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The negative effects of television. Introduction Television is a great invention, being a good source of entertainment, education and is a powerful tool in economic growth. Television has become a member of each and every single family and time spent next to it exceeds the amount of time spent together with any other family member. One of the major objectives of television is to give the viewers pleasure,programs ,sports and games aired are actually meant to entertain the viewers. It has…

In 1975, Raymond Williams published a book about television, and in that book Williams wrote about the history of television, how television worked in 1975, and his predictions for television in the future years. This essay will focus on what Williams had to say about television in 1975, in comparison to a show that came out in 1985 (Edge of Darkness) a decade after Williams’ book. This essay will also compare television today in 2017 to how it was in 1975 according to Williams. To begin, I…

Throughout history many invention has made an impact for society which later makes an impact for the whole of humanity and later evolved. From Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb to Johann Gutenberg inventing the printing press. However, the invention of radio has caused the most impact for society as it provided society with easier communication and later on entertainment alongside with access to information. Guliemlo Maroni the Italian man who is credited as the inventor of radio. Marconi…

Have you ever thought of how much time you spend in front of a screen and how much we use technology in our society today? The great obsession with technology that many characters in the novel experience, compares to the current obsessions that transpires in our world today. A big danger of technology that is portrayed in the book is that broadcasters emote their news in a way that makes people believe whatever they say, and studies have proven that this is exhibited in our society as well.…

Before taking music 111, I only know little about music with few preconceptions. First preconceived idea which I hold was players who can play by ear are naturally genius or just a special gift. However, from the lecture, “Oral Tradition” and Lilliestam’s article I got the idea how the players can play by ear. In his article, "On Playing By Ear", Lars Lilliestam compared music to spoken language. He described as if we learn a variety of phrases, we can use the language in certain situation. Same…

In our modern society, we are surrounded with digital media, which includes advertisements. They are simply all over the places that people are constantly exposed to many different types of advertisements with or without knowing. Good examples are, daily digital gadgets like mobile phones, Ipads, or even on the transportations; buses, trains...etc. Each and every advertisement we see everyday, there is already a target audience whom they have designed the ad for. The advertisement I chose for…

A great example of product placements are in the movie “Back to the Future”. In this movie different companies would pay the studios a certain amount of money to put their product into the movie. Some of the companies in “Back to the Future” were DeLorean, Pepsi, Texaco, Nike, and countless other small companies. This type of advertisement is put into something we love, like movies, to show us how great our favorite characters are enjoying the product. And…

Mayhem being recognizable is a big plus for Allstate. When a company markets a product they use visuals that are pleasing to the eye. In all Mayhem commercials he causes something bad happens to someone but as I mentioned before it has a comedic flare to it. This is what keeps the customer watching and to anticipate the next funny incident. At the same time the customer is being taught a lesson, a lesson that implies that your insurance company may not cover certain accidents or everyday…

outweighs the bad media spreading. This is shown at the start of the essay," In Defense of The Media" when they state," Some people have negative things to say about the media. An argument could be made that the media takes advantage of conflict by broadcasting it as entertainment in order to make money. " But then they go on to explain why the media is much better then it seems.…

Ineffective video: Worst ever pitch, Worst ever product on BBCs Dragons Den In this video, the person who is showing his inventions to the “Dragons” is doing an ineffective presentation for many reasons: The presentation is not well prepared, it has a poor starting concept and it does not have a structured body with an overview of the product, and how this product is going to be important for the society. The presentation falls short of data and images that help to support the arguments. The…