Superhero television programs

Television shows have been a popular form of entertainment since they first aired in the early 1900s. As time has progressed, the values and norms presented in the shows have also progressed due to the changing time periods and political and social reform. Although gender roles in society, family dynamics, and pace of shows have changed drastically over the past 50 years in the television industry, the values and norms presented, from a bigger picture, are principally similar. One of the many…

Being Mary Jane is a drama television series about a TV news anchor that lives in Atlanta, Georgia as a single woman that has everything she could ask for besides the husband and children she desires. In the series it displays a number of things such as her love for family and always being the one everyone calls when they’re in need of help or need something financially. She also struggles with trying to make change within her job as a news anchor; being able to report about real issues other…

There are many television shows that show war and combat. Many people watch these shows without any thought about it. However, war is not how the media depicts it. In Erich Remarque’s novel, All Quiet On the Western Front, main character Paul Baumer describes war as a place where “if your own father came over with [the enemy] you would not hesitate to fling a bomb at him”(Remarque 114). While in war, soldiers begin to believe in killing more than they believe in family. War is a place of anarchy…

collected from the arena. This was edited so as to further reaffirm that Katniss did not rebel but acted only out of love for Peeta. Broadcasting rebellious acts on live television can be harmful for the government and weaken the oppressing system at the same time, thus editing out certain events of the Hunger Games becomes necessary. Early on in the 74th Hunger Games Katniss forms an alliance with Rue, the tribute from District 11, however, Rue is later murdered. To demonstrate that the Games…

self. Books can be read in the library, on buses, and even in cars without distracting or bothering other people. Books are very easy to travel with. Generally, when doing class work or studies for work, books are highly preferred over movies and television. It is much easier to find a book that concentrate mostly on one particular subject than it is to find a movie or series. Reading can be done at almost any time. It is also much easier to close book and pick up where it was last left off…

In the twenty-first century, teenagers seemed to shift into favoring drama’s or comedies. Additionally, musical movies were booming in Hollywood. As things progressed and TV shows started to lack relatability at least in the teen realm Ryan Murphy created a teenage musical dramedy (drama, comedy) that succeeded more than what colleagues had expected. Glee, it quickly became known as “first of its kind.”Glee took three genres and combined them. Unlike most teenage shows, this show actually…

video are now accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tablets, television, computers, and cell phones are just a few examples of the technology we have that make screen viewing easily available. Parents are allowing children as early as 6 months of age, to watch television; exposing their young minds to the negative effects of television. In this paper I am going to discuss the negative impacts of excessively watching television, and how they effect a child’s development. I am also going to…

Poverty is the state of being poor (Merriam-Webster.com). It has been increasing throughout the years. Many individuals like myself don’t get offended when we are classified as being poor. When I say I am poor, it doesn’t mean that my family and I don’t have a roof over our heads to bring us shelter, but what I mean is that we sometimes don’t have money to pay the rent and bills that come with it. I’ve always had the dream to attend a good college/university to accomplish what I’ve set up…

Throughout history, the word entertainment has taken on many forms, ranging from plays, music, and screenplays. Today, we view entertainment as a way to escape the stress we experience in our day to day lives, whether it's shocking news report or a tv show we binge watch for hours. While entertainment may just be for amusement and enjoyment, it can also be a valuable source of information that keeps us updated with the current media. In the popular tv show 13 reasons why created by Brian Yorkey,…

Netflix. My family had a practice of watching Netflix shows together in a way that was disobedient to the principle of wholesome recreational activities. We were in the same room together but we were not interacting or connecting as a family. This disobedient practice of choosing to spend our time together watching Netflix instead of engaging had an individual negative outcome of dependency on Netflix. When my family was tired and wanted to relax, we would turn on the show we were currently…