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Kansas City metro area was covered with about three feet of snow! As the years go on the weather fluctuates and creates a long autumn, which is the season for television shows! It is crazy to look at the huge difference in Television from when I was born to the year 2016. TV has come a long way since then and has changed for the better. Television is one of the world’s most powerful creations to this day because it affects everyone in some way. When I was born eighteen years ago TV was great.…

Like many other people, I can remember watching violent movies and television shows at a very early age. I watched everything from wrestling and the classics like “Scarface” and old episodes of “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza” with my grandfather to the cut them up, bullets, blood and gore movies like “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Friday the 13th” with my cousins. I’ve been a big fan of them ever since. No one ever said anything about the violence we were exposed to mainly because at a very young age…

important thing to know is what pop culture is. According to the dictionary, pop culture is “cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people”. It varies from film to music to television to books. Things like sports, theater, politics, slang and clothes were also parts of pop culture. Although the term “Pop Culture” was officially used often, that’s what we call it back then. Pop Culture was the beginning of trends in many…

("WatchingTV/Screen Time and Children", 2016)”. Watching television at a young age is unhealthy, harmful, and destructive. There have been thousands of studies conducted on what happens to children when they start watching tv at a young age and all of them show some sort of negative affect. Children should not watch tv because it leads to various negative effects such as physical health, child stimulation, and behavioral changes. An undeniable effect that television has on children is the…

Amusing Ourselves to Death, explains how television creates communication by redefining public discourse. Public discourse is the forms of conversation dealing with political, religious, or commercial. Throughout the book, Neil Postman explains how society has become unknowledgeable about the changes because of being too consumed in its epistemology. Postman starts the book by showing historical facts in the first part of the book and describes the effects of media in American life throughout…

only American thinking the same thing. Today, television eats away at the average person’s life. For example, the average person working a full time job works around forty hours a week, which is the same amount of hours the average person spends watching television a week (Rowels)! However, watching TV did not used to be so consuming in everyday life. Television programming has undergone a chance since television’s invention. The idea of television came about in the 1820s, and it spread…

Violent video games, violent films, all of these are thought to be a unnatural cause to aggression in young adults and children. The real question on this topic, is the studies done on the subject correct. The topic has been around since violent television and other violent viewings was introduced to this country. Are there any real supported studies that can prove that violent media leads to aggression in life? Violence is not a new issue, it has always been around in humanity. But claims state…

fight for Christendom. In one case, Jones sai that crusaders “became the instruments of the last judgement.” The mind-set and beliefs of these men participating in the crusades was that it was essentially a religious act that honored God. This television series indicated and highlighted the influence religion had on the crusaders, and how it was essentially at the core of their actions. Within the series, it also presented the aggressive behaviors and cruelty of the crusaders. For example,…

chosen a Smart Television, market development for which I have chosen Apple and changes to the business model, for which I have chosen Amazon.. TASK 1: - CHOOSE ONE INNOVATIVE PRODUCT. EXPLAIN WHAT THE INNOVATION IS AND WHY YOU ADMIRE IT? (Smart Television) The one innovative product that I have chosen is a Smart Television. This product came into the market after companies invested their money in this product. This product is unique and innovated as compared to the other Televisions;…

Suzanne Collin’s novel, The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a punishment given by the Capitol of Panem as a reminder of the “Dark Days” and as a warning to not to rebel against the Capitol again. The Capitol tries to exemplify their power through television and their use of technology. Gamemakers torture the tributes in the Games using their computer programs while televising the event to show off their “great abilities.” Furthermore, the Gamemakers use propaganda in an attempt to manipulate…