Terrestrial television

First, many people argue television is beneficial after a long, hard day’s work and argue that television is an excellent way to unwind and relieve stress. However, more often than not, people spend countless hours attempting to stay up as late as possible to surf the channels, to finish a movie, or to watch show…

where it states that solving problems with force is seen as acceptable. One way that the media has an effect on gender roles is through movies and television shows. “In the years between 1947 and 1990, 85% of families were shown in a comedy format during primetime” (Olson & Douglas, 1997). What this is stating is that the families portrayed through television shows all fell back on comedy. For example, if parents had a conflict during the TV show the end of the episode would solve it in a…

“In a sense, terrorism blossomed in the advent of television. Television promotes terrorism in religion and in politics” (Marilyn Mason). The production of television shows and movies all have influences on people as a society. In our nation in this era, we have been accustomed to the lifestyle of technology, social media, and the atmosphere of television and movies on how they influence us. In our world today, it seems that we are being controlled by the advancements in technology. It is an…

In the United States once a kid becomes a teen they are allowed to watch PG-13 movies without having parental guidance. Muslim mothers have a different rule for their kids watching PG-13 movies or even any Muslims watching TV. Muslims believe that TV is a dangerous device and it has harmful effects. This issue is discussed in the satirical article “Apple TV For Muslim Mothers To Include ‘Fast Forward Through Entire PG-13 Movie’ Button” by Hamza Khan and a more straight forward news article “The…

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Every weekend people flock to the movies for a chance to see Hollywood's latest creations and nearly every month the list is filled with large blockbusters, series, and reboots of old classics. With such a large variety to choose from movies are forced into a fierce competition with one another for audience viewership, those that are not backed with big names must play their hands carefully and distinguish themselves from the rest of the options. One of the easiest and most prevalent method is…

Swiper no swiping, Swiper no swiping! This common phrase was used by the popular trickster character, Swiper, from the television show Dora. Trickster characters are a universal type of character and appear in many stories from all over the world. All of the trickster stories in the world have similar elements, including helpfulness of a trickster, the use of brain over brawn, and the cleverness of the character. Helpfulness of the trickster is an element found in all trickster tales. For…

Certain anime have been found to contribute to aggressive behavior in students. A study stated that children like to watch anime because it is fun, and has humor and violence. Most of the students would learn and imitate from their observation through watching those programs. If they would ever feel intimidated, they would hit, attack, or kick the person. (Omar, 2011) However, many have also said that anime and manga has show good effects on them. A poll’s result states that 58.44% of the…

If you want your children to have nightmares for the rest of their lives, Teletubbies is the show to do it. It was produced in 1997 and the target audience was pre-school age children. Portrayed as a quad of playful beings that laugh and play at the delight of children, the Teletubbies take over the screen with their frighteningly fixed smiles and incoherent gibberish. It is said that this is quite popular with young children, but it was the opposite in my home. Saturday morning cartoons are…

Children Are the Future In society today, we have children on tvs, ipads, laptops, ipods, and you name it. They are like a magnet for technology. There is so much to offer on ipads or laptops such as, war games, car racing games, shooting games, etc. There is always a negative and positive to everything, so can technology affect children? The children are the future and they must be the ones to be raised to become a young, responsible citizen. Children are like sponges. Everything they hear…