American Idol

Have you ever wondered what TV does to children? Or to be more specific, the effects that Reality TV have on children. I have always wondered why my mom wouldn’t let me watch certain shows or movies and now I have a clearer understanding of why. “The Impact of Reality Shows on Children” written by Kevin Bliss was posted on LiveStrong.com and has a message to parents about their children and reality TV. They don’t support it nor do they reject it, they more or less tell you how to handle the…

The cartoon by “A. Bacali” truly makes you think of the media as a whole. In the cartoon it is stated “Typical media bias. First they label the wolf ‘the big BAD wolf’ then only give little Red Riding Hood’s point of view.” All media outlets are made up of people with their own line of thought. The woman in the comic is explaining how she believes the media isn't telling the full story of little red riding hood. The woman also makes it a point to inform the child that you do not get the story…

Jenny Jane Jackson was the best Youtuber in the world don’t ya know. She was born in Texas on August 29, 1995, she is now 21 years old. Jenny can make and watch, then edit 10 videos that are 2 hours or longer on both of her channels that she has. She can also make anyone watch and like her videos. Her videos has every topic you can think of from gamer to stunt devil. When all of the people in the world saw her in her first video at 2 years old talking about how she knew how to do 12th grader…

Australian Idol in 2003. Unfortunately, he was runner up to the grand prize which got taken by Guy Sebastian. This fuelled what is probably the biggest…

What is Derek? Derek is an outstanding television program created by Ricky Gervais. Derek first aired on channel four on April 12th, 2012. It's a British television comedy/drama as well as following the format of a Mockumentary. What is a Mockumentary I hear you ask? A Mockumentary is (a fake documentary) that Ricky Gervais (the creator, director, and writer) is notorious for. Derek has just finished the second series. The television programme has attracted a viewer-ship of 21.48 million,…

Do you have an idol that demonstrated heroism? There were many people who did heroic things before. People I believe showed heroism are Jackie Robinson from ‘How Jackie Robinson changed baseball’, Theseus from ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’, and Harriet Tubman from ‘The Underground Railroad’. This essay will show how these idols showed heroism. Predominantly, I believe Jackie Robinson from ‘How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball’ demonstrated heroism because he became an idol by ignoring all the…

also illustrating how the great American hypocrisy affects this transition. A great example of this comes from two paragraphs discussing her father’s first job at a blood bank. The job is temporary, as he’s trying to get official certification to be a doctor in the United States, but he encounters difficulties. One woman is xenophobic to him, “[requesting] to see an “American” doctor” (Balcita 2006, 1) when he comes to her aid. While this is a prime example of American hypocrisy as I explained…

Was Rock and Roll Responsible for Dismantling Americas Traditional Family, Sexual, and Racial Customs in the 1950s and 1960s? Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll appeared in blues songs. It then began to tradition and take off into what we know “rock n roll” in the early 1950s. Rock n Roll was a fashion of rhythm and blues, black gospel, and country-western. Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll began in blues songs. It began to tradition and take off into what we…

Sinatra was the typical singer that American parents and teen 's heard during the 40s and 50s. His music contained variations of swing and jazz. In the early 50s, it would all change with the birth of rock and roll and its teen idols. As for the older generations and religious figures they felt a demise towards the disruptive music known as to parents “satan music.” When the teen idol and heartthrob Elvis Presley was first introduced parents felt his dancing…

Louis’ image was seen as an idol amongst the African American community, and along the United States. He never fought in a soft or fixed fight, he never gloated or taunted over an opponent, and he never showed too much emotion in front of the cameras and media. The media used Joe Louis to advertise many of his boxing matches, they called him the pride of the US and a war hero after he served in the military during World War 2. The media showed Joe Louis as an American hero, regardless of his…