Soap opera

According to Kojoyan and Gevorgyan (2014), soap operas both reveal and re-shape gender stereotypes. Through their images and scenes not only represent social norms but also recreate and popularize them. Any nation`s largest and believable storytellers are soap operas, since they tell many stories to most of the people most of the time. The research concluded that Soap operas have become distributors of images, characters and also the mainstream of popular culture. Therefore, in this regard, soap-operas have a huge capacity for popularizing certain types of images and perceptions of masculinity and…

first season was only eight episodes to which I was extremely shocked. This I have to say, I think I’m more of an American fan with my thirteen to twenty-two episodes per season, I guess us Americans are a little greedier. However, with this being said, it almost does seem to even out because of the whole idea of no adverts, shows run for 27 or 57 minutes, while American shows are 20 to 45 minutes, leaving an entire storyline to happen between the difference in those minutes. Lastly I discovered…

Around a decade ago mentally ill characters on soap operas were portrayed completely different to the way they are portrayed today. They were portrayed on TV as mad, bad and dangerous to know. Recently, soap operas and dramas, including Coronation Street and EastEnders, regularly win plaudits for their sympathetic depictions of people with conditions such as bipolar disorder and depression (Goodchild, 2015). According to Goodchild (2015) the research and findings from the Glasgow Media Group…

We should not allow assisted suicide there are major problems that go with it. The problems that are know is their is an increase in the suicide rate, the people that allow that are not in a right state of mind. The last one is that doctors make mistakes in diagnosing their patients. Also their is a message that we are sending out to teens and to the younger kids because we are saying it okay to kill your self. The increase in the suicide rate in Oregon went up 32% because they allow it. The…

Kyle Maynard, born with no arms or legs, persevered to become second in the state wrestling competition and the first amputee without any prosthetic limbs to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. This book, No Excuses, by Kyle Maynard is an autobiography of the fighter, who believed he could be equal to everyone else and strived to be. Kyle Maynard was born on March 24, 1986, in Georgia with a disease called congenital amputation. This disease causes birth without certain limbs but rarely caused children to…

Every day, an image saves someone’s life. How? A diagnostic image can provide doctors with knowledge about a patient’s health. Images are an innovation that has changed the way people live, not only in the health industry but in their personal life, too. They allow people to capture memories and share their experiences with others. Digital and diagnostic are two types of images; diagnostic images are used by doctors while digital images are used by most people. The two types of images are…

In the short story, “The Use of Force,” there is an ongoing conflict between the doctor and Mathilda the young girl with a sore throat. The doctor is called in by Mathilda’s parents to see if she has a potentially deadly disease known as diphtheria. The young girl Mathilda refuses to let the doctor take a throat culture and the doctor refuses to be manipulated by the young girl. “Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish,” (Bradstreet). I feel…

A Leg to Stand On, by Oliver Sacks, is a written narrative about Oliver Sacks and his personal struggles. Sacks depicts the story of his self-induced disability, the mental/physical barriers he faced within recovery, and acceptance. Sacks broke down this process into seven steps: the mountain, becoming a patient, limbo, quickening, Solvitur Ambulando, convalescence, and understanding. Along with the physical and mental barriers he faces within this journey, he encounters differing macro/micro…

Why is going to hospitals are always kind of a bad experience? I do not think going to hospitals frequently is a good idea. Is it good to know we have a problem? All hospitals have the same images: a smell of alcohol, doctors and nurses wearing almost the same uniform, and babies crying. It is a kind of sacrifice to go to hospitals and feel like you are in trouble because of your health condition. Also, although we have to visit doctor’s office constantly, I do not like it. Because of that, I…

A lot of people watch Doctor Who, for various reasons, some watch Doctor Who to escape their tormented lives, whilst others watch The Doctor for a glimpse of their imagination that was stolen from them in their childhood. To bring back what was once stolen from them. Finally, other's who come from a mental illness, negligent or abusive past doctor who can not only bring escapism, Whovian's no matter where a person is located there is always a silver line of hope. The Doctor, by Doctor Who…