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 * A**. **By considering your answers to the above, give two characteristics that mass media products have in common:**
 * 1) - They advertize to grab a viewer's attention
 * 2) - They constantly keep you up to date on certain events

I use my c o m p u t e r on a daily basis because it keeps me up to date with my other friends.
 * B. Name one mass media product that you consume regularly at least once a week. Why do you use it?**

I could not live without my c o m p u t e r because it helps me keep in contact with many people, such as my dad when he is deployed, my friends from my past schools, and my other family members. I also have a hobby of programming and graphic designing on a c o m p u t e r. Without it, I could not practice these hobbies. I plan on having a career in c o m p u t e r technology and security with the military like my dad does. My dad has always worked with c o m p u t e r s since the day I was born, so I have grown up with technology all my life. C o m p u t e r s have interested me since I was a toddler, and I feel without them my life would be very different.
 * 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.**

This media influences me by giving me a goal for my future job and hobbies. I plan on working with (Comment: Incomplete)
 * D**. **How do you think that media influences the way in which you live your life? Give examples of this.**


 * E.** **Complete the following Media Daily Diary**
 * || **Print** ||  || **TV** ||   || **Radio** ||   || **Phone** ||   || **eReader** ||   || ** C o m p u t e r ** ||   || **other**? ||   ||
 * || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time || item || time ||
 * **Day 1** || book || 3 h ||  ||   ||   ||   || cellphone || 10 min ||   ||   || laptop || 4 h || mp3 || 2 h ||
 * **Day 2** || book || 6 h || tv || 1 h ||  ||   || cellphone || 20 min ||   ||   || laptop || 1 h ||   ||   ||
 * **Day 3** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Total Time** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||