When looking into the messages that contemporary texts of Pop culture suggest, we may find that the message received by the viewer isn't always the message intended by the author. According to Umberto Eco, popular texts can be misread or even double read by it's receiving audience. ... The authors did not intend for the message to suggest these underlying themes, yet Medhurst received the message from a very different point of view. ... Different people can interpret many texts very differently. Depending on who you are, and the environment in which you come from, texts of popular cu...

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In composing a juxtaposition of the two texts I have concluded that the main differences in this film relate to content, form and purpose. ... The way in which the creator portrayed the message was altered and many of the ideals and values changed. ... Both texts showed differing social concepts, values and ideas. Both texts displayed the ideals of social class, sexism and changing priorities however the way in which the creators represented these standards differed. In comparing these texts only slight differences are concluded, the most prominent being content, form and purpose. ...

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For example, a message sent out over a tv channel. ... So if different people take this text to have different meanings, these differences must arise w/in the minds of the people. ... To a person who is against gambling, it might mean potential problems To an unemployed person, it might mean hope for a new job or To a community, it may mean money for community programs The meanings that these people make of this message arise from the realities of their everyday lives. ...

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Each social media has a messaging system where people can hold private conversations with any of their friends. ... It might not be neat to kids today but texting when I was younger was a big deal. ... A study was made to indicate that the people who think that texting has destroyed our communication and believe in all the other popular beliefs about texting are actually wrong. ... Sending a message on a mobile phone is not the most natural of ways to communicate... but it has added a new dimension to language use, [and] its long-term impact is negligible. ... Although texting and chatting onl...

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"The Necklace" After reading the short story "The Necklace" it is apparent to me that the author is trying to convey a message to the reader regarding the importance of self identity. ... (De Maupassant,) Madame Loisel's personality is outlined in this one line of text. ...

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Equality not segregation is the message he wanted to get across. ... The message of this film was wherever you go never forget where you come from! ... It's how you are able to send and receive message. Our text defines Communication as the sharing of thoughts, hope and knowledge with others. ... By encoding and decoding messages without noise things are able to progress quicker. ...

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Everywhere you look whether it's a mall, restaurant or even a park, you will see people of all ages tweeting, texting, Instagramming their time away. ... Rather than having the humiliation of making yourself look bad because you messed up a line in your poem, write your thoughts out to the girl of your dreams, message it to her, making sure it has no mistakes at all, add some adorable emojis, and have her take her time reading it over and over again, smiling at her screen like an idiot. ... After a few weeks of being friends on there, he finally messages you and asks you out on a date. .....

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They may forbid inappropriate dress or displaying offensive text. ... In the text, the group of young men made decisions about how they would express themselves as a subset of the school's society. ... In the text, Mr. ... Keating's advice fell short was not guiding the students beyond the literal meaning of the message and not realizing how far they might take it. ... Towards the end of the text, the young men take a stand against the headmaster as if to say that he can't control their minds. ...

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Come November 11, between 1,000 and 2,000 Bhutanese citizens will take yet another turn in their lives, with many more following in the future. Other societies have already been through it but that will not reduce the impact of the mobile telephone (cell phone) on our society as distance and time ta...

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Facebook gives you the ability to instant message someone. ... It takes seconds for your message to transport to the receiver. So in many cases, it can be just as fast as sending a text message to someone and it can be very useful if you do not have that person's phone number. ...

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