The Truth About Media and Teenagers

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Yes, teenagers are influenced by the media. Because the media provides the push for teeagers to do things that they never would. Also they would give people that we look up to, so that once we see them doing something new and we like it we would also do it. Just like in the 1950's when we started buying things just because we saw an advertisment promosing it will get the job done.

Outline: The Majestic

I. Introduction
A. Peter Appleton
1. Rising young Hollywood screenwriter
2. Accused of communism for attending an antiwar meeting during college years
a. His reason behind it was to impress a girl
3. His movie gets pushed back due to the accusations
4. Got left by his movie star girlfriend
5. Finally, his conract with the studio is dropped.

II. His life takes a wrong turn
A. Upset, he gets drunk and accidently ends up driving off a bridge
B. He is found later on ashore by a dog with a lost memory
C. The dogs owner takes Peter to feed him and get him cleaned up.

III. Mistaken identity
A. Recognized by a town citizen
1. He is believed to be Luke Trimble (townboy killed in WWII 9 years before)
2. His "father" Harry is extremely happy to see him
3. Peter is completely clueless but plays along.
4. "Meets" his girlfriend Adele Stanton.

IV. Playing along
A. Peter, after seeing the excitement of the entire town of Lukes return, decides to play along.
B. He tries to "rememeber" as much as possible
C. Falls in love with his "girlfriend"
D. Believed that opening up the Majestic movie theater would be a great idea
1. Members of the town all contribute to its reopening
E. Back in Washington D.C, members of the Congressional commitee believe that his disappearance was because he in fact is a communist
1. Two soldiers are on the look for him
F. A one handed soldier who served in WWII, who was Luke's friend, is supicious of his return and confronts Peter.

V. And the memories come back
A. The Majestic is back in business!
B. Peter convinces the town that the memorial of Franklin D. Roosevelt should be displayed
C. "Sand Pirates of the Sahara" is now played.
1. Peter starts to get his memory back as he remembers the lines from the movie
2. All the memories flow back to him
D. At that moment, Harry has a heart attack
1. Peter lets him die believing that he is his son

VI. The truth shall come out
A. After the funeral, Peters tells Adele that he is not Luke.
B. Moments after, federal agents invade the town and the truth is out
C. Peter is taken away and is supposed to appear before Congress
D. Later on that night, Peter's lawer tells him to admit and name a list of Communists in order to clear up his name
1. Peter agrees to this
2. Adele believes that he should defend himself against these accusations instead of letting him be accused for no good reason.
a. She attempts this by giving him a letter written by Luke that states that he knows that he is dying for a good case.
B. The letter inspires him

VII. The end/trial
A. When facing the committee, Peter tries to fire back the committee
B. After gathering up courage, he makes a speech about American ideals and tries to fight for his innocence
1. The crowd starts to support him
C. After being proved wrong, the committee sets him free
D. Peter then decides to go back to Lawson
1. All townsfolks are glad to see him and welcome him
2. His real relationship with Adele starts now.

Topic 10 Study Guide

McCarthyism impact on society:

• Joseph McCarthy accused thousands of Americans of being Communists 
• Hollywood writers, directors, and producers were arrested. Under the accusation that there were "communist ideas/propaganda" in their films.

Communist "witch hunt" and impact on those accused:

• Privacy of individuals was violated.
• Many people were charged under being communists.

Space Race impact on government policies:

• The Soviet Union launched Sputnik
• USA feels threatened, decides to pour $ into education.
• Cold War spurred from this.
• Space explorations expanded, and in 1969 USA put man on the moon.

Cold War mindset for the US government and public:

• USA is afraid of communism.
• We had to beat the Soviet Union in technology/space exploration.

Relationship of suburbs, automobiles, and roads:

• The Suburbs were outside the cities.
• Therefore, cars were required to travel to jobs in the city.
• The 1956 Highway Act was put into action, and millions of dollars went into building new and easier roads to travel on.

Baby Boom:

• Men were coming home from war, the depression was over.
• Could afford to have more children
• The new norm became stay at home mothers, working fathers, 2 children and more than one car

• Urban-Suburban pattern:
• Inner City : low income families
• Suburbs : middle income families
• Moving out of the Suburbs : high income families (more land etc)

GI Bill:

• Supported veterans, provided them with education.
• Gave loans and 1 yr. compensation

Expansion of the middle class (why things were affordable):

• CREDIT CARDS!(more spending)
• Men were working.
• Development of the suburbs, track homes that were cheap.

Tradition of War

This is what the Gillis family was proud of. Members of their family have fought and died with honor in every war dating back to the 1800's. And every single one who served had their picture hung up on the wall in the Gillis household. They are proud of their ancestry and respected their relatives who courageously fought and defended this country. Captain Joseph died in the American Revolution, George Gillis died in the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War, Phillip Gillis died at the Battle of Wounded Knee, Tommy Gillis died in WWI, and most recently, the sole Gillis left, Willis, died in WWII. Although this family has sacrificed so much, they have contributed to what makes America the way it is today, freeing us from the British, fighting against slavery, and defending us from European turmoil and totalitarian governments. They fought for independence and democracy, everything that America stands for and the tradition of men in the Gillis family serving their country will continue for generations to come.