Good Morning America

abc.go.com abc.go.com Good Morning America has been bringing viewers their morning news and gossip for more than four decades. Starting in 1975, the program turned the morning show format on its ear with the conversational tone it took to deliver both hard news stories and lighter features. Though it has struggled to keep up with Today, the show has its highest viewership ever. Here are seven facts about Good Morning America you didn’t know. Number Seven: The Name of the Show Comes from a Steve Goodman Song After the failure of A.M. America in early 1975, ABC revamped their show by gaining inspiration from local morning shows. Although one of these shows was named Good Morning!, the real name for the show came from an old Steve Goodman song. In the chorus to “City of New Orleans,” Goodman sings the line “Good morning America, how are ‘ya,” about riding the rails and greeting the day. The sentiment and recognition were good, and the network appropriated it for their show. Number Six: It Won a Daytime…

As we watch our chosen news source, have you ever noticed any differences in the anchors delivering the news, how news worthy events are reported on and the many ways we can keep up on the breaking news. While there are many ways to get daily news, our focus is television news, looking at local ABC 7 Morning News and ABC World News Tonight. News Anchors ABC 7 Morning News is co-anchored by Phillip Palmer and Leslie Sykes which airs daily Monday thru Friday from 4:30 am to 7:00 am. Phillip…

I don’t even know how long we have been together. I have tried plenty of times to get rid of him, but he insisted on staying. I tried hiding in the dark but he is like the moon he follows every step that I made. In the morning, I attempted to leave through the front door, but the door would not open. It is like I am locked inside a cell. I had my first nightmare with the English language when I was in 6th grade. I remember clearly what occurred. It was a sunny day when my teacher uttered in the…

“What a Wonderful World” is the chorus as well as the song title. I think this line is used so much to try to help us see that even with all the pain and violence in the world there is still a chance for us to stop and see the world for its beauty. “I See Trees of Green, Red Roses too” is the first line of the song, which is a great opening because it lets the listener know that the song will be focusing on the good things of the world and its beauties. The line “The Bright Blessed Day, the Dark…

child’s life more than money. The Thalidomide tragedy seemingly started with good intentions, but resulted in a medical scandal that has scarred thousands of lives. To begin with, Thalidomide was first sold in 1957,as a tranquilizer, in Western Germany (“Thalidomide”). From the very beginning, Thalidomide was popular with the public. Doctors claimed that Thalidomide was” completely safe””even during…

Identification and Evaluation of Sources In source one, this document from a Medicine Journal about the drug, Thalidomide which was developed by a German pharmaceutical company called Grünenthal in Stolberg. This company wanted to create a drug. They started clinical trials for treating respiratory infections in 1956. Researchers at Grünenthal then discovered that thalidomide could help with morning sickness found in pregnant women The drug was then advertised to help with morning sickness in…

In the mid 1900s, sleepless worriers full of post-war anxiety needed an easy way to fall asleep. In rushed the drug market, who could could easily target this anxiety-ridden population, where one out of seven American adults took sleeping pills every night (Fintel, 2009). Thalidomide seemed like an easy, unassuming miracle pill. It was so safe, in fact, that the company targeted pregnant women, saying that there were no effects on the child or the mother. This worldwide drug was sold to numerous…

Ogbera, Gabriel ENG 103 First Draft Instructor Michael Dusek The Millennials: A Response Essay Much has been written about millennials in recent times by different people with different views. But of all the comments about the millennials, those of experts Joel Stein, Jean Twenge and Chelsea Clinton stand out. While Jean Twenge labeled millennials as lazy, selfish, self-absorbed, selfish, entitled, narcissistic, fame-obsessed, and…

(Seierstad, 2014) Suggest that there is a need for fresh new perspectives to be used in the modern workplace. For organisations to benefit and thrive, by focusing on the practice of inclusion of diversity in organisational practices. (Seierstad, 2014) Research ties into what Agnes Naera in the essence that there is a need for a new perspective to be taken in approaching Diversity in organisations. (Thomas, 2001) Expresses similar views to Agnes by suggesting the inclusion of cultural identities…

inadequate (Vianna et el. 2011). Additional societal stigma regarding the demonized drug hinders its availability to be researched and used in beneficial therapies for diseases including leprosy (Naafs 2006). In 1956, the German pharmaceutical company, Chemi Grunenthal, had ostensibly struck gold (Rehman et el. 2011). They had marketed the latest “blockbuster drug,” sold to pregnant women suffering from morning sickness to ease their symptoms (Rehman et el. 2011). Having achieved popularity in…