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au·ton·o·my

  [aw-ton-uh-mee]  Show IPA

noun, plural au·ton·o·mies.

1.

independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions: the autonomy of the individual.

2.

the state or condition of having independence or freedom, or of being autonomous; self-government, or the right of self-government

I have personally never heard of this word before but it explain a first year college experience.This word has a lot to do with our independence as college students. When we're in college we have to make our own choices. It's a very new experience that's harder than it actually seems. College is basically our future. So choices we make now are most important. 

Hegemony: the domination of culture by one particular cultural group, resulting in the empowerment of certain cultural beliefs, values and practices over others. 

Marginalized Culture: cultures that don't belong to mainstream culture.  

These are two terms that I learn in my media studies class. We need to know what these terms for our midterm that on the 16th. We are making a presentation on something that negatively influenced by media. For example being addicted to social networks, texting and driving, or teen pregnancy.