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Crime and punishment vocabulary.
W e are going to study the crime and a punishment and vocabulary related to it. Crime is an ilegal activity such as murder or robbery. Punishment is a penalty imposed on someone who is convicted of a crime. It could be, for example, time in prison or a fine. Note: There is an important difference between criminal law and civil law . Criminal law deals with matters such as murder. Civil law deals with matters such as contracts or divorce. The police are not normally involved in civil law. A. Types of crime The following are the most common types of crime: Crime Definition Abduction / kidnapping Taking a person to a secret location using force. Armed robbery Using a weapon to steal. Arson Setting fire to a place on purpose. Assault Hurting another person physically. Attempted murder Trying to kill s...
Critical thinking and media literacy
Believing what you see? Developing a critical eye through media literacy First, some key terms… Media are the channels through which humankind communicates. Media conveys meaning through different mediums such as television broadcasts, newspapers or films. Media includes radio, videos, recorded music, magazines, junk mail, comic books, computer software, the internet, video games, and advertisements. The word mass refers to a large number of elements, so mass media is a means of communicating to numerous audiences. All media present a message in a text. In the context of media analysis, a text is not only as something that is written. A text is anything that communicates a message. Some examples of non-conventional texts are: commercials, webpages, songs, billboards, advertisements, or even illustrations. One cognitive skill that is essential in approaching media texts is critical thinking . You, most certainly, know the meaning of the words critical and thinking separately. But c...