Situated on the Markagunt Plateau, Cedar City is embraced by the majestic Hurricane Cliffs to the East and the vast Escalante desert to the North West. This unique transition from mountainous area to desert offers the ideal climate and landscape for adventure activities all year round. However, this is not the only reason why visitors are flocking to Cedar City. Due to the efforts of Utah Parks Company for the last 50 years, who worked tirelessly to establish Cedar City as the ‘Gateway to the…
health and political agencies can do the same thing. Directors or filmmakers can translate an idea to a movie. The translated idea would change someone, but how?. Violence nowadays for example is easy to watch for all different ages. Movies, certain sports and news, all show violence. Movie violence has been increasing and reaching proportions that are dangerous. The Dark Knight is one of Batman movies that have been released. unlike the other batman movies, The Dark Knight movie has a huge…
time was the hatchback, with the Renault 16; a design model that has lasted into modern cars such as the Prius. This time in the industry also saw a significant acceptance of Japanese cars, as seen in the popular Toyota Corolla and the Datsun 350Z sports car (Farber). The 1960s was a time of other electronic and communication developments as well. In 1960, Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories invented the first laser, an event that has had long-reaching effects…
“glorification of character” (Sontag 285). It is not a secret that professional wrestling is like a theatrical play, but the secrets do 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? These words were spoken by director and producer, Barry Blaustein, in his…
Volleyball games are a time with excitement and intensity for all ages. From digging, and sets to serving and kills, this sport has mastered the art of entertainment for all. Volleyball is one of my favorite sports. Though I don’t get to play it all year round, the memories of the events will forever stay. During these events many things do occur, like friendship, trust, and believing in yourself that you can do more. This has encouraged me to portray opportunities and do more actives.…
superstar players deserve a large salary per year because they are predicted to produce good results for the team they play on. Unfortunately, in recent years, some #1 draft picks in sports are big busts and have costed teams great losses. Greg Oden, the #1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft is one of the biggest busts in sports history. Even Oden himself this year stated he is the biggest bust of the NBA. In an article by Darren Rovell says “Picking Oden and dealing with his injuries did more…
Entertainment is essential to bring people together. It diverts people from a demanding life and amuses them in their leisure time. Entertainment can take various forms including music, movie, sport, drama. Usually, entertainment is joyful, pleasurable and fun. However, we can see a controversy about violent video games recently. In the article, “The Government Should Stop kids From Buying Violent Video Games,” the author Timothy F. Winter supports the government should prohibit the sale of…
received the all-star award in 1979 when he played for the California Angels. Trevor Hoffman played baseball for 17 years as a pitcher from 1993 until 2010. His last MLB was with the Milwaukee Brewers. We will also invite Kirsten Vangsness from the entertainment industry. She is currently on the CBS drama, “Criminal Minds” as an FBI Technical Analyst, Penelope Garcia. She graduated from Cypress College in 1990 and from CSUF in 1996. These outstanding people will come to Cypress College to…
Television’s role in Americans’ lives has grown since its invention. Many people tune in to television for entertainment and information, be it something as trivial as weather forecast or something as big as a terrorist attack. In many cases, what people see on the television programs becomes their perceived reality. With that being said, it is comprehensible for some people to unknowingly accept the stereotypes about minorities, such as Asian-Americans, that are promoted by television, thus…
Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane, airing to televisions all around the country. The channel, part of a slowly disintegrating form of media consumption has encountered a large loss, however, has attempted to stay up to date with new forms of streaming entertainment. In 2013, the network launched Tenplay, an online streaming service for all shows currently airing on Channel Ten. Network Ten also collaborated in a joint venture with CBS studios international, launching Eleven in 2011, another…