Media Violence

 During this unit, I learned to appreciate the media and closely analyze the content being delivered to society. Prior to this unit, I never thought about the amount of violence portrayed in video games, the news, and in films. It is fascinating that the world we once lived in – a world filled with the hunter/gatherer life style – has now become a world filled with vile information not pertinent to daily living. We don’t need violence to live our lives to the fullest extent; rather, it is only something that gets in the way. Violence is discussed in the news because of the human’s natural need for action and dominance. Humans have always wanted to feel empowered and on the top. However, the media uses violence as a way to pull in people to their product.

Wakeford discussed violence through the ages. The media (paintings) that was shown in class pictured the violence through the years.

Grendlein focused on the violence found in psychology and a variety of medias. King’s unit assisted in tying all of the classes together.

The project seen below depicts how the media promotes violence throughout the years and how the media has changed because of it. As seen, headlines and magazine covers have evolved throughout the years in order to excite the reader so they will want to know more.

If I were to do this project over again, I would attempt to use a different layout. While all of the information that was going to be used, was used, I would have laid it out in a way that would be easier to understand what was being conveyed.