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The Metathesis Of Group Five: Lauren, Shreeja, Emma B.

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I believe the metathesis of Group Five (Lauren, Shreeja, Emma B.) will be something similar to: “The government and industry used the media as an important tool to influence the American people to help in the pursuit of their own goals.” Shreeja’s term paper showed how the Kennedy Administration was able to gain the praise of the public by using its control over the press to emphasize that the Soviets withdrew their missiles from Cuba, virtually leaving out that it was part of a larger compromise where the Americans also withdrew their missile from Turkey. Emma’s term paper described how presidential candidates could utilize televised presidential debates in order to gain greater exposure. These debates sometimes had significant effect on the outcome of the election. Lauren’s term paper explained how the movie industry was able remain profitable by controlling their movies’ content through selectively using self-censorship. …show more content…

In her essay, she describes the actual proceedings of the Cuban missile crisis. Confronted with the possibility of Soviet nuclear missiles being stationed just off the American coast in Cuba, the Kennedy administration made a deal with Premier Khrushchev. The Americans would withdraw their Jupiter missiles from Turkey if the Soviets would reciprocate in Cuba. With American public oblivious to the existence of the Jupiter missiles, the Kennedy administration was able to twist the compromise into a Soviet concession through their connections with the media. By manipulating the press and not telling the full truth, the Kennedy administration was able to portray themselves as heroes who helped America triumph over the

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