Disscusion:
Do you believe that the media's current self-control on its presentation of the consequences of adolescent drinking and drug use is adequate or should the government impose censorship on the media in the way that substance abuse is depicted?
All discussion post must include citations, list references, NO ABSTRACT. A minimum of 200 words each.
Reference: Goode, E. (2015). Drugs in American society. [9th ed] Stony Brook University: New York, New York: McGraw Hill Education.
1st Person- Tyler:
When thinking about if the media's current self-control on its presentation of the consequences of adolescent drinking and drug use is adequate or not, I feel that it is adequate. The reason I feel this way is because no matter how much restriction one puts on the media adolescent are still going to see some type of drinking or drug use. With the amount of media that is used in today's time it would be nearly impossible to censor all the negativity. When a child sees this stuff on the media they might see it as something bad or something that they should not do, but the amount of peer pressure that is forced on them is enough for one to want to experiment with drinking and drugs. Some children grow up in homes where all they see day in and day out is drinking and drug use from parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, etc. and might feel as if, "if they are doing it then it must be okay for me to do it". God gave us the ability to make our own decisions and choose our own path even though he has a plan for us already. For there is to be a change in the adolescent's mind set the adults must be the ones to set the example for them to follow.
2nd Person- Abby:
I have always been a form believer that the media tells you exactly what they want you to hear. Reports on the consequences of alcohol and drug abuse is no different. News stations want to give a soft depiction of the results of drunk driving and drug overdoses. In my opinion, they do not need to dial back. In fact, I firmly believe they need to show more. Teenagers need to see what it is like to end up in a smashed in car with their dead best friend. Most often, the younger generation do not think beyond the here and now. They need a serious reality check. They need to know that the mistakes you make when you are drunk or high cannot be taken back, for example, taking someones life. In the future, I would like to see the media make a greater push towards the reality of these situations. The fact is, these issues are not going away, they are only getting worse. Not only would a more graphic report show younger generations the consequences, it would give parents a first hand look at the clever ways these kids use to get ahold of drugs and alcohol.
3rd Person- Melvin:
I believe that the media's current self-control on its presentation of the consequences of adolescent drinking and drug use is adequate. There is much information in the media sources, including printed media sources and online sources, that shows the negative effects of drug use and drinking on adolescents (Goode, 2015). The media contrast the images of drugs and alcohol in society in order to explain the targeted audiences the real consequences of addiction, including health problems, legal consequences and personality problems. According to researchers, "mass media campaigns are widely used to expose high proportions of large populations to messages through routine uses of existing media, such as television, radio, and newspapers" (Wakefield, Loken, & Hornik, 2010, p. 1261). Actually, this exposure to anti-drug and anti-alcohol messages has positive impact on adolescents. As a matter of fact, the media allow adolescents to assess the behavior driven by addiction like drug use or drinking. They can draw relevant conclusions if the media sources present these behaviors in a vivid, clear and comprehensive way.
References:
Goode, E. (2015). Drugs in American society. [9th ed] Stony Brook University: New York, New York: McGraw Hill Education.
Wakefield, M. A., Loken, B., Hornik, R. C. (2010). "Use of mass media campaigns to change health behavior," Lancet, 376 (9748): 1261-1271.
Discussion :
You completed the initial post already, only respond to the two classmates listed below for this class.
All discussion post must include citations, list references, NO ABSTRACT .You must reply to two of your classmates with a minimum of 200 words each.
Choose two prints: one by a Japanese woodblock printer from the lesson and one by a French Impressionist. Compare and contrast the works of each artist and note some of the influences that can be seen in the work of the Impressionist artist. (You can compare use of color. line, shape. depth, texture, mood or feeling, light/dark variations, subject manner etc.)
Reference:
https://courses.shorter.edu/pluginfile.php/820160/mod_resource/content/2/L3.pdf
1st Person-Elozia:
Hokusai was a Japanese painter who painted several series of paintings. One was "Thirty-six Views of Fuji". This series depicted 36 scenes, all of them related to Mount Fuji. At times the mountain loomed large being the biggest entity in the painting. Other times, it was small and was used as merely a backdrop.
French painter, Claude Monet was a painter of natural scenes. While other artists of his day were effected by the Japanese woodblock printer style, he chose to go his own way.
Both artists painted scenes that depicted nature. They sought to express the beauty nature naturally provides. He learned from his friends as well as taking time to truly study nature and the changing seasons.
Hokusai focused on clean lines and detailed figures. The people in his paintings were distinctive, most times the view offered was that on a grand scale. The viewer not only sees the main characters of the painting, but the landscape behind it. His painting invoked different feelings based on the backdrop.
Money painted nature series. The colors seem to blend into each other and there are no defining lines. There are people in some of his paintings, but they are not defined like they are in Hokusai's works. His use of the brush very different from the wood block printer style.
Both works of art utilizes the colors found in nature. With Monet, its bright reds and yellows and oranges that symbolize life and hope, and to some extent, freedom from the banalities of life. Hokusai works utilizes a lot of blue, green and white representing life in and around the mountain. Both artists painted work most people can instantly recognize from their own lives and show how much nature truly plays a part in our lives.
References:
Asian Art Museum. (2010). Hokusai and Hiroshima: great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection.
Claudemoneygallery.org. (2017). Claude Osca Monet: the complete work.
2nd Person- Tyra:
The Japanese woodblock painter from the lesson I choose was Ando Hiroshige and his art "The Sea off Satta." This painting shows a wave crashing along the side of the painting. The blue color is a little calming when you look at it. The boat in the background makes this photo very relaxing as if you can almost feel yourself on the island. The colors are both light and dark, but the dark stands out more.
The French impressionist I choose was Claude Monet and his painting "Beach in Pourville." This art is an oil painting done in 1882. You can tell by looking at the art that it was done in bold strokes. He used both light and dark colors. The light stands out the most in this picture in the center. When I first look at this painting, I feel like I'm on a beach and a storm is heading in.
The similarity in the two paintings when you first look at them would be they both are paintings of the ocean or a water location. The two pictures show a getaway destination, a place to relax and soak in the sand. The color similarity would be that they both used light as well as a dark tone for their painting.