American television films

There are things in the world that have changed such as violence. Today you can see it everywhere whether you are watching the news, playing a movie, reading a book, or going outside. In today's society there are multiple types of violence, many people succumbing to peer pressure, and multiple people following traditions blindly. Shirley Jackson states that our society is no different than the one in her short story “The Lottery.” We “eat our own” by participating in pointless violence,…

Personal Understanding Paper Violence has a face and it has been socially constructed by the media. Society overlooks the portrayal of what the media presents as a violent crime. The public is blindly influenced to believe that violence is only brought on by a particular race or that violence does not occur in certain communities. Claimsmakers have socially constructed the media to portray the ideas of violence and society chooses to believe in the ideal. The violence against people of color…

weather, to stay up to date on citywide information, or to be the source of any and all information when disaster strikes, the news is where people go. The Columbia Broadcasting System, or CBS, began in 1927 and continues today as an active news television network. For years CBS has been keeping their viewers up to date on all of the information they need to know to help them get through the day. The end of every day became special because the CBS Evening News helped viewers prepare for the next…

Violence in the media promotes aggression in children. That is the stance of my opponent. However, today I will be demonstrating that aggression is primarily learned from individuals present in a child’s life and violence in movies are television can actually reduce the possibility of aggressive behavior. First, let’s define some key terms. According to Rowell Huesmann, media violence is defined as “visual portrayals of acts of physical aggression by one human or human-like character against…

relationship between the characters on TV and themselves. Sometimes people, when watching fictional shows, get too committed to the characters. They start to compare themselves and treat the characters as real people. Richard Bach, a well-known 70’s American author said, “If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats”. In the animated show “Futurama” that airs on Comedy Central,…

The Simpson family lives in a town called Springfield, a town that is emblematic of many American towns. Although the show has made countless jokes about the unclear location of Springfield, Matt Groening the creator finally revealed that the town of Springfield, Oregon was the creative inspiration for the sitcom’s setting. The animated town…

If you have ever taken a road trip or been stuck at the office during a long day chances are there is music playing. Music and news reporting can keep the mind awake and alert. What most people hate are commercials and ads, they just want to listen to music and other variety of talk shows through radio, computer, and even smartphones and tablets. Sirius Satellite Radio has the services to provide consumers with what they want and so much more. Sirius Satellite Radio is one of the largest radio…

Every Saturday morning I get a jolt of excitement in anticipation of the forty-five minutes of wonder I know are soon to delight my senses, forty-five minutes of adventure, fear, and the devilish world of Steven Moffat. Doctor Who is my all time favorite TV show, a show that follows the exploits of the time travelling Doctor and his intrepid companions across the universe. The cleverest thing about this show is, of course, the time travelling part, for it acts as an easy method for the writers…

Have you ever wondered if there is a difference between sitcoms back then and now? This paper is going to compare and contrast the differences between an episode of Full House and an episode of the Modern Family. We are able to spot notable differences and similarities by comparing the characters, plot, and setting for both of these sitcoms. In both, Modern Family and Full House, there are many characters we can compare. As seen in Modern Family, Manny steals a necklace on “accident” but…

Intelligence Community, its agents, and it’s employees by prime time television shows is eroding the public’s confidence and trust in the IC. This topic must begin with a basic discussion of how prime time programming portrays the Intelligence Community, its agenda and its employees. Following this discussion, existing literature within the scope of this paper’s thesis can be divided into two main categories: general information on the television viewing habits of people, and more technical…