The Consitution has granted rights for Freedom of the Press, but has the press been given too much freedom? The press is given the rights to do many things in order to get the information that they need. Sometimes in order to get what they need, they invade peoples' lives, but what happens to people's right of privacy? Where is the line drawn between what's private and what's not? It is important that we are informed about what's going on and what people are doing, but many times the press can get a little too infomative and also stretch the truth.
Americans were raised on a land of greed and brought up to always want more. With free land and more opportunities, people were beginning to have more confidence and dreams of a prospering life. America was founded with the yearn for more, but over the years “more” is becoming less achievable, therefore people are deserting morals and ethics in order to achieve great success and wealth. The society in America is becoming more divided as the corporate and political leaders continue to attack the average citizen. Although the economy is crashing down around us, Americans still have the hope for more because that’s all they have known and it would take a miracle to change that.
The overthrow of reading materials is defeat of creative thought. Books and periodicals are not the only ones being suppressed by pressures to the political and social systems. They are also being brought against the educational system, films, radio, television, and against the graphic and theatre arts. However or whenever these attacks occur, they usually fall at least one of the following categories: religion, war & peace (violence), sociology & race, language, drugs, sex, inappropriate adolescent behavior The word censorship probably would not exist today if all citizens agreed upon all things. This however is not possible for we are all unique individuals and have our own likes and dislikes.
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.
How one interprets this information and correlates it into their personal beliefs and actions can be overwhelming. This can lead to strong convictions that politics in general are disintegrated and are irrelevant. Apathy towards the government and politics becomes more of a norm for some people, so why bother to vote at all? What is the incentive and why should it matter? I would address these issues with someone who has these dispositions in a number of ways.
There were many different factors that led to this drastic measure and we will be discussing them separately as the lack of engrossment in books and general abhorrence towards books. In the world that we live in, physically very similar to the one Bradbury portrays, the amount of free time that we possess keeps shrinking. Fahrenheit 451 shows that the ability to concentrate is very minimal in the general population of the world due to constant exposure and stimulation from advertisements, music and transportation. Therefore, the person or group which gains access to these stimulations is capable of not only changing the mindset of the population but their complete lifestyle. Amongst all this fast-paced world, people would have rather not considered about the immense amount of books available, opting for more conventional methods of obtaining knowledge.
It is ridiculous that athletes make millions of dollars a year, and yet demand more. The entertainment that these athletes provide is only entertainment; it is not necessary to the function of society. These athletes are getting paid ridiculous amounts of money to play a game that they love. They shouldn’t have to be paid this much to do something that they grew up doing for free. The minimum
Intervention into a celebrity’s personal life, creation of bias reports regarding national or international issues and display of obscenity without viewer discretion, gave media the power to violate the rights of their freedom of expression. It cannot be denied that molding news in such a way can have an intense impact on the viewers. Media, in Pakistan, has exaggerated a lot of news only to gain popularity and public demand, showing dead bodies on roads after a bomb blast or violence in the country has only increased disrespect of our country internationally. So much as people have started considering Pakistan as a terrorist’s nation. Once a person from abroad reluctantly came to Pakistan, and to one’s shock, Pakistan seemed to possess a vast scenic beauty that one was not aware of.
Lateef Badru Professor LeAmber Howell 3/23/12 Public Opinion Rush Limbaugh Vs Sandra Fluke Rush Limbaugh is an American talk show host who has risen to fame through his controversial on-air statements. However, though he gains popularity through his attention grabbing statements, they can sometimes land him in trouble. This is shown through his latest controversy where he upset the public by calling a woman a slut on his radio talk show. The comments he made about the woman, Sandra Fluke, could lead to problems with his advertisers as well as the station that syndicates his show. Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University law student, was the recipient of the harsh comments from Limbaugh.
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.