Liz’s blog

         Witches have been portrayed in media for hundreds of years as green women flying on broomsticks and doing the work of the devil. Stemming from the Salem witch trials, this has been a common narrative throughout generations.  Even today, the ignorance surrounding witches and Wicca is astounding. The attitude towards witches has barely made any change even in today's modern times. In my opinion, this is do to poor portrayal in media. Horror movies present their representation as evil and conieving old hags who kill children and sacrifice animals. This couldn't be anywhere farther from the truth.          Before I delve into the analysis of a specific show, I will provide a brief history on Wicca and common misconceptions which are perpetuated by media. Wicca is a spiritual practice based on love and respect for the elements of nature. It is very peaceful, it's main ethical belief being "An it harm none". Although all Wicca...

Bojack Horseman is a show which I really enjoy. It is about the life of dysfunction which a horse leads as he deals with issues in his own mental health. The show is extremely hilarious but also has a much darker side. I like to think of the show of one big PSA for addiction and mental illness. Bojack is an alchoholic who denies he has a problem. Because of this, he ruins the life of others and all the relationships in his life. Believing that he is just a bad person, he never makes any effort to change. This is a common theme for many characters in the show. None of the characters are like-able and have issues of their own. For example, the character of Diane provides a voice of reason in Bojack's life. She wants to believe he is a good person and preaches that she believes in second chances. However, when it actually comes down to what Bojack has done, she concludes that he doesn't deserve to be forgiven and that he is too far gone. I believe that this show provides an i...

         I chose the topic of Trump's possible impeachment. The articles I chose to compare were the New York Times and Fox News. I chose these sources in particular to see the difference in word choice between the liberal and conservative viewpoint. In the New York Times article, the language used was very neutral for the most part and did not succumb to the abuses listed in Orwell's essay. The article did not make use of fluffy language or metaphors without meaning. The language was very clear, concise and straight to the point. Much to my surprise, the language used didn't seem very biased. The Fox News article was written by Donald Trump Jr. and thus had a clear bias conveyed through the language which it used. He used literary devices in order to convey his opinion on the matter. For example, he used a similie comparing democrats to "a bunch of lunatics. Words were used to paint democrats in a bad light.This article only somewhat displayed the "decay of l...

        My relationship with media has been complicated throughout my life. Because I have had an iphone for the majority if my time on this earth, I have always had easy access to media. When I was little, I would idolize and want to be like characters in TV shows. Now the equivalent is music. I listen to music almost all the time. Mostly, I listen to classical music which I don't think has much of an effect on me. A part of media which I do not like is news. It is almost always bad and can be misleading depending on the source. Seeing a news article on a platform such as instagram can make or break my day. Social media such as instagram has the ability to greatly effect me for better or for worse. It is the form of media which I consume the most often. In the past, seeing articles on instagram has caused my opinions of important matters to sway one way or another. At least I can admit that it is a problem.