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    1. A common theme in entertainment in Ancient Rome was violence. From the fights to the sacrifices, violence occurs in almost every activity/event. This shows the Roman society to be violent by nature and that they put their morals aside for entertainment purposes. Violence was associated with both victory and honor and that most likely is one reason that encouraged this violent nature. 2.Entertainment was so important in Rome because it was believed to be a good way to keep the people happy…

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    know it’s fake, right?” “I don’t care. I love the pageantry, the athleticism, even the incredibly cheesy acting. I look at wrestling as theater at it 's most base, and guess what? So do most of the fans. We know what 's goin ' on. Is it sport? Is it entertainment? It 's both. It 's - ummm - wrestling. Now, let 's get something straight - I know wrestling is a show, but it 's not as fake as you think. Of course, the winners of the matches are predetermined, and the violence is choreographed.…

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    Gladstone Block 2 Lit 9 May 2017 The American Identity has been influenced by the alcohol and entertainment industry over the last century. For years people chose to spend time watching t.v. going to the cinema, and even sitting around and listening to the radio. Entertainment has been a means of an escape, a method of forgetting about the real world similar to alcohol. Acceptance of entertainment addiction and alcoholism is a socially constructed idea which shaped the American Identity. The…

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    people interested in esports is staggering. The vast majority of these young people grew up with the connectivity of the internet, a privilege that no other major entertainment industry has had the opportunity of rising up with. This gives esports the edge because they are taking away the younger demographic that the traditional entertainment industry has been so accustomed…

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    Jousting Age Restrictions

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    As our modern society has began to advance in knowledge and innovation so have the means in which we are entertained. One way both civilians and royalty have brought entertainment into their lives is by watching the sport of jousting. Although this perverse sport has acquired mass popularity and demand from the public, much controversy has arisen as well. Among the many disputed topics surrounding the field of jousting, there is one that stands out above all others; should there be an age…

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    Within the 1920’s there were new forms of entertainment being created as well as existing forms of entertainment being greatly expanded upon and reinvented which quickly became the norm of entertainment for the public. Movies were being produced very early in the 20’s but had no audio and instead played a song over the film. Movies were helping in educating teens as they provided a whole new way to teach, being a visual aid with moving pictures as opposed to text or audible learning. Due to the…

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    Mick Foley Hero

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    When professional wrestler Mick Foley won the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Title on Monday Night RAW at the end of 1998, he became a heroic character in the realm of pro wrestling, then at its height of popularity on cable television. Many considered Foley unusual as a heroic figure. His character blended masculine heroic qualities of tenacity, endurance, and hard work with characteristics not usually seen in the American hero: a need for communal acceptance, a desire for…

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    Cypress College has been helping the community for years, and this year, it is going to have its 50th birthday. In order to acknowledge Cypress College’s existence in our community and show the appreciation for it, we are going to celebrate it’s birthday by inviting the alumni to be our guest speaker, having autograph sessions, and having a carnival. This event’s purpose is to address Cypress College for producing students with outstandings outcomes. For this event to occur, we are going to…

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    World of Professional Wrestling Introduction It is not a secret that professional wrestling is like a theatrical play, but it does not diminish its spectacle, melodrama, and theatrical aspects. If people know professional wrestling is not really a sport, then: What is professional wrestling and why is it so interesting to its fans? How is gender, race, and class characterized in and formed by professional wrestling? In which methods does professional wrestling impact society? Professional…

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    their fans, etc. Nevertheless, also the professional wrestlers really actually crying because of it and also having the WWE professional wrestlers building their wrestling careers off of wrestling because they have been in WWE World Wrestling Entertainment and wrestling business for years, months, days, hours, weeks, decades, monthly, daily, weekly, yearly, time, and everyday. Following this further, WWE professional wrestlers also put in dedication into wrestling and having their fans showing…

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