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In class yesterday we spoke about the media sources that are available to us, but we focused in on the radio. We learned that the most popular way of telling stories is orally. To mention oral stories told over the radio you can’t forget the telling of "The War of The Worlds" by Orsen Wells. Orsen Wells had America scared of an invasion whether it be real life aliens or an attack from another country. That is a major feat to accomplish to do this he made the presentation seem like a real broadcast. To do this he used little tricks like having the weather being told and also having music constantly playing throughout the broadcast. He would interrupt the program also with constant news reports with specialists such as a professor from Princeton observatory and a militia commander and they all spoke as someone in their profession would using jargon and their lingo. Orsen Wells also gave in-depth details about the spacecraft and the emerging aliens saying things such as smooth skin, grey snakes and monstrous. He painted verbal pictures that seemed so real that people actually believed him. That shows the power of the spoken word and media.