Redbox

study of what phrases mean, and how words communicate the meaning we intend to get across in our communication. This can be seen when for example Americans use subconscious words or slang such as “let’s get our food in the drive-thru?” or “I went to a Redbox and got the movie that we have been wanting to watch!” People of different culture and language backgrounds may understand the words, but find it difficult to correlate them as this might be their first time hearing the word or phrase. The…

why they are closing; The digital age of internet and video production. Netflix, symbolized by its little red envelopes and more recently its streaming service, had prevailed over the little blue boxes that Blockbuster VHS tapes and DVDs came in. Redbox, Hulu, Amazon and other live streaming subscriptions were also contributing roots of the recent extinction of Belle Fourche’s beloved Mr. Movies video store. By not growing up in the United States, and not…

enough, the market has been steadily going up by 2 to 3 percent for the last few years. So why is the movie market performing so well? A lot of the reason could be the new very easily accessibly businesses that have started, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Redbox. Movies can…

to be focusing on for this cognitive biography is work within my own job. I work as a cashier in one store of a family-owned video store, Family Video. Businesses in the movie rental industry are becoming few and far between due to options such as Redbox, Netflix and on-demand movie streaming. When asked how Family Video continues to stay open and do well, employees are supposed to respond with the Family Video mission statement, “Family Video’s mission is to be our customers’ first…

Since its inception, the American film industry has reigned supreme in popularity throughout the world. Moviegoers and cinephiles alike have become enamored with the allure of ‘Hollywood’, known as the mecca of the entertainment industry. As one of the oldest film industries, the US has produced major films such as Star Wars (1977), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009). In addition, iconic American actors such as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe rose to worldwide stardom. Its popularity, through…

The Automation Enigma World problems have always faced society. According to a Pew Research study “ISIS, and climate change”(1) were the top two global threats that people were afraid of. The biggest global threat that face humanity is one that has also greatly improved our lives. That threat is Automation. In this paper I’m going to explain why it’s the greatest global threat, how Automation has effected me, solutions that experts have given in the New York Times “Room for Debate”, and what my…

This semester, I agreed to take part on in the Conversation Partner program. The purpose of this program was to pair International Students to NNU undergraduates who would be willing to spend time with them, as well as act as a guide to American culture. This act would both benefit the International Students, who might be otherwise struck with culture shock, and it gives NNU undergraduates the opportunity to break away from the homogeny of the campus. When I was assigned to a conversation…

1. My school is a high school in a small town in rural northwest Tennessee. It serves approximately 800 students in grades 9-12, with roughly 200 students per grade. Approximately half of these students are white, with African-Americans making up approximately thirty-five percent of the student population, Latinos making up approximately ten percent of the student population, and Asian, Pacific Islander, and other students making up the remaining five percent of the student population. The…

Our junior year started and things were really tense between him and I, fighting the majority of the summer really took a toll on us. I actually started developing feelings for another guy while we were dating and I had never felt so awful. Picture day rolled around and I had reached my breaking point. We started arguing in the morning and continued over text and one thing led to another, I broke things off because I couldn’t do it anymore. Little did I know that was not the end of us. Unlike…