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yusraahmed

The Effect Of Technology On The Brain: Multi-Tasking Leads To Stress And Fatigue - 6 views

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  • Doing multiple tasks overstimulates and fatigues the frontal lobe, the part of our brains which regulates problem-solving and decision-making. Unsurprisingly, this slows down our efficiency and ultimately takes its toll on our overall performance. Multi-tasking also leads to the build-up of cortisol, the predominant stress hormone.
    • majeeds
      majeeds on 26 Jun 14
       
      Not only does multitasking effect the brain, it also effects the rest of the body, attributing to weight gain and fatigue. 
lilymg

Politics of Force - 0 views

site.ebrary.com.proxy.library.vcu.edu/...docDetail.action

police brutality news

shared by lilymg on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      Connection of media and my topic, this section of article describes how media plays a huge role in how each story of police brutality is presented, if it's even presented at all
    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      Covering Brutality Before Rodney King Pg. 66 provides history and context of when brutality started being covered by news outlets
    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      Pg. 71 talks about videotape of King, connecting technology use & brutality 
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    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      Also on pg. 71-72 mentions how the tape was viewed over television, how audience reacted
    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      "made for great television" Pg.73
braxtondn

Media Can Damage Self-Image | Psych Central News - 0 views

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media and self-image

shared by braxtondn on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      This reminds me of the show "America's Next Top Model" because on their Facebook page, there are only pictures of super skinny females. There are no pictures of thick or plus size females. 
  • The study shows that women who possess these body image concerns are twice as likely to compare their own bodies to those of the thin models in the advertisements
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      Most females have a bad habit of doing this when looking at Vogue Magazine or Seventeen Magazine. People also get discouraged from trying out to become a model because they don't think they have the "model look". It is not a healthy thing to do because it will only cause females to find more problems within themselves
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  • Conversely, women who are content with their bodies did not show any effects from viewing thin-ideal advertisements.
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      Being comfortable in your own skin is the main key to being happy. Some may set goals for losing weight, by looking at other skinny models or the skinny/fit people used for fitness magazines , websites,and commercials.
  • “Women who already have low opinions of their physical appearance are at an even greater risk for negative effects from media images,” says Gayle R. Bessenoff, Ph.D., author of the study
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      Already having low self-esteem can make the effect of media's "acceptable image" more damaging than to a person with a little bit more self-esteem
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      The image that young women may think is acceptable to society is not so acceptable to the media unless you are a thin female. Everybody at some point wants to be thin, but they need to learn to be comfortable in their own skin because not everybody has the same bod shape.
  • The deleterious impact of advertisement is the subject of new research exploring the relationship between the so called “thin-ideal” media message and body-image issues among young women.
  • University of Connecticut researchers discovered female undergraduates who viewed advertisements displaying ultra-thin women exhibited increases in body dissatisfaction, negative mood, levels of depression and lowered self-esteem.
kahn_artist

Technology's Toll - Impatience and Forgetfulness - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Internet technology forgetfulness

shared by kahn_artist on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • If you answered yes to any of those questions, exposure to technology may be slowly reshaping your personality.
  • Some experts suggest simply trying to curtail the amount of time you spend online. Set limits for how often you check e-mail or force yourself to leave your cellphone at home occasionally.
  • kahn_artist on 26 Jun 14
     
    Discusses the internet's role in decreased focus. Suggests people go off the grid for a while, decrease time online. I find this to be a foolish suggestion...come on. People aren't (maybe even can't?) going to do that. This may, however, add to a counterargument I could address in my paper?
lilymg

Social Media vs. Police Brutality | Sinan Ülgen - 1 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...ia-vs-police-br_b_3785672.html

social media police brutality

shared by lilymg on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • social media fulfilled the role of real-time reporting
  • powerful instrument of public scrutiny
  • Still, social media cannot prevent police brutality on its own.
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    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      Many countries experience police brutality, some experience severe violence from it
    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      survey shows impact of social media 
    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      Media can sometimes cover up violent outbreaks
    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      But social media can still show the real story, sharing stories + pictures that can go viral
    • lilymg
      lilymg on 26 Jun 14
       
      Many times social media can only bring to light issues and violence, but this does not mean change will happen
cairnskc

Blurred Lines, Defined Lines, and Double Standards: How Our Mainstream Media Remains Th... - 0 views

thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/...enforcer-of-gender-stereotypes

tv008 katie008 thoughtvectors

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  • Bonnie Boaz on 30 Jun 14
     
    This seems related to media and double standards! Find more like this! : ) Intersting
braxtondn

7 Telltale Signs Social Media Is Killing Your Self-Esteem | Alternet - 1 views

www.alternet.org/...media-killing-your-self-esteem

media self-image

shared by braxtondn on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Yet what often begins as a harmless virtual habit for some can fast-track into a damaging, narcissism-fueled habit which negatively impacts our self-worth and the way we perceive others
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      Can this be fixed? Does it have to have such a negative impact? Is it really the media or the people on the social networks that are causing the media to have this kind of effect on people
  • Of 298 users, 50 percent said social media made their lives and their self-esteem worse.
  • According to psychotherapist Sherrie Campbell, social media can give us a false sense of belonging and connecting that is not built on real-life exchanges. This makes it increasingly easy to lose oneself to cyberspace connections and give them more weight than they deserve
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      People go on the social medias knowing what to expect. Its up to the person to control whether or not to let the things they see, effect their lifestyle or what they thick of themselves. There are things on many social networks that allow people to edit their photos so they can loo a certain way, in order for it to be acceptable to society and the media. This is another reason how the media is becoming harmful to self-image.
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  • “When we look to social media, we end up comparing ourselves to what we see which can lower our self-esteem. On social media, everyone’s life looks perfect but you’re only seeing a snapshot of reality. We can be whoever we want to be in social media and if we take what we see literally then it’s possible that we can feel we are falling short in life,” Campbell told AlterNe
  • Women who spent longer periods of time on Facebook had a higher incidence of "appearance-focused behavior" (such as anorexia) and were more anxious and body conscience overall. What's more, 20 minutes on social media was enough to contribute to a user’s weight and shape concerns
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      It is amazing how only 20 mins on a social network can have that effect on one's life.  People are more focused on trying to be accepted into society that they will let a social networks and media tell them how to eat, look, and live.
  • It is important to remember that what you are viewing is only a small sliver of someone’s life, which for the most part, is heavily embellished and mostly rooted in fantasy. When such images are starting to poison the way you look at your own life it may be time to step away from the screen.
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      This is one way to fix the effects that media has over people's self image. Just because you see models looking all glamorous on the tv screens, instagram posts, Facebook, or magazine covers, doesn't mean that their life is technically better than your own.
andhearsonars

School Systems Blog - Four Ways to Use Pinterest in Education - 1 views

www.pearsonschoolsystems.com/blog

#pinterest #education_tool

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  • Pins are also shared and searchable, which makes Pinterest a wonderful resource for visual information.
  • specific theme
  • original source, where you may find more inspiration
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  • organizing
  • social networking
  • collaborate
  • set up boards that allow multiple people to pin
  • categorizing
  • tutorials
  • write a note to yourself about the pin so you will remember exactly why you chose it
  • organize resources for presentations, projects, essays
  • visual journal
andhearsonars

Pinterest as a learning tool: Do the two compute? | ZDNet - 0 views

www.zdnet.com/...16100

#pinterest #education_tool #learning #teaching

shared by andhearsonars on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • bookmarking
  • similar to the blog-roll site Tumblr but on a more organised and structured platform, and focused purely on visual content
  • visual appeal
braxtondn

USATODAY.com - Do thin models warp girls' body image? - 0 views

usatoday30.usatoday.com/...2006-09-25-thin-models_x.htm

models magazines self-image media

shared by braxtondn on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • "We have done studies of grade-school girls, and even in grade 1, girls think the culture is telling them that they should model themselves after celebrities who are svelte, beautiful and sexy."
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      Being sexy doesn't mean you have to be skinny. As long as the skin you're in makes you feel sexy and beautiful thats all that should matter. People don't need advice from a celebrity, who also struggled with their body image, to tell them that in order to be considered sexy by the media and today's society, you have to be skinny.
  • Some girls can reject that image, but it's a small percentage: 18% in Murnen's research
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      That is a shame that only 18% are unaffected by media's new idea of an acceptable look. They must either have a high self-esteem or do not interact with the media as much as the other 82%.
  • those who were exposed to the most fashion magazines were more likely to suffer from poor body images.
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      This shows that magazines such as Seventeen and Vogue are held responsible for the negative image that they are putting into teens' mind. They do not need to be skinny enough to put on a magazine cover, they need to accept the skin they are in and show it.
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  • t's not surprising that women want to be slender and beautiful, because as a society "we know more about women who look good than we know about women who do good," says Audrey Brashich, a former teen model and author of All Made Up: A Girl's Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype and Celebrating Real Beauty.
    • braxtondn
      braxtondn on 26 Jun 14
       
      Hearing this from a teen model who was probably in the 18% of young women who weren't effected by the media, is amazing because she knows what is most important. Although looks play a major part in being successful, the hard work is more important. Media is taking away the important concept and forcing a lesser concept to become the main focus.
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