...Although entertainment in the Middle Ages varied greatly between nobles and commoners, both classes enjoyed the holidays and festivals that broke the monotony of everyday life. Noble entertainment consisted mostly of refined, expensive hobbies and lavish feasts. The most popular game was chess, which was played in almost exactly the same way as it is today. Gambling and dice games similar to modern-day craps were prevalent as well. Bets were on a multitude of things, “including the number of soldiers in a company, the winner of a mock combat, or the conclusion of a successful hunt.” In addition, lords enjoyed reading courtly literature such as Arthurian romances that told tales of “classical heroes and knightly bravery.” Those who weren’t...
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...Controversial Issues in Entertainment Paper COM/225 Instructor: Janet Wright Salonyia Fisher September 1, 2014 The news media has a responsibility to the public to report what’s going on around the world and should make sure they remain ethical in the process. The news media can often have a huge hand in how controversy can increase. Peaceful demonstrations often turn violent, the police aren’t handling some situations peacefully and that can send people into a frenzy. News reporters do often cause a serious distortion in the public eye when dealing with sensitive issues by things they have said or published in a news story. In the Travon Martin Case the media needed to examine their role in the coverage of that case. Many people believe there was biased coverage of the tragic death and facts surrounding, Trayvon Martin’s death. It has been noted about the differences in the media outlets accounts of this story in order to grab the attention of a particular audience. The media coverage of this case has been especially intense and that’s partly because each news show has a different audience they are trying to target. There are a few news outlets that were able to cut directly through the hype of it all and dealt with the important issues at hand. When dealing with race and religion those are two sensitive topics and when stories like The Trayvon Martin story are brought to light, things can quickly get out of hand. The television networks that were reporting improved...
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...Entertainment Media and its Influences Heidi Ross HUM186 September 29, 2013 Dr. Rose Safir Entertainment Media and its Influences Entertainment media has shaped American Culture and its values in many ways. One of the ways is that media has educated many on how to be more healthy and to have a better lifestyle. It has also made people more creative, making them realize what culture is all about. We as a society is shaped by the ever changing entertainment industry. Our lives are all about what the celebrities are doing, wearing, eating, or who they are doing. Entertainment media is everywhere. Entertainment media has many benefits and but has brought many challenges as well to American culture and has changed the way we interact with others. Throughout the many years of entertainment media, things have changed for the positive. I believe that with all of the changes, there has been mostly positive outcome from the media, but there has been some negative aspects as well. The television and radio helped to create our culture by having an impact on the way books, newspapers and magazines are designed and created. The television is one of the biggest influences on American families today. Children spend more time watching television and playing video games, therefore, spending less time interacting with others, which results in poor social and communication skills. Our family values and morals are changing with each passing day. With all of the sex, violence, and...
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...Personal Media Inventory Paper Nicole Manso COM 400 July 8, 2013 Lisa Smith Personal Media Inventory Paper Here on planet Earth we receive information and entertainment in a variety of ways through the media which includes the following: internet, television, radio, magazines and news paper. Both day one and day two, of my Personal Media Inventory, first begin with checking my Facebook account, like that of many adults in their 20’s,which is a social media site that provides both entertaining information regarding your personal friends and famous entertainers, along with news information updates. The internet is at the tips of our fingers because of cell phones which allow us to receive information and entertainment with a touch of a button. Then after I am finished getting ready for work get into my car and listen to the morning talk shows on the radio. They are both entertaining and informative in the sense that the cover topics of pure entrainment and topics that relate issues going on in the world with further discussion to reach different types of age groups. Each day between 11:00 and 11:30 am I take my lunch and check Twitter and Facebook for any news and social media updates. On day one Facebook lead me to a Huffington Post link about a news article that I found to be informative and interesting. That is another great thing about social media, having Facebook friends and following people with common interests on Twitters allows for myself to have the ability to...
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...Summary Entertainment has often been regarded as a means of indulgence although it can prove fundamental to the development of ideas. Lack of entertainment can however cause the brain to shut down. Entertainment enables s sense of innovation. As a result, numerous ideas are created. Studies show that almost half of discoveries are done during entertainment when the inventor enjoys the task he partakes. However, over entertainment has its own pitfalls. This paper argues that society is becoming over entertained. Generation Fun: Are we as a Society Becoming over Entertained? In a society where we are overwhelmed by bright lights, images, and electrical gadgets it is worth questioning one of the most important parts of our society, Entertainment. Entertainment is multidimensional and could be personal or involve the general public. Playing a game of chess or scrabble could be viewed as a personal form of entertainment. Watching a movie however is a general form of entertainment as the experience is shared with the general public. As entertainment continues to become a trillion-dollar industry, the society has continued to live up to the entertainment culture of the “entertainment age.” The question, “Are we as a society becoming over entertained?” can be approached using different angles given its complexity. I have developed my point of view that as a society, we are spending too much time on entertainment or enjoyment. Entertainment can take an individual...
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...Name __________________________________________________________________________ Source _________________________________________ Movie Book Episode Dilemma ________________________________________________________________________ Ethics and the Media Project Directions/Rubric * Choose one of the following options and complete each category in the rubric. * Option 1: Watch a movie that involves a medical ethics dilemma. * Option 2: Read a book that relates to a medical ethics dilemma. * Option 3: Watch an episode of a medical television show that contains a medical ethics dilemma. Book Examples: Jodi Picoult’s Handle with Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister’s Keeper; The Adoration of Jenna Fox; http://www.librarything.com/subject/Medical+ethics%09Fiction http://www.allbookstores.com/Fiction_Themes/Medicine_and_Health/Medical_Ethics.html Movie Examples (many are also books): Outbreak, Steel Magnolias, Philadelphia, Patch Adams, The Rainmaker, Seven Pounds, One True Thing, Just Like Heaven, First Do No Harm, The Insider, Lorenzo’s Oil, The Island, Coma, The English Surgeon, Gattaca, John Q, My Sister’s Keeper, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Sea Inside TV show Examples: Grey’s Anatomy, House, Private Practice, ER, Chicago Hope, Scrubs, Nurse Jackie, HawthoRNe, Law and Order Area of Evaluation | Full Points Description | Points Possible | Points Earned | Issue Summary/Description | Student clearly, accurately and completely...
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...Research Paper on Entertainment and Social Media Abstract Entertainment has a significant influence on the people. The effects of entertainment can both be positive and negative. This influence of the entertainment industry has grown tremendously over the years. The influence can be greatly attributed to the advancement of technology. Entertainment is mostly through the media which includes; the television, magazines, newspapers, radio, and internet, among others. The influence of entertainment on the younger generation affects the way that they dress, talk, and act. This is because the current generation and society depends on entertainment as a form of communication and information. The society, therefore, turns to entertainment for the daily activities like education, health care, traveling, work, and personal relationships. This paper is going to look at the effects of entertainment on the younger generation. In addition, it is going to look at how entertainment affects the young generation in terms of their acts, the way they dress, and talk. Introduction A nation like America is an example, of a country that has developed in terms of entertainment (Fisher 58). It is one of the countries that has got and has produced some of the greatest entertainers. The country is one of the leading producers of entertainment in the planet. In addition, it is one of the nations that there is a greater influence of entertainment on the younger generation. The effects of entertainment on the...
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...Television technology The technology that I’ve chosen to write about is the television. (Oxford University, 1997) defines television as a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens chiefly used for broadcasting programs for entertainment, information, and education. In 1927, the beginning of television, the pictures presented on screen was only shown in black and white. Television eventually evolved into color pictures in the early 1940’s. Over the next eighty years television will undergo numerous advancements from cable TV, high definition, to 3D television with even more advancements made to televisions for the future. This paper will explain three impacts of television, 1. That it competes with other ways of human interaction, 2. Provides information and entertainment. 3. Television could be damaging to one’s personality. The first impact that television has is that it competes with other ways of human interaction such as Friends, Family, and School (Human Communication Research, 1985). It also has an influence with young people in helping them develop values and ideas from events happening around the world. It also has a hand in contributing to viewer’s attitudes and beliefs about themselves as well as socially, ethnically, and cultural backgrounds. Television has a visually interesting and highly interesting style that commands many human’s attention for several hours a day. The second impact television can have is providing...
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...Aidan Dickson Discussion Paper #1: Music World History 4th period Music has been around since the Paleolithic age and has evolved through the years, entertaining almost every person alive. Like said in the thesis statement, music has been around since the Paleolithic age, as time went on music evolved. There are many different variations of music. The variations tend to revolutionize throughout the ages. The different genres of music consist of pop, rock and roll, hip hop, rap, jazz, and many more. Everyone’s taste in music is different, it could depend on their personality or their mood. Music can be used in so many different ways. It is amazing how music is a part of everyone’s life, even though they may not know. I consider music to be the anchor for all entertainment. Music can be played by many different instruments. It can be played by almost anything from pens, guitars, drums, electronic devices, and basically almost every item in the world. Like I said in the previous paragraph; I consider music to be the anchor for all entertainment. I say this because music itself is entertaining just listening too, but music also gives “spice” to things. It’s like a cherry on top of an ice cream sandwich, just think of a movie without music. I don’t think that is even possible for someone to make a movie without music. The first black and white motion pictures were actually just music and well, moving pictures. I think that music helps many people, it can be used as a stress...
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...In this article, Mr. Spanbauer explains how computers and the web are dramatically changing the way we access and pay for entertainment. He compares this dawning digital revolution to the earlier 20th century revolution of film, radio, and television. As more and more technology becomes readily available, computer users are realizing that for the right price and with the right equipment, digital entertainment is becoming readily available from the comfort of their own homes. Since the Internet is not bound by any physical boundaries, it is quite possible that in the very near future, entertainment systems will link the Internet with televisions, stereos, PCs, and other mobile handheld devices. According to Spanbauer, the only real obstacles in the expansion of this new digital revolution are the book publishers, movie studios, and record labels who are afraid that this new method of entertainment will eventually put them out of business. Now it is possible to download music files from Web sites, Usenet newsgroups, Napster, FTP servers, and other sources. At the time this article was published, users were able to download music files from Napster at no charge, rewrite them to audio CDs, and transfer them to handheld digital audio players or play them on their PC. As a result, the recording industry trade group claimed that these practices were hurting their sales and were able to get the courts to intervene on their behalf. Just in the last few months, Napster has begun...
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...detrimental to society. Ever since the first television station was licensed in 1941, our lives have been effected by the presence of television. However, this effect is not for the negative since it is used from simple means of entertainment to a widely used, invaluable, source of information. It is also an excellent aid in preparing children for school and assisting in educating children after they have begun school. Every day millions of people turn to their televisions as a form of escape from the pressures and stress of day to day life. The television, to them, serves the purpose of entertaining them for a half hour or an hour at a time. This is the purpose of sitcoms, such as the popular NBC produced shows Friends and Fraiser, each appealing to different audiences, but both comedy bases for purposes of entertaining. Humor is not the only approach used in television entertainment. Shows, such as NYPD Blue, use thick plot lines and heavy drama to draw the viewer in. Entertaining society through this media has become a multibillion dollar industry. Top movies like Jurassic Park, which grossed 390 million dollars, bring millions of people to movie theater, which are basically large televisions, for the soul purpose of entertainment. Movies are not restricted only to theaters since they are available on video cassette and even broadcasted...
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...In this paper I will be describing and explaining the interrelationship between culture and the visual entertainment media. I believe that there have been many television shows and movies that have displayed the culture of times in them. People have been influenced by these movies and television shows because some individuals can really relate to the lifestyles or actions of the people in these movies or shows. Especially with videos out there for learning things, I think that can really help with teaching people rather than just trying to get them to read materials to learn. It gives a different view of the materials and what is supposed to be learned. I think that these different forms of visual entertainment media have shaped American culture and its values by influencing people to act differently because of what they see on television or in movies. I believe that celebrities can have a large impact on how people say and do things. For example, Marilyn Monroe was a huge symbol in the past. She was someone who a lot of women admired and tried to be like. I believe that the social influences of the visual entertainment media are mostly positive because it is not always a bad thing to want to better yourself to be like someone in movies or television. Honestly, I think some people can learn a lot from visual media because if they just moved to America or where ever, they can watch movies and television to get an idea of how things are. That is just one example, there are just...
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...Twelfth Night is a magnificent comedy written by famous writer William Shakespeare. Twelfth Night or What you will was probably written for performance on the Twelfth Night i.e. the last night of the Christmas holiday ,January 6th in the year 1601.it is also likely that it was first presented before queen Elizabeth I in a great hall of her palace of Whitchali ,just outside London. the play would suit such an occasion since it’s a delightful ,lighthearted comedy ,full of love and laughter ,and with only a cloud or two to pass across the happy sunshine. But what about the social background of the play? For many centuries Christian communities have celebrated the feast of Epiphany-the time when the infant Jesus was first presented to the Magi (wise men) twelve days after his birth on Christmas day .in Shakespeare’s time; this whole period from 25th December to 6th January was given over to ‘Yuletide revels’-a time of feasting and celebration which probably dates back to Roman Satumalin. During this extended partying, it was traditional to play tricks on people, and it was understood that, for a while the usual master-servant relationship were turned on their heads. Twelfth Night was a period of carnival in which typically: a. People might give away to bodily pleasures of all kinds (drinking too much, indulging in sex, over eating and many more). b. Language itself seemed to run riot (with jokes, nonsense and wit). c. The traditional hierarchies (the lord and lady ‘at the top’...
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...Amusing Ourselves to Death - Paper November 11, 2012 Amusing Ourselves to Death – Paper “At different times in our history, different cities have been the focal point of radiating American Spirit.” This is how Neil Postman begins his book, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business. He opens the book by discussing how different cities have represented the core values and focus of our nation at that time. The first example he used was Boston. At the beginning of America’s split from England, the spirit of our country was rooted in the patriotism of Boston. Acts that motivated the nation, such as the Boston Tea Party, are examples of the truth of this statement. Today, however, Postman says that we are represented by the nature of the city of Las Vegas. Pictures of huge slot machines and promiscuous women fill our mind at the thought of Las Vegas. These pictures represent how our main focus and goal in life has shifted toward entertainment. We must be entertained at all times. This attitude has effected many areas of society such as; religion, politics, news, and education. Postman, however, looks simply at how television has played a vital role in this cultural transformation in these areas. He discusses how, through television, our society has propelled itself into, “the age of show business.” I agree with Postman’s view on how television has turned our culture into one that is centered on entertainment. Postman’s main thesis is...
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...affected by technological advances as the quality; quantity and speed of delivery continue to improve with each passing year. This paper is going to provide an overview of mass media from conception to present and the effect that technology has on this ever changing field. In the early 1900s, radio broadcasting was a significant form of mass media. Nationally broadcasted programs could reach audiences all over the United States This mark a change in US history and gave the individual a since of being an American. Raido broadcasting gave listeners the same style of environments from entertainment, news reporting’s and other forms of media. In the 1950s “television began to increase in popularity and affordability, creating yet another major, unifying influence in American society” (Vivian, 2011) During the early days television and radio programs were used for advertising, news as well as entertainment. The early exposer helped to inform and entertain the mid-1900s family as they began tuning in to their favorite television shows and radio broadcast. This sense of informed unity began to change with the introduction of cable television in the 1970s. This became an alternative to the local broadcasting and gave the public many different options and programing choices. (Vivian, 2011) This allowed for a specific audience to be targeted in both entertainment and other venues. The creation of satellite broadcasting changed the world once again with the invention of nationwide programming...
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