Entertainment Essay

Between the Ropes: Exploring the World of Professional Wrestling Introduction It is not a secret that professional wrestling is like a theatrical play, but it does not diminish its spectacle, melodrama, and theatrical aspects. If people know professional wrestling is not really a sport, then: What is professional wrestling and why is it so interesting to its fans? How is gender, race, and class characterized in and formed by professional wrestling? In which methods does professional wrestling…

Louis Armstrong used jazz to change the music world and left a lasting effect on the entertainment industry. Armstrong was born in New Orleans to fifteen year old Mary Ann and twenty year old Willie. His whole life, Armstrong identified his birthday as July 4, 1900. It is now know his actual birth date was August 4, 1901. Armstrong’s young parents were not ready for a child so Josephine, Willie’s mother, raised him until he was five. Over those five years, Armstrong did not see much of his…

As each year passes, more facets of popular culture become somewhat like wrestling: a stage-managed reality in which scripted storylines bleed spontaneously into actual events, with the fuzzy line between fact and fiction seeming to intensify, not diminish, the viewer’s obsession with the melodrama. The modern media landscape is scattered with reality shows that viewers know that are not real; that basically, is professional wrestling. In the same vein as soap operas, melodrama can be…

Silent movies were a great source of entertainment during the early 1900s, but when sound was added the film industry was revolutionized. It only took two years after The Jazz Singer, the first film with spoken lines, for the silent film era to end. It showed the viewers that there was no reason for silent movies. Big names in silent film making, like Charlie Chaplin, thought “talkies” ruined the film industry. Sound changed the way we watch movies for the better. Sound helps its viewers follow…

With the use of the Salesforce Platform, Diamond Cluster Entertainment would be able to develop a deeper relationship with their loyal customers and attract new ones. With Salesforce CRM applications and their mobile cloud-computing model, businesses can follow their customers and their budget at the same time from anywhere (Salesforce, 2013). Salesforce also allows companies to build their own custom applications using their Force.com platform. This app can be downloaded on mobile devices or…

into the 21st century. The purpose of this essay is to explore different management theories in order to identify whether they are still relevant to contemporary entertainment business practice in todays society. Though each theory being discussed have adapted to the new age of the entertainment industry, the goal is to find out which one is most relevant today, if any. Even though their have…

Aneka Happer Music and Entertainment in the Middle Ages “The true beauty of music is that it connects people,” (Ron Ayers). Music is a very magical thing. It has been around for centuries bringing people together and forming friendships, memories or bonds between people who love each other. Dance and theatre do this as well, dancing with someone is another form of communication, and theatre spreads the word of stories. Although music and entertainment has not always been the same throughout…

Walworth Barbour American International School Was the U.S. Supreme Court Correct in Its Decision in Brown vs Entertainment Merchants Association. Mark Sbitnev US History Mr. Marusak Fall Semester 2015 Introduction On May 20, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court , asking the Court to hear an appeal of the 9th Circuit’s ruling(Gamasutra Article). In court the California argues that its Act may restrict the…

What is wrestling? When most people think of wrestling, the first thing that comes to their mind is the fake “professional” wrestling you see on television with the goofy costumes, silly names and the use of props. Well, the real sport of wrestling dates back to before the first olympic games were held back in ancient Greece in 776 B.C. The sport of wrestling was actually the sport that started the great thing today that we call the olympics. Wrestling has many components that people would not…

people quality for the show. The WWE website announced it on their website. Ford speaks about the past how title changes happened on house shows in the past. Some of them were recognized and some of them not. Ford thinks it is a good idea for the fans. Two whole chapters are focused on the booking “Does it Draw?” and “What’s Good For the Business is Good For…” Matysik begins with the significant problem so many fantasy bookers will ignore in professional wrestling storylines: It is one thing…