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Education of Young Children (naeyc) and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College, Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8, “Interactive media provides challenges and opportunities…

the home for all things movie and entertainment. However, recently it seems as if Americans have caused an impact great enough to set them back in terms of dominating the movie world. An article from USA Today discusses the impact that Hollywood has had in other countries outside the states. Bowles (2013) reported that U.S. audiences are taking a back seat to moviegoers across the globe — particularly in Asia. Specifically, movies are being released in other countries before they hit the…

The “CSI Effect” which is the effect of crime television shows on the verdicts made in court cases or on other aspects of the criminal justice system. The perceived rise in acquittals can also plausibly by explained without any reference either to watching CSI or to view crime drama more generally. Tyler (2006), stated, “With an ever-increasing number of crime television programs in which forensic tests are used to solve a case in the course of a single episode. Many criminal justice officials…

We live in the golden age of television drama driven by complex narratives. Storytelling is no longer about linear storylines that follow a single protagonist or force the protagonist into a culturally formulated design, such as the Hero’s Journey archetype. Since the past two decades the model of television storytelling is distinct for its use of narrative complexity as an alternative to the conventional episodic and serial forms that typified most American television since the beginning. HBO,…

of nursing is predominantly based on misconceptions and stereotypes, which distorts images of nurses in the media (Ten, Jansen & Roodbol, 2014, p.4). For instance, popular television shows, such as Grey’s Anatomy, House and ER, are where these…

Ahmed, S. (2012), in article “Media portrayals of Muslims and Islam and their influence on adolescent attitude: An empirical study from India” postulates the significance association between the media portrayal of Muslims and attitude of society towards them. Survey results reveals media consumers of fox, BBC, and New York Times showed more negative attitude towards Muslims rather than people who had close association with Muslim friends. Western media showed a dominant presence of negative…

positive responses could help people be more effective at work and at home. The book illustrates the ABC’s of performance management which I totally agree with. I still remember the experience of tutoring my cousin in a summer holiday, he is a very naughty boy and hate studying. At the beginning, I was very frustrated because I could not find a way to make him concentrate on his homework, so his studying efficiency is quite low. On the other hand, he is easily distracted by other things like…

“Sabado Gigante” is the longest running television show in the world, but it is offering a final curtain call after years of making viewers happy. Mario Kreutzberger suggests that after 53 years he's running out of energy to portray "Don Francisco," who sets the tone week after week. The variety show has an historic run that will have viewers shedding tears for the final episode on Saturday. According to USA Today on Saturday, “Sabado Gigante” has never aired a rerun with 2,600 consecutive weeks…

“I’m going to treat myself to a pedicure done by a white lady. That’s when you know you’ve made it,” an excited Jessica Huang exclaimed to her husband in the “License to Sell” episode of ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat. With this statement, Jessica Huang deemed the white race the gold standard of human beings and simultaneously demeaned other ethnic groups by equating them with the lowest common denominator. Despite the humorous effect of Jessica Huang’s comment, the statement is a prime example of the…

For the past two decades, there has been a growing trend of television shows that don’t conform to narrative storytelling norms. Jason Mittell’s conceptualization of “narrative complexity” analyzes the mechanics behind shows such as Game of Thrones; their unconventional storytelling becoming more of the norm for contemporary television. Within narrative complexity, Mittell explores television shows’ operational aesthetics, which are seen in Game of Thrones’ unorthodox plot structure. The…