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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Genre and conventions It's a survival horror game. It's a single- player game where the player controls the protagonist, Ethan Winters from a first person perspective. The player controls Ethan Winters as he searches for his wife in a derelict plantation occupied by the cannibalistic Baker family, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. It's the first game from the Resident Evil games to use a first person perspective. Even though Ethan is a civilian in the game, he can offer a few combat skill such as arming himself with a  variety  of different weapons e.g.  handguns, shot guns, flamethrowers, explosives and chainsaws against the Baker family and a  humanoid  form of fungus called 'Molded'. He is even able to quickly turn 180 degrees to avoid enemies as well as blocking incoming attacks to reduce damage. Various portions of the game are spent being pursued by members of the Baker family, who if engaged in ...

Reception Theory and Uses and Gratification Applied to the Iphone X advert Reception Theory The Reception Theory is a Theory that was created by Stuart Hall to understand the different ways in which the audiences responde to the products which are sold by the producers.  e.g. it can be films, music videos, videos, TV shows , games, adverts etc.  T here are three main ways in which an audience may respond: P referred reading - where the audience agrees which what the producer has produced. N egotiated reading - where the audience accepts some of the products messages, but also disagrees with the rest. O ppositional reading - where the audience completely disagrees with the product When applying this theory to the IPhone X advert the audience may agree (preferred reading) with the IPhone X being a good phone because it is new and from the new features available on the phone and the design of phone based on what is shown on the advert. People ...

Manchester Arena attack: Homeless 'hero' Chris Parker who stole from victims is jailed A homeless man who goes by the name of Chris Parker has been jailed for four years for stealing from the victims of the Manchester Arena Bombing early last year.  Before being jailed, he was called a 'Hero' because helped an injured girl escape from the scene. However, CCTV footage taken from the Manchester bombing attack, shows that he was wondering around victims and taking their personal belongings which included a phone and bank card. At Manchester Crown Court last month, he admitted to stealing a mobile phone and purse from two victims. Prosecutors have said that he will not be receiving the money which was raised for him by the public and that the money will be given back to the donors. Following sentencing, Supt Chris Hill from Greater Manchester Police, said: "No matter what personal circumstances you might find yourse...

Breaking barriers: Amena Khan is the first ever hijab-wearing model to front a hair campaign   This story is about the representation of women in the media in terms of the hair and beauty industry and is from the newspaper, the Evening Standard. Recently, the hair care company, L'Oréal Paris Elvive had published a hair care campaign which featured for the first time a hijab- wearing model. Am ena Khan (the hijab-wearing model) featured in the advert is a successful beauty blogger and is the co-founder of the beauty brand 'Ardere Cosmetics'. Amena is seen in the campaign wearing a pink hijab and is joined by a group of ambassadors and influencers such as Cheryl Cole, Dougie Poynter from McFly and many more.  "The decision to cast Khan isn't just history-making, it also marks a major step towards reversing a common misconception that because a woman doesn’t show her hair, she doesn’t care about her locks." She said in an in...

Model Harry Uzoka killed in latest London stabbing A 25 year old model, Harry Uzoka was fatally stabbed in Shepherd's Bush last Thursday. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. "Police have not formally identified the victim but he has been named on social media and in reports as Harry Uzoka, who was signed to Premier Model Management which helped launch the careers of models such as Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer." When the news spread about on social media many celebrities spoke about how they felt for the loss of the young model. These included a fellow model, Jordan Dunn and singer, MNEK. Jordan Dunn had described him as a "young King". MNEK tweeted, " SHOCKED. I met him various times and thought he was always so cool. my heart goes out to his family. RIP.” The online clothing retailer Everlane described Uzoka as “a wonderful model but even more so a good person and a pleasure to work with.” Another...

Model Harry Uzoka killed in latest London stabbing A 25 year old model, Harry Uzoka was fatally stabbed in Shepherd's Bush last Thursday. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. "Police have not formally identified the victim but he has been named on social media and in reports as Harry Uzoka, who was signed to Premier Model Management which helped launch the careers of models such as Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer." When the news spread about on social media many celebrities spoke about how they felt for the loss of the young model. These included a fellow model, Jordan Dunn and singer, MNEK. Jordan Dunn had described him as a "young King". MNEK tweeted, " SHOCKED. I met him various times and thought he was always so cool. my heart goes out to his family. RIP.” The online clothing retailer Everlane described Uzoka as “a wonderful model but even more so a good person and a pleasure to work with.”...