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 * A**. **By considering your answers to the above, give two important characteristics that mass media products have in common:**
 * 1) -One important characteristic that mass media product have in common is that they all provide important information to the public world.
 * 2) -Another important characteristic that mass media products have in common is that sometimes they may have a visual to help people visualize what they are talking about.


 * B**. **Name one mass media product that you consume regularly at least once a week.** My phone.
 * Why do you use it?** It helps me connect with people that I usually can't talk to without it, and it helps me connect with friends, and I can search the internet and use it to help me with homework and find out what's happening in the life of One Direction..

My phone, and my computer help me to stay connected in the life of others and how it affects me. They also keep me from getting overly bored if I have nothing to do.
 * C**. **Is there any media product that you feel you could not live without? If so, say what it is and why it is so important to you.**


 * D**. **How do you think that media influences the way in which you live your life? Give examples of this. Media influences my life because without it we wouldn't be getting important information told to us on time.** Media influences the way I live because it helps me to find out important information about what's happening around the world on time. It also helps me to plan things accordingly in life.


 * E. Complete the following Media Daily Diary**


 * || **Print** ||  || **TV** ||   || **Radio** ||   || **Phone** ||   || **eReader** ||   || **Computer** ||   || **other**? ||   ||
 * || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time ||
 * **Day 1** || Dork Diaries || 1-2 hours ||  ||   || Hot 101.5 and 93.3 || 2hours20min || Texting, Skype || 8hours ||   ||   || Skype || 1hour ||   ||   ||
 * **Day 2** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Day 3** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Total Time** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

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