A unmanned spacecraft launched in 1997 called Cassini arrived at Saturn in 2004. After, its last flyby of one of Saturn's moons on April 21st Cassini, was prepared for what mission planners called mission planners are called its "Grand Finale." On April 22, 2017, a final flyby of Cassini was sent through the gap between Saturn and the inner ring. The spacecraft came within the cloud on jupiter and 200 miles of the most visible edge of its ring. As it has never been done before mission managers…
Though many may argue that television is not bad for children to watch, that there are lots of educational programs for them to watch. The truth of it is that too much of television of any kind is a bad thing. Too much television can cause behavioral problems in school which can lead to bad grades, and even poor education in the long run. In Dr. Gohol's article…
“One Night The Moon” a film directed by Rachel Perkins explores some of the universal themes such as Power, distinctive voices, and racism to demonstrate how they define society. Kevin Rudd’s sorry speech addressing similar themes demonstrates how much the Australian attitude changed since the setting of One Night The Moon and how abused the power of the government truly was. Perkins use of camera shots along with Rudd’s factual and emotional words brings both texts to life. Settings can change…
right time and day to hit their target audience would be. Another interesting aspect that caught my eye when scrolling through the article headlines was ‘Fox’s Pitch’. In the article Eggerton noted how Fox had a “heft marketing campaign” for this program and I do remember seeing a lot of commercials leading up to the date of the premiere. After seeing the commercial and looking into what the show was about, I feel it…
Although the NASA moon landing video was fraught with poor informational execution, it very effectively employed the Gish Gallup technique which caused more sway towards their side of the argument. The video used multiple pieces of questionable information and even presented itself poorly in the beginning. The beginning of the video made it seem as though the narrator was there to disprove the conspiracy theories, when later on he made it more apparent that he supported them and attempted to…
Norman Lear played an important role in the development of scripted television in the 1970’s. Lear created the hit show All In The Family, which was a sitcom that featured an African American family. The show was watched all throughout the country, giving Lear a platform to discuss controversial issues. The series began by making jokes while addressing various racial themes, but later evolved into talking about other topics such as menopause, impotency, homosexuality, and the ongoing Vietnam War…
Ariana Grande is a 22 year old singer who is my inspiration. She models, sings, and acts. In my opinion she is the best female singer as of today. She has been compared to so many other artist like Mariah Carey. Before Ariana was a singer she was an actress in a TV show called Victorious from Nickelodeon. I loved that show and just hearing her sing was just so amazing. Me and my friends used to think that someday we would want to act and be on TV like her. Later, when the show ended, I was sad…
Ever since 624 B.C., humans have always dreamed of space and all of its wonders. Thales was a Greek philosopher that theorized that the Earth was just disk floating in a dark ocean. Today humans are calling this dark ocean the universe. Ever since this discovery there are now astronomers, astrophysicist, and astronauts working towards mankind’s greatest achievement: The International Space Station (ISS). IT began as just an idea in the Industrial Revolution later being grown to a huge project.…
INTRODUCTION: Within the last fifteen years of American society, there has been a huge proliferation of reality TV programs beginning to air and attracting audiences. Reality TV can stretch over many formats and can include talk shows, competition based shows, documentary based shows and one of the most popular, makeover based reality TV. Makeover based reality TV, works on the premise of a “transformation” from start to finish, be it, gardening, clothing, weight loss or cosmetic surgery.…
The Greatness of Television There are many options for television shows on the air today, whether good or bad so it is good to know what is worth watching. Television shows need to be evaluated because as a viewer you don’t want to be wasting your time watching something that isn’t good. “Timeless” is a new television show on NBC that airs Monday nights. Timeless centers around a three-team group trying to stop Garcia Flynn, a criminal with the intent to change American history, each of the…