Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Performing Arts High Schools: Should the Government Fund Them? In ancient human societies, abilities in visual and musical arts were often considered prerequisites for government services, and were associated with religious and leadership roles. In medieval Europe, private tutors were sought after by wealthy families, and the middle and lower classes could seek apprenticeships to professional artists for music and art instructions. In the 1800s, public education begin in the United States…

The Education Machine In recent years, corresponding to the creation of the internet, the entire process of how we as human beings function has dramatically been altered. Technology has made its place in society highly apparent and some pieces of software have even been likened to appendages on our body from how often they are used. Take the smartphone for instance; 90% of 18-29 year olds sleep with their smartphones, and 95% of people use the phone for something just before going to bed.…

communism. You need to been devastating. He seems to be the person who could restore faith in left wing politics (Latham 2012). He has contributed very much to Australian media such as newspapers, magazines and electronic media which includes radio and television…

A Feminist Literary Analysis on Oprah Winfrey’s 2018 Golden Globes Speech The 75th Golden Globe Awards, a ceremony that honours achievements in television and film was held on the 7th of January 2018 (Gajanan). In light of the current state of the Hollywood and music industry, the ‘#MeToo’ and ‘Time’s Up’ movements were the main themes of the night which consequently led to the awards ceremony focus on women issues more than ever. The unofficial dress attire for the night was all black to…

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most significant people in the world. She is recognized as the richest African-American of the 20th century, the greatest African American Philanthropist, and the most influential woman in the world. Winfrey was born to an unmarried teen mother named Vernita Lee in Kosciusko, Mississippi. After Winfrey's birth, her and mother moved to a poverty stricken rural area to live with her maternal grandmother, in which they lived for Winfrey's first six years of life. Her…

hand cinema is considered as a modern industry and on the other hand as the cultural need in our country and undoubtedly it is one of the most fundamental and effective media which plays an active role in continuing the expansion and survival of real art and culture of a society. It can be said that cinema is a polyhedral phenomenon which is affected by human culture and influences more cultures. Cinema and watching movie in theaters or in another words going to cinema is one of the most…

commitment to help those who have faced similar obstacles.” (Mandela). Oprah Winfrey opened a boarding school in South Africa called Leadership Academy for Girls, to help young women learn and grow up to be something better than they ever thought they could be. According to Palumbo “ ... the students had to learn how to handle rigorous coursework in areas like science and technology as well as economics, which required that they travel to places like the Johannesburg produce market for…

Author (Sir) Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his first Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, in year 1886. Transcending literature onto stage and screen, Sherlock Holmes continues to fascinate audiences to this day. The Sherlock Holmes exhibition of The Museum of London titled “The Man Who Never Lived And Will Never Die”, London’s first on the detective since 1951, uses early film, photography and paintings plus original Victorian era artefacts to recreate the atmosphere of Sherlock’s London, and to…

The 1920s and 30s were a time of renewal and revival for the city of Harlem. This period of time has been dubbed “the Harlem Renaissance.” One of the artists at the head of this movement was Louis Armstrong. “Satchmo” or “Pops” as he was often called, released many important works, many of which are performed to this day (ABiography.com (Eds.), n.d.). His music has resonated throughout the world from his time to our time. Louis Armstrong was one of the most prolific jazz artists of the…

accurately describe the social classes the United States have in situ as well as how people from alternative countries view our social segregation. In the book Same Kind of Different As Me, Ron – a man with an affluent lifestyle due to success in the art dealing business – thinks highly of himself and lowly of those who are not a part of his upper-class lifestyle. At one point in the book, Ron says, “Most of them [visitors of his store] were black, and I felt sure they were all alcoholics and…