As far as the methodology and theory are concerned, the thesis uses a qualitative content analytical research method and applies principals of the Critical Discourse Analysis, which is a discipline that provides the guidelines of the research method as well as supportive theory for the researched arguments. ... Theoretical Framework and Analysis Method The thesis draws on the theory of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and primarily follows the concepts of CDA as asserted by Norman Fairclough (1989, 2003) and Teun A. van Dijk (1983, 1998, 2001, 2008). ... A more precise definition might be tha...

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For three months, their conversational tics, sexual inclinations, methods of ablution, personal obsessions and much less have been on display on the small screen each night and on the Internet. ... The confected rudeness of the host of The Weakest Link, the scheming and treachery of Survivor, the humiliation of the weekly public eviction vote of Big Brother - these are in danger of being seen as normal, desirable parts of human discourse by the children who watch these shows. ...

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Among the myriad of changes experienced by Americans during this time was a massive shift in the industrial complex, a dramatic re-imagining of the role of women in society, and the development of new racisms and stereotypes within the national discourse. ... This can be seen as one of the worse methods of discrimination in modern American history. ...

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Opponents of the death penalty discourse that the practice has been abused. ... Just because an execution method causes pain does not make it cruel and unusual. ... The death penalty is a very secure method used by the government and is not going anywhere anytime soon. ...

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Elsewhere, they are promoting narrow political discourse and even supporting dictatorships and the stability that it brings them. ... Another criticism Madeley states about the WTO is the rule regarding production and processing methods. ...

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