Media Portrayal on Youth Women Minorities

             Mankind has now reached the time where Television and the Media has become one of the most influential resources, which all people frequently use in their everyday lives. With at least one television present in each household in America, families have incorporated all that television brings to the public into the privacy of our homes. Though the concept of "Television" is still fairly new, Media has been in existence dating back to biblical times. Aware of its' indescribable power, many have used the Media and its resources to promote individuals personal propagandas', and to bring forth issues and concerns that the government would like the general public to focus on. While the Media has been used to dramatize the struggles of different groups, in order for the public to see how much discrimination groups was forced to experience (Civil Rights Movement). The Media has also been used to discriminate on other types of groups. It is known that Television and the Media has greatly impacted the lives' of people's in the 20th Century. How the public interprets the information that is given, can affect individuals' views and outlook on society. That is why it is important to explore how the media has portrayed different types of groups, and in what ways has it affected the lives that people live today.
             By examining how the Media has portrayed Women, we might be able to find how certain outlooks' and generalizations in our society have come to be. The story of "Adam & Eve," as it was written in the bible, revealed that Eve was the first to give into temptation by tasting the forbidden apple, which GOD strictly forbade them to touch. Through out History, it was very hard to find many instances that would show Women in a more positive light. Instead I have encountered many instances where the women were mainly seen as
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