Terrestrial television

general is a means that takes diverse forms and serves numerous functions including education and entertainment. In the modern world along with the emergence of new technologies, it has become a vital need for everyone in any given society. However, televisions are considered to be among media’s main tools for they are affordable for almost everyone to possess. Cartoons, as a genre, is related directly to TV programs that are intended for children. Since everything in life has an undesirable…

the long-term effects of television. "The primary proposition of cultivation theory states that the more time people spend 'living' in the television world, the more likely they are to believe social reality portrayed on television. According to the theory, cultivation leaves people with a misperception of what is true in our world. Under this umbrella, perceptions of the world are heavily influenced by the images and ideological messages transmitted through popular television media.” The deep…

Family sitcoms are the best type of television shows out there. These shows bring the family together, and make them laugh. William Roberts created the Donna Reed Show, which is a show from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. The show consist of a typically family in the 1950s and 60s. The mother is a stay at home mother, and the father is a doctor, and they have two children, one girl and one boy. On the other hand, in the 21st century, Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd produced the popular…

It started out as a normal day for me and my family. it was supposed to be a lazy day for everyone. My days had consisted of watching television and eating snacks instead of actual meals. I was watching my favorite TV show at the time when my dad had received a call from my brother’s mom, something had happened to my brother. My brother had gotten into a car crash. He was alright, although now I cherish him more and worry about my family’s car safety a little more than I used to. It all started…

Is Filipino Resiliency Overrated? As far as I can recall, I was in sixth grade when I first encountered the word “resilience”. I often heard it from the live news telecast or read it in the newspapers especially when there are typhoons, wars and conflicts, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. I tried to discover the meaning of that word since it seems to conjure a really positive vibe or attitude about the Filipino people. I came to know that the trait of resiliency is somewhat comparable to the…

Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel that takes place in the far future. In this novel, the citizens of the society are “mindless sheep” because they are unable to think for themselves. The government is totalitarian and aims to control the minds of everyone in the society. The government suppresses everyone’s ability to think, by banning books. The leaders force the citizens to move fast at all times so, they are kept unaware of their surroundings. The people in this society are oppressed by…

Effects of Television on Children Television has become, to most children, an intimate friend. They watch TV everyday whether on a regular or irregular time. When one of the kids was asked about what her family consists of she answered, “our family consists of father, mother, grandma, and TV.” This means that TV has been a close tool to children. The topic of TV and its effects on children has been debated. Some say that it has good effects if it is used in the right way and under the guidance…

“The Pedestrian” is an interesting one for me as it is very unconventional, especially when comparing it to the likes of the previous short stories we read, like “The Tell-Tale Heart” or “Marigolds”. In these stories, the plot was outlined, in a way, so that we could identify how the story might end, and why it ended that way. The story uses heavy amounts of imagery to help convey the loneliness and an empty quietness of the town in which the narrator resides. A heavy line which the author…

life. But, as generations past many children are simply not living as children anymore. The impact of social medias and television negatively influence children, often creating curiosity in children. Even at the earliest ages children are partaking in activities not suitable for their own age. I have an issue with the negative effects that are left on children due to television, social medias and materialistic items from a personal experience. My solution to this issue is to have more parental…

Have you ever thought of how much time you spend in front of a screen and how much we use technology in our society today? The great obsession with technology that many characters in the novel experience, compares to the current obsessions that transpires in our world today. A big danger of technology that is portrayed in the book is that broadcasters emote their news in a way that makes people believe whatever they say, and studies have proven that this is exhibited in our society as well.…