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Melodrama in Media

AnkarAmerica’s freedom = Williams’ virtue

America took the position as the powerful victim that had to seek revenge against its attackers.

Ankar“I will suggest that comprehension of the attack was generated through the news footage that situated the United States as a morally powerful victim in a position that required it to transform victimization into heroic retributive action for crisis resolution.” (23)

Panama Canal

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/1889-01-03/ed-1/seq-4/#words=Canal+canal+Lesseps+Panama+de+France+PANAM

America the aggressors.

Determined to take on France’s failure and earn the benefits

Drone Strikes

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/02/risk-reporting-us-drone-strikes-2014212103345230764.html

America is the powerful villain

Yemen civilians are the victimized ones.

Williams Opinion about previous events affects current

situations

“Tom” and “Anti-Tom” viewpoints for the Rodney King and O.J. Simpson trials

Melodrama wants the innocent to prevail

In the U.S. court system, reasonable doubt prevails.

“Melodrama longs for a more pure and absolute sense of truth… it is never the job of a jury trial to prove innocence” (264).

Casey Anthony

http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/casey-anthony-guilty-murder-caylees-death/story?id=13987918Based off the plethora of evidence and Casey

Anthony’s history, most Americans believe that she was guilty.

However, the trial system does not have to prove innocence, just reasonable doubt

Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguezhttp://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-rodriguez-su

spended-from-baseball-for-2014-season/

Previous events gave the public the initial belief that Rodriguez used steroids.

Rather than being found morally good, it was proven that he was the villain.

Bullying in AmericaApparent who the villain is.

Apparent who the victimized person is.

Is enough being done?

http://www.businessinsider.com/staggering-facts-about-bullying-in-america-2013-10

Bullying today:• Bullying affects nearly one in three American schoolchildren in grades six

through 10.• 83% of girls and 79 percent of boys report experiencing harassment.• Six out of 10 teenagers say they witness bullying in school once a day. • 35% of kids have been threatened online.• One of every 10 students who drop out of school

do so because of repeated bullying.• 64% of children who were bullied did not report it.• Nearly 70% of students think schools respond poorly to bullying.

Responses?http://www.inquisitr.com/1120514/san-jose-state-administrators-defend-racially-charged-bullying-response/http://www.kctv5.com/story/24734827/parents-bullying-out-of-control-in-ray-pec-school-district

Gay Athletes and Professional Sports

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10454391The sports world is no longer creating the wave,

but riding it.Gay people hold high positions in politics. They are gay movie stars. Michael Sam is no Jackie Robinson.