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A. By considering your answers to the above, give two important characteristics that mass media products have in common:
 * 1) - They grab you attention with eye catching colors and rhyming phrases and jingles
 * 2) - The provide a method of communication

B. Name one mass media product that you consume regularly at least once a week. Why do you use it? I use my phone on regular basis. I carry this device with me everywhere i go. I use this because it keeps me in touch with all of my friends and family. It also provides me with entertainment such as facebook.

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. My phone is so important to me because i use it a lot and if i were to be in a situation that i would need help such as a kidnapping or if I am lost in a store. I used to be able to live without a phone my now that i have experienced life with a phone i would not be able to. Comment: Why is the i lower case?

D. How do you think that media influences the way in which you live your life? Give examples of this. Media influences the way we live in many ways for example when you watch the celebrity news show how many times do you see an outfit that you want ? o r a commercial to a new kind of shampoo, these commercials influence you to do these things. Another way is through texting many people now dont even bother to spell things correctly because they know that auto correct will spell it right. These are just two of the many ways that mass media has effected Comments:
 * How many spaces before a comma? The answer is none.
 * not dont, but don't
 * Do you have a question mark in the middle of a sentence?

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 ||  ||   || TV || 3 hours || 93.3 (in car) || 5 hours || Cell Phone || 7 hours(on a school day) ||   ||   || Laptop || 1 hour || ipod || 6 hours ||
 * Day 2 ||  ||   || TV || 15 min || 93.3 (in car) || 6 hours || Cell Phone || 7 hours ( on a school day ||   ||   || laptop || 15 min || ipod || 6 hours ||
 * Day 3 || Book || 30min || TV || 2 hours ||  ||   || Cell Phone || 12 hours (weekend) ||   ||   || Laptop || 4 hour || ipod || 10 hours ||
 * Total Time || Book || 30 min || TV || 5hours 15minutes || 93.3 || 11 hours || Cell Phone || 26 hours ||  ||   || laptop || 5hours 15 min || ipod || 22 hours ||