Old-time radio

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New technology showed people how to make their lives easier. The introduction of commercial radio changed how people could receive music and news. The radio gave people access to a wide variety of music (Jazz par. 2). Cars were being produced quicker and cheaper by the invention of the assembly line. This made cars affordable for the middle class (Jazz par. 5). Cars, radios, appliances, and telephones became common household items (Jazz par. 4). Another thing that technology changed were movies.…

shows. For many citizens of the United States crime shows have been an all-time favorite whether that be “CSI”, “NCIS”, “48 Hours”, or any of the other crime shows that are abundant in popular television. Many people tune in every week to watch these shows. The question is, Why? Why are these shows so popular? Some newspapers and magazines have attempted to answer this question. An articles from the Los Angeles Times and Time Magazine have reported at leading factors in the popularity of crime…

over what is labeled as indecent and what is not, thus causing a “freezing effect” on cable and broadcast networks. The problem is that the Commission is in charge of enforcing these prohibitions by means of radio communications. Historically, this was interpreted to apply only to radio and…

The Radio is one of the most important means of communication that has affected nearly every single person on the planet. The radio can transmit messages from all over the world in an instant so that a person can listen to what is on it. The history of this device began in the 1800's and continued being developed and improved on as time went by, which was created by different inventors and became the radio as people know it today. Heinrich Hertz discovered radio waves in 1887. The waves moved…

home to anymore when that home has a computer, flat screen TV, and a game system there waiting for someone to make use of it. The most important aspect of the 1950’s family was to spend time with one another. Back then dinner was served and eaten in the same room, and not in front of the television. The only time families seem to eat in the same room anymore is on important holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas or sometimes when the cable is out. Because of all the new technology that has…

fights. When people were asked what husbands and wives argued about… television was a strong contender” (Goodman 640). She again follows with her own commentary, saying that this information should not be a shock when families spend a good chunk of our time in front of the screen. This technique in her article tells readers that it is easy to understand what is the cause of our communication problems, consistently…

In this article the author predicts that traditional television viewing as we know it where the viewer is required to tune in at a certain time and day in order to watch a particular program will soon become a thing of the past. In the near future, viewers will be able to select any program, at any time from platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Facebook, and Snapchat. As inevitable as this new television may seem, its arrival is slow in coming due to the fact that both distributors and networks…

A Day of Unplugging from the Digital World I accepted the bold challenge of unplugging myself from the usage of any electronic devices over a time span of 24 hours during the last Saturday of April. Initially, I was hesitated to conduct the study as I have become progressively more reliant on technology for its great efficiency and convenience brought to my life. Therefore, I chose the option of 1992 in which telephone and cable TV still within the option of entertainment to increase my chance…

Knowledge of the Others’ Private Lives in John Cheever’s “The Enormous Radio” The desire of discovering the others’ secrets is part of human nature, but it becomes a problem if it is too excessive. “The Enormous Radio,” by John Cheever, is a simple tale which can be interpreted as a lesson of life. The story focuses on Irene, a middle-class woman, who enjoys listening to the music on the radio. She is obsessed by the new radio which allows her to eavesdrop on her neighbors’ conversations and…