Is watching TV a waste of time? It depends on how you look at it. On one hand, TV can be a great way to unwind and relax after a long day. It can also be a great source of entertainment and information. On the other hand, some people believe that TV is a major … Read more
Many individuals throughout the world now spend the bulk of their time in front of a screen; nevertheless, since its inception, television has simultaneously provided us with several benefits and drawbacks. For many of us, the television is our primary or only source of news and current events. We rely on television to give us … Read more
“Television has been a fixture of American culture for more than 60 years. ” (Minnesota Health Department, 2014) From black and white to color, from large box televisions to thin, to smart televisions, they have now. America’s televisions has changed and so have American’s relationship with television. Televisions, in an American culture, has informed and … Read more
Seven and a half hours, that’s how much time teens, ages eight to 18, spend consuming media in one day (Olsen n. p. ). Our world is based upon what’s seen on television, read in magazines, posted on Facebook, tweeted on Twitter, and what pictures are uploaded on Instagram. Our views of life and people … Read more
There is no doubt that television has found its way into the lives of the everyday, average American. Television has become our go-to. It’s our stress relief after a long day of work; it fills voids that our actual lives cannot; and it has become the framework of the world we know today. A popular, … Read more
The author of,”Silence Is Goldfish”, Annabel Pitcher, has experienced many things. Some time back, Pitcher went to Oxford University, earning a degree in English literature, and began to work for television before she realized what she truly wanted to do (Page 1, Pitcher, Annabel). On the other hand, currently, Pitcher is a mother, and still … Read more
She Just Kept Swimming We look for role models everyday in our lives, but what if one day you turned on your tv and found a new role model, right there on the screen. Everyday between 3 and 5 PM The Ellen Show airs all around the United States, and at all different times around … Read more
It was coveted, the time just after lunch but before classes resumed, a sort of pseudo recess that we craved. This was computer time, an odd hybrid between the frivolity of recess and the drudgery of classes. Oh yes, we were learning. There was typing from Roller Skate Typing, history from the Oregon Trail, math … Read more
Many people want to be a hero to someone or themselves, either by using the law rightfully or going above the law. Through character and plot, the television superhero shows Arrow and the Flash influence adolescent viewers and their behavior in society. These television (TV) shows can be positive and negative influences on a young … Read more
Nowadays. dance reality show is one of the most popular form of television program around the world, which draws considerable attention to people. Most forms of the dance show is competition between the individuals, and there will be a panel of professional judges to comment on their performance. In Canada, the dancers and genre are … Read more
Many things in life are said to be true or false by the viewpoint of the individual. They may be pre-determined due to religious beliefs or may be by the way they were taught by observations throughout their life. In 1998, director Peter Weir released his film, The Truman Show, which revolves around a non-fictional … Read more
Dance Moms, the only show on lifetime worth watching. Only looking at the title and not ever seeing an episode of Dance Moms would most likely lead people to the conclusion that this show is only about moms of dancers. In reality (see what I did there) the show really focuses mostly on the dancers … Read more
According to Antonia Novello, Surgeon General of the United States, in SIRS Government Reporter, the principle cause of death for those between the ages of 15 and 24 are alcohol related car crashes (1). Doesn’t it make sense that we should concentrate our efforts into reducing this problem of alcohol abuse? Apparently DISCUS, the Distilled … Read more
To look into the mind of a television addict, we must look at the big picture First we recognize the voluntary slavery that makes up the majority of modern life. A I see it, people get up early, put on work clothes, and work like machines for the rest of the day getting no satisfaction … Read more
For most of you, as it was for me, I grew up watching three, four and even five hours of television a day. It was a part of my daily routine and it wasn’t easy for me to break. I managed to do it when my family and I moved to a small city in … Read more
According to Antonia Novello, Surgeon General of the United States, in SIRS Government Reporter, the principle cause of death for those between the ages of 15 and 24 are alcohol related car crashes (1). Doesn’t it make sense that we should concentrate our efforts into reducing this problem of alcohol abuse? Apparently DISCUS, the Distilled … Read more
Questions about the effects of television violence have been around since the beginning of television. The first mention of a concern about television’s effects upon our children can be found in many Congressional hearings as early as the 1950s. For example, the United States Senate Committee on Juvenile Delinquency held a series of hearings during … Read more
Youth in Television have been portrayed in many different lights, anywhere from the criminal to the young at heart. With their resistance to the dominant culture, many studies have been done concerning the meaning of the political challenges to the social formation involving investigating cultural objects and media artifacts. Historically young people have fallen into … Read more
C-SPAN, the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network is a medium that truly brings the government to the people. By presenting live and uncut footage of our government in action, the citizens of the United States can get a bit closer to what the founding fathers had in mind when they created our government. C-SPAN is truly … Read more
“There was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealing jewelry. ” This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl after watching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claims that she is afraid “when there is a murder near because you never know if he could … Read more
Affects of media violence Nearly four decades of research on television viewing and other media have documented the almost universal exposure of U. S. children to high levels of media violence (Norris, 187). Violence is a component characteristic of many television programs and unfortunately our lives. Every day we tend to watch news, and every … Read more
“The instrument can teach, it can illuminate, it can even inspire. But only if human beings are willing to use it to those ends. Otherwise, it is just wires and lights in a box.” Edward R. Murrow, NBC studios in NEW York on You use it all the time. It’s a part of your every … Read more
Because we live in such a technologically advanced world, it is hard for some people to imagine a time without Internet, cell phones, and television. Communication in todays world is instantaneous, even if the news is coming from all the way around the world. The Internet makes accessing worldwide and national events as easy as … Read more
Television is populated with images which are superficial and lack depth. Programs look more like ads and ads look more like programs. All this leads to a close circle of consumerism. The three excerpts relate to these unifying ideas thus the validity of their argument. “Surface is all; what you see is what you get. … Read more