News corporations attract viewers’ attention in order to make money, basically benefiting themselves. Networks attract viewers to increase ratings, so that when they would get more advertisers, meaning more profit that they will obtain. News bias make audiences reflect upon the truth of the stories that are being portrayed. There are several deception stories in which the News denied on releasing these types of stories, but in truth, they really are exaggerated perspectives of their own. TV news simply reflects only on one side of the story, and leaves the viewer the other side of the story untold; this is the reason why TV news is biased.
Not all press is good and totally honest. Sometimes stories, even the positive ones, are a little stretched from the truth. Instead of getting the facts of a story we could be given opinions from the writer. Or we could even be given totally false information just because they wanted to make news. For example, the tabloids put out crazy stories of made up things just to get people interested enough to buy their paper.
Every episode reminds us that we live in such an amazing country that allows us to exercise our right of freedom of speech in any way possible.The show also targets celebrities and politicians to shows that they are just like everyone else. South Park has the unique ability to update its audience with current events going on in our country or worldwide that most would overlook. South Park takes hard news, adds satire with raunchy humor; which then creates interest from the public. It also helps that South Park has a bigger audience base than CNN as well. South Park provides us with in your face politics with no apologies.
Martin Luther King Jr. Do you ever feel like society looks down upon you because you have a flaw? As much as we may deny it, no one is perfect in society’s eyes. Martin Luther King Jr. knew he had a major drawback; the color of his skin. However, he did not let that hold him back from following his dreams and becoming one of the most well known people in our world today. He changed lives for people all across the world.
This type of power was intended to make the process of decision making faster and more decisive. However, we see this power abused by Creon in his decree. The people of Thebes find Creon’s decree to be unjust but only Antigone has the strong will to disobey the law and do what the people will not. Creon’s son Haemon tells his father what the people of Thebes have been saying about Antigone’s actions and her proposed punishment: “Death? She deserves a glowing crown of gold!” (Sophocles, 1984, pg.
The Obama Administration tried its best to benefit the people and help them in ways that were never thought possible. Even though some of the contributions that the administration made were not helpful or were just wrong, the president was able to use the kindness of his heart to truly heat the people day in and day out. No one is able to truly intrigue everyone, but Hamilton’s scandal truly effected most of the population drastically (unless they were one to be the one getting money from the bonds). By victimizing the American people Hamilton’s scandal truly ended up affecting him in the long
Manipulation of media is of course one of the main factors. Nowadays, we know all too well how easily it is for media corporations to support one political agenda or another by twisting facts and feeding false information. Consumerism, supported and viralized by media, also carries a message which tends to separate those who consume a certain kind of product from those who do not, stating that the former are happier than the latter. This exercises certain social pressure among consumerist individuals who may somehow see their social status affected and thus feel left out. As a result, the key for the survival of individuality lies in how conformist the people are ready and willing to become.
Anything that goes against what the corporate powers that be is demonized and twisted into a different form through their media outlets to create something that the ill-informed will swallow it no questions asked. Anyone that speaks out against what is obviously wrong with the system is turned into an enemy, while the one’s violating our rights and freedoms are treated like benevolent kings. Recently there have been many successful efforts to subjugate the poorer voters in this country. These measures have passed and it will become difficult for poorer and elderly people to vote in this country. The reason for this is simple, poor people and minorities are more likely to vote for Obama in the coming election and they have more numbers than those that will not.
And they’re right they should. But the fact that the country was attacked by people who easily incorporated themselves into the nations daily life raised a huge problem. And that’s when people started to wonder how much intrusion of citizens lives should the government be allowed in order to provide protection for the citizens of the United States. The expansion of government power is a bitter acceptance for fellow Americans. The reason I say that is because when the power of the government expands people tend to put more trust into state and local governments rather than the federal government.
Civil Disobedience is necessary for moral growth in society. It has given way to the must-needed modifications of today’s society. It is the long-living proof of corruption in the government and powerful groups. There comes a time in everyone’s life where you simply have to do what’s right; sometimes what’s right isn’t right in the authority’s eyes. It doesn’t mean it isn’t morally right however, which is why you come across these acts of Civil Disobedience throughout history.