United States of Tara is a television comedy-drama series on SHOWTIME which was created by Diablo Cody and stars Toni Collette whom is an amazing actress. It is about a woman named Tara Gregson a wife and mother of two children who was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. In other words she has multiple personalities. This show has become very popular because of all its controversial aspects to the show (homosexual characters, mentally unstable characters etc). In season 3 episodes 1 & 2 Tara's daughter Kate decides to go to Japan to teach english until the recent devastation that happened; the earthquake. After both episodes before the credits roll there is a note that says how you can donate to the Japan earthquake relief. The show brought light to its viewers the severity of the earthquake and promoted a relief fund that we can donate to. This relates to the key concept media have social and political implications because the show incorporated the devastation in Japan into the plot to show the viewers that Japan needs our help.
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