1. KEY CONCEPT: I never realized how important the printing press was to the modern western ideal of nationalism and indeed all nationalism. China invented the printing press around 1045. which means if the printing press began nationalism it may explain China viewing itself as the middle kingdom. They had a 400 year head start in nationalistic beliefs.
2. KEY TERM: Selective Exposure: "The phenomenon whereby audiences seek messages and meanings that correspond to their preexisting beliefs." The dictator used selective exposure to gain the support of the people during his coup.
3. FIVE FACTS:
1. The printing press was invited in China 400 years before the Europeans.
2. In the 1880's 80% of Americans lived on farms or in small towns.
3.in the last 10 years use of consumer Internet has gone up 138 hours. compared with just 47 in television viewing
4. in the last 5 years only video gaming and Consumer Internet use has risen in hours per person per year use of the media.
5. The average age of a gamer is 35
4. PERSONAL STORY: I have been playing video games for most of my life. It all started on valentines day 1997 when my parents for reasons never fully explained bought a Nintendo 64 for me and my 3 siblings. We loved playing games like Mario party and golden eye. My parents were sucked into the whole if you play violent video games you will emulate the acts in real life. So they would usually not let me play golden eye or perfect dark which were two famous first person shooters on the n64. As i got older about 10-11 i began to play games on the computer. My favorite genre of video game is still the first person shooter. I have played most of them.( the good ones anyway). I think that its a crock of shit that violet video games cause violet actions. maybe it does if the child in question has awful parents that do not give their child enough attention and try to buy their happiness with material possessions to be proper role models. So they look to Niko Belic(GTA4)to learn their morales.
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