Throughout the history of communication technological determinism can be applied to the emergence of the television. Technological determinism can be defined as the idea that a communication technology changes society in unexpected ways by altering cultural values and the social structure itself (Lecture 1B). The television has become such an essential part of households in society and is hard to imagine life without it. The television provides entertainment to people of all ages, not just for entertainment, but also as a valued resource for advertising and different forms of programming. Different experiments by numerous people, within the fields of electricity and broadcasting, navigated to the development of the basic technologies and
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Specifically, in my opinion, it has changed because of what is displayed on television. I believe that the rise of reality television has greatly changed society. Individuals from young ages to old ages all watch reality television. They tend to often mirror the actions of reality TV stars, whether it being lifestyle choices, apparel, actions, etc. The media itself too is able to control the public opinion. They can manipulate the news in any way they choose and the public will still believe it. They are our only source of news so we have no choice but to believe what they …show more content…
Even though stories may become fabricated and exaggerated over time, listening to them gave me a knowledgeable insight of my early life history. For the most part, retention and memory would be the most helpful methods in my opinion. My close relatives would be able to give me a full run down of my early history, basing it right from the stories. Unfortunately, a limitation I encountered during these stories was the inability to speak to deceased relatives who were present in my early life. Throughout hearing stories, I was then able to connect them directly to images I saw growing up. As a result of the invention of still photography, I was able to view pure photographic evidence related to my early life. Pictures document the family moments (Lecture 15). While looking through old photo albums, a limitation I quickly realized was the amount of pictures that I had access to. It seemed greatly scarce. During the fatal Super Storm Sandy, many of these were sadly destroyed. Although these photos give visual evidence, it was not until the invention of home recordings (movies), where these pastimes became a more vivid reality. Today, home movies can take on additional significance or meaning, as well as document special events (lecture 15). Home movies keep meaningful memories and history fully alive. When I viewed these
Specifically, in my opinion, it has changed because of what is displayed on television. I believe that the rise of reality television has greatly changed society. Individuals from young ages to old ages all watch reality television. They tend to often mirror the actions of reality TV stars, whether it being lifestyle choices, apparel, actions, etc. The media itself too is able to control the public opinion. They can manipulate the news in any way they choose and the public will still believe it. They are our only source of news so we have no choice but to believe what they …show more content…
Even though stories may become fabricated and exaggerated over time, listening to them gave me a knowledgeable insight of my early life history. For the most part, retention and memory would be the most helpful methods in my opinion. My close relatives would be able to give me a full run down of my early history, basing it right from the stories. Unfortunately, a limitation I encountered during these stories was the inability to speak to deceased relatives who were present in my early life. Throughout hearing stories, I was then able to connect them directly to images I saw growing up. As a result of the invention of still photography, I was able to view pure photographic evidence related to my early life. Pictures document the family moments (Lecture 15). While looking through old photo albums, a limitation I quickly realized was the amount of pictures that I had access to. It seemed greatly scarce. During the fatal Super Storm Sandy, many of these were sadly destroyed. Although these photos give visual evidence, it was not until the invention of home recordings (movies), where these pastimes became a more vivid reality. Today, home movies can take on additional significance or meaning, as well as document special events (lecture 15). Home movies keep meaningful memories and history fully alive. When I viewed these