The Influence of the Internet on Daily Life

There are many different types of media in today’s society; television, radio, magazines/newspapers and the internet are just some of them. Every form of media has some way of influencing it’s target audience.

Many people can be influenced by these types of media, and news headlines, celebrity gossip and facts and statistics are constantly being hammered into people’s minds. Television is probably the main form of media which influences people, because nearly everybody watches it at some point or another, and whether they choose to watch the news or a TV show, they may be influenced by something in their chosen programme more often than not. There are magazines and tabloids which may be filled with celebrity gossip, newspapers filled with headlines which may not neccesarily be true, television shows which may have characters who people may be influenced by, and so on.

Apart from the above media, I’d say the internet would be one of the most influencial media around. There are millions of websites on the internet today, and they all contain such a variety of information. There are tons of sites which anybody from around the world, of any age, may view. These days there are children as young as 5 using the internet, mostly just to play educational games. But who says that they can’t get access the websites directed at older audiences? There is very mild protection on the majority of websites, if any. This may cause children to be influenced by anything they read, not only adults. It’s not only children, but teenagers and adults may be easily influenced by the internet aswell. Just like magazines, there are now websites filled with celebrity gossip such as www.heatworld.com, where anybody could believe anything they hear about celebrities’ lives. There is so much information on the internet today compared to just a few years ago. If the internet can effect people this much now, what is it going to be like in years to come?

Walt Disney Profile

Walter Elias Disney, was born on December 5 1901, and died on December 15, 1966 at the age of 65 due to lung cancer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney. Walt Disney was an American producer and director, amongst other professions in the film industry; he is renowned for his Disney film productions. Walt’s immense success and talent has won him many awards over the years, of which have given him the record for the individual for the most nominations, and the most wins. In total, he won seven Emmy Awards and twenty two Academy Awards (Oscars) in his lifetime, amongst forty eight nominations.
Numerous amounts of fictional animated characters have been created by the Disney industry, one of which is the infamous Mickey Mouse; probably one of Walt Disney’s most successful pieces. "I hope we'll never lose sight of one thing that it was all started by a mouse." – Walt Disney. I found this quote of Disney’s on http://www.imdb.com/.
Walt is also prominent for another of his great establishments; Disneyland, and Walt Disney World theme parks in America and France, and even in Japan and China. It is said that Walt got his inspiration for Disneyland from the ‘Tivoli’ theme park in Denmark.
In 1925, Walt met Lillian Bounds after employing her to ink and paint celluloid, and shortly afterwards the two started dating, and were married to one another in the same year. Disney was married to Lilly until his death, and with her he had two daughters, Diane Marie Disney and adopted Sharon Mae Disney.

Life at CCAD

I began CCAD opting for the multimedia pathway, but i then heard there was an interactive media pathway with photography and about 6 people from the year were on that course. I then decided that sounded more appealing because that's what I wanted to do when I left college. It was probably the best decision i've ever made at the college,

I have met the best people who have made my time at CCAD thoroughly enjoyable and hilarious. No matter how difficult I have found the projects I have managed to get through them with the support of my closest friends and achieved good grades that have boosted my enthusiasm for the course.

I am excited to have a fresh start at Hartlepool where I will be studying FdA Commercial Photography, but I will be sad to leave my close friends here at Green Lane. I will miss the laid back ways of this college, and I think I have been very lucky with the teachers I have been taught by over the last two years.

I would say I enjoyed first year slightly more than second year, but this year has definitely had its highlights. The trip to Paris being one of them. When we went to Paris with the second years for 3 nights was one of my favourite holidays, despite it being freezing and rainy the majority of the time!

I definitely hope to keep in touch with certain people from this college, but I am definitely looking forward to focusing all of my time on photography.

Paris '09