertainment segments, and or other things happening in the state of Georgia. GPB has been known for its very non-biased approach to reporting. In a way GPB is like C-Span. It reports heavily on news and issues however it tries not to sway in regards to being bias. A news station as large as GPB has to be careful when reporting on the news because they wouldn’t want to lose advertisers which subsequently brings in revenue. For example if they seem to liberal conservative companies might back out of supporting the station and vice versa. Thus, GPB tries to remain objective yet unbiased when reporting on news (Mendez 42). April 20th, 2015 I sat down and watched two hours of nonstop GPB. I wanted to really grasp the political feel the network gave off. Despite my efforts there was not much to obtain from the programming. Strategically unbiased programming is what GPB specializes in. For example many of their segments are dedicated to sports. As reported by the Huffington Post in 2008, sports is the one thing that Americans seemingly agree on. Despite the different teams one might like there isn’t a political divide in the liking of sports itself. Sports is an easy way to get ratings up...
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...Social Media Responsibilities Jana Keeley Hum/186 June 05, 2012 Tanny Rodriguez Responsibilities of news media include providing the society a truthful, objectives and balanced news and information while respecting the secrecy of issues related to national security. Known tasks of journalists in the entertainment media are In the social responsibility theory of the press, the media is driven to benefit the public. It expects journalists to answer society's need for truth, requires an open and diverse debate on public issues, and honest updates of current events. In this model, media ethics is automatic because the press is free to serve its purpose for the public, as opposed to special interest groups or advertisers( referenced below). Another condition of the social responsibility model, is that news reporting cannot be dependent on groups that may encourage bias and unethical practices in exchange for financial support catchy headlines which directly affect civilians. The public learns about government and politics primarily through television and nationwide newspapers. The media has a choice of which stories to cover. Recent studies prove the exposures can have a sizeable impact in shaping the public’s view on politics. Media coverage shapes attitudes and behaviors related to judging ones capabilities of running for office. It’s a known fact that citizens often times seek out information that agrees with their pre-existing views. People will relate with a politician...
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...Blogging is a resource used to discuss, share, and evaluate various news and topics. It is not a replacement for traditional media, so it is not, and should not be held to traditional journalism code. However, blogging should have its own ethical code and rules so it can continue to thrive and be viewed as a credible source of information and valuable discussion. Copyright infringement is the number one ethical and legal issue on the internet. It is important that bloggers protect themselves from committing this crime. It is okay to use copyrighed material for certain purposes such as: teaching, research, and news reporting. However, one must use caution when posting pictures and text messages from other people in blogs. Using the work of others without permission is equivalent to stealing a photo album or journal from your next door neighbor. Just because you may not sell it to make a profit, does not benign the fact that the material was stolen. Bloggers must become educated about copyright infringement and fair use. When unsure whether they are committing copyright infringement, they should refrain from using copyrighted material. Although it is common knowledge that blogs are the opinions and points of view from various people, bloggers themselves should not deliberately spread false information. Furthermore, the opinions in blogs should always be easily identified, as well as the facts. Bloggers may not have the responsibilities of journalists, but they have the responsibility...
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...a hurry’’ and providing a precise, representative account can rarely occur under such conditions. ▪ Journalistic gatekeepers must choose from unceasing news generated by emerging information technologies. “Truth” in news reporting must be enlarged beyond a simple facts-only definition. Both newsgathering and newswriting processes must be considered. Opposite of truthtelling is deception, that is, deliberate intention to mislead (see Sissela Bok's book, “Lying”). Deception is newswriting is rare, but deception in newsgathering is a persistent temptation, because it often facilitates the process of securing information. There are five cases that demonstrate the dimensions of the truthtelling issue in journalism and media ethics: 1. Al Jazeera: This case examines the Arab news network, Al Jazeera, an independent news organization based in Qatar. Does Al Jazeera slant its news against the West? Many Western journalists and governments are not convinced that Al Jazeera is neutral or un-biased in its reporting. In a region where state owned media dominates the airwaves and government leaders were accustomed to controlling the message. Reflects Arab culture. Less than positive responses from an average American. Accused for providing a platform for terrorists. Al Jazeera aimed to present the news in an unbiased and objective manner, which often meant unflattering portrayal of existing Arab leaders. 2. The Unabomber's Manifesto: The...
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...following: internet, television, radio, magazines and news paper. Both day one and day two, of my Personal Media Inventory, first begin with checking my Facebook account, like that of many adults in their 20’s,which is a social media site that provides both entertaining information regarding your personal friends and famous entertainers, along with news information updates. The internet is at the tips of our fingers because of cell phones which allow us to receive information and entertainment with a touch of a button. Then after I am finished getting ready for work get into my car and listen to the morning talk shows on the radio. They are both entertaining and informative in the sense that the cover topics of pure entrainment and topics that relate issues going on in the world with further discussion to reach different types of age groups. Each day between 11:00 and 11:30 am I take my lunch and check Twitter and Facebook for any news and social media updates. On day one Facebook lead me to a Huffington Post link about a news article that I found to be informative and interesting. That is another great thing about social media, having Facebook friends and following people with common interests on Twitters allows for myself to have the ability to discuss and find news information related to my interests and what important to a person like myself. On day two I had some free time at work so I was able to go to Yahoo.com to few their news updates. The site seems to have a good grasp on...
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...TV5, a television and radio broadcasting network, has extended their service of providing news to the nation by creating its online news portal, InterAksyon.com. It features news, not only locally, but also internationally, which is gathered from the network's own news team, from the news pool of News5, and from various news wire services. The first thing we have noticed about the website was the formality in its interface, the colors and font used, which is appropriate for its purpose. Moreover, news reports were properly positioned, having the headlines placed noticeable in the top and middle part, and breaking and other news on the sides. InterAksyon.com also provides tabs such as National, World, Business, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Opinion, Weather and Special Features. This would be very useful for the visitors of the website, since they could easily filter the reports and find the particular news they are interested in. In addition, the website presents its users links to social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, which would be helpful in promoting the website and disseminating news to the people. InterAksyon.com also steps up their service by offering its users the radio broadcasting feature, which enables the users to listen to their Radyo5 through the Internet. However, the website has some bad points. First, its appearance as a website is too dull unlike the other websites of competing networks which seems to be more interactive and entertaining to...
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...obtaining information. Newspapers were mainly local news and obtained social news such as who was recently married and who had social gatherings. People were also a main source of news. Neighbors would talk at social gathering and around town to inform what was going on in the local area. With the development of the radio in the 1940’s national news was spread much quicker. The families would gather around the radio to listen to the President of the United States and keep updated on the war. Newspapers was still a popular form of obtaining news local and nationally. By the 1950’s television was invented and became very popular. Families would gather around the television to watch major events such as the first man to walk on the moon. The television gave Americans access to worldwide news. Newspapers and the radio were still used as a source of information. The development of the television started major progress. In 1962 the first satellite was launch into space. This started continues progress with items such as mobile phones and computers. Computers were complicated in the early developments but progressed as time went on. Business used computers to which were big and bulky but helped businessmen keep more accurate data and obtain information quicker. By the 1980’s most schools had computers which gave students access to the internet. Presently most home have computers in their homes and are able to access the news as well as communicating with other...
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...One main concern that many individuals have asked, has been about the air supply. We would like to also inform everyone that through well-constructed observation, and also the Chilean mine workers, that the ventilation are still in working order which provides a fresh air supply to the men. Water supply is also available through storage tanks. We are working at the best of our abilities to resolve this situation, and deeply apologize for this unknown accident at this time. Internal News: Late breaking news has been announced near a northern city in Copia, Chile. Thirty three Chilean men have been trapped in an underground mine about twenty –three hundred feet below the surface. It is not clear on the cause of this incident at the time, but stay tuned to your local new channel for all information regarding to this undetermined incident. If you’re not near a television then you can locate all matters regarding the Chilean men and current information also via the internet from your local news...
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...Quality or quantity, which is more important? Viewers of local news station live in communities; they are families. They would want to hear about their local park closing three days a week, but a celebrity death is tempting gossip. While the death may affect a few viewers the park story affects them as a whole. As the director of the local news station I would run the park closing story because it affects the viewer much more than a celebrity death, poses hassles for viewers, and it is the stations responsibility to keep local news relevant to the viewers. A local park closing three days a week affects everyone in the surrounding communities. Parents, grandparents, and children will have to find other things to do on the days that the park is closed. When children get off from school they have an abundance of energy from sitting in one spot for most of the day. The local park is a safe place for them to exert this energy. The closing could cause more kids to play in the streets, find dangerous places to play, or become less active. The delivery of this story could help lessen the stress on those community members. The local news station has a responsibility to inform viewers of upcoming events that will directly affect them. A celebrity death does not create any hassles for viewers; they are often occurrences. The park closing story poses a few hassles: Parent’s may have to drive farther for after school sports, rearrange schedules to accommodate this change, and be more aware...
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