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EXPLAINING DEMOTIC TURN TO CLASS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON REALITY TV SHOWS. In earlier times, men from high or royal classes, mainly protégés wrote most of the literature of that age. It had as its theme praise of elites or invocations on gods and as its hero an extraordinary man who completed extraordinary deeds. All the protagonists showed valor and sought glory. Then society witnessed the rise of middle class and along came the genre of novel. Gradually the heroes were of working class or…

Lights, camera, action, on the typical average Joe in his typical suburban home. From television shows to movies, they all reflect on an aspect of society. In the media, only a certain group of people are actually being represented. From the hashtag #OscarSoWhite, to the ongoing praise of representation in the movie Black Panther, the debate whether or not representation matters is a very prominent topic. In any medium in the media, the representation of the people matters. First and foremost,…

childhood. According to Mcdonough, children ages 2-5 spend an average of 32 hours a week in front of a TV—watching television, DVDs, DVR and videos, and using a game console (Mcdonough, 2009). Children who have a TV in their bedroom spend about 1 ½ hours more per day watching it than kids without a TV in their bedroom. Children tend to spend less time interacting with family members the more they watch TV (Umichedu, 2015). Media can have both negative and positive effects depending on what the…

Content Control Introduction People often over look or tern a blind eye to the things said or done on there TV. This is because there are so many young people out there that don’t seem to understand just what it is that there watching or they don’t know that it could be secretly affecting the morel in the decisions there making and that the cause may be there favorite TV show. However there are so many shows out there that can be miss leading like animated show with adult content(Family Guy or…

Interpretive Response #1 To Look or To See Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” centers upon a narrator who is psychologically blind to the world around him. Although the narrator is not physically blind and he is capable of looking at the world from his own naïve perspective, he’s incapable of actually seeing anything beyond the surface. He is detached from the world around him, isolating himself in a sheltered world that he has created for himself. His ignorance of the unknown seems to scare him,…

mortality (Ashraf et al., 2011). Everyday people lose their lives due to obesity. The reason obesity has continued to increase is due to lack of exercise, too much time watching TV or playing videogames, and poor eating habits. In our society today most people would rather eat McDonalds and playing video games/watch TV than eat a healthy meal and engage in a physical activity. In order for obesity rates to decrease parents need to be…

Can anyone remember the last time they sat in front of a TV set and watched a live program? Do not include sports, political debates or news coverage. Think about watching a new episode of a syndicated television program like The Walking Dead Or Modern Family. The answer may surprise you. In fact if that question was asked 10 years ago the answers would have been instant, but in today 's age it might have only taken someone a few moments to answer. The reason behind this is because of the power…

Apollo 13 1. ANGLE ON -- Marilyn. Medium eye level shot. Inside NASA building. A TV is playing, Marilyn lovell turns the volume up on the controller. She chews her lips with her hands folded tightly. Her eyes are fixed on the television. She looks calm with a straight face. 1. ANGLE -- Marilyn. Eye-line match/POV shot of the television Jim comes on the television screen. Camera watches for a few seconds. Jim stands tall and looks confident and calm. [Diegetic sound of Jim talking in the…

of the food have designed it so it messes with kids biology, making the food addictive to many. Advertisers are also learning ways to get kids hooked to these foods by making mascots cartoon characters, like Ronald Mcdonald and Tony the Tiger. You see, advertisers are spending a ton of money, over 2 BILLION dollars a year, just to make children pretty much get overweight. As I said earlier, cartoon character mascots are bad Because young children, like 8 or younger, cannot tell the difference…

The method of fieldwork analyzes people in an area to find cultural patterns and understand their way of life. Fieldwork will help get a better understanding of the topic of sex on TV and its relation to children by studying the reaction of children to the commercials and sex scenes and see if it influences them in the outside world. It is very important to get all the information needed to conduct sociological research and get realistic findings. Fieldwork is a valuable method and will…