Oral Magazine Presentation - Time Magazine

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Thesis: Time Magazine provides readers with the world's weekly news. It is also one of the oldest and most credible weekly news magazines out there.

Triune Brain:

• neocortex - The magazine talks about complex worldly issues.
• limbic - Topics in the magazine may affect readers on an emotional level. For example, the mews in the magazine is about real-life things that will affect the readers lives directly and indirectly. Also, the border of the magazine may evoke emotion For example: The magazine is known for always having it's red borders. However, the issue released after 9/11 had black borders to symbolize mourning; on Earth Day, it had green borders.

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Trends:

• Cultural Shift - The magazine has surveillance of everything that's going on in the world, so you'll never be behind in the news.
• Epistemological shift - Time is a lot of readers' source to their knowledge about what's going on with current events.
  

Facts:

• Time Magazine was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce.
• It was the first weekly news magazine in the U.S.
• Time is known for its signature red border, introduced in 1927.
• The magazine's most famous feature is its annual "Person of the Year" cover story.
• There is also a "Time for Kids," which is a division of Time published for children.

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Principles:

• Emotional transfer - Articles in the magazine may transfer their emotions possibly to fear, or possibly to a better understanding, therefore leading to happiness.
• Individual meaning - Readers take the information in the magazine and apply it to their lives personally.

Persuasive Techniques;

• Group Dynamics - Time appeals to Americans by featuring articles which affect all of us across the board, from politics to travel and leisure.
• Strength - Time is the world's largest news magazine therefore they have strong leadership in the news world.
• Scientific Evidence - Magazine is based on hard facts about our world.

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