Comic banned. -The Hindu

Archie Comic Banned in Singapore!

Archie comic was banned in Singapore. Archie:The Married Life Volume Three was banned by Singapore's Media Development Authority, according to the independent Singapore, a news website.

"We regret that Married Life is seemed to breach the content guidelines for imported publications! And removed for sale by notice of MDD. We are not able to sell this title.", said a major book seller in Singapore.

 The Overall Impact of Media on a Nation's society

Media is any medium through which any sort of information reach the people
Media can create awareness about:·        Perpetuate Issues
·        Establish Priorities
·        Mold Society (in passive but effective way)
The functions of media in our society is:·        To inform: People come to know what, when, where, who, why & How the things are happening
It brings about greater awareness among the masses about men and materials.·         To educate: Media educates people by giving information about food, health, employment, agriculture, technology, modernization etc.
·        To entertain: Movies, serials, animations, music etc.
·        Positive Impacts
·        A Watchdog on Government
·        Voice of poor is heard through media: A trump card for Common man
 




There are several disadvantages of media as well:·        It is a one way communication, so improvement through feedback is virtually       impossible
·        Affect the thinking capability of individuals
·        Instill negative thinking patterns in society as a whole

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Internet and teenagers

The Impact Of Social Media On Teenagers

The Internet is a part of today’s culture that many teenagers cannot even imagine what the world was like before the Internet existed. The Internet is fun, informative and a great source of communication with others. It's an educational tool and users can learn about almost anything. Sharing information through Internet is easy, cheap and fast. Teenagers have access to billions of websites containing information in the form of text, pictures and videos. The internet like other technology has positives and negatives effects on teenagers. Teenagers have access to pornography, obscenities, and ways to make drugs, bombs or even participate in online sexual practices. Teenagers can also become heavily addicted to the internet, which can often lead them into depression, with little or no face-to face time with others. There are also issues with teenagers hacking into school databases, banks, government websites, friends or strangers computers. If your teenagers are spending too much time on the internet, they are at risk of getting involved with one of these activities.

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FICtiOnAl ChAraCtErs!!!

Many of the children these days are inspired by many fictional characters both from books and the television. the kids read books like Geronimo Stilton, A- Z mystery etc. They watch shows like Chotta Bheem, Phineas n Ferb, Doraemon, Shin chan etc. The kids find such shows very interesting and tend to watch it a lot. Watching these shows inspire them to become like the main characters in the show and they might cause a problem sometimes.. like many kids died trying to be superman. And a lot of kids now are a lot into electronic gadgets which is a facility we did not have in our days.

Teenagers!! These are the people who are majorly affected with the fiction. They watch a lot of TV shows such as Pretty Little Liars, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a half men, anime etc. which provide them a lot of information at a very young age. But is very entertaining and matches their sense of humour which the adults and kids cannot cope up with. They read a lot of books like The fault in our stars, Percy Jackson, The heroes of Olympus, Harry Potter, Hunger games etc. These books are very good.. personally. And they have different ideas which entertain teenagers a lot. Teenagers tend to obsess over fictional characters very easily because of the way they are described in the book.Impacts of characters in book and movies

Social Networking Sites:

Times have surely changed.  The world has been made flat by the World Wide Web. Today, we live in a world where contacting someone, sharing our journeys as well as our thoughts is just one click away. Social networking sites are now available to cater to one’s immediate social needs. These networking sites have made it possible for us to chat with friends who live in distant places as well as share with them pictures and videos of whatever we are up to instantly. Today, it is very hard to find a teenager who doesn't have a Yahoo, a G mail, a Facebook, or a Twitter account which they use to keep in touch with friends, to express or share what they have in mind and to use for school-related purposes.They have negative effects on the person too.

All these activities may be a teenager’s way of releasing stress. It is also one way for sharing with others different knowledge which are not taught in school by sharing links, pictures or videos about details of a place, a thing, or a topic which has been overlooked during a discussion in class. There are certain studies which show how that excessive expression of thoughts can lead to turning our youth vain and ego-centric. Aside from this, there are also those people who post negative things about people whom they have had conflicts with. There are a lot of people who do not think thoroughly about what they are about to post. They tend to prioritize what they feel than the effects of the act that they are about to do. Cyber bullying also emerged because of this. There are those who blackmail people by threatening them that they would post something embarrassing regarding that person if they don’t abide by what the cyber bully wants.

 The youth of today tend to put this first before accomplishing home works and projects. They would rather spend their extra time in chatting with friends rather than studying their lessons in advance. Some would even opt to just forget about their projects and home works entirely inn order to use these sites. Teenagers nowadays are sometimes inclined to satisfy their social needs first before accomplishing what it is they need for school.

 Some would decide to create Facebook pages or Yahoo groups for their sections/classes. They use these groups in order to remind each other about home works and projects which are nearing the deadline. They sometimes use these to announce upcoming school events as well as the details to the projects given by the professors. They are able to discuss with each other the unclear parts of a professor’s lecture. These groups also make it more convenient for the class officers to communicate with the class. This helps students aid each other for school but it makes them depend solely on each other and it makes them take things for granted. Everything is already given to them—the power point presentations, links for their research, etc. They would of course take these and review them rather than research on their own. It’s making life too easy for the students.they eventually become too lazy.More...