Topic:
How does modern mass media such as movies or television influence people's behavior?
英语范文
The impact that modern mass media has had on our daily life, and society in general, is undeniable. Already，it can be seen that western movies are exerting influence on our youthful generations: they grow long hair regardless of their sex, commonly part of which is dyed gold；they wear jeans every season，usually the knees of which are deliberately tattered.
The major means that mass media influences the public is by creating topics of discussion in the society. Mass media offers people (the consumers) issues to talk and think about. Antiwar movies such as Tears of the Sun and All Quiet On the Western Front among numerous others have been raising many questions. Is any war really to uphold justice? Is it really worthwhile that an individual makes sacrifices to his country, and at the same time ignores his own family or his personal values?
Mass media also shapes our understanding of what is important，and what is not important. The “important” issues are to be found on the first pages of the newspaper or at the beginning of a television program. The “unimportant” stories are the ones that are not being told at all. The “not very important” stories are probably very short and hidden in the last pages. Even though there are critical thinking individuals in any society，they are a definite minority; the public in whole indeed lack the skills of critical thinking，and therefore they are often led by the media.
In brief, mass media, by offering topics and affecting the ways in which we discuss “the important issues”, has a strong influence on our perception of the truth, of the world or of the structure of our society. We have to admit that it has a role in our lives as a source of information，experiences，entertainment.
题目：
电影或电视等现代媒体如何影响大众的行为？
译文：
现代大众传媒对我们的日常生活和整个社会的影响是不可否认的。我们已经看到西方电影对年轻一代的影响：他们留长头发而不再在意是什么性别，而且部分头发被染成金黄色；他们无论什么季节都穿牛仔裤，通常膝盖处还故意弄破。大众传媒影响人们的主要方式是创造社会中讨论的话题。媒体为人们提供问题去谈论和思考。反战电影如《太阳之泪》和《西线无战事》等曾带给人们很多思考：每场战争都是正义的吗？一个人真的值得为了国家利益而忽略自己的家庭和个人价值吗？
大众传媒也形成了我们对于“什么重要，什么不重要”的理解。“重要”的事件通常被放在报纸的头版或者新闻节目的开头，“不重要”的事件甚至不提，“不是很重要”的通常特别短并且藏在最后一页。即使社会上有个人评论家，但他们一定是少数。总体上讲大众缺乏评判能力，因此他们往往被媒体牵着走。
简而言之，大众媒体在提供话题和影响我们讨论“重要”话题的思路时，对人们关于真理世界或社会结构的感知有巨大的影响。我们必须承认传媒作为信息、经历、娱乐的来源，在我们生活中所起的作用。
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