Television terminology

The word inflammable is a word commonly used wrong in society, since it has been confusing for years. Inflammable has been dated back to 1652, being used in Medieval Latin. The word comes from the latin word inflammare (www.dictionary.com). Merriam-Webster says that the word inflammable means easily inflamed, excited or angered. Inflammable should mean to easily catch fire, or become angered. Inflammable can be used for a product that can easily catch fire, even though it is most often put on labels as flammable to avoid confusion. Also when someone says they are inflamed, they usually don’t mean that they are excited. Inflammable and flammable are commonly mistaken in society today. Most people believe that they are opposites, but they are nearly the same thing. The reason for the confusion is because the in- in inflammable is confused with the negative prefix in-. The in- used in inflammable is derived from the latin prefix en- which mean to cause. In the Simpsons by Matt Groening Season 12 Episode 18, “Trilogy of Error”, Dr. Nick confusses inflammable thinking that it means non-flammable, and then accidentally sets his clinic on fire. While this is just a cartoon, an event like this could cause tons of damage and could possible severely injure or kill someone in real life. The cartoon shows the confusion between inflammable and flammable. In a blog on www.differencebetween-info.com their is a picture showing two young kids, one holding a bottle of hairspray and a lit…

Translation Essential: Six Reasons to Translate Into Chinese Your translation dollars only go so far and you need to maximize your return on investment. Why translate into Chinese? Consider these six arguments: 1. China is a market of 1.3 billion consumers. With the Internet, you have access to the vast majority of them. However, if you want the average Chinese consumer to open their wallet for you, you are going to need to approach them in their native language. This is true whether you…

Television has existed since the early 1920’s. So, it is not shocking to discover that children ages two to eleven watch over 24 hours of television per week. However, the incredibly high amount of time an adult invests in watching television is 33 hours a week. I dedicated an hour of my time to watch the hit, murder mystery television show “How to Get Away with Murder” an American drama series on ABC. Currently, the series has four seasons. As the show begins, it very clearly states what the…

Accuracy of “Grey’s Anatomy” and its Effect on Viewers The influence television shows have on their audience is significant. World-wide popular medical show, Grey’s Anatomy, has been quite the controversy for many on whether or not the effects of the show are beneficial or detrimental to its audience. In hindsight, it has been discovered that this show clearly has an impact on its viewers, while also concluding that most of the time it can be medically accurate. Although there is much debate on…

Not a day goes by in this 2016 election year without hearing the engraving campaign words and phrases such as “Feel the Bern” and “Make America Great Again.” The television in every single living room across the country blares live debates while updating every single American citizen on the status of each candidate. Although there is a mute button for the television, unfortunately, there is no mute button for politics. Ever since the first televised presidential debate in 1960 between John F.…

early years of the development of television, TV shows and broadcasts could only show an actors’ hands and face due to the lack of a large screen that could broadcast the show. I have investigated thoroughly and have spent a many days researching in departments regarding television. Many people in their everyday lives interact with the television in some way or another. They may check the news, watch sports games, catch up on their favorite shows, use them for recreational purposes, or even just…

American children between 8 and 18 years of age spend an average of 6 hours and 21 minutes each day using entertainment media (VITM). Children spend a lot of time on media a day; on twitter, listening to music, watching TV and playing video games. The major concern among people is how do children respond to watching violence in the media. It has become impossible to escape the violence. By 18 years of age, the average young person will have viewed an estimated 200,000 acts of violence on…

In many ways the internet has began to directly impact and effect our lives. Whether the internet makes a task more simple or just enhances the production of mass communications, The internet can be proven responsible or somehow related. This is true in almost every form of communications because of the weight of the influence the internet holds. These forms of communication can include writing, the alphabet, printing, all the way to the radio and television we watch today. the internet relates…

According to a great article written by Chhandita Chakravarty called How to Monitor Teens some of the best way parent have tried to help their teens escape the contemporary culture pressure is by check out the music, movies, TV shows, games and celebrities their child likes. Once they know what is interesting to him or her, they can spot the pictures and messages that are influencing their kids. It is quite easy for teens to watch YouTube videos on mobiles so there is no limit to an outside…

Quester et al. (2014, pp.227) shows that Australians are embracing online technology in their homes, with the average person’s everyday viewing behaviour now involving multiple screens and various media including mobile phones, television, radio or print media as well as computers. As there are more access points to information and the Internet, more attention is drawn to trends and what is currently ‘popular.’ With the increased penetration of mobile phones and thus, the Internet in societies,…