Fulbright Program

by launching an earth satellite, a 184 pound, 22 inch globe now orbiting the Earth at 18,000 560 ft up” (Greene, para 2). After the Launch of Sputnik, Dwight D Eisenhower was accused of slowing down the United States space program, he responded by speeding up the space program and Nasa eventually launched the space satellite Explorer 1, on January 31st…

According to Bryan Bishop’s article on The Verge, “More than any other show in recent memory, American Horror Story is built on its ability to one-up itself on a weekly basis” (Bishop 1). American Horror Story is a television series that has been on air for five years and was just recently renewed for a sixth season. In the five years of American Horror Story it has only continued to impress their audience. With every new season the ratings just continue to rise. Each season has jumped around…

Reality TV is a popular genre in today’s world. Understanding the diverse thoughts on reality TV can be something so obvious, but can simultaneously have many hidden motives. Voyeurism, schadenfreude, cultivation theory, relational aggression, and intimacy entitlement are all thoughts that Jaffe discusses in his article Reality Check, and they can all be important in regards to understanding reality TV. Although there are so many miscellaneous and intellectual thoughts, I only want to pin point…

Headline 1; Best Place on Earth Seahaven. The headline helps to keep Truman in Seahaven by saying it’s the best place on Earth. Headline 2; Who Needs Europe? This Headline helps keep Truman in Seahaven by saying that Europe isn’t all that glorious. The role in media that can make an individual not know themselves are television and magazines. Some people can resist the persuasive power of the media, but some can change, and it could be for the better or worse. No they are not empty vessels…

Poverty is the state of being poor (Merriam-Webster.com). It has been increasing throughout the years. Many individuals like myself don’t get offended when we are classified as being poor. When I say I am poor, it doesn’t mean that my family and I don’t have a roof over our heads to bring us shelter, but what I mean is that we sometimes don’t have money to pay the rent and bills that come with it. I’ve always had the dream to attend a good college/university to accomplish what I’ve set up…

Throughout history, the word entertainment has taken on many forms, ranging from plays, music, and screenplays. Today, we view entertainment as a way to escape the stress we experience in our day to day lives, whether it's shocking news report or a tv show we binge watch for hours. While entertainment may just be for amusement and enjoyment, it can also be a valuable source of information that keeps us updated with the current media. In the popular tv show 13 reasons why created by Brian Yorkey,…

In programming language is used to describe the PSO terms from the particles in a swarm. These significant terms are: 1. Particle (agent, individual): each agent in the swarm; 2. Swarm: the population of the agents; 3. Location/Position: agent has n-dimensional coordinates. It represents a best solution for the problem; 4. Generation: each iteration of optimization procedure using the Particle Swarm Optimization to solve problem; 5. Fitness Function: It provides the interface between the…

Netflix. My family had a practice of watching Netflix shows together in a way that was disobedient to the principle of wholesome recreational activities. We were in the same room together but we were not interacting or connecting as a family. This disobedient practice of choosing to spend our time together watching Netflix instead of engaging had an individual negative outcome of dependency on Netflix. When my family was tired and wanted to relax, we would turn on the show we were currently…

Individuals despise drama in their own lives, but enjoy kicking back on the couch with an endless amount of popcorn to view its affect on the lives of others. On March 27, 2005, Shonda Rhimes, perhaps one of the most dominant television producers, premiered the popular television series Grey's Anatomy. From the airing of the pilot episode to the most current episode, Grey's Anatomy has released three hundred episodes in fourteen seasons. The show was undoubtedly an instant hit. The…

Comedy is an element that surrounds us in our everyday lives, and is a very powerful tool in the media today. There are certain characteristics that determine whether a joke is funny, one of them being how the joke is told. One question to consider is the impact of comedy in media, based on how it is shown through television. In a video clip called “The Curious Case of Flight 370”, John Stewart uses humor techniques to critique CNN’s coverage on the topic and tries convincing the audience how…