this article discusses how the extreme makeover: homeeditionustelevision reality program, which focuses on rebuilding houses for those in need,sets unrealistic boundaries for the american dream’s standard of living oflow-income homeowners in the united states. passing through economic hardshipin the past several years, it is important to study how this program can meet thereal expectations of t...

This study combines discourse analysis and narrative analysis (Yin 2007) to examine top US newspapers’ coverage of refugees in American human interest stories. I find that the refugees are presented (a) as prior victims; (b) as in search of the American Dream; and (c) as unable to achieve the American Dream. As human-interest features, the stories provide a largely positive portrayal of individ...

this article deals with the social and family values in one of the most famous simulation games (the sims) in the recent years. it is tried to answer some questions, whether, the sims is a representative of social values of american society, and in particular, of the american family. what is the cement of the american society from the game point of view? what does the sims family suggest as a m...