Television

Personal Understanding Paper Violence has a face and it has been socially constructed by the media. Society overlooks the portrayal of what the media presents as a violent crime. The public is blindly influenced to believe that violence is only brought on by a particular race or that violence does not occur in certain communities. Claimsmakers have socially constructed the media to portray the ideas of violence and society chooses to believe in the ideal. The violence against people of color…

Whether it is the news on Fox 5, a children’s show on PBS, or a late night movie on HBO, people tend to form a relationship between the characters on TV and themselves. Sometimes people, when watching fictional shows, get too committed to the characters. They start to compare themselves and treat the characters as real people. Richard Bach, a well-known 70’s American author said, “If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more…

If you have ever taken a road trip or been stuck at the office during a long day chances are there is music playing. Music and news reporting can keep the mind awake and alert. What most people hate are commercials and ads, they just want to listen to music and other variety of talk shows through radio, computer, and even smartphones and tablets. Sirius Satellite Radio has the services to provide consumers with what they want and so much more. Sirius Satellite Radio is one of the largest radio…

Every Saturday morning I get a jolt of excitement in anticipation of the forty-five minutes of wonder I know are soon to delight my senses, forty-five minutes of adventure, fear, and the devilish world of Steven Moffat. Doctor Who is my all time favorite TV show, a show that follows the exploits of the time travelling Doctor and his intrepid companions across the universe. The cleverest thing about this show is, of course, the time travelling part, for it acts as an easy method for the writers…

Although entertainment media creates profit for industry, John Cole’s political cartoon claims that these media outlets exploit starvation, and dehumanization as a profitable venture, when in reality these cruelties happen every day to the peoples of underdeveloped countries. Central to the political cartoon is the depiction of the refugee’s emaciation. When first observing Cole’s cartoon, readers see a tarnished looking man reading a newspaper about the popular YA film, the Hunger Games.…

Have you ever wondered if there is a difference between sitcoms back then and now? This paper is going to compare and contrast the differences between an episode of Full House and an episode of the Modern Family. We are able to spot notable differences and similarities by comparing the characters, plot, and setting for both of these sitcoms. In both, Modern Family and Full House, there are many characters we can compare. As seen in Modern Family, Manny steals a necklace on “accident” but…

The 1920s was a decade of new inventions. Advances in technology shaped the US into a new world and led to the age of electricity in many homes of Americans. The cities were powered by electricity. Devices such as cars, refrigerators, washing machines, radios, and vacuum cleaners were new interventions in America. These technologies gave Americans more leisure time especially for women. New inventions reduced the difficulties of houseworks and gave American more time to do other things other…

America is not the Greatest Country is the first episode of HBO’s new television series The Newsroom. A news anchor, Will McAvoy, is seated between a strong liberalist, Susan, and a conservative, Lewis, on a journalism panel. When asked to describe why America is the greatest country from a student in the audience the anchor envisions someone in the audience using cue cards telling him, “It isn’t.” This persuades him to give his true opinion, and the anchor continues with a speech about why he…

But Black Mirror isn’t just about the technology we carry around in our pockets that are supported by the “Cloud” (that ephemeral concept of service) which requires mind-boggling millions of square feet of brick and mortar servers around the world to store and pump out our personal data measured in exabytes (of which 30% is porn). Black Mirror is a dire warning of what’s underneath our obsession and dependence on those sleek, stylish devices. The real question Brooker’s series asks isn’t some…

issue that I strongly feel that should be addressed is, “Should reality television be regulated?” This topic intrigued me because reality television affects other issues such as censorship and the corruption of today’s youth. There is many different arguments revolving over this issue which is why I feel that this topic will allow me sufficient evidence to write this research essay. The different perspectives about reality televisions is something that I believe that I can personally relate to…