Marshall McLuhan & the Internet as Global Village
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It can be argued that author Marshall McLuhan was a man before his times, and his social perspectives on the emerging trends in technological development and man's interactions with the media were considered copious at best when he developed his premises in the early 1960s. But the transformation of the world through the integration of the media and technology and the emergence of the Internet as the foremost component of the global community underscores the primary arguments that McLuhan developed. This 6 page paper considers the major premises of McLuhan and then reflects the nature of current society and the impacts of McLuhan's early predictions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Mcluhan2.wps

Radio In The U.S. Armed Forces During World War II / A Touch Of Home
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A 5 page research paper that relates how the Armed Forces Radio Service brought a 'touch of home' to combat troops during World War II. The writer relates how the top stars of Hollywood and the Broadway stage created some of the best radio programs ever produced for the entertainment of the troops during WWII. Bibliography lists several sources.
Filename: RadiowwII.rtf

Major Issues Regarding Race, Sexual Violence, Religion, and Corporate Control of the Media
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This 10 page report discusses five separate issues : the social construction of race; sexual violence against women as well as the marginalization of those with “alternative” lifestyles; what religion is; the role of religion in the conflict between Tibet-China and Israel-Palestine; and, the corporate domination of the media. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWmajor.wps

Documentary Television
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3 pages in length. Documentary television is instrumental in providing insightful and extraordinarily entertaining accounts of both an historical and personal nature. It has been the connection between civilization past and present, utilizing actual and imagined events as a means by which to convey myriad emotions, facts and sometimes just pure anecdotal remembrances. When one studies the various aspects of documentary television, several key elements come to mind with regard to the way any given series might be compiled and broadcast. The writer discusses the concepts of pro-filmic and pro-filmic convention, narrative versus fiction, subjects versus characters; and mythic versus mimetic narratives. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCdocu.wps