#daniel koster

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This gif of Rambo shooting off into the air glorifies war and masculinity. Rambo’s actions are promoting the idea of an american “manhood” discussed in M/S chapter 5. The concept of a manly war hero is the underlying idealogical idea being shown in the gif. Therefore, the harmless image of Rambo shooting aimlessly is an example of how all media has underlying idealogical beliefs that are examples of societal beliefs at the time.

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One of the themes of the chapter is the idea of texts as hierarchal. In other words, there is a clear speaker and audience. Hierarchal texts often lead to one person that is “put in a position of advantage over others, at least for the moment” (Brummett 43). 

In this article, Mike Pence is the speaker and the New York Times readers is the audience. Mike Pence has the power over what to say. What’s interesting is that his power as a speaker allows him to humanize himself to the voter. Instead of talking about his anti-abortion policies or his reasoning for running as vice president, he takes the interview as an opportunity to talk about what tv shows he likes (stranger things), what music he listens to (John Mellencamp) and his hobbies (horseback riding) among other things. Through this process, he is using the interview with the New York Times as a way to show the audience his more human and personal side. And when it comes to elections, how relatable candidates are to their voters are key.

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E. coli survives predatory bacteria by playing hide and seek

E. coli survives predatory bacteria by playing hide and seek

<div id="block-system-main” class=”block block-system“> The majority of disease-causing bacteria in the body are rendered harmless by the protective effects of the immune system. Those that manage to escape the immune system can be killed by antibiotics, but bacteria are becoming more and more resistant to more and more antibiotics.

Meet Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, a bacterial predator…

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