Language and Mass Communication

In the dictionary language is defined as 'Communication by voice in a distinctly human manner, using arbitrary sounds in conventional way with conventional meanings; speech'. While this explains the basic principle of what language is; you can't put everything that language is into definition. It has far too many layers to even begin to explain the complexities and nuances of what it means to people. Language doesn't has to been written down or spoken, it can be hand gestures or subtle twists of people's bodies, it can be unintelligible sounds you make to your friends when you're describing something that you can't put into words, but they know what you mean anyway. Language is for showing what you're experiencing and how you feel things. You can use it for making sure your parents know exactly how you feel about your new curfew or telling your best friends about the super cool concert you went to. The ways in which you can use it are many and varied. Having, and being able to chose how to use language is one of the most powerful things you can have, it allows you to do anything and everything. Language is knowledge and there are no disadvantages to having it and using it.

Mass communication is how the spread of news or information is spread from one group of people to another. The different ways that you can share information are so numerous that writing them all would take forever. Currently the most prevelent are twitter, facebook and various news sites like Huffington Post and Fox.com. Mass communication is important because it helps keep people informed of world events and helps people form their own opionions on subjects that are often reported with bias. The pros of mass communications are that people can make friends all over the world without the normal boundaries that usually define them. People can also keep in contact with each other even if they moved thousands of miles away. The downside is that horrible ideas and people can find each other much more easily that they could before. Hover I believe that the pros far outweigh the cons.