The "Bitter"/ Sweet Taste of Sugar!

Howdy! I decided to do my rhetorical analysis on the Law and Order episode "Sugar". This episode correlates tremendously with my blog topic "money and corruption in the media." A brief summary of this television show is as follows: "The body of an online call girl is found in a suitcase, and the prime suspect for her murder is an Internet entrepreneur who was one of her "sugar daddies" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1480092/). This television show appeals to a large spectrum of audiences especially because of its diverse genre ranging from crime, mystery and also to drama. This particular episode can really fascinate and hone in on the young adults (teenagers to college students) primarily due to its social media, love and the issues revolving around money. Vance Shepard (Eric McCormack) stars as the entrepreneur of a multi- million dollar "sugar daddy" internet site where he falls in love with one of his workers. Vance Shepard's daughter Chantel Shepard grew frustrated and angry with her father because he broke promises to her and also was dating Emily, who was only a couple years older than she was! This anger and frustration caused Chantel to "snap" and she murdered her dad's mistress. Vance tries to cover up the murder as his own while being prosecuted by the attorneys and almost gets away with it, until the detectives/ lawyers discover that the real murderer is his daughter. The plot of this story is centered on a death and the love for money which were both results of a media source, albeit a social/dating media source. Vance explains to the detectives while being interrogated that he was the reason his daughter is angry and mildly psychotic. For the reasons explained above, Chantel takes her father’s life at the end of the money with the intent of him not being able to break any more promises. Vance’s greed for money and loneliness stimulated him to create a powerful media business which satisfied his need for money and romance. Ironically, this very entity is what caused havoc in his life and later caused his death. Cultural topics brought up in this television episode were prostitution, social media, and also older/ younger relationships, just to name a few. This episode of Law and Order is a must see!
(http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Law_Order_Special_Victims_Unit_The_Eleventh_Year_Sugar/70151982?trkid=496624)

Money, Biases and Political Power in the Media!

Howdy! My name is Kevin Parker and I've decided to publish a blog about money, biases and political power in the media. With an extensive variety of political beliefs and ideologies in my immediate family, mostly all of whom stemmed from media biases; I am convinced and persuaded to unraveling the power of these gigantic media corporations. Money is the dominant dictator of social and political status in this country, therefore with money as the governing body of media, it too controls our way of thinking! I became interested with the idea of how influential media is to the general population based on the information we receive through television advertisements, television shows and most significantly the news. I also would like to figure out the reasons why we receive the information with extreme biases. Throughout this blog I will post information exposing the amounts/ sources of money and reveal the amount of political clout most revered politicians have on censoring information to the general public. In this day and age, television has become the leading source of enlightenment and I would not like to be ignorant of the "truth". Therefore, with research and the input of ideas, facts and opinions from everyone in this class; I hope to become more knowledgeable on the truth of the media and know how to decipher between biases.