I recently read the book this post is named after written by Jules Tygiel and it was awesome. I have written a critical analysis of this book hope you enjoy and are inspired to read it yourselves. Baseballs Great Experiment is a book that shows how much a [...]
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Baseball’s Great Experiment, Jackie Robinson and his Legacy
Posted: December 8, 2011 in Comm 1050, Mass Communications and Critical Thinking0
Is The History We Were Taught Growing Up Really The Way It Went Down?
Posted: December 7, 2011 in Comm 1050, Mass Communications and Critical ThinkingWell no not really and according to Neil Longley York author of Fiction as Fact the separation from all facts to some facts about the past begins with an author writing a book about the history of a military operation during the Civil War and then a Hollywood Blockbuster starring The Duke, John Wayne. [...]
How hard can making a short film be?……filming and editing my family vacation
Posted: November 24, 2011 in Comm 1050, Mass Communications and Critical ThinkingObviously until the end of the semester the blog portion of RifeStyle will be discussing topics related to Communications. To the point at hand. I am a certified and licensed skydiver and do it as often as I can find a plane going up and have my $20 share of fuel for the plane. [...]
Research on how Direct to Consumer Ads have affected Pharmaceuticals and Health Care
Posted: October 6, 2011 in Comm 1050, Mass Communications and Critical ThinkingThis research paper I wrote touches on how Mass Comm and the Media can change industries. “The History of Drug Advertising: The Evolving Roles of Consumers and Consumer Protection” In this paper I will be writing a summary and analysis of the academic article “The History of Drug Advertising: The [...]
Mass Culture Influence/Manipulation= Mature Attentions Spans?
Posted: September 17, 2011 in Comm 1050, Mass Communications and Critical ThinkingWhen my father Richard Rife was a child growing up in Springville, Utah his family, neighbors, teachers and church leaders were his dominant sources of influence. Nowadays in my generation there is a much greater influence of mass culture coming from every direction mostly due to technological advances. Broadcast media (wether it be a news [...]
Hello Lords and Ladies, my name is Brian Rife and I have came to the realization that many of us in America are sheep. Just following societal and cultural trends because fitting in feels good. When I was in Jr. High we all wore huge jeans I mean big enormously oversized. We looked rediculous. If [...]
