Test 2 pt 2 Flashcards
(149 cards)
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storytelling inherently requires ______ and constructs meaning
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metanarrative
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higher arts (fine art/philosophy) deal with themes and concepts that then trickle down to popular thought, ______ society
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shaping
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popular art conveys ______ to the masses
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worldview
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_____ claimed popular arts convey philosophic knowledge to the masses.
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Schaeffer
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Existentialism
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the search and journey for true self and true personal meaning in life.
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Existentialism people
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Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sarte, Camus
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Some Existential qualities
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- revolt against blind following of authority & quantifying humans
- Life is in no way complete and fully satisfying
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In Existentialism, we are forced to define our own ________, knowing they might be temporary. Meaning springs from experience.
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Meanings
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Existential atheists:
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life might be without inherent meaning
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Existential theists
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life might be without a meaning we can understand; god is not provable and is beyond our comprehension
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Kierkegaard stages Existentialism. (AER)
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Aesthetic (egoistic) leads to angst as sin is not fulfilling
Ethical seeks rules but leads to despair as it is meaningless
Religious “leap of faith” lets you depend on grace and commit to greater truth
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Chance over destiny movie
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Forrest Gump
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Freedom over rules movie
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pleasantville
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experience over reason movie
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city slickers
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angst
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fear of meaninglessness
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Postmodernism
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“a style and concept in the arts characterized by distrust of theories and ideologies and by the drawing of attention to conventions”
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Postmodernism stems in part from ______ _____ and a host of later french thinkers
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Nietzsche “perspectivism”
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Postmodernism is a reaction against naive and earnest _______ in progress
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confidence
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Postmodernism rejects large-scale _______ of the West (Kant, Hegel, Marx) or their utopian visions
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Justifications
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Postmodernism rejects __________ the idea that there is an overarching purpose or design
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meta-narrative
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Postmodernism (Does / doesn’t) make good movies
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doesn’t
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Examples of post modernism movies
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shrek, looney toons, memento
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Postmodernism rejects meaning, legitimization and even that there can be a _________.
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worldview
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Legitimization
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socially established explanation that justifies a course of action or institution or value
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Worldview
a comprehensive, single, general explanatory arrangement
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deconstructionism
reductionism
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semiotics
language is symbol
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metanarratives
themes
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toalizing discourses
universals
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Modern
assumption that there is an objective text that remains independent of the reader and has a distinguishable character commonly available to all or most readers -- (the text is the text)
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post-modern
assumption that there is no text independent of the reader and that the reality only exists as the reader reads, distinct from any other reader. --(the hermeneutic is the text. No objective text that remains independent of the reader and has a distinguishable character commonly available to all or most readers)..
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What determines meaning
author; reader; the text; other texts
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_______ _____ spoke of the bifurcation of faith and reason...
Francis Schaeffer
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Postmodernism is a worldview that ______ all worldviews
denies
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postmodernism absolutely rejects all _____
absolutes
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postmodernism is a rational philosophy that denies the legitimacy of ________
reason
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all evidence offered attempts to be logical, but it is trying the use of ______
logic
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Pastiche
self-referential, tongue-in-cheek, rehashes of pop culture (austin powers; pulp fiction)
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Flattening of Affect
technology, violence, drugs, and the media lead to detached, emotionless, unauthentic lives (gattaca, clockwork orange)
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Hyperreality
technology created realities are often more authentic or desirable than the real world (matrix; truman)
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Time bending
Time travel provides another way to shape reality and play "what if" games with society (memento, 12 monkeys)
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fate
something guides us. acts as a substitute for god. keeps fate over destiny fiction
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Monism
all things are interconnected. eastern religions, problem is ignorance.
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Emergent evolution
self consciousness
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neo-darwinism
evolution process socialized and blessed
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neo-paganism/occult/wicca
the craft, the cell, practical magic, chocolat, various vampire flicks... obsessed with death.
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Identification with hero
Can help inculcate admirable values...
| often makes us cheer for wrong activities--characters getting in bed with each other; other less than moral outcomes.
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Antihero
Main character who is characterized by a lack of traditional heroic qualities.
natural enough to expand a hero's flaw into making a flawed hero.
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Antihero examples
Han Solo, Batman, pulp fiction
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Projection
(recognize self or fuel the self)
| everyone identifies with main characters and "assumes their motivations as one's own"
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Scopophilia
(love of looking)
| typically means men treating women as objects. Involves watching without being seen.
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Focalization
story anchored to person/people
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closeup
enhances connection
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optical POV
see through the eyes of a character
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The typical american spends roughly _____ times more hours each week engaged with media than involved with all forms of traditional religious activity
twenty
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Why do we pray?
a form of serving god.
god commands us to pray.
exemplified by christ.
a way of getting god's will to be done on earth.
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In movies, prayer is mostly
for food or help
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Average US TV is on over _____ hours/day
seven
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Average american watches ___ hours/week
34
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Average tv watched in lifetime...
23 years
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To fix all TV in America, christians must:
- watch good programs
- don't watch bad programs
- help children discern the difference
- voice your opinion to networks
- promote/produce good programs
- avoid boycotts, do pray
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"The test of hte vitality of a religion is to be seen in its effect on culture"
Elton trueblood
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Film industry has a ___ /____
monopoly / oligopoly
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5 early major studios
paramount, WB, MGM, 20th Cent. Fox, RKO
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Blockbuster
a film that is released nationally on a large number of screens at once.
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Outsourcing
during the studio system, those who worked on a film were under contract with the studio. In some cases, these contracts were used to control and exploit film actors.
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Runaway productions
in some cases, it has become cheaper to make films outside the US because of lower non-union wages or because of tax incentives.
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Creative centralization
only 6 corporations account for 75% of the total dollar amount spent on writing for films.
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“Be holy” means abstaining from the impure. While we cannot avoid the world, we can avoid voluntarily subjecting ourselves to its sin.
Deontological
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It would be better for all if films with smut in them were not produced. Their little bit of good is easily counterbalanced by their propensity to inspire evil and tempt. If Christians didn’t watch films with prurient content, they would not be financially feasible. Thus we should give up films for the greater good.
Utilitarian
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The world would have less rape, murder, and evil if it weren’t portrayed in the media so much. I want this kind of world for me (and my progeny).
Hedonist
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The good life is one that is pure and holy, and where character is inculcated and temptation is relaxed. Bad content is impure and raises temptation, hindering the good life.
Virtue
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We must live like Jesus, which includes only viewing/hearing what He would.
Analogical
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While we are instructed to stay away from the impure, there is nothing that says we must avoid observing it at a distance. There is no law explicitly stating we cannot view movies or hear songs.
Deontological
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We need a society that has compassion, and movies with realistic portrayal of illicit activity help bring the true world to our attention and may compel us to act for the good of all in society. While no such movies may be nice for the comfortable middle class, they are needed to awake us to the poor and oppressed masses.
Utilitarian
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I like movies and entertainment, and this kind of content makes it more interesting to me, so we should have it.
Hedonist
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The good life includes compassion for others, and this type of content is needed to stimulate compassion. We must also see what is bad in order to develop within us the true good, though we need to guard against excesses.
Virtue
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Since Jesus associated with sinners and the Bible contains much prurient content, then it must be alright if we also have some of this content in our lives.
Analogical
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Deontological (politically)
definitely conservative. most rules will restrict viewing
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Hedonism (politically)
less conservative. individuals gain pleasure from movies.
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utilitarianism (politically)
balanced. must weigh the good and bad in society
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virtue (politically)
more conservative. what would a good person (jesus) do?
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analogical (politically)
indeterminate. you can make many parallels
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Poor Liberal Logic
We learn from movies more than we lose because of poor content.
R Movies are more realistic.
Bust be "in but not of" culture.
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christ against culture
Calvin
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Christ and culture in PARADOX
Luther
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Christ the transformer
evangelical
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christ above culture
catholic
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christ of culture
liberal
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theological approaches to movies (acdad)
avoidance, caution, dialogue, appropriation, divine encounter
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avoidance
no movies with poor content
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caution
some but highly selective
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dialogue
watch them and let them speak
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appropriation
movies are forms of devotion that are transformative; life changes due to watching them (films are "religion-like" and so are useful even with poor content that you must look beyond).
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divine encounter
transcendence in art; if the art is good, we should enjoy it.
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propositions
statements about a perceived truth, based on the logic of a particular culture
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levels of adherence to propositions: (ASGCGU)
antinominaism; situationism; generalism; conflicting absolutism; graded absolutism; unqualified absolutism
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antinominaism
no laws, all subjective/pragmatic
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situationism
only the law of love, maximize love
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generalism
love but also raise happiness, reduce pain
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conflicting absolutism
if conflicting rights, must repent
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graded absolutism
ranked values based on God character
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unqualified absolutism
no laws conflict, all must be followed
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narratives
stories that govern our lives
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Narratives are the ______ through which to interpret reality
template
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Narrative are the ______ through which we seek continuity
means
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narratives _______ through symbol and metaphor
communicate
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Major functions of a narrative (ECFEFDPP)
explain and legitimize human behavior; cultivate individual self-concept; foster collective identity; empower people to shape their histories; foster the creation of traditions; define and communicate virtues and values; provide basis to evaluate morality; provide a vision for the future
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Propositions are about _______ ______
doing good
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Narratives are about _____ ______
being good
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narratives produce and absorb _______
propositions
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_________ land better for absolute laws
propositions
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_________ are better for inculcating values. viewers identify with and emulate characters.
narratives
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most of hte bible truths are ________ (not all)
narrative... the epistles contain much propositional truth
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what frames our moral life and moral decision making? (TLVNEM)
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theological assumptions/worldview
loyalties
values
norms and rules
experiential and empirical components
mode of moral reasoning
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theological assumptions/world view
what i believe about god, human beings, evil, society
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loyalties
what i love
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values
states or goods i desire
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norms and rules
community guidelines
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experiential and empirical components
my background and what i take to be the facts
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mode of moral reasoning
will i focus on principles/ my duty, goals/ends, consequences, relationships?
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forms of ethical guidance in scripture (CAPBM)
casuistic law; apodictic law; principles; biblical paradigms with implied ethical; moral examples and narratives
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hard news
involves recent, politics, economics, industry, public and private sector orgs/corps.
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______ news is what the media think the public needs to know to be effective and well-informed citizens
hard
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soft news provides.....
background, personality, break from the negative, "evergreens", fill "newshole"
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the nearer the point of closure is to the end of the story, the more ______ is the news.
soft
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characteristics of objectivity (BACFN)
balance, accuracy, completeness, factuality, neutrality
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news pegs
proximity; conflict; timeliness; prominence; emotion; oddity; current trends; suspense/drama; progress/change; money; secrets; sex
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what makes the news?
big money; investing trends; scientific breakthrough; annual stories; winning underdogs; business stars; space, robots; rich being cheap; first, last; diets, fads; paradox; dethrongings and disasters; secret societies
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internet news traits
sources are mostly print
integrates tv visuals and print stories
links make more research possible
individuals can decide what is newsworthy
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hollywood folly-- individualism
self reliance; cause/solution of every problem
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hollywood folly-- religion
pluralism; works-based; god helps those who help themselves
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why are many movies anti christian?
christianity is exclusivist
it claims to be historical
it is culturally dominant
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how christians are portrayed in hollywood
buffoons, hypocrites, repressed adulterers, killers
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industries best customers
young adults
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most likely to go to the movies
18-24
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is an "R" rating desirable?
r rating is a commercial disadvantage
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boomers 46-64
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me generation
live to work
jay leno
enlightenment
institutions
excellence
growth
lonely
success
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busters 65-83
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we generation
work to live
letterman
postmodern
relationships
authenticity
community
alone
wholeness
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gen y/millenials 84-2000
individualistic % relational
hard to manage, but can work hard
homer simpson
relativistic but still searching for meaning
skeptical yet pragmatic
apathetic in activity but claim to care deeply
no authority, but intense longing for institutions
extended adolescence but grew up too soon
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AOD examples of technology that transformed mankind's way of thinking
the clock; writing; eyeglasses; the microscope
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"In China today, bill gates is britney spears"
-Friedman
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pop music helps christian faith by highlighting
the creative nature of god and faith
the role of pain and suffering in life
the integration of body and soul
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Advertising (DSRIC)
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drives global economy
shapes popular culture
reflects our culture
is powerful art form
creates awareness and inspires
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average tv viewer watches ______ commercials per year
40,000
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_____ spent on ads per year
$400B
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US spends about ____ of its GDP on ads
2.4%
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the ________ is generally considered the most effective mass-market advertising format and this is reflected by the high prices
tv commercial
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eyes most likely to go to this part of screen
top/left
