... perhaps ignoring other methods to present the problems of the inner-city. Thus, the two concepts of race and class are closely related and act to reinforce one another. While failing to contribute to a solution to the problems of race and class, the television news media has been much ... to initiate social control- even in areas where gangs are not a significant issue: Ironically, conformist juveniles are those most often affected by such control strategies, which take the form of curfews, dress codes, and rules of participation. Thus, the symbolic power of the gang metaphor lies in its...

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... perhaps ignoring other methods to present the problems of the inner-city. Thus, the two concepts of race and class are closely related and act to reinforce one another. While failing to contribute to a solution to the problems of race and class, the television news media has been much ... to initiate social control- even in areas where gangs are not a significant issue: Ironically, conformist juveniles are those most often affected by such control strategies, which take the form of curfews, dress codes, and rules of participation. Thus, the symbolic power of the gang metaphor lies in its...

• Word Count: 1776
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... can be seen when fighting the apemen or hostile "savages" where the explorers use their collective power of standing together as well as the military power of their weapons and strategies for success against the "other". The Zanga tribe on the other hand uses the power of traditional authority. This is carried out by the chief and is seen as "legitimate ... evident. COLONIAL PROPORTION. The colonial family (which the explorers represent) always wins, example rescue of Assai from "savage" men, this contributes to their hierarchy and superiority. The group of explorers act as a family. Sa...

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... used to place the bottle of perfume strictly on top of the original image, paying careful attention to the droplets of water placed on the outside of the bottle to act a lure into the water. The signifier in this advertisement is the woman, while the signified is a lustrous beauty. Also to note is the use of reflection on the woman's body ... second depicting the pair of legs, while the third meaning uses the word as a metaphor correlating the legs with the pear shaving gel, suggesting the two are "quite a pair." The strategies used to inject the hypodermic needle of advertising into so...

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... radio extend the lengths of hearing as the television extends vision. Technology alters senses and perceptions steadily and without resistance, and McLuhan theorizes that this progressive change affects our learning strategies and information processing. (Symes) Electric technology has allowed society to observe events occurring on the other side of the world as though they were happening locally. Communication advancement has virtually ... unification is a global village', where technology changes social structures as well as people on a personal level. The speed at which information c...

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